@purascans: The lip balm you reapply all day might be the exact reason your lips never fully heal. Medicated balms like Carmex are built around menthol, camphor, and phenol — the ingredients behind that cooling tingle. The problem is those aren't moisturizers, they're irritants. Dermatologists describe a "reapplication cycle": the actives irritate the lip, that irritation feels like dryness, so you reapply — which keeps the whole thing going. The balm ends up maintaining the problem it's supposed to fix. The fix is almost boringly simple. Look for a balm that just seals moisture in — beeswax, shea butter, lanolin, or even plain petroleum jelly — with no menthol, camphor, or phenol. The unexciting ingredients are the ones that actually let your lips heal. Scanned with the Pura App

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