Thursday, January 29, 2009
Have you ever put Carmex on your lips and then thirty minutes later craved more? Could Carmex be addictive? Some say it contains fiberglass and salicylic acid for the purpose of continually drying out users’ lips.
“I used to use Carmex all the time. It really felt like I was addicted to the stuff,” Lauren Gross, Wichita senior, says. “Then someone told me it was addicting and didn’t actually moisturize your lips it just kept you wanting more.”
De-chap those lips: Carmex contains the same ingredients of other safe lip balms. Don’t be fooled by the myth that Carmex is addictive.
Gross stopped using the lip balm, nervous she was getting scammed. However, David Kaplan, dermatologist at Adult and Pediatric Dermatology in Leawood says that this rumor is an urban myth.
“People who use strong lip balms like Carmex tend to have extremely dry skin already,” Kaplan says. “They assume the lip balm will continue working for days and days, and that is not the case.”
Carmex has no harmful ingredients and Kaplan even recommends the lip balm to his patients.
“I see nothing wrong with the balm but you would be amazed at how many patients refuse to use the stuff,” Kaplan says.
For all of you who are still skeptical of the balm, the ingredient list mirrors that of many other lip balms on the market today: menthol, camphor, alum and wax. All are completely safe.
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