Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nobody wants dry, chapped lips. But is compulsively loading on the lip balm a bad habit? (Getty Images) (petrunjela via Getty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘It’s fine to use lip balm for temporary relief as long as you’re aware that it’s temporary.’Illustration: Lola Beltran/The ...

Ok, at least it's not heroin, but I'd rather not always need lip balm. It started a few years ago when I'd put on a bit of lip balm on the very cold, dry winter days, but by now I can't live without ...

I can't stop using this stuff. People joke that one tube is a lifetime supply, well I go through about one a month. My poor lips feel bare without it. I have to reapply constantly or my lips will ...

The belief that lip balm causes a kind of dependence has circulated for years, especially in winter when many people reapply it throughout the day. According to the Danish dermatologist Janne Touborg, ...

As someone who can't go an hour without re-applying lip balm – and freaks out if she leaves the house without one – I’ve always been fascinated by the age-old debate about this product. Is it an ...

"None of the ingredients listed for any of the major brands would produce an addiction," says Dr. Ahmad Fathi, a dermatologist and president of the Skin, Vein and Cosmetic Surgery Clinic in Munster.

Eddie Miller is what you might call "recovered." He still remembers the lure. The need. The loss of control. He admits the dry days are still a struggle. He admits he's fallen off the wagon a few ...

Maya Richard-Craven applies lip balm every five to 10 minutes and once spent $30 on a single lip balm, she tells Yahoo Life. The fixation, she says, is more than skin-deep. Morgan Shields is another ...