Addicted to Chapstick?

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orion23

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I am completely addicted to Chapstick!

How the hell do I cure this?

I am tired of having to carry a stick al year long....
 
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jw0ollard

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Wean yourself off it.

I'm guessing that, physiologically, your body expects the Chapstick and can't produce the moisture needed for your lips on its own. So... I guess you've just turned a physical dependence into a psychological one. =p

I'd say it's not much different from smoking, so maybe you should try one of those 12-step programs. :)
 
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If you stop your lips will get dry and nasty. Then women will run away at the mere sight of you. There is no stopping now. Keep applying!
 
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Bill Brasky

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I'm insanely addicted, but I like having healthy uncracked lips. I think I've always had dry lips because I remember craving chapstick when I was about 7. :Q
 
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orion23

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Someone (maybe me?) should come up with a patch for this chapstick crap.

I swear, I cannot go more than 3 hours without applying it.

I get dressed, and the first thing in my pockets is my damn chapstick.

 
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never heard of anyone getting addicted to it. I rarely use it, although it did help with razor burn back when I got that.

Best stuff I ever used came from Spain! Tasted good, smelled great, and works quite well. Which was good considering how badly my lips chapped on the way over there, ugh
 
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gwai lo

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Originally posted by: potato28
Chapstick sucks. Blistex is so much better for chapped lips.
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unless you play a brass instrument, the stuff in regular blistex isn't so great for you
 
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paulxcook

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Most lip balms supposedly have chemicals or ingredients that only temporarily provide dry lip relief, then actually dry your lips out more, so you have to keep re-applying.

I had chronic chapped lips (if there is such a thing) after taking Accutane when I was a teenager. I also got "addicted", but someone clued me into Vaseline in the little squeeze tubes. It's much better than Chapstick, Blistex, Carmex, or anything else I've tried. I went from applying several times an hour to only 3-4 times a day.
 
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Originally posted by: paulxcook
Most lip balms supposedly have chemicals or ingredients that only temporarily provide dry lip relief, then actually dry your lips out more, so you have to keep re-applying.

I had chronic chapped lips (if there is such a thing) after taking Accutane when I was a teenager. I also got "addicted", but someone clued me into Vaseline in the little squeeze tubes. It's much better than Chapstick, Blistex, Carmex, or anything else I've tried. I went from applying several times an hour to only 3-4 times a day.
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Isn't Accutane wonderful? I remember applying chapstick constantly but still having lips crack open and bleed.
 
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villageidiot111

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As a trumpet player I cannot allow myself to get addicted to chap stick, but like everyone else I need it occasionally. The very best solution that I've found is plain old vasoline in a tube (as someone else already mentioned). However a great alternative to this is chop saver. I've found it to be hardly addicting and to last longer.
 
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V00DOO

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Originally posted by: soydios
Carmex
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I have one in my car, room, work office, and my pocket. If I don't apply them, I keep licking my lips. Luckily it's a cheap addiction.

 
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Savij

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Just stop carrying it. Apply it in the morning and leave it at home. Then a week later, just toss it out.
 
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Dunbar

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I wear the "moisture" kind simply for the UV protection (never had chapped lips even in the dead of winter.) Don't put it through the wash though, it leaves poka-dot like stains.
 
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orion23

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Originally posted by: Savij
Just stop carrying it. Apply it in the morning and leave it at home. Then a week later, just toss it out.
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I wish it were so simple!

I have tried leaving it @ home, but then I just get out of work and to a store nearby.

I used to use the Chapstick brand, but that had me going a couple of times every hour.

Now I use blistex and "only" apply it once every 2 hours or so.

I tried the vaseline in a tube thig along time ago, didn't do much for me either.

Where is the damn "stop applying chapstick patch"?
 
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