Quick answers
- What is Dimethicone, octinoxate, octisalate and oxybenzone used for?
- The Drug Facts label of Softlips Marshmallow Ghost (The Mentholatum Company) lists these uses: helps prevent sunburn temporarily protects chapped or cracked lips.
- Do I need a prescription for Dimethicone, octinoxate, octisalate and oxybenzone?
- No. The products on this page are sold without a prescription (over the counter).
- Is a store brand the same as the name brand?
- Products listed together below have the same active ingredients, in the same amount and the same form, as registered with the FDA. Inactive ingredients (such as colors, flavors and fillers) and package sizes can differ. Compare the “Active ingredient” box on both packages, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Has Dimethicone, octinoxate, octisalate and oxybenzone been recalled?
- No recall linked to these products appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Drug Facts label
Every over-the-counter medicine must carry a “Drug Facts” box in the same order, set by FDA rules. Below is the label of one product for each common strength and form, quoted word for word. Your own package can differ (for example, children’s products have other directions): always follow the label on your package.
Softlips Marshmallow Ghost · The Mentholatum Company
Dimethicone 2% · Octinoxate 7.5% · Octisalate 3% · Oxybenzone 30 ug/g, stick (topical)
Active ingredient
Dimethicone 2% Octinoxate 7.5% Octisalate 3% Oxybenzone 3%
Purpose
Dimethicone - Skin protectant Octinoxate - Sunscreen Octisalate - Sunscreen Oxybenzone - Sunscreen
Uses
helps prevent sunburn temporarily protects chapped or cracked lips
Warnings
Skin Cancer/Skin Aging Alert: Spending time in the sun increased your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging. This product has been shown only to prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging. For external use only.
Do not use
on damaged or broken skin
When using this product
keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
rash occurs condition worsens symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days Keep Out of Reach of Children If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure use a water resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating reapply at least every 2 hours children under 6 months: ask a doctor
Inactive ingredients
ozokerite, squalane, ethylhexyl palmitate, petrolatum, myristyl myristate, myristyl lactate, flavor, cetyl alcohol, myristyl laurate, myristyl alcohol, BHT, menthol, tocopheryl acetate [vitamin E]
— FDA label of Softlips Marshmallow Ghost, The Mentholatum Company, effective December 17, 2024. See the official label on DailyMed →
Softlips Cherry · The Mentholatum Company
Dimethicone 2% · Octinoxate 7.5% · Octisalate 3% · Oxybenzone 3%, ointment (topical)
Active ingredient
Dimethicone 2% Octinoxate 7.5% Octisalate 3% Oxybenzone 3%
Purpose
Dimethicone - Skin protectant Octinoxate - Sunscreen Octisalate - Sunscreen Oxybenzone - Sunscreen
Uses
helps prevent sunburn temporarily protects chapped or cracked lips
Warnings
Skin Cancer/Skin Aging Alert : Spending time in the sun increases your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging. This product has been shown only to prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging. For external use only
Do not use
on damaged or broken skin
When using this product
keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
rash occurs condition worsens symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure use a water resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating reapply at least every 2 hours children under 6 months of age: ask a doctor
Inactive ingredients
ozokerite, squalane, ethylhexyl palmitate, petrolatum, myristyl myristate, myristyl lactate, flavor, cetyl alcohol, myristyl laurate, myristyl alcohol, BHT, menthol, tocopheryl acetate [vitamin E]
Questions?
Toll free 1-877-636-2677 MON-FRI 9 AM to 5 PM (EST) softlips.com
— FDA label of Softlips Cherry, The Mentholatum Company, effective December 4, 2025. See the official label on DailyMed →
Softlips Peppermint · The Mentholatum Company
Dimethicone 2% · Octinoxate 7.5% · Octisalate 3% · Oxybenzone 3%, stick (topical)
Active ingredient
Dimethicone 2% Octinoxate 7.5% Octisalate 3% Oxybenzone 3%
Purpose
Dimethicone - Skin protectant Octinoxate - Sunscreen Octisalate - Sunscreen Oxybenzone - Sunscreen
Uses
helps prevent sunburn temporarily protects chapped or cracked lips
Warnings
Skin Cancer/Skin Aging Alert : Spending time in the sun increases your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging. This product has been shown only to prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging. For external use only
Stop use and ask a doctor if
rash occurs condition worsens symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days
Do not use
on damaged or broken skin
When using this product
keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure use a water resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating reapply at least every 2 hours children under 6 months: ask a doctor
Inactive ingredients
ozokerite, squalane, ethylhexyl palmitate, petrolatum, myristyl myristate, myristyl lactate, flavor, cetyl alcohol, myristyl laurate, myristyl alcohol, BHT, menthol, tocopheryl acetate [vitamin E]
Questions?
Toll free 1-877-636-2677 MON-FRI 9AM-5PM (EST) softlips.com
— FDA label of Softlips Peppermint, The Mentholatum Company, effective December 17, 2024. See the official label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.
Same medicine, other brands
Each group lists the products that have exactly the same active ingredients, in the same amount and form, as registered with the FDA (NDC Directory). A store brand in the same group has the same medicine as the name brand; inactive ingredients, flavors and package sizes can differ. Each product links to its own official label.
Dimethicone 2% · Octinoxate 7.5% · Octisalate 3% · Oxybenzone 30 ug/g · stick (topical) · 4 products
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Softlips Cherry Cordial, Maple Butter, Frosted Berry | The Mentholatum Company | DailyMed |
| Softlips Marshmallow Ghost | The Mentholatum Company | DailyMed |
| Softlips Salted Caramel, Candy Apple, Marshmallow Ghost | The Mentholatum Company | DailyMed |
| Softlips Watermelon | The Mentholatum Company | DailyMed |
Dimethicone 2% · Octinoxate 7.5% · Octisalate 3% · Oxybenzone 3% · ointment (topical) · 4 products
Dimethicone 2% · Octinoxate 7.5% · Octisalate 3% · Oxybenzone 3% · stick (topical) · 4 products
Companies that sell this medicine
The company named on the package (maker or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of over-the-counter products of this medicine.
- The Mentholatum Company12 products
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- FDA rule for the Drug Facts label (21 CFR 201.66)
Only medicines marketed under FDA rules for nonprescription drugs (an FDA monograph or an FDA approval) are listed. Homeopathic products are not listed: the FDA does not evaluate them for safety or effectiveness.