
As someone who can't go an hour without re-applying lip balm – and freaks out if she leaves the house without one – I’ve always been fascinated by the age-old debate about this product.
Is it an essential for dry lips, or do even the best lip balms perpetuate dryness in a never-ending cycle? Do we really need it, or is it making the situation worse and creating a reliance on something we don’t actually require?