Are you constantly reapplying your lip balm, because no matter how much you put on, your lips just dry out again five minutes later? It could be that you're experiencing a lip balm ingredient to avoid. Many lip balms have ingredients that actually dry your lips out or have other negative properties. To find out whether your favorite gloss has a deal-breaker additive, just read more.
Lip balm ingredients to AVOID
Camphor, and phenol: All three of these ingredients give your lips a deceptive soothing, cooling sensation — but they also dry them out, creating a vicious cycle where you apply your lip balm to get relief . . . from your lip balm.
Silicone oil: This additive is put in balms, glosses, and lipsticks to make them last longer and keep pigment from rubbing off your lips. It also, however, locks out moisture.
Fragrance: Some fragrance groups, especially when combined with ingredients like alcohol, can suck the moisture right off your lips.
Salicylic acid: This is a great acne-fighting ingredient, and it definitely exfoliates well, but in lip glosses and balms it can dry your lips and make them peel — not a pretty combo.
Can you trust your Chapstick? Blistex? Aveeno? Or Brand ____?
Reach into your pocket or purse for that balm and check out the label!
Do you see any of the following toxins?
Petrolatum*, Saccharin, mineral oil, Camphor, White Wax, Saccharin,
Flavors, Carnuba Wax, Arachadyl Propionate, 2-octyldodecanol,
Polyphenylmethylsiloxane 556, Wax Paraffin, D&C Red #6 Barium Lake
ALL HARMFUL CHEMCIALS!
A good website to peruse is www.natural-skincare-authority.com
*Chemical: Petrolatum Function: Petrochemical that forms a barrier on skin; makes lipsticks shine and creams smoother; helps soften skinPresent in: Creams, lotions, ointments, wax depilatories, eyebrow pencils, eye shadows, liquid powders, lipsticks
Health concerns: May be contaminated with impurities and linked to cancer or other significant health problems; also causes allergic reactions, and is banned by the EU.
