Does lip balm = chapstick? perhaps it is very loose and greasy and mimachek doesnt apply at all, and perhaps the issue is one of refua and not mimachek? Did he shmear the lip balm or did he dab it onto his lips and then smack his lips together? Lets not be so quick to call someone a michallel shabbos, especially if the facts are not known, much less the relevant halachos.
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