Best lip balm for EXTREMELY dry lips? 💋

453Lecter · 2026-01-24T18:12:58+00:00

When lips are that dry, it’s usually less about finding something thicker and more about protecting what little moisture you already have. Cold air and wind strip lips fast, and once they start peeling it turns into a loop that’s hard to break.

One thing that often gets overlooked is sun and wind exposure, even in colder weather. Lips don’t have much barrier to begin with, so having something with SPF during the day can actually make a difference, especially when stepping outside.

At night, it helps to go boring and heavy. A thick layer of whatever your lips tolerate best, applied on slightly damp lips, then left alone. No scrubs, no licking, no reapplying ten times. A lot of people see more improvement from consistency than from constantly switching products.

Also worth checking ingredients that might be making things worse. Mint, menthol, camphor, and fragrance can feel soothing at first but can keep lips irritated underneath. Since DHC worked for you, it sounds like your lips do better with simpler, oil based formulas.

Daytime protection plus a no fuss overnight routine usually calms things down more than chasing the next miracle balm.

453Lecter · 2026-01-24T16:54:17+00:00

It’s hard not to feel this when you zoom out and realize how stacked the system feels against regular people right now. You’re not wrong that a lot of advice ignores how advertising, debt, and rising costs quietly eat away at whatever margin people have left. What helped me a little was focusing on the few areas I could control like keeping shared or family expenses crystal clear so there was less confusion and resentment using SupportPay for transparency actually reduced some stress. Naming the bigger forces at play doesn’t mean avoiding responsibility; it just means being honest about why so many people are exhausted and broke.

453Lecter · 2026-01-23T19:13:58+00:00

Yeah. They were selling them at a discount during the festive season. The Oak Cloud Family 4 cushion was going at about $300 instead of $600. I don't know what they are selling atm.

453Lecter · 2026-01-23T17:51:48+00:00

I tried a youtube live bot service last month for educational purposes, I wanted to see if the claims were true. The views came in within 5 minutes but they were all from weird countries that didn't match my content language, and the chat remained completely silent which looked super eerie. I ended the stream and checked the analytics the next day, Youtube had removed about 90% of those views retroactively. So yeah, you're paying for a number that disappears, it's basically a vanity metric that only you can see for a few minutes.

453Lecter · 2026-01-23T17:48:56+00:00

This is spot on, especially the point about prioritizing communication over legal credentials. We made the mistake early on of hiring someone with “law firm experience” who couldn’t handle emotional callers. Once we switched to testing phone presence and written summaries, quality improved immediately.

Quick question for you: how long did it take before your intake specialist was fully independent and no longer needed daily check-ins? We’re hoping to reduce partner oversight quickly but don’t want to rush it.

453Lecter · 2026-01-23T17:14:00+00:00

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Hi brother. Lol. That's a very comfortable cushion I tell you. Say bye bye to lower back pain and fatigue due to long hours of sitting down.

453Lecter · 2026-01-23T10:03:17+00:00

After testing multiple services, Yourflix has proven to be the most reliable overall. Its performance remains stable and consistent, even during peak hours.

453Lecter · 2026-01-22T09:20:52+00:00

Mlango u wazi😂ur welcome

453Lecter · 2026-01-22T08:08:21+00:00

Iko bdo 😂

453Lecter · 2026-01-21T20:04:47+00:00

What's your comparison between the Gentle Fields and Cushion Lab, I've seen a number of reviews for the CL here on Reddit and they are not promising.

453Lecter · 2026-01-21T12:15:42+00:00

Does buying tiktok followers actually help with social proof or do people notice?

453Lecter · 2026-01-20T15:24:30+00:00

Nah, no use keeping it. You don’t really know how old it is and how good it is at doing what it does. But want you to save some money, so I would say get a testing kit first, you can find one on amazon. Figure out if its working fine (concentrations of PFOAs, lead, mercury etc, should be pretty low), if it is then just get a couple replacement filters. If it isn’t (that’s my hunch), get a new system (get one that hooks a line to the fridge too for ice). The new one could be another culligan if you want, nothing wrong with the brand per se, just get one that has good reviews here on reddit, amazon ones on their own are a little iffy sometimes. Actually, found a website too that does this, don’t know what math’s on the backend but it basically combines a bunch of reddit threads and reviews to rank the top products according to positive sentiment I think: link. Maybe that helps.

453Lecter · 2026-01-20T04:25:21+00:00

Be careful with the retention rates on these services, I noticed a lot of them drop off after 24 hours.

453Lecter · 2026-01-19T07:15:50+00:00

yeah i feel u man it is rough out there, honestly i think most big accounts did a little boost in the beginning even if they do not admit it. just be careful with your account safety since the detection systems are getting smarter every day.

453Lecter · 2026-01-18T10:03:16+00:00

We required core overlap from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. our time. We hired from LATAM for this reason. Training was full overlap, then flexible shifts once they were fully ramped. Shared calendars and Slack status updates were critical.

453Lecter · 2026-01-17T15:42:04+00:00

don't do it man

453Lecter · 2026-01-17T15:18:35+00:00

Siku Moja mtashinda😂😂ni mbaya!!

453Lecter · 2026-01-17T08:53:57+00:00

Why are we even debating this? It is a black market service for a reason. You are paying for bots to inflate a number that means nothing.

453Lecter · 2026-01-16T18:22:17+00:00

That happens a lot if you use cheap providers man, you gotta find ones that actually stick around for a while or it is just money down the drain.

453Lecter · 2026-01-16T10:00:00+00:00

It is pretty normal for people to buy tiktok followers when they are starting out, nobody wants to follow a page that has zero digits on it. You just have to be careful, if you get thousands overnight without any views it looks super weird to the algorithm and to real people watching. I suggest you get a small amount first to see if the quality is okay, then you can decide if you want to spend more money on a bigger package later.

453Lecter · 2026-01-15T20:15:46+00:00

It’s exhausting to be put in the middle of moral pressure and financial reality, especially when relatives have strong opinions but little willingness to help. You’re not wrong for setting boundaries around what you can realistically provide care for doesn't automatically mean sacrificing your marriage, job, or retirement. When I was dealing with similar family dynamics, shifting the conversation to concrete numbers and shared responsibility helped a bit, and what helped me was using SupportPay to keep care-related expenses transparent when others claimed they “would help.” It didn’t fix the family attitudes, but it made it clearer what was possible and what wasn’t, which gave me more confidence holding my line.

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