It's lip balm season!

[conuly]

Poll #32282 Lip balm

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 70

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How do you like your lip balm to taste?

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Fruity
15 (21.4%)

Minty
12 (17.1%)

Spicy
6 (8.6%)

Vanilla or honey
18 (25.7%)

Plain, unflavored petroleum or whatever
27 (38.6%)

Other
7 (10.0%)

None - I don't use lip balm, I just let my lips chap
12 (17.1%)

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Comments

[used_songs]

That great abandonment article was really interesting. Thanks for the link!

[conuly]

:)

[pauamma]

What is that "bip lalm" of which you speak?

[sorchasilver]

Vanilla but not honey!

[redbird]

I mostly use plain lip balm these days, because the slightly honey-flavored one I like is French and hard to come by in the US*, and I don't like the Burt's Bees honey lip balm. Cherry chapstick will do if I can't find unflavored.

*I discovered that lip balm on my one trip to Paris, because I realized partway through the trip that I needed lip balm, walked into a shop, and used sign language to show the clerk what I wanted. I had taught myself a little French, but it was mostly food words and a few set phrases like "excuse-moi, parlez-vous anglais?"

[meowmensteen]

Sweet candy balms end up causing me to inadvertently lick my lips more and thus they become more chapped.

[hannah]

I've noticed that talking to myself out loud helps me work through vocal filler and more easily remove it from regular conversations, but I doubt that's something most people tracking the phenomenon are interested in studying.

[isis]

I enjoyed the Ea-Nasir thread!

I am a fan of "Soothing Touch" lip balm made in Santa Fe. Lemon cardamom, vanilla rose, and lavender coconut are my favorite flavors.

[darkoshi]

I don't use lip balm but request petroleum jelly at the dentist. At night if my fingers are dry enough to warrant lotion (unscented), I also rub some on my lips and nose. The weather here isn't usually cold enough to cause lip chapping.
Last year I took hyaluronic acid capsules which seemed to help against dry skin but it also seemed to make my eyes feel annoyingly sticky (a side effect which I found no information on). So I'm currently undecided about its overall helpfulness.

[conuly]

You may have left it in Gilead.

[conuly]

Fair. I just didn't want to overdo the options.

[conuly]

That's a problem.

[conuly]

I've never gotten over my childhood disappointment that cherry chapstick is okay on the lips but doesn't taste good at all if you bite it.

[conuly]

That *is* interesting, though.

[conuly]

I do always like cardamom.

[conuly]

Ew, sticky eyes. But at least you don't need lip balm.

[hannah]

You really think so? That's got me smiling.

I find not a lot of people pay attention to their speech patterns, which ends up meaning if I bring it up, they're usually lost at the basic concept.