Cold snaps, scorching heat, long flights, or skin friction from ground contact or rough fabrics—these situations can compromise your skin's hydrolipidic barrier. Formulated with lipid-rich ingredients, these balms reinforce the stratum corneum, promoting cell cohesion and locking in moisture to combat dryness.
Apply morning and evening to tight or irritated areas, or use all over as a preventive body lotion. Reapply during the day if needed for ongoing protection.
Opt for multi-use formulas suitable for face and body, or body-specific ones. Not all actives are gentle on facial skin, which can otherwise feel greasy or irritated.
Surgras Body Balm "Bandage" Effect, Mixa, €6.30.
SOS Extreme Conditions Balm, Topicrem, €12.
Cold Cream Extreme Conditions SPF 30, Payot, €29.
With insights from Dr. Françoise Roudil, dermatologist for Topicrem.
