Blistex Medicated Mint Balm
2 g/100g + 6.6 g/100g + 4.4 g/100g · Stick
- Available without prescription
- Active substance
- Dimethicone, Octinoxate, and Octisalate
- Made by
- Blistex Inc
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
At a glance
Quoted from the official label · 2024-02-09
Active ingredients Purpose Dimethicone 2.0% (w/w) Lip protectant Octinoxate 6.6% (w/w) Sunscreen Octisalate 4.4% (w/w) Sunscreen
- Temporarily protects and helps relieve chapped or cracked lips helps prevent sunburn
- Sold without a prescription
- FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed
What it is for
- temporarily protects and helps relieve chapped or cracked lips helps prevent sunburn
From the official label · 2024-02-09 · DailyMed
Do not take it if
on damaged or broken skin
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.
How to take it
These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.
- apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure reapply at least every 2 hours use a water resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating
- children under 6 months of age:
- Ask a doctor
Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.
Stop and get help if
rash occurs
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.
Other warnings
- Skin Cancer/Skin Aging Alert Spending time in the sun increases your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging.
- This product has been shown only to help prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging.
- For external use only
- Do not use on damaged or broken skin
- When using this product
- keep out of eyes.
- Rinse with water to remove.
- Stop use and ask a doctor if rash occurs Keep out of reach of children.
- keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove.
Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.
Keep away from children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.
How to store it
protect the product in this container from excessive heat and direct sun
Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.
What kind of medicine it is
Active ingredients Purpose Dimethicone 2.0% (w/w) Lip protectant Octinoxate 6.6% (w/w) Sunscreen Octisalate 4.4% (w/w) Sunscreen
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.
Other ingredients
Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.
beeswax, camphor, cetyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, flavor, isopropyl myristate, lanolin, lanolin oil, menthol, mineral oil, ozokerite, paraffin, petrolatum, phenoxyethanol, polybutene, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, titanium dioxide
Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.
Ingredients people check for
Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.
- Titanium dioxide
titanium dioxide
A whitening agent no longer allowed in food in the EU (E171).
Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.
Every version of this medicine (3)
The same active substance, strength and kind of form, from every company that sells it — with what each label lists.
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Details
| Made by | Blistex Inc |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Dimethicone, Octinoxate, and Octisalate |
| Strength | 2 g/100g + 6.6 g/100g + 4.4 g/100g |
| Form | Stick |
| Route | Topical |
| Packs | 1 CYLINDER in 1 CARTON / 4.25 g in 1 CYLINDER · 2 CYLINDER in 1 CARTON / 4.25 g in 1 CYLINDER |
| NDC | 10157-1120 |
Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.
See every product with Dimethicone, Octinoxate, and Octisalate