Do you use chapstick all the time or just during a certain season?

@JenInTN (27514)
United States
December 22, 2009 3:14am CST
I usually keep a tube of chapstick especially in the winter. I am thinking almost everyone I know uses it. I use it mostly in the winter. I do use it during other seasons too but I use a lot during this time of year. Do you use it all the time? What kind do you like?
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I like carmex myself - and its great for paper cuts, hang nails and just about ANY injury!
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
23 Dec 09
Carmex is a good chapstick, too. I didn't know it was good for these other things as well. Thank you for telling us about this. I could benefit from this and I'm sure other mylotters could, too. Merry Christmas! Kathy.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
23 Dec 09
Lily - its either a squeeze tube or a little jar, I actually like the jar better... when it gets low you can either nuke it or leave it in the sun, let it melt, then harden on its side and its easy to get it all out!
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I'll have to remember that. Is it the stick or the squeeze bottle?
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Dec 09
I usually use lip smacker of some kind! During the winter I use Blistex if I am out alot because my lips get sore. In the summer I keep lip stuff on them most of the time just because I am in the habit and like to have some lubricating on them at all times. Its mostly a habit then.
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Dec 09
To be honest, my granddaughter and daughters get stuff at the store and then offer me the ones they don't care for or think I will like. Just something to keep my lips soft.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I use a sunscreen type chapstick in the summer and in the winter I am loving this Nivea stuff. I also like that soft lips. My daughter always ends up with that though. Thanks for responding.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
23 Dec 09
24/7 I don't really like Chapstick brand so much since they changed the formula back in the 80's. Used to be more waxy and now it's more slippery. I really like Burt's Bee's, the one with the honey.
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Dec 09
Maybe that Burt's Bee's is the one my friend likes so much. I keep calling it Bee's wax but I haven't bought it, I've just seen it. I'll have to give that one a shot.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I was really bad about not using any when I was younger, now I use it occasionally, more so when my lips get chapped, no matter the season... Though winter and summer seem to be the worst.
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
Winter is the worst time for me. In the summer time I don't feel like I need it as much as when it's cold outside. I never really used it when I was younger either but I really like it now. Thanks for the response.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
23 Dec 09
Hey Jen! I hate chapstick! I just don't like the "taste" or feel of it! I will use lip gloss or anything else, but not chapstick! I try any other brand of stuff like Carmax, but just not chapstick! I have always hated that stuff! I think it also has something to do with the fact that my father always used it and I hated him too! But, it tastes like wax! Yuk!
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Dec 09
Hi Opal!! WOW! You really hate chapstick. I can relate because my dad had a beard when I was a kid and I don't like them much now. Thanks for the response.
@kellyjeanne (1576)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I used to use chapstick ALL the time. It was crazy. Years ago I stopped using it on my lips and now I use it on my nose. Whenever I have a cold (every 5 years or so)I would put chapstick on my nose everytime I blew it with a tissue so my nose would not be red and raw. It works so beautifully. It's just one of my many secrets! Chapstick is a lot less messier than Vaseline. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Dec 09
My little girl would get really red cheeks in the winter and her grandmother would put chapstick on her cheeks when she would come visit..lol..I didn't know it until one day my daughter gingerly put it on her lips and then dabbed her own cheeks! It is alot easier to use than vasoline but I have used vasoline too. I'll have to try it in my nose if I get a cold. Take care.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
22 Dec 09
Hi Jenin, I do keep one in my bag all through the year. But I hardly use it except on rare occasions when I am forced to. My mom uses the white gel all the time. I think, it got into a habit. It comes in handy though while traveling. I prefer the moisturiser, white variety to the gel one.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
It really can become a habit. I have a friend at work that is putting it on everytime you turn around. She uses Beeswax and swears it's the best stuff in the world. I like Nivea but I use other kinds too.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
22 Dec 09
Since you name it, even I use Nivea my mom use vaseline. I have a friend who and her whole family including the kids are so obsessive to the use of chapsticks! My mom is not that bad.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
27 Dec 09
Hi Jen. I pretty much use it any time of the year. And it seems there's always one in my purse, just in case I need it. Though I don't usually use it unless I go somewhere. Happy mylotting! PS I like cherry.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
27 Dec 09
I like cherry too. I am having to use it quite a bit right now because of the really cold weather here. Seems like the cold weather is especially tough on the lips..lol.Thanks for the response and take care.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I rarely use chapstick any time other than in winter. My daughter on the other hand needs it pretty much year round. She gets this spot on her upper lip that starts to peel all the time. I really have to keep her lips greased up with chap stick. This week I started using a cocoa butter stick instead of chapstick and it seems to be working better.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I think kids are especially subject to getting very chapped lips. I can relate because when the cold wind dries my lips out, I automatically want to lick them. My daughter does it too and she doesn't even think about it. Thanks for the response.
• United States
23 Dec 09
I use it a lot, I guess when the wind is blowing it dries out my lips. I have a stick of Carmex that I've used for years. My kids think I'm weird but when I put it on their lips they start fanning them because it stings. After that I let them give me a kiss and I tell them how soft their lips are.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
27 Dec 09
LOL..There are some chapsticks that have a "tingle" factor..lol...Carmex is really good stuff. Thanks for responding.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
22 Dec 09
Good morning Jen, i very seldom ever use chap stick not that i don't need to sometime. I usually just put moistirizer on my lips when i put it on my face every morning. Don't get to pucker much[well really not any] so it's no big deal, lol.
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
LOL..don't get me started jo....LOL...I have used vasoline on my lips before and it works really good. I have never thought of moisturizer but I bet it would work too. Thanks for responding.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I use Uncle Bens chapstick it seems to be the best for me, I have to use it all year. I have become allergic to so many other products that I was very glad when he came out with colored lip glosses.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I haven't heard of that brand. When you aquire certain allergies, it's nice to find a product that works for you. Thanks for the response.
@mobhomeir (7558)
• Philippines
23 Dec 09
Hello Jenin..we seldom use chopstick because on the first place I am not an expert user of chopstick. We used to have spoon and fork but never on chopstick... cheers! Mobhomeir here...
@mobhomeir (7558)
• Philippines
23 Dec 09
sorry my dear friend..I thought it was chopstick...have a nice day... Mobhomeir...
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I tried to use them when I went to Japan but they are very hard to use. The best way that I can describe what I'm having this discussion about is the waxy stuff you use on your lips to keep them from being chapped. Here it is called chapstick.
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I use chapstick just about all the time. Most of the time, I wear either lipstick or lip gloss. My lips stay so dry whatever the season is. They seem to be worse in the winter, though. I like the strawberry flavored or cherry flavored ones. I like the plain chapstick, too. Kathy.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I like the flavored ones too. I bought my Nivea brand thinking that it was cherry flavored and it was, but it was also colored. Kept my daughters out of it because they just like the clear brand. They aren't allowed to wear much "color" anyway. Take care and thanks for the response.
@weasel81 (2496)
• Australia
22 Dec 09
i use it most the time, the best kind i found when i was on skin medication was lip smacker, or a blistex one. it's a handy thing to have in the car.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
Hi weasel! It is handy to have in the car. I think I have a couple of tubes out there right now...they are probably frozen solid though..lol..I wonder if chapstick can freeze. I'll have to check when I go out this morning for work.
• United States
22 Dec 09
Hello jen, we keep chapstick around all year but we usually only end up using it in the winter time when the air gets drier...my family has a bad habit of licking our lips while the wind blisters off of it so then we all walk around with red rings around our lips...you would think we would learn one of these years LOL
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
My youngest daughter licks her lips alot in the winter too. She has little red rings around her lips too. It hurts when lips get like that in the winter. Thanks for responding.