an estimated 1.2% to 6.9% of the general population is allergic to lanolin, according to a 2019 study. Some may not even know they are allergic until they use a lip balm that contains it.

Slathering on lip balm day after day to no avail ... including petrolatum, lanolin, shea butter, and polyisobutene (a synthetic polymer). Ceramides are also a useful addition.

But sometimes Aquaphor alone (or any thick lip balm for that ... brand that infuses hydrating lanolin into all of its products — including its Lemonaid Scrubba-Balm, also known as my favorite ...

but last year the brand reformulated its ingredients in order to make the lip balm vegan and “more hydrating”. Lanolin was removed from the formula (a wax that comes from sheep’s wool ...

When choosing the best lip balm for dry lips – you don’t always ... Australian medical-grade lanolin, Lanolips 101 Ointment helps to treat dry lips and other areas of skin.

an estimated 1.2% to 6.9% of the general population is allergic to lanolin, according to a 2019 study. Some may not even know they are allergic until they use a lip balm that contains it.