dude. i'm addicted to chapstick (tm). i have the same problem. i wonder if there is a 12 step group for us? maybe if we just make out a lot...no need...

it'd be a nasty withdrawal...chapped bleeding lips...for weeks...blech, let's just stay hooked. :P~

I think they put some kind of crack in that stuff. I'm a burt's bees lip balm addict myself.

I feel your pain. I am addicted to lip balm(s), and to foot lotion. I wake up desperately needing both about twice a night. All I can say is my husband is a very patient man.

And, btw, they've actually proven lip balms are addictive. Something about them causes your lips to stop producing their own natural moisture or something.

Actually, they DO put a form of crack in most commercial crapsticks -- check the ingrediants. If you see any kind of alcohol (as you will in Chapstick brand lip balm), then the stuff is actually DRYING YOUR LIPS OUT ... so that you have to use more.

I highly recommend switching from a petroleum/alcohol based lip treatment (ie Chapstick and Carmex) to one based on more natural oils like beeswax and olive oil (like Burt's Bees). Because seriously: that stuff feels like crack for a reason. That alcohol ensures that you're a repeat customer!

[This post brought to you by the chapstick conspiracy theorist who only uses Burt's Bees and other "hippy"-style lip balms]

Ditto to Burt's Bees. And my new obsession: The Body Shop Lip Butter. Mmmmmm papaya.

Dude, I switched to Savex back in highschool, which was a minor improvement, but am now on Burt's Bees. I prefer the one in the tube, but have gone to the little tin because I keep it in my pocket. The tube-style gets too soft and breaks off, wasting $3. I think Burt's Bees might be the methadone of lip balm.

Badger Balm!

Re: The Body Shop lip butters...are the flavors actually noticeable? I've tried Body Shop lip balms before, and their "flavors" never tasted like anything.

I also love Burt's Bees, but my main problem with them is that the only lip balm they make that has sunscreen is zinc oxide, like the white stuff beach lifeguards put on their noses (which obviously just won't do). I'm a fanatic about sunscreen, so I usually end up using Blistex Herbal Answer during the day. It has SPF 15, and doesn't seem to have the same addictive effect that Chapstick has (I usually only use it once or twice during the day, and my lips are fine).

Get a grip and just stop using the crap. Anything is possible if you want to achieve success. You never believed me when I said it was a habit. What's that expression "Mother Knows Best"

Ha! I love this. Where was our moral compass (Nancy Reagan) to steer us away from the perils of chapstick use during the 80's?

You have so few vices, keep spreadin' that crap on yourself, Jimbo. You're not going to live forever -- might as well have smooth and well attended to lips.

ya know, i'm not sure i like the idea of my mother commenting on, let alone READING this site.

i can think of more than a few entries where, really, it would be in both our best interests to stay in blissful ignorance.

you all just KNOW this is gonna bite me in the ass.

Aw, honey I've got just the methodone you need:
Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm.

Much better, sweeter tingle. Comes in a little tub or a stick.

Or you can just kiss it off, if you want

*smacks lips*

two words: Burt's Bees. But they've been said a myriad times. It's great to see so many disciples of Burt out there. Can't beat Burt. If this wasn't a sign from the gods that it's time for you to switch, i don't know what is!

LOL. I'm also addicted to lip balm, mainly Carmex and Smith's Rosebud Salve. Kiehl's baby lip balm (in the tube) is also a good one.

Burt's Bees doesn't do it for me. It actually makes my lips feel drier.

This whole post is too funny! You actually had me going on the smack addiction for a while - I waslike "hmmm,hope that doesn't happen to me, my drug addiction's just for kicks on the weekend isn't it?" Then you hit us with the carmex habit. Very clever.

Also, I am a carmex addict myself. I have often wondered how most of my guy friends get by without lip balm. They just don't use it, whereas I need it every couple of hours. I keep saying "don't you need some lip balm?" and they're like "...No!"

I'm from Australia and we don't have Burt's Bees. Damn!!

There's only 1 thing better than Carmex, and that's Natural Ice. It burns 3X more than Carmex! Also comes in a variety of flavours, is bees-wax based, is SPF 15, and comes in a stick. It's made by the good people at Mentholatum, but seems to only be on sale in Canada. So next time you're up that way drop in to the nearest drug store. Well worth the $3. I stock up on the stuff every year when I'm back now that I live in Australia.

Down here there's Carmex which I switched back to due to the lack of Natural Ice.

Recently however I've come across Savex, which seems like a decent offering. Similar sensation to Carmex, better taste, and includes sunscreen (a definite must in Australia).

But I still can't wait til I get my hands on more Natural Ice! Mmmm.. That 'natural' icy burning feeling...

why don't you try ordering it from an online website, or drugstore website?