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Carmex: Just another lip balm?
I believe it was the comedian Paula Poundstone who had a routine about Carmex addicts. She jokes that there is a secret wing at the Betty Ford Clinic for such people, and that they roam the halls begging for “just one little dip” of their finger in a pot.
Carmex is a cold-sore and chapped-lip salve that was invented in 1936. ... As Carmex junkies know, this yellow mush is not just another lip balm. Carmex packs a kind of rush for the kisser. ...
Yanking out my glass pot of Carmex, I note the following active ingredients: menthol, camphor, alum, salicylic acid, phenol, fragrance, petrolatum, lanolin, cocoa butter, mineral oil, and wax base. ... In Carmex, it eases the pain of aching, chapped lips. ...
Another ingredient of Carmex is Alum. ...
Petrolatum, also known as Vaseline ®, is also another key ingredient to helping soothe your dry, chapped lips and burning cold sores. Petrolatum is a good lip moisturizer, but it tends to wear away or get absorbed quickly. This, and the mineral oil, help make the Carmex “flow” in cold temperatures.
Mineral oil can enhance the gloss of Carmex. Let’s face it: most women wouldn’t use Carmex just for the purposes intended if it didn’t help make their lips shine. ... Wax base keeps the Carmex from wearing away. ... Chapstick Lip Balm ® is almost 100% wax.
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