Despite how innocuous it may seem, lip balm can in fact stain your clothes. Lip balm or Chapstick is mainly oil or wax-based, which means like any oil based substance, it can leave behind a residue on fabric.
It could also contain dyes if it is a tinted Chapstick, which means you may or may not see discoloration as well. Due to its composition, lip balms easily stain all kinds of things, your fave jeans included. Worse, it can be tougher to remove than the average stain, because of it’s oil or wax base.
Stain removal is nothing if not a challenge! We’re here to let you in on a secret though. The key to removing Chapstick from clothes successfully is to target the wax or oil base and any added dyes separately.
Clothing can easily be stained by Chapsticks and balms, especially when you live somewhere hot. Wax and oil based materials tend to liquify when coming into contact with high heat.
Sometimes Chapstick melts through your clothes while you are wearing them — or it might even melt through your clothes after you take them off.
Be honest, how many times have you noticed Chapstick stains because you ran your pants through the washing machine and dryer without first emptying your pockets? We’ve all been there! Thankfully, there’s always more than one way to remove a chapstick stain. Our best methods are detailed below!