Quirkiness

[brightlotusmoon]

Eight Odd Quirks:
1. I hate nail polish. I'm like a cat with stuff on its paws. Shake, shake, gahh getitoff.
2. I am incredibly particular when it comes to skin care and cosmetics. I am fiercely ingredient loyal. If a moisturizer doesn't contain certain ingredients, I won't want to use it.
3. The only shades of lipstick I will wear are deep reds or pinks that mimic the natural flush of bitten or kissed lips. I don't understand lipsticks that are brown, purple, orange, or fuschia.
4. Gory horror movies scare me so badly I have nightmares for weeks. No matter what people tell me, I still refuse to watch certain films.
5. I am never without lip balm. I hate dry lips and get twitchy without balm (I find Lip Balm Anonymous insulting and stupid; lips need moisture, they cannot produce their own).
6. I have a severe problem with remembering and giving directions. My brain just cannot comprehend how to properly give directions on its own. Unless I travel to a place over and over, memorizing landmarks, I can't find my way anywhere without some sort of help.
7. I hate tickling in all forms. It aggravates my hypersensitivity. I find it torturous and painful, and I have been known to injure people who have tickled me or given me zerberts.
8. After discussing it with my physician/gynecologist a while back, I've learned that I actually have tocophobia -- fear of pregnancy and childbirth. It's mild, but it finally puts a few things in perspective.

Comments

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

Licking the lips is actually worse than not using balm -- dries them out!

[fyremoon.livejournal.com]

Oh, then it makes me wonder if that should be the natural state of lips as dry until we need to use them.

Is there something harmful from consuming lip balm in quantities over a year? I found this link on lip balm toxins: http://www.natural-skincare-authority.com/lip-balm-toxins.html

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

No, not really. Those ingredients are generally harmless in very small amounts, even over long periods of time. They're not good for you, but they won't kill you.
The issue with lip balm is that if you're going to apply it, you should use balms containing vegetable and plant oils, not petroleum derivitives or mineral oils, because petroleum products don't offer any moisture or nourishment.

[fyremoon.livejournal.com]

You could also say that petroleum products provide a moisture barrier so that your natural moisture is trapped below the film of balm.

What would you say would be the cause of addiction to these products?

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

There's no such thing as product addiction -- that's a myth.

Petroleum does provide a moisture barrier, but not moisture itself.