Skincare Fact or Fiction: Addiction to Lip Balms and Skin Care
This ingredient is generally used in the treatment of skin conditions like acne or warts. Unfortunately, if it’s used on lips, salicylic acid can harm sub-surface skin layers and cause irritation, Professor W. Steven Pray, Ph.D. of the College of Pharmacy, Southwestern Oklahoma State University writes in an article for the U.S. Pharmacist. And when the lips are irritated, people will likely reach for more balm, which can irritate the lips further.
Dr. Pray also explains that lip products often include analgesic ingredients to reduce the pain associated with chapped lips. When the product wears off, our lips start to hurt again. Consequently, we re-apply the product, which will in turn cause more irritation. Dr. Pray calls this “a vicious cycle,” and he notes that some people engage in “extended use of the product for sustained periods, possibly decades.” It’s possible this kind of long-term use is a form of lip product addiction.
This entry was posted on June 28, 2008 at 6:46 am and is filed under Skin Related News. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.
Tags: skin cancer, skin care, skin cell, skin disease, skin health, skin problem, skin product, Skin Treatment
You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site.