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What causes dry lips? Does lip balm actually help? – Medical Xpress

As residents of the Southern Hemisphere head into the colder weather, many of us might be afflicted with the irritating ailment of dry and chapped lips.

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As residents of the Southern Hemisphere head into the colder weather, many of us might be afflicted with the irritating ailment of dry and chapped lips.
People have been trying to figure out how to fix dry lips for centuries. Using beeswax, olive oil and other natural ingredients have been reported as early as Cleopatra’s time, around 40 B.C.
In 1833, there were even reports of human earwax being recommended as a successful remedy for dry, cracked lips. Not long after, the first commercial lip balms…

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