Blistex Medicated Lip Ointment for Dryness and Cold Sores, 0.21oz - PACK OF 2

I have been using these for more than 16 years. My husband doesn’t even question it anymore—he just orders them in bulk like it’s a household utility. One of my purses alone carries over 50. Yes, fifty. I sleep with them, they live in every room of my house, and like a squirrel hides its nuts, I stash them in secret spots at my friends’ and family’s homes. They are the only ones that keep cold sores at bay for me! I can’t use anything else. I really should buy some stock. At one point I was afraid they might go out of business, but who am I kidding… Even if I were their only customer, my business alone is enough to keep them afloat. Seriously, I have a problem.

I've tried a number of products as the air in my home is quite dry. I find that for treatment, availability and price, Bistex ointment is the best product for healing dry lips which can often be sensitive. It absorbs quickly, the menthol immediately soothes, and the special tip applicator makes it easy to apply. I find most other products are too waxy, greasy, or much more expensive without being any more effective.

I’ve been using this for years and no other product I’ve tried comes close!

So, you know those little blurbs and quizzes you see all the time and one question reads, "If you were going to spend a month on a deserted island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be?" - I ALWAYS, without fail, think of my Blistex Medicated Ointment as the only answer. I wear it daily and have been doing so for decades. In the 1960s my grandmother died from cancer. My mom found this Blistex Medicated Ointment for my grandma's dry lips and she said it helped her more than "anything" - I was just a kid in elementary school then, not quite ready for makeup in the mid-60s but I started using it for moisture on my dry lips way back then in the winter of 1965-66. Now, a lot has happened since then and, as they say, "I've tried it all...." but nothing has ever taken the place, or even really come close to my Blistex! It is the single most consistently used product on my shelf. It is the "I can't live without it" one - It keeps my lips moist and dewy looking, it protects them against the elements and feeling soft and comfortable. I have very dry and extremely sensitive skin but regular use of Blistex Ointment has kept my lips soft and moist and healthy over the DECADES. I truly would not know what to do without it and over the years (decades!) I've sampled/ried all kinds of things to compete with it. NOTHING compares. And it's so convenient -- and easy to carry ANYWHERE. Won't spill, won't melt, won't get hard, won't dry out.....it's darn near perfect, otherwise, why would I have used it exclusively for over 55 years! ----> A resounding one hundred stars. Plus.

There is nothing better.

I think my expectations for this were too high, based on reading many of the reviews. It helps quite a bit with chapped lips, but it's certainly no miracle. You have to be careful not to use too much and to rub it in well, or it leaves an unpleasant white cast on your lips. I have found other products that I think work better, and I didn't enjoy the taste at all, nor find it that enjoyable to use. Not something I would buy again.

It works wonders! It actually instantly hydrated my lips, from being flaky and chapped, to quite smooth in a matter of minutes.Though, I did use it *before* my lips got extremely chapped, which might be why it worked so quickly.It also feels kinda weird at first(maybe cuz I ate something spicy beforehand and it got mixed with it LOL), but then it leaves you with a really nice, pleasant, cooling sensation that lasts for a good while. It’d feel really great if your lips are painfully chapped!However, do remember that it is a medicated ointment. It’s not a lip balm.It’s not good for kissing, eating, and leave somewhat of a white cast on your lips.If you need something for daytime/going out, use the regular Blistex medicated balm(or another kind of lip balm if your lips aren’t super chapped), and apply the ointment in the morning or at night. Make sure you wipe it off and apply a more colorless variety if you are trying to be presentable.

Blistex is a great product. It's a major enemy to the herpie bugs of this world.