Does Using Chapstick Perpetuate the Need for Chapstick?

So the rumor goes, the more Chapstick (lip blam?) you use, the more you need.

But is it true? According to my lips, sometimes yes and sometimes no. This month, for example has seen my mouth feeling relentlessly dry regardless of the inordinate amounts of Balm dot com I smear across them. Last month, however, two simple strokes of the same ingredient could have nipped any lip flakes in their respective buds. So what is it — Chapstick: good for chapped lips or bad for chapped lips? This inquiring mind wants to know.

Original image via Spur magazine