Talk:ChapStick

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Contents 1 C. "D". Fleet, right? 2 Merge? 3 Not a Drug 4 "Fact" 5 Stub? 6 Ground Glass - Urban Legend? 7 Doesn't this statement need a citation? 8 Family Guy

[edit] C. "D". Fleet, right?

Is there any reason that "C. D. Fleet" was changed to "C. B. Fleet"? I changed it back, since it contradicts one of the sources.--Mo-Al 20:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

I think this article should be merged into lip balm because the article says that the term "ChapStick" has become a genericized trademark. - Weather Man 17:18, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I disagree. That would be like Kleenex being merged with Facial tissue, or Coke being merged with Cola. Just because people use it as a general term for any kind of lip balm doesn't mean that it is any less deserving of its own article. The lone fact that it actually played a part in the Watergate scandal (albeit a rather small and odd one) warrants it enough merit to have its own article. — Indi ^{[ talk ]} 13:25, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not a Drug

Chapstick isn't really a drug, so I removed the 'Drug facts' and 'Active Ingredients' sections. --Mo-Al 02:01, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Fact"

I removed the "fact" about chapstick lubricating zippers. One, this could be done with any lubricant. Two, the website that the fact comes from (it was cited) contains false information (the section on Bounce fabric softener was debunked by snopes(http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/bounce.asp) --Mo-Al 01:58, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[[72.82.17.24 00:15, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[[Media:although it may not be a drug you can get a chapstick addiction. It's when you can't stop putting on chapstick or lip gloss. Some children even eat the stuff.]]]]

[edit] Stub?

Should it really be a stub? What else is there to say about chapstick? Elchupachipmunk 18:56, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

More can be said. Alexander 007 07:51, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ground Glass - Urban Legend?

In 1977 the ChapStick company was indicted on the charge of including ground glass in several of their lip-balm products.

This looks exactly like an urban legend mention in the Lip_balm article:

There are some urban legends stating that lip balm manufacturers add special chemicals or even fiberglass to their product to facilitate lip chapping, but none of these claims have ever been proven.

I suggest we remove it, unless some credible evidence is provided. Textor 04:05, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I've never used chap stick in my life, and have always wondered why people do. I wouldn't be surprized if it caused chapness, though I doubt its on purpose. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.40.45.85 (talk • contribs) 19:45, 1 July 2007 (UTC).

Where I live, it is necessary to use it, because its so dry. My lips crack after a couple of days. Or, maybe about 3 hours if I'm spending it outside. lip balm stops my lips from bleeding, and does not cause chapping. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.77.19.12 (talk) 01:32, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Doesn't this statement need a citation?

"ChapStick's product is designed to keep lips from drying out while the user is sleeping." Noerrorsfound 01:51, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Family Guy

What about the family guy episode, where one schoolmate character is "heir to the chapstick fortune". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.45.154.50 (talk) 22:29, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

That would be as relevant as mentioning "NEDM". And trivia sections are discouraged anyway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.160.45.109 (talk) 11:47, 31 May 2008 (UTC)