Can you believe that?
Well, Snopes says false, De-Fact-O says yes, "many lip balms contain ingredients that peel lips and promote habitual use".
I doubt anyone's gone through painful withdrawal without lipbalm but I'm glad I have a few choices. None of these contain menthol, phenol, camphor, or salicylic acid.
Born Lippy Watermelon Lip Balm I like the smell, feel and effect of this Body Shop lipbalm. I keep it on my nightstand for when my lips are dry at night since I don't like applying lipbalm with my finger when outside.
Human Nature Choco Vanilla 100% Natural Lip Balm This one isn't too chocolatey or vanilla-y but I like that it's locally made and I sometimes push my lips close to my nose to take a sniff. What I have here is the old packaging which is more colorful than the new one.
Human Nature Tutti Frutti 100% Natural Lip Balm This is my current everyday balm. I don't care for the smell frankly so I'll go back to Choco Vanilla when this tube is used up.
Maybelline Lip Smooth Color and Care Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm (Cranberry Jam) Well, that's a long name isn't it? No wonder it's not printed on the tube. This is my daytime balm since it's tinted and has SPF 16. I love this balm. It doesn't taste horrible, I like the tint it gives and I love that it has sun protection. I might try the other shades after this tube is used up.
"Ice Drops Lip Balm Kids Very Berry SPF 30" I don't know if this balm is still being made. Maybe not because it tastes horrible--very bitter. Maybe the ingredient/s that give it an SPF 30 makes it taste bad. I only use this when I'm out in the full sun without an umbrella, I put it on the outer portion of my lips and I make a conscious effort not to lick my lips.
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Wanna know what the other addictions are? Head to the article for the exposition but they're pop music, salty and spicy snacks, tanning, and chewing ice. I'd have thought coffee and chocolate/sweets would be among the list of everyday addictions--or maybe they're just mine.
Anyway, I looked up the ingredients just to make sure my lipbalms don't have any addictive ingredients:
Born Lippy Lip Balm
Ricinus communis, Lanolin, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Aroma, Cera Alba, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Silica, Benzyl Benzoate, Citrullus vulgaris, Tocopheryl Acetate, Limonene, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Benzyl Alcohol, Tocopherol, Linalool, Methyl 2-Octynoate, CI 77891, CI 19140, CI 15850.
Human Nature 100% Natural Lip Balm
Ricinus communis (Castor) seed oil, Beeswax, Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) seed butter, Caprylic/Capric Trigylceride, Helianthus annus (Sunflower) seed oil, Calendula officinalis (Calendula) extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) extract, Tocopherol (+/-): Organic flavor oil, Theobroma cacao (Cocoa), Zinc oxide (CI 77947), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Iron Oxide (CI 77491)
Maybelline Tinted Lip Balm
Polybutyne, octyl dodacanol, isopropyl myristate, ethylhexyl, methoxycinnamate, ozokerite, petrolatum, disostearyl malate, hexadecane copolymer, ceresin, ethylhexyl salicilate, paraffin, trimethylolpropane trisostearate, candellila wax, silica, dimethyl silylate, polyethylene, polyglyceryl-2 trisostearate, tocopheryl acetate, jojoba esters, benzyl benzoate, BHT, biabolol, ethylhexyl palmitate, dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline, safflower seed oil, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, Irvingia gabonensis kernel butter, blueberry fruit extract, tribehenin, benzyl alcohol, hydrogenated coco glycerides, Luffa cylindrica seed oil, sorbitan isostearate, palmitoyl oligopeptide, parfum.
