It’s impossible to get through winter without these multi-purpose balms, which we spread from head to toe. Truly universal (even for infants!), most can be applied to the face, body, hands, dry feet… Certified organic formulas are becoming increasingly common.
The stars of the pharmacy, but also of supermarkets
Fragrance-free, universal formulas (face and body, infants, children, adults) abound in pharmacies, especially when it comes to healing care or products for atopic skin (La Roche-Posay, Bioderma, CeraVe, SVR, Eau Thermale Avène, A-Derma), but also in supermarkets (Mixa Expert Peau Sensible, Nivea).
Formulas can be enriched with prebiotics, as with SVR (Topialyse Baume Protect+, 400 ml, €23.90), tested for endocrine disruption, or La Roche-Posay (Cicaplast Baume B5+, Baume Ultra-Réparateur Apaisant, 100 ml, €17.85).
The latter contains lactobacilli, yacon root extract, sugars, vitamin B5 and madecassoside. It has been clinically proven effective on diaper rash in infants, as well as on redness after waxing or shaving, insect bites, sunburn or skin discomfort due to chemotherapy.
Care products developed for atopic skin are always the richest, such as Atoderm Intensive Baume Bioderma (500 ml, €20.50), which contains probiotics, Baume Relipidant Xeracalm A.D Cosmétique stérile Eau Thermale Avène (400 ml, €25.10), or Exomega Control Baume émollient A-Derma (400 ml, €10).
The latest is available from CeraVe (availability: January 15, 2024): Advanced Repair Ointment, Pommade Réparatrice Intensive Visage, Corps & Lèvres (88 ml, €15.30 or 50 ml, €11.50).
Developed with dermatologists, this “bandage-effect” …
