Really dry lips- product recommendations?

[Liviam]

Carmex is absolutely brilliant. Not oly does it work on dry, cracked lips it is also great for cold sores.

[helle]

lucas pawpaw oitment?
Is that petroleum based?

[Lenny]

I use and LOVE the Lucas paw paw in a red tube. Yup, it's petroleum based, so it's a no go on my clothie bummed boy. I use a MooGoo product on him, but i'm not sure that would be thick enough for your lips - i guess they would do a more intensive lip cream.
I'm not sure of any evils of petroleum? Can it be more evil than driving my car?

[spooky]

Natio lip treatment is fantastic - not sure where it's from though as is was part of a gift set I was given.

[Life is Good]

Petroleum-free Paw Paw ointment (the black tube, not the red one) and MooGoo lipbalm. I have tried everything from Carmex to Blistex to Chapstick and nothing has worked for me over the long term like these two products.

[*charmalea*]

also dermalogica has a great lip balm (lips love it ) i think thats what its called , its around $19 and very good !!

[Livinthedream]

Bepanthen or sudocream here, those little tubs and tubes they give you in hopsy are great

[Netix]

Sudocream for lips? Is there anything you can't use bepanthen for I wonder?

My Mum uses Vaseline and loves it. I currently use the red tube of nivea something-something which is good. I used to love the berry blistex, but dislike it since they added colour to it (and I've got a whole 'nother tube to get through after this one ). I also have a number of avon 'naturals' lip balms floating around, which are okay, but Steph thinks they are fantastic, so I'm letting her use those up.

Does anyone use the chapstick natural honey one (sorry, I think that's what it is....)? I want to try that one next.

[jackrose]

With regard to the petrochemical question, the problem with petrochemical products are many and information can easily be found on the internet to get a quick grasp. Try googling something like 'dangers petrochemical products' to get a snapshot.

The problem is that it is a mineral oil, a byproduct of the petroleum industry and when it comes down to it, there is a heap of things we ingest in daily life that is bad for us. We all have to make our own decisions about what we are willing to accept and what we want to avoid as it is impossible to rely on manufactures to help us make decisions. I like the idea of informed choice though and when I found out that Lucas Paw Paw ointment was petroleum based, I looked up what that meant, decided that I would avoid it if I could and was really happy to find another product (Yes the black tube one ) that I liked even better and was petrochemical free.

FWIW, I found this on a website (Positive Health Online: Mineral Oil Petroleum Derivative in Beauty Products)

Lip balms, gloss, and lipsticks also contain a significant amount of mineral oil. These products actually produce the opposite effect of what they were intended to do. Acting as a moisture barrier, the mineral oils dehydrate the lips causing the consumer to have to constantly re-apply, which achieves the desired effect, but only temporarily.

We are of course free to use what we want and what we favor, its a personal choice. It can be really hard to avoid petrochemicals as they are present in many cosmetic products including baby oil, lipstick, face creams, body lotions and sunscreens. I think that knowing more about them is a good thing though to make informed decisions about what we put into our bodies.

[amberj]

Netix- the chapstick natural one is actually quite good, I think. I liked it, but had to re-apply it a LOT.

Jackrose- thank you for a very informative post! I think I will seek out the black tube....

[Daydream Believer]

If you cant find any let me know, the priceline near me has them & I can send one to you

[Life is Good]

Chemist Warehouse also stocks the petro-free Pawpaw ointment.

[luna moth]

There's also a petro-free pawpaw in an orange tube that I love. It has macadamia and jojoba oil in it, as well as pawpaw and shea butter.

Healthy Care Natural Paw Paw Balm. Bought it at a big chemist place in Melbourne.

[Netix]

Thanks Amber.

If anyone's interested, I saw Lanolips on sale in the Terry White chemist catalogue. Think I might get some.