That Really Chaps My Lips!
Chapstick is not something I use very often, but I wanted to try Dr. Bronners new chapsticks and see if they were as awesome as all of the other Dr. Bronners products. My conclusion? Stick with the "naked" variety.
I used both the peppermint and the ginger mint flavors. My lips were not chapped - I just used them for a little moisture. I woke up the next morning with severely chapped lips. Thinking that was an odd coincidence, I was just thankful that I now had chapstick on hand and used it throughout the day whenever my lips hurt.
Days went by and my lips were only getting worse. I started to think - maybe the chapstick had something to do with it! So I switched to some lip balm by Kiss My Face, and within two days, my lips were back to normal.
Dr. Bronners really is a great company, and one of the only truly "natural" brands out there, so I don't want to blast them. It was just a truly weird experience.
I don't *think* I'm allergic to peppermint or anything... who knows?
4 comments:
Well, natural doesn't always mean "excellent for everybody". I actually use Burt's Bee's, Chapstick, or Blistex for my chapped lips if they get out of control. (My lips chap horribly during the winter months, and chapstick is my only relief!)
When all else fails, you can moisten a face cloth, dab it with Vaseline, and rub the chap off your lips. It works, but it's a little greasy, and it doesn't taste real good ;)
Oh I know :-) that's why I didn't want to say Dr. Bronners is bad or anything - I LOVE all of their products. I honestly think it might have something to do with the peppermint oil - not sure.
I don't have sensitive skin at all but I am sensitive to Dr. Bronner's. It's weird. Awesome products, but the levels of essential oils may be a bit too high.
Kat, come to think of it, peppermint, tea tree oil and other "minty" essential oils like that are in fact drying rather than moisturizing oils. My husband (who has dreads) uses both tea tree oil and peppermint oil to cleanse them (deep cleaning) and to keep them dry, and not oily.
Those oils strip rather than replenish. Maybe in small doses it's OK (for flavoring) but not for relieving chapped lips!
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