Body balm is one of the most underrated skincare products because it’s just like a big jar of chapstick that can go all over your body. It’s super moisturizing and softening like vaseline, often smells great like your favorite body lotion, and is super easy to layer like any of your favorite skincare products.
Not to mention, body balms are incredibly soothing for dry, cracked, and irritated skin. They might really be the answer to all your dry skin woes. Ready to see for yourself? Here are 3 of the best balms to soothe and moisturize chronically dry skin and lips.
Yuni Gliding Light Illuminating Body Balm, $25
Formulated with organic Kukui Seed Oil, shea butter, and ethically sourced mica, Yuni Gliding Light is a luxurious cross between body butter and highlighter. It heals and restores dry, dehydrated spots on legs, arms, elbows, lips, and even the tips of your hair!
Just take a small scoop of product, place it into the palm of your hand, and warm it between your palms until it’s loose enough to work into your skin. Now that you’ve worked the balm into a luscious oil-like substance, rub it on the area that you want to moisturize and illuminate. Voila! Soft, supple skin.
Oh, and by the way, this body balm by Yuni isn’t just some glorified Vaseline. In fact, there’s no mineral oil or petroleum jelly in the formula at all!
Banyan Soothing Skin Balm, $22
Banyan Soothing Skin Balm is a special blend because the formula is made with the ancient Indian medical system, or Ayurveda, in mind. It caters to people with excess pitta in the body, which means that they struggle with red, inflamed, and highly irritated skin more than others do.
One thing that stands out about this particular soothing balm is how it’s blended with Neem and Vetiver— two plants that produce anti-inflammatory oils known to soothe and rejuvenate irritated skin. So not only does it soften those extra rough spots, but it calms and cools them in the process.
While most body balms are to be used once, maybe twice, a day for best results, Banyan suggest that you use this 3-4 times a day for optimal healing.
Balmonds Skin Salvation, $13
Balmond Skin Salvation may be the actual savior you’ve been looking for. Crafted with everything our skin loves like beeswax, hemp seed oil, and chamomile extract, this balm is the answer to sensitive, problematic skin that just can’t get right.
The best part is that its incredibly gentle formula effectively treats eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis and dry skin. Which means that even if your skin is typically irritated by highly fragranced or complicated blends, Skin Salvation will be the one balm that’ll calm it—all while smelling good and feeling luxurious.
Plus, this is one balm that you don’t have to keep completely away from the babies! It’s actually safe enough to use on children 6 weeks and older.
