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Blistex

We've documented 2 shrinkflation events across 2 products since 2024, with an average size reduction of 30.0% per event.

Total events

documented shrinkflations

Products tracked

in our catalog

Avg shrinkage

-30.0%

per event

First detected

2024

last update 2026-05-14

3 years of shrinking

Click a year · 2 unique events total

Gaps for early years mean no documented claims, not no shrinkflation events. Reddit's r/shrinkflation was founded in 2013 and news coverage of shrinkflation only became routine after 2021.

20261 event · most covered first

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Even my chapstick now

haley_-

“I thought the box looks different. Went back to my last purchase and it used to be 5 tubes in the box at .99 a piece and now it’s 4 at 1.17 a piece. 🙄”

2026-05-14

Biggest individual shrinks

Top 2 of 2 events · best evidence first

-40.0%0.25oz → 0.15oz

All Blistex products

2 distinct products with documented changes