No, I am not talking about using up 8 tubes of lipstick per year but INGESTING it!!!!

Thursday's (13th March 2008) Urban*, reported that it was calculated that a woman who uses lipstick daily ends up ingesting 8 tubes of it per year! Yucks!

And the best part is most women (me included) don't even know what goes into a tube of lipstick. Does it make you think twice before slopping it on? Actually, I think most of us won't!

Why?

Coz vanity often comes first.

Now those of us who don't use lipstick must be now patting themselves on their backs for going au naturale.

Do I use lipstick? No, I don't. Though I must confess not by choice. After the birth of #5, my body rebelled against it. Lol! Everytime I put it on (and trust me, I tried many brands), my lips would itch like crazy. So now I have gone sans lipstick for 4 years already.

Actually even without it, my lips still itch like crazy. I developed dry lips despite the numerous times I apply lip balm (not vaseline) per day.  Sometimes I wonder if it is the result of wearing lipstick constantly since university days? Afterall, I developed dry eyes afte wearing contact lenses for 10 years.

Oh well, I guess I really have to focus on inner beauty, eh?

* Urban is a free fashion paper that comes free with Straits Times every Thursday.

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