Over the past few months, I’ve been on the hunt for a moisturizing lip balm that'll help me get rid ... tested and reviewed by NBC Select editors. Aquaphor is a favorite among NBC Select staff ...

For such a tiny tube, lip balm can cause some oversized reactions ... sensation,” wrote one tester of Carmex. The old stand-bys Aquaphor Healing Ointment and Vaseline Original Healing Jelly ...

I’m talking about the Aquaphor Lip Repair Ointment ... Several reviews dub it “the best lip balm I’ve ever used”. Says one: "I have suffered from cracked peeling lips for many years.

It works, for the most part. But sometimes Aquaphor alone (or any thick lip balm for that matter) is not enough to truly get rid of dry, flaky, chapped lips. For that, you'll need a good lip scrub.