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Handbag Must-Haves: The Beauty Balms to Carry With You Everywhere
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You never know when you’ll need to treat a snagged nail, rough elbows or chapped lips. In these instances, you need a multipurpose balm in your arsenal — something that will soothe skin and can be used on pretty much any area of the body.
From lips, to arms, legs and elbows, these are the beauty balms we keep on rotation:
Lanolips
Lanolips Golden Dry Skin Salve
If you’ve never tried the Golden Dry Skin Salve ($19.95) by Lanolips, you’re in for a treat. This golden balm is formulated with lanolin, manuka honey and vitamin E which, when combined, work to hydrate the skin and form a natural moisture barrier. Slather on dry lips, hands, arms and elbows.
Bush Medijina
Bush Medijina Skin Soothe Balm with Dumburumba
Made in Angurugu, Northern Territory, Bush Medijina’s Skin Soothe Balm ($32) is formulated with dumburuma (native sandalwood) leaves that are harvested from the bush and by the beach, using methods handed down to the Bush Medijina team by their mothers, aunties and grandmothers. This balm contains organic coconut oil as well as lavender and tea tree oils to soothe and hydrate skin.
The Beauty Chef
The Beauty Chef Flora Fix Balm
Designed to protect the skin’s natural microbiome, The Beauty Chef’s Flora Fix Balm ($25) is formulated with camellia, rosehip oil, vitamin E and bio-fermented coconut to provide intensive moisturisation.
Synergie Skin
Synergie Skin Occlusiderm
Perfect for skin that is irritated, flaking or stressed, Synergie Skin Occlusiderm ($36) soothes and calms, providing a natural barrier alternative to petroleum. The addition of ricinoleic acid — an active ingredient — protects and hydrates damaged skin.
Bush Balm
Arrethe Bush Balm
Formulated with olive oil, wild harvested Arrethe (rock fuschsia bush) and beeswax, Arrethe Bush Balm ($10) is used by Aboriginal people of Central Australia to relieve eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis as well as itchy dry skin.
