Some Lipbalms Make Your Lips Worse...

"The answer lies in the ingredients. “Lip balms with humectants such as hyaluronic acid and glycerin make lips worse,” says dermatologist Leslie Baumann, MD. “These ingredients pull moisture out of the skin, especially in a dry environment, and then the water evaporates away.” Confusing, considering we regularly apply these ingredients to our face to keep it well-hydrated."

Read more: http://stylecaster.com/beauty/lip-balm-ingredients-to-avoid/#ixzz4TtVKSfPp

That doesn’t mean you should avoid humectants in your lip balms—just look for those ingredients alongside the occlusive agents."

* I made my own one time with olive oil and melted beeswax and it worked great.

 

... the most conspicuous aspect of aging i've noticed on my body is the top of my hands; the skin is no longer tight and wrinkles are beginning to emerge ...

 

Good lip balm brands are :

Nova Scotia Fisherman, Badger, Mountain Sky.

http://mountainskysoap.com/product/blackberry-lip-balm/
https://www.novascotiafisherman.com/products/nova-scotia-fisherman-lip-balm
https://www.badgerbalm.com/p-591-organic-cocoa-butter-lip-balm-cool-mint.aspx

I would avoid Burts Bees simply because they sold out to Clorox, so I don't get their stuff anymore since that transaction.

 

oh that makes sense re: Burt's Bees cause I bought some shampoo and it smelled strongly of chemicals and I wondered why all the 'Greenies' like that brand. To be fair it could have been the phthalates in the plastic bottle that smelled so awful.