78%
would repurchase
3.6/5
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ingredients

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Menthol 0.7%, Camphor 1.7%, Phenol 0.4% INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: beeswax, cetyl esters, flavor, fragrance, lanolin, paraffin, petrolatum, salicylic acid and cocoa seed butter

Reviews

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5.0
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15 years ago

THE - BEST - EVER. It will indeed make the dry skin peel (only if they are already really dry) off your lips but you want that... well at least I do. It's not a painful peel or anything, the dead...

About reviewer (93 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Dark, Warm

HairBrown, Kinky, Fine

EyesBrown



1.0
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15 years ago

Carmex feels really moisturizing when I first put it on my lips, and gives a slight cooling sensation. However, when it wears off, my lips feel dryer than before I put it on. Sometimes, I find my...

About reviewer (178 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Olive

HairBrown

EyesGreen


4.0
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15 years ago

It is great for me. I love it. and for the taste... well, there is one with cherry flavour. (I have both of them, the cherry one and the original one and they both work for my lips either is winter...

About reviewer (70 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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15 years ago

Pros: Moisturizing Cons: Tastes terrible

About reviewer (41 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesGreen


1.0
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15 years ago

i tired this stuff once in 98 for a coldsore and my whole chin broke out for 3 months it look like some one raped my face it was bad

About reviewer (155 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Tan, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


2.0
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15 years ago

My lips are dry and cracked.. unfortunately, Carmex wasn't the answer. Its quite a dry salve texture thats not very comfortable on my lips - feels like I've coated them in glue. If you're in the...

About reviewer (29 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

I LOVE this stuff. I leave it on over night sometimes, and wake up in the morning and it helps all the dead skin come off of my lips (like an exfoliant), plus it keeps my lips very smooth and full...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


1.0
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15 years ago

really doesnt moisturize enough for me...not rich enough..i dont understand why people love it so much...its really average...id rather use vaseline..

About reviewer (102 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesGreen


5.0
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15 years ago

I've been using Carmex for a long time now. I love it! Sometimes my lips become really chapped & dry. Even at their worst, after putting this on overnight, the next morning my lips feel...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairOther, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

I like Carmex. The key to using Carmex is to use it only when your lips are chapped with peeling skin. Then, apply it for 2-3 hours or, the best time, overnight to allow the salicylic acid to...

About reviewer (111 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Fine

EyesBrown


1.0
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15 years ago

I've used Carmex for years. I have seriously dry, chapped, uncomfortable lips all day every day, Having read some of the reveiws below... I wonder if this is because I use so much Carmex! One...

About reviewer (37 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


1.0
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15 years ago

Carmex is the worst thing in the world for my lips. It smells & tastes horrible. It certainly doesn't help already chapped lips nor does it do anything to prevent lips from drying out. In fact, I...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


4.0
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15 years ago

This is one of my favorites because it moisturizes really nice.I bought it for something cents at Wal-Mart.I have the click stick,and the scent is cherry.I don't really like the scent,smells like...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBlack


5.0
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15 years ago

I have extremely sensitive lips that get dry, cracked, and turn red if irritated, and I've tried many treatments throughout the years and carmex has been the only one that works on me. This is one...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Tan, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

LOVE IT. enough saidd.

About reviewer (62 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


1.0
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15 years ago

this along side with blistex has an ingredient that gives you temporary softness in the lips and soothing effects on cold sores... but beware... if you use it too much, it dries out your lips so...

About reviewer (37 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Oily, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBlack


4.0
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15 years ago

THE best. smells weird at first, but you get used to it.

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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15 years ago

It took me a while to get used to the slightly medicated smell of this. A fairly good lip balm but not the best I've ever used but one thing I do like is that a little goes a long way. One...

About reviewer (43 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

Good product does what it says

About reviewer (266 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


1.0
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16 years ago

In high school and college I used a lot of Carmex, and I feel as though this one of those balms that GIVES you chapped lips once it has worn off. Dries my lips like crazy and leaves them worse for...

About reviewer (116 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue