Talk:Lip balm

message: Who exactly is this person? And what is her connection to Lip balm? I think we should be told.
91.237.176.7 (talk) 08:22, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Holly Philips

message: The "addiction cure" section does not belong here. The writing is very opinionated, with terms like "back to normal" and "don't lick your lips or use lip balm." Basically, it's more of that ridiculous anti-lip balm bullshit. Still, the oils-from-forehead-to-lips-using-knuckles bit is both hilarious and disgusting... and rather interesting. Is this what people who are anti-lip balm often do? If so, it deserves a mention. But either way, it must be rewritten because it is currently too opionated.
:You find it more disgusting to apply one's own skin oil to the lips than to cover them with a petroleum derivative? That's interesting. Perhaps the topic could be covered if there are sources which discuss it. Jonathunder 17:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not bullshit, believe it or not my girlfriend is addicted to the stuff.  I find it a bit ridiculous how often she thinks she needs to use it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.150.49.8 (talk) 08:28, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: I've seen it used on skin, fairly commonly, but is it really widely used on the lips? Would you call it a lip product? Jonathunder 23:12, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Miscellaneous discussion 2006-2007

message: Anyone object to the link to lipbalmanonymous.com being put back into the article as an External Link? The site is mentioned but unlinked in the article. (disclosure: I own the site).Kevin Crossman 22:09, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lip Balm Anonymous link relevant? 

message: Many lip balm formulations contain ethyl alcohol-- a known addictive substance.
For example, there is alcohol in certain Blistex products.
Interestingly, the Blistex website ("The Myth of Lip Balm") quotes this patently false statement: 
Excerpted from Columbia University's Go Ask Alice Web Site, December 20, 1996:
There is no ingredient in any of the lip balms/moisturizers on the market that is physically addictive."
Ridesbikes 05:06, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have found some info about Lip Balm's Addictive nature . Do check Does Chapstick addiction really exist? -- Goodpupil (talk) 08:03, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a reliable source. . . Mean as custard (talk) 08:11, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lip Balm's Addictive Ingredient 

message: What is petroleum jelly?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.172.90.181 (talk) 18:51, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  petroleum jelly 

message: I have removed the mention of it as originally being made from earwax. Please see discussion at Talk:Earwax#Lip_Balm. -- Fyslee (talk) 13:42, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Earwax 

message: I thought I'd best link this since I found it. http://www.de-fact-o.com/fact_read.php?id=107
According to that link, lipbalm is designed to cause chapped lips, to encourage you to use more, and end up in some sort of addiction cycle. -OOPSIE- (talk) 16:26, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lip balm conspiracy theory 

message: I came to this page looking for a history of lip balm.  Obviously, since I was looking for it, I can't create the section.  Would anyone who knows about this topic care to enlighten the rest of us?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.251.134.5 (talk) 19:12, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

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