Nourished, healthy looking lips that feel great are the name of the game at ChapStick®. Since the 1880s, we’ve been making America’s favorite lip balm, and our tried-and-true skincare for lips protects and moisturizes. oday, ChapStick® is a household name that’s available in four timeless flavors— Classic Original, Cherry, Spearmint and Strawberry—as well as exciting new and limited edition flavors like Vanilla Mint, Cake Batter, Juicy Grape, Cotton Candy and Pumpkin Pie, just to name a few.
We pride ourselves on being the authority on skincare for lips, creating iconic products and innovative formulations that go beyond classic lip balms, like lip oils, lip butters and lip scrubs. No matter your lip needs, ChapStick® keeps you looking and feeling your best. Read on to learn about ChapStick® ingredients, flavors and more!
How We Make Our Bestselling Lip Balm
Our dedication to lip health began in the 1880s, with the invention of a new lip care category: lip balm. The active ingredient in our Classic line of lip balms is white petrolatum for skin protection. This ingredient is combined with other nourishing waxy compounds including camphor, carnauba wax and arachidyl propionate.
To make our iconic ChapStick® lip balm, we heat up the ingredients and combine them in a large blender, which mixes together the ChapStick® ingredients. Next, we add color and flavor. The final step in the process is pouring this mix into containers, which is the convenient tube you can tuck into your pocket and bring along wherever you need to go!
What’s more, ChapStick® lip balms are paraben-free and not tested on animals. ChapStick® lip balm is also free from aspartame, fish derivatives, lactose, sulfites, pork derivatives and yeast.
How Does ChapStick® Work?
ChapStick® Original Classic lip balm helps soften lips and keeps your lips healthy looking and happy — without feeling waxy, sticky or greasy. It also provides protection against dryness and chapping, creating a barrier that prevents your lips from losing moisture.
Introducing the Full ChapStick® Range
Did you know that we have also have lip oils and serum, lip butter and lip scrubs? Designed to lock in the moisture, our products encompass so much more than lip balm— ChapStick® is an essential part of everyone’s self-care routine.
Our vitamin-enriched Total Hydration Vitamin Enriched Lip Night Serum works hard while you’re sleeping to give your lips intensive moisture. Beauty junkies rejoice—our vitamin- enriched tinted lip oils nourish your lips with vitamins E and C while giving your pout extra color and shine.
Indulge your lips with lip butters available in fun flavors like cucumber pear, green tea mint, and sweet papaya. The hydrating collection is paraben free and formulated with 100% naturally-sourced ingredients like mango, avocado and shea butters. Our luscious lip butters help soothe and nourish lips with the ingredients they deserve!
Finally, help banish dry skin with a hydrating and conditioning lip scrub: formulated with sugar crystals, maracuja and coconut oils, shea butter and vitamin E, ChapStick® exfoliating lip scrubs are gentle enough to use every day.
Loyal to the classics? Our iconic lip balm products include flavored lip balm, medicated & SPF lip balm, moisture & hydration lip balm and tinted lip balm.
Choosing the Best ChapStick® for You
With lip balms and other lip care products available in a range of flavors and forms, it can be a challenge to pick a favorite. If flavor is the most important factor, we’ve got plenty to choose from. Treat your lips to an island vacation with our Tropical Paradise Collection or keep it simple with the classics—cherry, spearmint and strawberry. We also have a seasonal collection of Holiday Flavors which lets you enjoy candy cane, pumpkin pie, vanilla latte and more flavors all year round. If you want your lip balm to work double duty as skincare and beauty, check out our collection of Tinted Lip Balm. Give your everyday look a subtle pop of color and shine with shades like Rose Petal, Very Berry and Peachy Keen.
ChapStick® also has medicated and SPF lip balm available, as well as moisture and hydration lip balm, for lips that need a little extra TLC. Take our Lip Quiz to help you decide on the best ChapStick® product to add to your daily regimen.
Questions You’ve Asked
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!
- Does ChapStick® expire? We recommend using ChapStick® within one year after opening, but products without an expiration date don’t expire—check the packaging for details.
- Are ChapStick® ingredients edible? Chapstick is for external use only.1
- How can I remove ChapStick® lip balm stains from clothing? There are a few different ways to get lip balm stains out of clothing, starting with wiping away excess amounts, using dishwashing soap or treating the stain with a prewash stain remover. Consult the care tags on your clothing for specific instructions on how to remove stains.
For more information about ChapStick® ingredients and other questions, visit our FAQ page.