Klarinet Archive - Posting 000839.txt from 1998/08

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] Lip balm
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:47:41 -0400

On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, David B. Niethamer wrote:

> on 8/27/98 2:32 AM, Anna Dodgshun wrote:
>
> >I'm fairly
> >dependent on lip balm, and I wondered how many others are? I find if I
> >don't have it, my lips dry out completely, especially if I'm doing a lot of
> >bass clarinet playing. I also find that if I split my lip (like I did last
> >night, halfway through the final number in a concert) it helps it to heal a
> >lot faster. And medicated lip balm, like Blistex, is much more effective.
>
> Blistex and other such lip preparations are real trouble. While they do
> provide some temporary cosmetic relief, some of the contents actually dry
> the lips more over time. My wife, who is a flutist, uses pure lanolin
> (available in many pharmacies) on her lips, and her lips are her tone
> generating mechanism. While it's a bit greasy in feel going on, the
> greasiness disappears in a minute, and the relief is more long lasting.
> I've used it when I've had trouble, and it really works. But no Blistex,
> or Vaseline!
>
> David
>
> David Niethamer
> Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
> dnietham@-----.edu
> http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/
>
>
I use Oil of Olay -- have done since I was about 18, on my whole face, and
discovered that it also helped to keep lips from chapping. If the weather
is really dry (and it is in Arizona in the "winter") then I may use some
Carmex on top of that. Of course, it also does wonders for a youthful
complexion! ;+)

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
*and now* Double Ring Cycle Survivor
eastwooj@-----.edu

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