Klarinet Archive - Posting 000895.txt from 1998/08

From: Yitzchok Gurevitz <yitzg@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 28 Aug 1998 20:15:01 -0000 Issue 433
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 22:14:30 -0400

David Niethamer wrote:

> 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!
>
I have a real problem with my lips -- due to the side effects of a certain
medication, they are always dry and chapped. Petroleum based products are
really not good for long-term use. Besides drying the lips, I also found
that they become thinner and much more sensitive. I did use lanolin for a
while, and while it does the job, its pretty messy. I finnaly found
something in a local health food store called "MoistStic - Natrual lip
protection." It is rather expensive -- $2.49 for a .15oz tube, but it
really works great. The ingredients are: Coconut oil, Beeswax, Lanolin,
Peppermint oil, Vitamin E, Tea Tree Oil. I've been using it for about six
monthes now -- with none of the problems I had with Chapstick, Blistex,
Cahp-et, Vaselin, etc.

Hope this helps someone!

Yitzchok Gurevitz

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