Allergic to Lip Products?

[Karoru]

I am 18 years old, and I have never been allergic to anything in my life. As part of my nightly routine, I've always put on lip balm before bed. However, late last year, my lips started to get more dry and chapped than usual, even itchy. They felt like sand paper and often developed tiny bumps. If rubbed hard enough, the bumps would produce a clear liquid. The edges of my lips also sometimes felt very raw and red. These symptoms would last around a week.
At the time, I had been using just plain Burt's Bees Lip Balm for many weeks. When I got the symptoms, I used a bit more of the balm than I usually did, thinking it would help the dryness. When nothing seemed to be working, I stopped using it altogether. In time, my lips healed, and I switched to Softlips lipbalm in both vanilla and peppermint flavors. I showed no reaction from their usage for about a month. Then, I started getting the same reaction that I got from the Burt's Bees Lip Balm. That was when I figured I was developing an allergy to lip balm. Over time, I also realized I was getting the same reaction even faster from lipstick and lipgloss. That meant I was allergic to all lip products across the board.
I began researching into the symptoms and the ingredients in lip products, especially ones that commonly produced allergic reactions. With that knowledge in mind, I've tried many other balms these past months, including ones by Blistex and Kiss my Face. I'm even allergic to plain Chapstick. At first, I would not show any symptoms at all, but they would eventually show up within a few weeks, sometimes days. I even tried alternating the balms every night, which helped slightly but I would eventually get the reaction again. Nowadays, I only wear lip balm every few nights because I can't stand having chapped lips, but never multiple nights in a row. Even then, there's always a chance of my reacting to it.
I haven't been able to pinpoint the exact ingredient that I'm allergic to, and I'm hesitant to spend any more money to try more products. I haven't changed anything about my diet, makeup, facewash, mouthwash, or toothpaste, so I am very certain that it's the lip products. After my research I've also found that other people have had the same problem.

Has any product been found that works but doesn't trigger a reaction from people with my allergies?

I've heard that Vaseline is possibly the only solution, but because of my research I've been staying away from products with petroleum and petrolatum in them. Should I try it out anyway?

[Nessa36Lipgirl]

I have the SAME issue with my lips! This has been happening since I was a teen and now I am in my 30's. I had been using Nivea Kiss of Shine for the past few years and couldn't use anything else. But they recently discontinued it and I am frantic to find something else to replace it. I am so scared I wont be able to find anything else that I can use. I have tried other Nivea products but it results with my lips swelling and having the sweat-like bumps, the dryness and the crackled effect. I have tried carmex, chapstick, blistix, other random lip stuff and I can't even use Vaseline in the jar any longer. I did see a few tubes of Nivea Kiss of Shine on Amazon for $34.99 but that will only last a short time. It will only postpone the inevitable that I need to find a new product that I am not allergic to. I might try coconut oil because I have been hearing such great things about it. But other than that....if anyone has the answer to what we can all use, PLEASE HELP!!!! Thank you. :)  

[Lindamar]

I've found the only think that works for me is vaseline.  I did wonder if the moisturisers I used on my face could be aggravating the problem

[Tulip_1]

Hey
I can only wear Vaseline, but want to add some color on my lips but whatever brand I tried ended up with Lip eczema (Cheilitis)  for past 3 years - are u able to find any colored lip product that worked for you please?

[KatKat2]

You might be allergic to bee pollen such as beeswax/cera alba. A lot of lip moisturizers contain them.

[KatKat2]

You might be allergic to bee pollen such as beeswax/cera alba. A lot of lip moisturizers contain them.

[lesptyl]

Hi All!  My write-up will be short and brief.  I used Burts Bees Wax for months and my lips were fine for a long time.  Suddenly, I got the fine bumps on the edges of the lips, I got spots on my lips that were dry patches (like eczema) and the out parts would start to ooze.  I used cream Benadryl and Cortisone and it cleared my lips up over a few days.  I tried to use regular Chap Stick and my lips started again.  I tried a lip stick and they did the same thing.  I found that beeswax was the common denominator in all the products I was using so I stopped.  I use the Blistex in the blue little screw top jar and that is the only thing that works for me with no breakouts!.  Maybe this will help someone.