Everything You Know About Chapstick And Chapped Lips Is A Lie

I'm addicted to chapstick. As it turns out, however, everything I thought I knew about chapstick and chapped lips is total garbage. Contrary to popular belief, ingredients in common chapsticks actually dry lips out rather than hydrating them. The result is a never-ending cycle that's great for the chapstick industry but terrible for us. We buy chapstick because our lips are dry, apply it, make the issue worse, and then buy more chapstick. According to dematologist Leslie Baumann, "Lip balms with hummectants, such as hyaluronic acid and glycerin, make lips worse. These ingredients pull moisture out of the skin, especially...

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