not correlate with or explain the present invention for example there is a well known folk remedy for a sore throat which comprises gargling with salt water however the mechanism of action resides in washing away of mucus and the associated bad breath reducing swelling of tissues and mild antiseptic properties which can not be correlated with the application of salt to the skin for several hours in accordance with the present invention for promotion of tissue healing it is also known to irrigate the nostril passages with isotonic saline however there is no correlation between on the one hand these 34 rinses 34 and on the other hand the application of salt to the lips in the form of a balm to promote healing it is also known that salt can be used as a preservative for fish or meat however the salinity of a lip balm can not be compared to the salt applied in the salting of fish or meat the small amount of salt in a lip balm would not have a sufficient concentration to act as a preservative in the known manner and the characteristics of a lip balm composition are clearly quite different from pure salt further the lip balm of the present invention is characterized by the promotion of rapid healing which is a different phenomenon from long term preservation finally it is said to be extremely painful to rub salt in a wound this would indicate that salt should not be applied to cracked lips which are an area of high sensitivity or any open wound cut or sore on any area of the body.