When I went into labor with my oldest child over 21 years ago, my lips got so dried out. My husband kept telling the nurses to get something on them so that there would not be any permanent damage to them. The doctor even told them too. No one had any lip balm of any kind or Vaseline. Nothing! I kept wetting my lips to get some kind of relief from the dryness, which really helped very little.
Now, the nurses were suppose to be getting some lemon glycerin to put on my lips but couldn’t find any. When they finally did, the stuff only made my lips worse. Well the nurses couldn’t believe that because the glycerin was the best there was and I was just in pain and didn’t realize that the stuff was working. Trust me I knew the lemon glycerin was not working, I may have been in pain, but at that time the pain was bearable. Needless to say my lips got worse.
My husband then started asking for some Vaseline telling the nurses that I should know whether something was working or not, and once again they couldn’t find any. Finally my husband threatened the lives of the nurses (just kidding) but he did get a little irate, and walked next store the 7-11 to get me some Vaseline, because the nurses would not even bring that to me. While he was gone my mother kept ice chips on my lips to keep them cool and moist but the nurses got on to her about that! At that my husband came back in the room and told the nurses to get out! They told him that he could not use the Vaseline that he had went and bought on my lips because it wasn’t hospital material. My husband told them where they could go! The Vaseline he bought was put on my lips.
After the birth of my daughter, which mind you she was very beautiful, baldhead and all, my lips were so parched and hurt so bad, the Vaseline wasn’t working much anymore. My father brought me in some Blistex® to try. And Blistex® it has been ever since.
The Product
Blistex® Regular Medicated Lip Protectant with Sunscreen. (SPF 15) Seals in moisture, which soothes and prevents dry lips. Even dry lips caused by wind! The formula is soft and easy to glide over my lips with no problems.
Blistex® Lip Balm has 3 long lasting Protectant's that seals in moisture to prevent drying of the lip tissue. The SPF protection is great! People who burn easily should certainly consider using a lip balm with SPF in it.
The container is greenish blue. At my local Wal Mart I can get it for .97 cents, but at my local grocery store I pay 1.29 for it. Net Wt. .15oz
Uses and Directions
Helps to prevent and temporarily protects chapped, cracked or wind burned lips.
Helps prevent sunburn. The higher a product's SPF, the greater its sunburn protection.
Apply liberally and evenly before sun exposure and as needed. I will also apply under and over lipsticks, which will help that to stay on longer and shine better.
Certainly when out fishing I use it or when boat riding. I really use it a lot when boat riding because of the wind. I do not like windy days because of the wind drying my lips out more, but Blistex® fixes me right up.
Children Under 6 month, you should ask their doctor before use.
Active Ingredients
Dimethicone W/W 2% , Padimate O W/W 6.6%
Inactive Ingredients
Beeswax, camphor, candelilla wax, cetyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, cocoa butter, D&C red no. 6 barium lake & lanolin, flavors, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl stearate, lanolin, lanolin oil, menthol, methylparaben, mineral oil, ozokerite, paraffin, petrolatum, polybutene, propylparaben, titanium dioxide.
Warnings and Precautions
You should never allow this product to get into the eyes. If you do rinse with water to remove. Certainly should you develop a rash or irritation you should stop use and contact your doctor.
Use external only. And keep out of reach of children.
Company Info
Should you have any questions you can write to:
Blistex Inc.
1800 Swift Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1574
Or call at:
800-837-1800
or go the website at:
http://www.blistex.com
How I Feel
Blistex® is the best on the market for me. I have tried other brands, and mind you when I can’t get my hands on Blistex® they are better than nothing. But Blistex® is certainly the referred brand. I have bought so many of these things over the years I can’t count that high! Should have bought stock! Lol!
I certainly do not recommend lemon glycerin though for anyone, it’s bad stuff in my book. And because of the negligence of the nurses and then putting something on my lips that made them worse, my lips have been chapped for over 21 years. Wind, food, lipsticks, drinks, anything makes them worse! But at least I have found something that works for me!
Also, if I leave my Blistex® in the car it will melt, but, it will firm back up very shortly. I try not to do this to often, but on occasion I have. It is a good thing that it will go back to the way it was before the heat got to it!
I hope that this has helped in some kind of way.
God Bless!
©LKD 2003
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