i think it was about $2 for a big pot of this. anywho...this is goood stuff. it's thick but not waxy, thick in that it doesn't disappear after 5 minutes. and it does take off the dried skin and makes chapped lips soft again. last winter the skin on my knuckles was cracking because it was so dry and i actually put some carmex on it and it was all better after a few days :)