The MAJORITY of popular lip balms contains ingredients which just make dry chapped lips worse in the end. They have irritating ingredients (which feel good when first applied) but in the long run create this cycle of irritation which is why many feel "addicted" to chapstick. For example: menthol, camphor, peppermint or spearmint oil, eucalyptus oil, citrus extracts (like limonene or citral), fragrance/flavor compounds, phenol, salicylic acid, propolis, and chemical sunscreen filters such as oxyb