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A lip balm tube holder can be constructed and arranged to retain a lip balm tube, e.g., constructed and arranged to retain a lip balm tube vertically. In some embodiments, the lip balm tube holder can include a body comprising an opening sized and arranged to releasably receive a lip balm tube.

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1. A lip balm tube holder comprising: a tubular body comprising an opening and an interior surface sized and arranged to releasably receive a single lip balm tube and retain the lip balm tube through a friction fit, the body comprising a closed base configured to be adjacent to a base of the lip bal

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A lip balm tube holder comprising: a tubular body comprising an opening and an interior surface sized and arranged to releasably receive a single lip balm tube and retain the lip balm tube through a friction fit, the body comprising a closed base configured to be adjacent to a base of the lip balm tube when the lip balm tube is positioned in the body, in which the closed base comprises a recess;attachment means coupled to the closed base of body through the recess of the closed base, the attachment means configured to retain the body of the lip balm tube holder vertically when exposed to a force; anda lip balm tube comprising a dispensing mechanism at a base end and a cap at the opposite end, in which the balm tube is positioned in the opening of the body and retained by the body through the friction fit, in which the lip balm tube is held vertically by the body to place a long axis of the lip balm tube parallel to a a long axis of the tubular body when the lip balm tube is positioned in the opening of the body, in which the lip balm tube comprises lip balm, and wherein the lip balm tube extends out of the opening when secured in the body and is separable from the body in order to enable the user to dispense the lip balm from the lip balm tube. 2. The lip balm tube holder of claim 1, in which the attachment means comprises magnet means. 3. The lip balm tube holder of claim 1, in which the body is configured as a tapered body with a diameter of the body at a mouth of the opening larger than a diameter at the closed base of the body. 4. The lip balm tube holder of claim 1, in which the body is configured to comprise a shotgun shell shape. 5. The lip balm tube holder of claim 1, in which the body is configured to comprise a baseball bat shape. 6. The lip balm tube holder of claim 1, further comprising at least one logo or other indicia on an outer surface of the lip balm tube holder. 7. A lip balm tube holder comprising: a tubular body comprising an opening and an interior surface sized and arranged to releasably receive a lip balm tube and retain the lip balm tube through a friction fit, the body comprising a closed base configured to be adjacent to a base of the lip balm tube when the lip balm tube is positioned in the body, the closed base comprising a recess;attachment means coupled to the closed base of the body through the recess of the closed body, the attachment means configured to keep the tubular body stationary on a horizontal surface; anda lip balm tube comprising a dispensing mechanism at a base end and a cap at the opposite end, in which the balm tube is positioned in the opening of the body and retained by the body through the friction fit, in which the lip balm tube is held vertically by the body to place a long axis of the lip balm tube parallel to a a long axis of the tubular body when the lip balm tube is positioned in the opening of the body, in which the lip balm tube comprises lip balm, and wherein the lip balm tube extends out of the opening when secured in the body and is separable from the body in order to enable the user to dispense the lip balm from the lip balm tube. 8. The lip balm tube holder of claim 7, in which the attachment means comprises magnet means positioned on a longitudinal surface of the body. 9. The lip balm tube holder of claim 7, in which the body is configured as a tapered body with the diameter of the body at a mouth of the opening larger than a diameter of the body at the base. 10. The lip balm tube holder of claim 7, in which the body is configured to comprise a shotgun shell shape. 11. The lip balm tube holder of claim 7, in which the body is configured to comprise a bat shape. 12. A lip balm tube holder comprising: a tubular body comprising a housing comprising a closed base and an opening comprising an interior surface sized and arranged to releasably receive a separate lip balm tube and retain the separate lip balm tube through a friction fit, the closed base configured to be adjacent to a base of the lip balm tube when the lip balm tube is positioned in the body, the closed base comprising a recess;attachment means coupled to the closed base of the housing through the recess of the closed base, the attachment means configured to retain the lip balm tube holder vertically when exposed to a force; anda lip balm tube comprising a dispensing mechanism at a base end and a cap at the opposite end, in which the balm tube is positioned in the opening of the body and retained by the body through the friction fit, in which the lip balm tube is held vertically by the body to place a long axis of the lip balm tube parallel to a vertical surface coupled to the attachment means, in which the lip balm tube comprises lip balm, and wherein the lip balm tube extends out of the opening when secured in the body and is separable from the body in order to enable the user to dispense the lip balm from the lip balm tube. 13. The lip balm tube holder of claim 12, in which the attachment means comprises magnet means. 14. The lip balm tube holder of claim 12, in which the body is configured as a tapered body with a diameter of the body at a mouth of the opening larger than a diameter at a base of the body. 15. The lip balm tube holder of claim 12, in which the body is configured to comprise a shotgun shell shape. 16. The lip balm tube holder of claim 12, in which the body is configured to comprise a baseball bat shape.