Lip Balm Research Paper
Lip balm addiction: myth or fact?
Becca Dargatz
Staff Writer
Lip balm addiction can start off very innocently, one morning you wake up only to find out your lips are a little chapped. You make your way into the bathroom, searching through a drawer until you find a tube of lip balm and carelessly apply it to your lips. Sounds okay right? For some people, it is not a huge problem. You simply apply it when needed, and put it away until you need it again. The other people however, who find that they need to apply it obsessively compulsively have a problem. Chap Stick, a world wide known brand of lip balm, entered the mainstream consumer market in the early 1970s, Carmex, Blistex, and Vaseline are Chap Stick's biggest competitors. In an …show more content…
Lindsey Hirsch and Nicole Carter stated that they can apply it up to seven times a …show more content…
Menthol combinations in lip balms create a tingling soothing sensation that provide immediate, but short lived relief from chapped lips. Some experts believe that with the consistent application of a lip balm, it may actually make your lips feel dry more frequently.
There are plenty of websites on the internet about whether or not lip balm really does have addictive qualities or if it is just purely a psychological issue that people have to overcome. Lip Balm Anonymous, has a primary purpose to help people stay free from lip balm and to help others achieve the same freedom. The website provides quick and easy answers to all the questions may have about lip balm. You can read what the experts' say about the ongoing question "Is lip balm addictive," take a self evaluation and even submit a testimony of addiction, following with a 12 step recovery program. Whether or not you are an avid lip balm user, everyone has their own opinions on the question if lip balm is addictive. Lip balm may be addictive to some people, and to others a nuisance, if you are an avid lip balm user the first step to a problem is admitting you have one. Choosing to go to a website and follow a 12 step recovery program might seem like a rather ridiculous thing to do, but it might be the only answer for some
Becca Dargatz
Staff Writer
Lip balm addiction can start off very innocently, one morning you wake up only to find out your lips are a little chapped. You make your way into the bathroom, searching through a drawer until you find a tube of lip balm and carelessly apply it to your lips. Sounds okay right? For some people, it is not a huge problem. You simply apply it when needed, and put it away until you need it again. The other people however, who find that they need to apply it obsessively compulsively have a problem. Chap Stick, a world wide known brand of lip balm, entered the mainstream consumer market in the early 1970s, Carmex, Blistex, and Vaseline are Chap Stick's biggest competitors. In an …show more content…
Lindsey Hirsch and Nicole Carter stated that they can apply it up to seven times a …show more content…
Menthol combinations in lip balms create a tingling soothing sensation that provide immediate, but short lived relief from chapped lips. Some experts believe that with the consistent application of a lip balm, it may actually make your lips feel dry more frequently.
There are plenty of websites on the internet about whether or not lip balm really does have addictive qualities or if it is just purely a psychological issue that people have to overcome. Lip Balm Anonymous, has a primary purpose to help people stay free from lip balm and to help others achieve the same freedom. The website provides quick and easy answers to all the questions may have about lip balm. You can read what the experts' say about the ongoing question "Is lip balm addictive," take a self evaluation and even submit a testimony of addiction, following with a 12 step recovery program. Whether or not you are an avid lip balm user, everyone has their own opinions on the question if lip balm is addictive. Lip balm may be addictive to some people, and to others a nuisance, if you are an avid lip balm user the first step to a problem is admitting you have one. Choosing to go to a website and follow a 12 step recovery program might seem like a rather ridiculous thing to do, but it might be the only answer for some