Vaseline

Vaseline Lip Therapy Original.

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About this product

A classic petrolatum-based lip balm designed to protect and moisturize dry, chapped lips.

Full ingredients

Petrolatum, Aroma, Isopropyl Myristate, Aloe Barbadensis, Citral, Citronellol, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool

Guru Score

79%

Yay

6 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Plain petrolatum is the detail that keeps coming up, with the formula praised for having no preservatives, fragrance or flavoring. A fragrance worry in one take was later walked back. It suits dry, chapped or sensitive lips, and its low price is a plus. However, some would rather skip the dye and use plain petrolatum, and one mixed take notes it is not the be-all and end-all for lip care.

Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take July 2025

What they liked

Portable stick format for on-the-go
Affordable and widely available
No fragrance or flavoring

What they flagged

Short-term relief only, not long-term hydration

Best for

Dry skin

Type

LipStick & roll-on

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"When it comes to their lip balms I love the original Vaseline not the flowery one."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

✓Yay

"I love Vaseline for the lips. I truly always continue to recommend this even though I have my own lip product which has petrolatum in it. I still recommend this because of the price point on it. Overall love this except I would take the dye out and just use their regular pure petrolatum for Vaseline."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"Vaseline's hugely successful Lip Therapy was launched with the product going on to become synonymous with the Brand"

Top Pick: lip therapy

Mad About Skin

732k subs

✓Mixed

"There is nothing wrong with Vaseline. I don't think I have any issues with how it's formulated or what it's actually doing. I just don't think it's the be all and end all when it comes to lip care."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Nay

"They have a variety of kitty lip balms, Vaseline Lip Therapy, what's in that, probably fragrance and flavorings. Yeah, fragrance, just use plain petrolatum Vaseline, but it's kind of hard to carry around sometimes depending on the packaging."

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"This Vaseline Lip Therapy is really good, it doesn't have flavorant or fragrance, it's got shea butter, castor seed oil. Some people are allergic to beeswax in lip balms, but otherwise this seems pretty good."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"Vaseline is one of the most inert safe products you can put around your lips. It's one of the best things for lips, especially if you struggle with dryness, chapped lip, and have sensitive skin because it's just petroleum jelly and doesn't have any preservatives. So that is always kind of my safe default recommending to patients to use on their lips to keep their lips protected and moisturized."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Frequently asked.

What is Vaseline Lip Therapy Original?

A classic petrolatum-based lip balm designed to protect and moisturize dry, chapped lips.

Is Vaseline Lip Therapy Original worth it?

Mostly yes. 4 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.

What is Vaseline Lip Therapy Original's Guru Score?

Vaseline Lip Therapy Original holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.