Supreme x ChapStick Classic Lip Balm (3 Pack)
The original behind the Supreme x ChapStick Classic Lip Balm (3 Pack) is the ChapStick Classic Lip Balm — $4 retail vs Supreme's $8.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
ChapStick Classic is an American lip balm invented by Charles Browne Fleet in Lynchburg, Virginia in the early 1880s and sold continuously since, making it one of the oldest continuously produced consumer products in the United States. The slim rotating tube format was added by John Morton in the 1930s and became the industry standard. The petrolatum-based formula has remained largely unchanged for over a century, and ChapStick is now owned by Haleon after passing through A.H. Robins, Wyeth, Pfizer, and GSK. The SS22 Supreme collab is a three-pack of Classic Cherry tubes with box-logo printing, retailing at $8.
About ChapStick
ChapStick is an American lip balm brand developed in the late 1880s by Charles Browne Fleet, a pharmacist who ran a family pharmacy in Lynchburg, Virginia from 1869. Fleet's original wickless, tin-foil-wrapped product sold poorly locally. In 1912 he sold the formula to John Morton for five dollars; Morton's wife poured the balm into brass tubes and molded it into sticks, and sales expanded nationally. The current waxy-stick format and push-up tube date from that redesign. ChapStick has passed through A.H. Robins, Wyeth, Pfizer, and GSK, and is now owned by Haleon. Supreme released a co-branded ChapStick in 2021.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $8 |
|---|---|
| ChapStick retail | $4 |
| Hype tax | +100% |
Questions
Is the Supreme x ChapStick Classic Lip Balm (3 Pack) just the regular Classic Lip Balm?
The Supreme x ChapStick Classic Lip Balm (3 Pack), released in Spring/Summer 2022, is based on the ChapStick Classic Lip Balm. Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the ChapStick Classic Lip Balm is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the ChapStick Classic Lip Balm than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $8 for the Supreme x ChapStick Classic Lip Balm (3 Pack); the ChapStick Classic Lip Balm retails for $4. That's a 100% markup — buying the original saves you $4, or 50% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the ChapStick Classic Lip Balm?
You can buy the ChapStick Classic Lip Balm from Amazon or direct from ChapStick. Retail price is $4. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
