Aquaphor

Lip Repair.

Lip

About this product

A fragrance-free lip balm with petrolatum, shea butter, and chamomile designed to moisturise and repair dry, chapped lips for daily use.

Best for

Dry skin

Type

LipBalm & ointment

Key actives

Vitamin CVitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Beeswax, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Panthenol, Dimethicone, Water, Tocopheryl Acetate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate

Guru Score

64%

Mixed

10 experts · Strong agreement

10Gurus

4Approved

4Mixed

2Skip

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What the gurus are saying

This balm's petrolatum base makes it deeply moisturising and rehydrating, earning strong marks from those who use it simply for daily lip repair. However, the takes split on whether it does enough on its own, some find it slightly basic without a heavier moisturiser underneath, and a few report it feels heavy or cakey on combination skin. One key caveat: because it's formulated for lips, not eyes, applying it under the eyes to set concealer may risk milia or irritation in that delicate zone, so best reserved for the lips themselves.

Synthesized from 10 expert reviews · most recent take July 2025

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Jenny Liu

318k subs

~Approved

"I really love and recommend Aquaphor Lip Repair. This is a fragrance-free formula, so even suitable for sensitive skin, that really helps to reduce dryness and chapped lips. Helps to kind of heal in moisture and is really designed for all skin types but particularly sensitive skin. I also love that petrolatum kind of leaves this really pretty shine to your lip. The formula includes nourishing vitamins, shea butter as well as chamomile essence to calm and hydrate the lip. So making it a great option for kind of a balm texture for daily use. And also it's very small, so you can easily put in your pocket, put in your bag, just take it out when you need and apply without your hands. That's the other benefit compared to Vaseline in that you don't have to use your hands. Just apply that product directly on your lip and you're all set."

Doctorly

3.57M subs

~Mixed

"From a functionality standpoint it actually works incredibly well, the problem is it does have those potential allergies in it. Aquaphor is one of the most moisturizing products available on the market and because it has that petroleum base it's going to be incredibly reparative to the lips."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

718k subs

~Approved

"I still love Aquaphor. I use that on myself and my kids and we'll keep an eye out for any sensitivities that we develop but right now we're good."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

~Skip

"Aquaphor has a ton of ingredients and one thing I learned when I worked in retail is things that are FDA approved for the lips are absolutely not FDA approved for eyes. FDA approved for eyes have to be stamped FDA approved for eyes and ophthalmologist tested, and so when you put lip products under the eyes you can get milia or a whole slew of problems. I mean these are so sensitive."

Beyond50Skin

31k subs

~Mixed

"I use the lip balm underneath the eyes and this makes your concealer stay 10 times longer it doesn't get all creased up and crazy believe it or not and it doesn't break down the makeup. The reason he uses this pro tip is because he works with models who need budge proof makeup that doesn't crease and who work long hours so he needed a look that lasted throughout the day that didn't have to be continually touched up. The concept of using the Aquaphor allows the makeup to be pliable throughout the day preventing creases."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Skip

"For me the Aquaphor lip balm experiment today was an epic fail. I don't like anything going on on this side of my face. The non-Aquaphor side just looks so much better overall, less heavy, less cakey, less settled in wrinkles. I have combo skin so I am oily through the T-zone but not super oily, and I have some dry patches around my mouth and my temples. I tried the Aquaphor concealer hack three days in a row, and I could just never get it to work no matter what I tried. I don't love it by itself with my regular stuff, I don't love it with this. I think my normal concealer setup is much, much better, looks nicer and smoother."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Mixed

"Aquaphor Lip Repair, this was one I kept on my nightstand and sometimes in the middle of the night I put it on without realizing it and then I'd wake up and the cap would be off and it would be all gross. After it fell on the floor in the middle of the night I'm not going to put it back on."

Hyram

4.35M subs

~Mixed

"I have used this off and on throughout the years. As much as I love Aquaphor, this just didn't do enough on its own. It's okay if I put a thick moisturizer on underneath, but it still just kind of feels very basic and doesn't really do a lot. Because of the applicator, you basically can only use it on your lips. It's not terrible and has a good price point, but it is about as basic of a lip product as you can get."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

~Approved

"Aquaphor for the lips, because it's literally the best and rehydrates everything."

Top Pick: lip balm

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Approved

"I use the Aquaphor Lip Repair a lot and I really like this, it does the job well. I put a little layer at night time, a little layer in the morning, sometimes during the day if I feel like I don't want to use a tinted lip balm or like a lipstick I will use this and it does the job well. It's affordable, you can get this at the drugstore, you can use this all over the body, but it's amazing for the lips."

Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Aquaphor Lip Repair?

A fragrance-free lip balm with petrolatum, shea butter, and chamomile designed to moisturise and repair dry, chapped lips for daily use.

Is Aquaphor Lip Repair worth it?

The gurus are split. 4 of the 10 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 64%.

What is Aquaphor Lip Repair's Guru Score?

Aquaphor Lip Repair holds a Guru Score of 64%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 independent expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.