Posted: 3/24/2005 9:00:18 PM EDT
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Yesterday, an acquaintance described herself as a "chapstick addict". She reminded me of a guy that can't have a long conversation without taking out and applying his chapstick. I wonder how commonplace this is. Holy cow! I just googled chaptick addiction and found a website for the equivalent of lip balm annonymous! 
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I wouldn't call myself an addict, but I always carry one. I use it maybe 3 or 4 times a day. Would be easy to stop, but my lips will dry out in a couple of days without it. Not real bad, but they'll be a little flakey. Annoying as hell. So I stop it before it starts. Plus, chicks dig the cherry kind. |
| Actually, it all depends on what kind of lip balm is used. If one of the main ingredients are petroleum or menthol, then while it temporarily soothes the lips, it will eventually cause them to dry out even more, especially if you don't drink enough water every day. So, your lips get used to being lubricated by the lip balm instead of doing it naturally, and they then become "addicted" and it is necessary to use the stuff more and more often. |