Beneficial Balms

Posted: Tuesday 11 October 2011 10:25am

Meet the latest power product that’s gaining popularity. The multi-purpose balm. It can moisturise your face, body, lips and more. Here are some of the best balms around.

The Body Shop Hemp Moisture High Balm, $18.95, can be used all over the face and body. Using hemp seed, coconut and babassu oils, shea butter and beeswax, this balm smoothes and soothes the skin, it even repairs very dry skin.

Trilogy Everything Balm (95ml), $29.95, is a multi-tasking cream that hydrates dry skin, and can also be used to strengthen nails and cuticles, condition lips, and soothe nappy rash. This balm is rich in omega 3 and 6, marula oil, certified organic rosehip oil, jojoba oil and 100% free-range honey.

Kit Cosmetics Essential Kit Multipurpose Wonder Balm, $22.95, is enriched with paw paw extract, honey, Kakadu plum and coconut oil to intensely moisturises and soothes dryness of the lips, face, nails and body. This certified organic (with the Organic Food Chain) balm features an uplifting aroma, and the glossy texture means it can even be used to highlight your cheekbones.

Kosmea Skin Clinic Rescue Balm, $24.95, features an organic blend of rose hip oil, rose hip butter, calendula oil, lavender essential oil and shea butter. Suitable for sensitive and infant skin, you can apply this product to lips, nails and cuticles, stretch marks, damaged hair, scars, elbows and feet for a nourishing treatment.

Egyptian Magic All Purpose Healing Skin Cream, $72, has been a cult favourite for decades. This healing balm contains a mixture of all natural ingredients derived only from living plants and organisms, inspired by Cleopatra herself. You can use this cream to help heal burns and sunburn, blisters, cuts and scrapes, chicken pox marks, stretch marks, blemishes and all-over dryness. It also relieves razor bumps, ingrown hairs, skin rashes and insect bites.

Lanolips 101 Ointment, $17.95, contains 100% ultra pure medical grade lanolin which works to relieve extremely chapped lips, cracking cuticles, itchy skin, and severely dry areas. The formula holds up to 200% of its weight in moisture for an ultra hydrating treatment.

Rodial Glam Balm, $64, is an anti-ageing multi-purpose skin treatment for face, lips, neck and hands. It not only nourishes the skin but also increases collagen production for plumper skin. This balm can be used as an evening facial treatment, for a quick fix during the day, or as a pre and post flight moisture mask.

by Chelsea Tromans

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