With the last of the frost rolling in, dry winter skin is about to face a harsh new reality: a major fluctuation in temperatures. Between the early mornings that dip below freezing and the afternoons filled with sunshine, it’s important to defend the skin’s moisture barrier while Mother Nature’s at her most indecisive. Until we can say that spring is officially here, we’ll be using these luscious, multi-use balms that are packed with all the beauty benefits. They’ll help bring your skin back to life so that you’re in sync with the budding of the blooms. —Anastasia Barbuzzi
Easy to use, nutrient-rich and perfect for on-the-go, Kora Organics’ Noni Glow Face Balm provides you with a day’s worth of hydration in just a few swipes. Infused with coconut oil, antioxidant rosehip, calming calendula and the brand’s signature noni fruit extract, it helps restore radiance and nourishment to your complexion.
Another handy sidekick for the gal who’s always about town, EM Cosmetics’ Face Cuddle Moisture Balm imparts targeted hydration on the run. The mess-free stick can be used on the face, neck, hands, and wherever else you need a moisture boost. Plus, it gives the skin an instant pick-me-up with a blend of energizing and antioxidant squalene, coffee seed and sacha inchi oils.
The Beauty Chef Flora Fix Balm is like a silkscreen for skin. During the brand’s unique flora culture fermentation process, lactic acid is created to nourish the skin’s ecosystem and strengthen its barrier. With camellia, rosehip, vitamin E and bio-fermented coconut, it can be used as a hydrating lip or eye balm, moisturizer or soothing salve on dry hands, nails, feet, heels, knees or elbows.
Like a green smoothie for the skin, The Detox Market’s house-made Here + There Balm combines spirulina, wheatgrass and nettle with hemp seed oil, brightening sea buckthorn and avocado to deliver vitamins A, B, C, and D. While gamma linolenic acid works to soothe and reduce the appearance of redness, the balm’s herbaceous aroma invites you to take a moment to breathe. Bonus: it can be used on elbows, hands, heels, cuticles, dry patches, and even bug bites too.
Famed for producing a “goddess glow”, Shiva Rose’s Glow Face Balm can also be applied to cuticles, lips, and anywhere else that needs a kiss of nourishment. Its shea butter and coconut oil base melts into the skin while rosehip, argan, camellia, ylang ylang, rose and holy frankincense provide essential fatty acids and antioxidant benefits. Topped with honey, it leaves skin hydrated, soft, plump and undeniably radiant.
The smell of 8 Face’s Boundless Solid Oil is addicting and the benefits of the youth-inducing formula can be felt anywhere “in need of loving repair”. A great source of vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids, it also contains amla – one of the most antioxidant ingredients in the world. In combination with tangerine oil and babassu oil, which is rich in vitamin E, it’s perfect for all over healing.
Packed with problem-solving coconut butter, Vancouver-based Midnight Paloma’s Everything Balm smoothes scars, prevents dryness, quenches chapped skin and relieves burns. With a lush whipped texture and tantalizing scent of blood orange, vanilla and lime, the naturally antibacterial formula leaves the lightest hint of rosemary behind that will keep you coming back for more.
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