Girl applying lip-balm (Phoot/Gurl.com)Did you know that there are more than 30 different uses for lip balm? Ranging from beauty to household hacks? Oh, girl, now you know!There is oh, so much more you can do with all those lipsticks, chapsticks, balms you’ve been collecting all these years. Here are some of them;Cuticle cream stand-inAre your cracked cuticles bothering you? Soften up split cuticles with lip balm. Rub some on before bed and you’ll see improvement by the time you wake up in the morning.Wipe out nose irritationThe area around your nose can get dry and irritated from frequent wiping and blowing during a cold. To fix, wash your hands and apply some unscented lip balm to the affected area with your finger. Don’t use the lip balm directly on your skin to avoid spreading germs and infecting your tube of lip balm.To prevent blistersHave a spot rubbing on your shoe and feel a blister bound to erupt? Apply some lip balm to the area so your shoe can slide right on over it.To remove eye makeupUse an unflavored, non-menthol balm to easily remove stubborn waterproof eye makeup (especially those pesky waterproof mascara smudges). Just rub a Q-tip into your lip balm and use as you would any makeup remover!

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To conceal split endsEnds of your hair looking dry and damaged? Nothing a bit of chapstick can’t fix! Just apply a bit to your fingertips and sparingly apply to the ends of your hair for healthier looking ends.