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...BLISTEX LIP MEDEX is 59% petrolatum, a high content that means fewer applications...
...season to be walking around with chapped lips. Keeping lips moist and healthy is a seasonal struggle for many. But don't just reach for whatever tube is sitting next to the cash register. A little product research can help you find a lip balm just right for your kisser...
...Lips are kept healthy by lipids, which are naturally produced by the body but tend to dry up in extreme climates. The goal of lip balm is to keep those lipids moist. Dr. Sandy Tsao, a dermatology instructor at Harvard Medical School, advises, "You should look for products that contain petrolatum, glycerin, lanolin or a combo of all these things...
...what about the popular notion that lip balm can actually dry out lips, forcing people to apply more? Doctors say the dreaded cycle is caused not by the lip balm but by the user. "What really happens," says Tsao, "is that when we use lip balm, we tend to lick the lips a lot more. It's the saliva that causes the drying." So steer clear of flavored and scented lip products, which encourage lip licking. In extreme cases, chapping leaves lips vulnerable to cold sores, which are caused by the herpes virus and triggered by stress, colds...
TIME tested six lip balms under $10 to see which ones successfully soothed our smackers. The results...