Carmex Classic Lip Balm Medicated SPF 15

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• Octinoxate

  UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)

  An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up when exposed to sunlight. You'll often see it listed as Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.

• Oxybenzone

  UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Restricted in the EU

  Oxybenzone is an organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also works as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up under sun exposure. On labels it often appears as Benzophenone-3.

• Petrolatum

  Antistatic (reduces static)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EU

  A semi-solid blend of hydrocarbons that softens and smooths skin and reduces static. It keeps skin feeling supple. You may see it on labels as petroleum jelly.

  listed as “White Petrolatum”

• Lanolin

  Antistatic (reduces static)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Lanolin is a fat-like ingredient that mainly softens and smooths skin and hair. It also helps oil and water mix, and can lift away dirt while cutting down static in hair.

• Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

  This is cocoa butter, a solid butter that softens skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. It smooths the skin feel and can add scent to the product.

• Euphorbia Cerifera Wax

  Astringent (CosIng functional class)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Occlusive (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A wax, often labeled candelilla wax, that does several jobs: it thickens the formula, forms a film on the skin, and helps keep the mix stable. It also seals in moisture, adds scent, and conditions skin. In practice it adjusts how thick and how spreadable the product is.

• Cera Alba

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Cera Alba is beeswax, used to soften skin, form a film, and help oil and water mix. It smooths skin feel, leaves a thin protective layer, and keeps the water and oil parts blended. It's the Latin label name for beeswax.

  listed as “beeswax”

• Cetyl Esters

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Cetyl Esters soften and smooth the skin. They give the product a silky feel and help it glide on.

• Ozokerite

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A wax that thickens the formula and helps hold it together. It adjusts thickness, keeps the oil and water parts from separating, binds ingredients, and makes the product more opaque.

• Paraffin

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A solid waxy substance used to condition skin and adjust how thick the product is. It helps set the texture and can carry a scent.

• Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  This is an oil from meadowfoam seeds used to condition skin. It softens and smooths the skin feel. You may see it listed as Meadowfoam Seed Oil.

• Camphor

  Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Plasticizer (keeps a film flexible)

  Camphor is a scent-carrying ingredient that gives products a distinctive fragrance. It also acts as a denaturant, meaning it makes any alcohol in the formula undrinkable, and as a plasticizer, which keeps films flexible rather than stiff.

• Menthol

  Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Refreshing (CosIng functional class)Soothing (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EU

  Menthol adds fragrance and a refreshing, cooling sensation. It also acts as a soothing and denaturing agent in the formula.

• Salicylic Acid

  Anti-seborrheic (CosIng functional class)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Keratolytic (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EU

  This is a multi-tasking acid that conditions skin and hair, works as a preservative to keep the formula from spoiling, and lends a scent. It also acts as a keratolytic, meaning it helps loosen and shed surface skin cells, and helps manage oiliness.

• Phenol

  Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

  A multi-tasking ingredient that works as a preservative and antimicrobial to keep the formula from spoiling. It also acts as a deodorant, adds fragrance, and serves as a denaturant, which makes the base unpalatable.

• Parfum

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)

  This is the fragrance, a blend of scent ingredients added to give the product an odor or mask other smells. It's also listed as "aroma" on some labels.

  listed as “flavor”

• Vanillin

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  Vanillin is a fragrance ingredient. Its job is simply to give the product its scent.

Source

DailyMed drug label

Source record

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=ca20b2dc-97e5-461a-94c8-5c109cd15285

Retrieved

22 September 2026

Market

United States

Version

v1 of this U.S. formulation

Source tier

Official label document (not independently verified by us)

Entries recorded

17

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