Dr. Dan's Cortibalm 1-Pack Lip Balm with 1% Hydrocortisone for Cracked Lips

I’m a waitress and my lips are often glowing red and incredibly painful after my shift. I also live in Minnesota, and our winters aren’t very gentle on the skin. I really didn’t know anything about this lip balm when I ordered it, except that it’s probably the very last product in the universe for dry painful lips that I’ve never tried. I routinely use aquaphor and I love it, but it doesn’t help once my lips are painful and inflamed. It also doesn’t help me during my shift even when applied before I walk into the bar. I also routinely use Tatcha lip mask, again, I love it, but it doesn’t help once my lips are painful and inflamed (although it does feel nice if you put it in the fridge before applying it!). I was at a loss… all my amazing products were only amazing in keeping my lips hydrated and soft - not in helping me get back to hydrated and soft. It was like putting on a bandaid, and I know y’all know what I’m talking about. So, I tried the cortibalm. I’m not kidding, within about 12 hours my lips felt amazing. I used it for about 2 days before switching back to the Aquaphor and you’d have never known my lips were bothering me. Ive had it for about a month now and after the initial 2 days of use, I now use it once before my shift and I’ve managed to avoid the extreme irritation that inevitably comes by the time my shift is done. It’s pure magic. Now, keep in mind this isn’t a sexy product. It doesn’t smell like coconuts or vacation, and it’s not a lip gloss. It’s literally a lip saver. This is the product you want when you’re trying to repair the skin barrier on your lips but not when you’re heading out on a date and need to add a little sheen. This is very hydrating, soothing, and fast acting. It does not have a scent (which I love) and it applies easily (it’s not dry or chunky on application) and you can feel the relief in no time. It does have hydrocortisone in it so I probably wouldn’t use it as my go-to around the clock every day, but using it before being outside in winter or before an activity (or waitressing shift) that you know dries your lips out is perfect. At this point, I don’t even need to reapply it - I just need to apply it once and it mitigates the damaged skin barrier. I can promise you, I will never ever be without this again. It’s just silly it took me so long to find this. I’ve already ordered the 3 pack since making this purchase.

If you are on accutane, get this. It really helps. But pro-tip because, at first, I didn't think this was helping my accutane lips at all: If you are like me, when you put on lip products, you rub your lips together a lot or maybe you just kind of rub your lips often when you have product on, it's going to feel like Dr. Dan's isn't working at all. You have to put this stuff on and resist the urge to rub your lips together. I'm being completely serious. Apply like mad, don't rub your lips together, and leave the product alone. It will give you relief and you won't need to apply it as often. Set it and forget it.

I’ve got some pretty bad chapped lips, I would call it severe but daily chapstick wasn’t working and neither was lip scrubs. Decided to give this a try to see if it was as good as other reviews stated, and it is! 24 hours after my first use my lips were significantly more hydrated. It’s been about a week now of daily use, and I wouldn’t say that the deep chapped parts of my lips are fully healed, they aren’t yet, but there is a vast improvement. Heck, I’d even call them soft and kissable

I can’t recommend Dr. Dan’s Lip Balm enough! My lips were severely chapped, peeling, and cracked to the point that smiling or even yawning was painful because I was afraid they’d split open again. In less than 24 hours, the peeling had completely stopped. Within 36 hours, the cracks had healed, the pain was gone, and my lips felt normal again. For the first time in a long while, I can smile big and yawn without worrying about my lips cracking. I’ve tried countless lip balms over the months, and nothing has worked this quickly or this effectively. If you’re dealing with severely dry, cracked lips, this product is absolutely worth trying!

This lip balm contains petroleum jelly, beeswax, and mineral oil, but unlike traditional petroleum jelly, it does not have that sticky or heavy feel. It goes on very smoothly and coats the lips evenly, which I really appreciated. It does contain hydrocortisone, though I honestly cannot say that I noticed a specific effect from that ingredient. That said, it did help improve my severely chapped lips and did not cause any additional peeling or sloughing, which is something I am always cautious about. My only real complaint is the smell, or lack of a pleasant one. I cannot quite pinpoint it, but it has a slightly medicinal scent mixed with the natural smell of beeswax. There are no added fragrances, which may be a plus for some people. I only notice the smell when applying it directly from the stick, and I cannot smell it once it is on my lips.

After suffering from dry flaky lips for over a month and trying several different products, a friend recommended Dr. Dan’s Cortibalm. I was a little skeptical at first because nothing I had tried up to that point helped, but I was pleasantly surprised after my lips were healed in just a few days! Even after discontinuing, my lips feel fine and not dry. This stuff is seriously the best, highly recommend!

I’m not sure what sorcery this is. I don’t know what is in this stuff that makes it better than anything else out there, including prescription. I have never suffered with lip flares of any kind before this episode. I have been struggling with it for a month now and have tried just about everything else to no avail. Not sure why this is such a well kept secret. I’ve never heard of it, and even after many exhaustive searches, this was kind of hidden in the search results. You’d think something this good would be well known and be a first line hit. I guess I don’t know very much, but I do know one thing - IT WORKS AND WORKS FAST. My lips weren’t cracked, but they had a hard shiny shell that no moisture could penetrate. Beyond the lip line, there was an itchy, scaly red rash that burned and seemed worse at the end of the day. The corners were crusty but no evident blisters. I was losing my ish over this. My doctor prescribed cortisone jelly and it did nothing. Thankfully, I found Dr. Dan’s. I waited by the door for Amazon to show up. When they finally delivered, I couldn’t get to it fast enough. Within 30 minutes of applying it for the first time, I am feeling massive relief already. My lips feel soft like that hard shell has dissolved. The flakiness is no where to be found and the stinging, itching, tingling, burning sensation has calmed the eff down. I have high hopes for continued relief, but even just this much was worth the price and the wait. I am a new Dr.Dan Fan.

It works! I have tried every type of chapstick available from waxes, to butters, to oils, and even expensive vitamin infused balms. While some provided flavor, tint, gloss, or even a pout, their effects were short lived and left my lips even drier than before!!! The cortibalm is different - it just works! None of the fancy stuff, just soft lips that stay moist and healthy!

Best product I consulted three doctors to the same problem but still got no relief but this lip balm works like miracle I attached before and after picture that how this works wonderfully .

I had hoped the product would do what the reviews said...... For me, it is just a normal lip balm with NO outstanding results - my lips remain excessively as dry as before... I am so disappointed !

The best lip balm ever. Period. I'm on accutane 20mg (daily) for the last few months and in general have always had very dry lips cuz I'm always licking them making it worse. Ive tried all best ones in the market- sisley, clea de peau, rms, by terry, la roche posay, burt bees, jack black, blistex etc you name it and I must have tried it. However, this one is the best of them all. It really helps with chapped peeling lips. I normally use this and then use my other lips balms all through the day. The only negative is the taste/smell. I don't like that one bit but it's a tiny price to pay for healthy lips.

It healed cracked lips with the first usage.

This is the ultimate solution for anyone who couldn't find a cure for their cracked lips which just wouldn't heal no matter what you did. I even visited dermatologists whose recommendations didn't work for me. The price is totally worth for me because I was at the verge of giving up because nothing else worked for me.