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What happens to your lips when you use lip balm too often

Politiko 2021-02-01 17:13:50

What happens to your lips when you use lip balm too often

"Bright Side" compiled a list of things that happen when we use lip balm very often.

Your lips can become even drier
What happens to your lips when you use lip balm too often

According to dermatologists, lip balms contain ingredients that can irritate or exfoliate our lips a lot. These are things like phenol, camphor, menthol, fragrances, flavorings, salicylic acid and vitamin E. For example, one study concluded that 33% of patients developed contact dermatitis from vitamin E.

Muns lead to irritation around your lips
What happens to your lips when you use lip balm too often

Specialists confirm that we should apply lip balm no more than 3 times a day. After waking up, after eating / drinking, and immediately before bedtime. If you are using lip balm too much, you may experience irritation or small spots may appear around your lip area.

Your lips may become lazy

Some lip balm formulas create an artificial barrier to block moisture, causing your lips to work less in order to maintain their hydration levels.

The act of applying lip balm becomes problematic
What happens to your lips when you use lip balm too often

While some may say they are addicted to lip balm, OCD Director Joel Rose says this is not possible. We can not be addicted to lip balm. Instead, we become addicted to the soothing mechanism we get from using lip balm.

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