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Vaseline · Skin · Lip care

Vaseline Lip Therapy Original Stick

A soft wax-and-oil stick with petrolatum sixth on the list, plus shea butter, glycerin and vitamin E. It is not plain petroleum jelly, which surprises owners who wanted the small tub.

0.16 ozBalmPetrolatumShea butterVitamin EFragrance-free
No maker list price for this sizeAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You want a balm stick for your pocket
  • You like a soft, creamy glide
  • You want no fragrance on the list

Walk past if

  • You want plain petroleum jelly; this is not that
  • You react to lip balm ingredients; owners report rashes
  • You want it to last; owners say it melts down and wears off

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

PetrolatumShea butterVitamin E

Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Octyldodecanol, Microcrystalline Wax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cetyl Palmitate, Petrolatum, Myristyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Water, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Cetearyl Alcohol, C20-40 Alkyl Stearate, Beeswax, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol

Known issue

Owners expected the tub's petroleum jelly and found a different balm that wears off fast, dries lips or causes rashes.Target and Walmart reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

Aquaphor Lip RepairNo maker list price for this sizeNot a petrolatum balm: octyldodecanol and castor seed oil carry panthenol, glycerin and shea butter, preservative and fragrance free according to the maker. Owners like the relief and complain about the taste.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, .16 oz size, vitamin E statement. It shows no price.
  2. Target reviews, 0.16 oz sticks: not like the tubs, petrolatum not the first ingredient, rashes around the lips, and drier lips.
  3. Walmart reviews, 0.16 oz: melts down after a few uses, moisture that does not last, and dry lips for one owner.

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.