chapped lips Sometime in the 1890s Dr. Fleet created what we now call ChapStick®. Hoping to prevent and treat chapped lips, Dr. Fleet's original iteration resembled a small candle without a wick, wrapped in foil.

In the early 1880s, Charles Browne Fleet, a physician and pharmacological thinker from Lynchburg, Virginia, invented ChapStick as a lip balm product.

Chapstick Ingredients Ingredients: Arachidyl propionate, camphor, carnauba wax, cetyl alcohol, fragrance, isopropyl lanolate, isopropyl myristate, lanolin, light mineral oil, menthol, methylparaben, octyldodecanol, paraffin, phenyl trimethicone, Propylparaben, red 6 lake, saccharin, white wax.

Well I didn't plan it this way, but Classic Original Chapstick actually smells VERY much like Noxzema! And guess what? This time around, I kind of like it! But even though it has that classic Noxzema scent (no doubt due to the camphor), it doesn't TASTE bad or medicinal to me.

Child and Chesebrough, another American physician and pharmaceutical thinker named Charles Brown Fleet invented ChapStick as the ultimate lip balm in early 1880s. His recipe primarily contained earwax alongside a bit of petroleum jelly, camphor, and aloe and resembled a mini wickless candle wrapped in tin foil.

Active Ingredients: White Petrolatum (45 %), Skin Protectant. Inactive Ingredients: Arachidyl Propionate, Camphor, Carnauba Wax, Cetyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Isopropyl Lanolate, Isopropyl Myristate, Lanolin, Light Mineral Oil, Menthol, Octyldodecanol, Paraffin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Red 6 lake, Saccharin, White Wax.

1890's Occupying purses and pockets around the globe and synonymous for lip balm, ChapStick was created in Lynchburg, Virginia in the late 1890's by our own Dr. Charles Browne Fleet.

Active Ingredient: White Petrolatum 45% So, while there is debate on whether it is the most effective moisturizer, consensus is that it does work as a moisturizer.

• Best Budget. Burt's Bees Original Beeswax Lip Balm with Vitamin E & Peppermint Oil (2 Pack) Amazon.
• Best with SPF. Eos SPF 30 Coconut Lip Balm. Amazon.
• Best Organic. SuperLan Organic Lanolin Lip Balm.
• Best Nighttime. Lanolips The Original 101 Ointment Superbalm.
• Best for Sports. Everyday Humans Big Mood SPF 30 Milky Lip Balm.

Although we liked the feel of ChapStick Lip Moisturizer, our larger group of panelists rated it at the bottom of the pack because it wasn't as moisturizing or long-lasting as the other lip balms we tested. (We found that we had to reapply it frequently.)

That's why we decided to take a deep dive into the ingredients of the leading lip balm brands. And, first up on the list is probably the most iconic name in the space - Chapstick. Chapstick Ingredients: White Petrolatum 45%

About ChapStick® ChapStick®, the brand synonymous with lip balm, cares for lips all year round. Originally created in the early 1880s, ChapStick® is known today as America's favorite lip balm.

You can't go wrong with a Classic! Our Classic Cherry balm softens lips, helps prevent chapping and is a great base for lipsticks and glosses. Includes 12 regular-size (0.15 Ounce) tubes. Helps prevent and heal dry, chapped lips.

Original ChapStick is perfect for everyday use to help prevent and heal dry, chapped lips. For severely chapped lips, try ChapStick Medicated.

Do ChapStick® lip balm products contain a sunscreen? Yes. Chapstick Moisturizer Original, Chapstick Active 2-in-1, Chapstick Total Hydration, and Chapstick Cool Mint and Black Cherry flavors have an SPF of 15.

Petroleum jelly (also called petrolatum) is a mixture of mineral oils and waxes, which form a semisolid jelly-like substance. This product hasn't changed much since Robert Augustus Chesebrough discovered it in 1859. Chesebrough noticed that oil workers would use a gooey jelly to heal their wounds and burns.