Blistex Medicated Lip Ointment Review

Blistex is the all encompassing brand name for several over-the-counter products intended to heal and shield your lips from cold sores.  Several of them come packaged in what can best be called candy flavors.  This particular one is just plain white.

I take several products for the cold sores that develop on my lips each at the beginning of each winter.  Almost 20% of the population (according to the Blistex site) endures the same malady which is why this market has a lot of growth.  Using the product is merely soothing; it won't cure anything since the reason for cold sores is a virus.  But products like this make the condition easier to bear. 

I have one precaution if you use this product.  The tip is slanted so that the ointment is easily applied to the lips like lipstick.  Be sure you have one product per person or else the virus may get passed around. 

Active Ingredients

Dimethicone (1.1%) Essentially a moisturizer

Camphor (0.5%) a topical analgesic

Menthol (0.6%) another topical analgesic

Phenol (0.5%) yet a third topical analgesic

Other Ingredients - Quantity not listed

There's a bucketful (actually two dozen) of these, mostly fatty acids, waxes, fragrances, lubricants and emulsifiers.