Why Space Camp Wellness is the Best Chapstick
A deep dive into the lip balm that outperforms the rest.
by Maggie Foster ★ January 8th, 2026
Photo Credit: Maggie Foster
It feels like there is a never-ending number of lip products on the market. Every day, it's almost as if a celebrity or big-name brand is telling you what you need for your lips. So, I think it's time for things to change. Let’s stop the great debate over which product should be at the top of everyone’s list.
Instead of one lip balm for your backpack, one for your nightstand, and one for your tote, why not just have an everyday product that does it all for any occasion? What about when winter comes, and you need high hydration around the clock, and your tinted lip gloss is getting too sticky? Space Camp Wellness truly does it all.
Space Camp Wellness was created by Nick Sturniolo, best known as one-third of the Sturniolo Triplets. At just 22 years old, the Boston native turned LA creator did something out of the box: he made a product that solves a real problem.
Launched in January 2024, Space Camp Wellness isn’t about flashy packaging or trend cycles. It’s about performance, especially when winter is actively trying to destroy your lips.
What makes it better? Most lip balms fail because they rely on fillers that sit on top of your lips instead of healing them. Space Camp keeps it simple and effective:
Organic sunflower oil for deep hydration
Organic beeswax to seal moisture in
Organic coconut oil to soften and repair
If the ingredients don’t sell you, the jumbo tubes are twice the size of a standard Chapstick. This product isn’t something that you have to reapply every 20 minutes. It actually lasts.
So why should you care? Winter and dry lips in general are brutal. In the winter, the cold air, indoor heat, and strong winds, your lips do not stand a chance. As a Syracuse student, I love the product. It has gotten me through the first half of the brutal winter and, before that, the windy fall. Most products I have tried in the past felt like wax and would get clumpy on my lips. My lips haven’t cracked once.
If you are thinking about switching to Space Camp but are stuck on the idea of leaving your favorite scents or flavors behind, do not worry. Space Camp is fun without being overly gimmicky to sell the product.
There are single flavor packs where you can buy scents like peppermint, berry starburst, wild cherry, juicy watermelon, sweet vanilla, and much more. If you want to try many different ones to find your favorite, there are a variety of packs available. The Birthday Pack, for example, has birthday cake, salted caramel, and strawberry frosting. They even did a collaboration with Kool-Aid and made a pack including grape, tropical punch, and blue raspberry lemonade.
The collabs, single packs, and Variety Packs show how the brand is playful without sacrificing quality.
When you inevitably want to try Space Camp, you can buy it from the website, Amazon, or Target. Target specifically carries single packs with one Chapstick, making this great for people who are just getting into the brand.
Here is the bottom line: if you’re tired of buying lip products that do not do anything, or if winter has already claimed your lips, Space Camp Wellness is worth your attention. It’s proof that influencer brands can be thoughtful, effective, and genuinely useful. So, you could keep buying those overpriced lip products over and over, or you can make one choice and save a whole lot of time and money.
One tube. All winter. No chapped lips.
Edited by: Maia Simmons