Turns out, nearly all lip balms have chemicals that make chapped lips worse. This was the eureka moment, the turning point and the epiphany that set the stage. Realizing this, I set out to develop a chemical-free lip balm, and started mixing late at night like the proverbial mad scientist. I also knew from my training that a little Cortisone could go a long way towards soothing the inflammation of severe chapped lips. After trying for years, and experiencing a few close calls – figuring out the chemistry of Hydrocortisone in hot wax was scary to say the least – I finally hit upon the perfect combination of natural yellow bee’s wax, mineral oil, petroleum jelly and Hydrocortisone.