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=Lip Balm=

Addiction
Lip balm is not very commonly known to have any physiological effects; it is known to have more compulsive attributes. The balms do not contain any chemicals that purposefully make them addictive such as nicotine. The habit of constantly applying the lip balm is what is said to result in an addiction although, cosmeticians argue that the constant reapplication of lip balm or the addiction to it can simply be psychological. If the need to put on lip balm repeatedly gets in the way of one's daily activities, that is when one should realize they have a psychological addiction to applying lip balm .The skin on one’s lips is made up solely of 3-5 cellular layers causing the lips to be more susceptible to cracking and slowing down the reconstruction process of the lip’s skin cells. The lower layers of the lip’s cells are trained to produce more cells as the top layers start to dry, therefore the dry top layers create a signaling mechanism to commence the production of more cells. Using lip balms to moisturize the top cellular layer of the lips can interfere with the lip’s natural moisturizing process by throwing off the production of newer cells. Lip balm only treats chapped lips temporarily, the over use of lip balm may cause one's lips to become even dryer because of the dependency their lips now have on the ingredients contained in the lip balm such as phenol, menthol and salicylic acid which may cause increased drying. The formerly mentioned ingredients create a tingling sensation which is the reaction caused due to a layer of skin peeling off, thus making the lips more sensitive and inducing irritation.

Solutions
1.To avoid the constant chapping of lips and to aid in treating any psychological addictions that may occur from the use of lip balm, one should use a petroleum-based balm as opposed to any wax-based lip products, in doing so, this will help trap moisture in the lips and keep them soft

2.Another common cause found when applying lip balm is that individuals often over-lick their lips possibly because of the flavour one’s lip balm possess. Saliva has the acidic characteristics that help break down food in digestion, and due to the acidic content, it can also cause lips to chap.

3.People that sleep with their mouths open tend to breathe from their mouths as well. Breathing through your nose can be vital in preventing dry lips

4.Water is crucial in replenishment and hydration for the lips, drinking plenty of water will help in suppressing one’s lip balm cravings