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Wonderbalm (£29), a multi-purpose beauty product, is making waves in the beauty world. It’s not just a hair mask, lip balm, makeup primer and remover, eye cream, hand cream but also a natural first aid treatment, helping with everything from dry hair and skin to minor cuts and burns.
In fact, it’s so popular that it has become British Airways’ number one best selling skincare product, even outselling big name brands (and some alcohol brands) during on board shopping. With a 20% increase in sales since its launch last year, I decided to put it to the test on my dry, sensitive and eczema-prone skin to see if it lives up to the hype.
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Here’s a quick rundown of what you can use Wonderbalm for: Skin moisturiser. Lip balm. Hair mask. Makeup primer. Makeup remover. Eye cream. Cuticle conditioner. First aid – treating minor cuts, burns and scrapes. Post shaving care. Tattoo aftercare. Soothing insect bites. Calming sunburn. Using Wonderbalm
The balm turns from a solid into an oil
(Image: Faith Richardson)
Wonderbalm is packed with all-natural ingredients, including shea butter, olive oil, cendelilla wax, orange peel oil and vegetable oil. These ingredients are rich in vitamins and antioxidants which help hydrate and repair your skin. While it might sound heavy, as long as you don’t use too much, it’s just nicely hydrating and soothing.
Describing my skin, I’d say it’s dry, sensitive, tight and damaged. I suffer quite badly from eczema everywhere from behind my knees to my eyelids, and the addition of hayfever means my eyes, nose and mouth especially suffer from cracked, dry and raw skin on a regular basis.
Since Wonderbalm can be used on broken skin, it seemed the perfect product to try applying to my damaged skin, especially around my eyelids where products tend to cause stinging and do little to prevent skin from cracking or splitting. The Wonderbalm has a waxy, solid texture that you scrape out of the jar, and a little goes a very long way. A fingernail’s worth would cover your hands easily, whilst two small scoops was more than enough for my entire face.
Once applied to your skin, the heat from your body immediately turns it into more of an oily texture that’s easy to rub in and blend, whilst promising not to clog your pores. It does stay moist to the touch for quite a while, so I usually apply it either first thing in the morning or before bed, when I don’t need to be doing anything else for a little while.
If you’re looking for something a little easier to apply, Bloom and Blossom’s Wonder Worker Multi Tasking Balm is a great alternative, coming in a squeezy tube with a more cream-like formula. It’s currently on sale at £12.80 (was £16), and can be used for almost as many issues as the Wonderbalm.
Alternatively, the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 Multi-Purpose Repairing Balm is a steal at £10.90. It’s a similar cream formula that’s easy to apply and rub in. Plus, it’s gentle enough to be applied to post-injury on broken skin, helping to repair and protect your skin.
The results
Whilst Wonderbalm isn’t solely responsible for my improved skin, it does help during eczema flare ups (left)
(Image: Faith Richardson)
I first tried the Wonderbalm on a particularly nasty eczema patch on my eyelids which had been splitting and getting worse as the area is naturally dry and moves quite a lot. The immediate effect was that it took any sting out of it, and created a protective barrier over the top, which meant it wasn’t being aggravated every time I blinked.
I also gave it a go on my entire face, and when I say I woke up the next day with the softest skin ever, I’m not exaggerating. However, I do think it’s maybe a little heavy to use daily.
It’s brilliant as a treatment once or twice a week, but after trying it on my whole face every day for a week my skin started to feel a bit oily and like it couldn’t breathe properly. It did, however, work as a daily treatment over very sore and dry skin (like eczema patches) and helped prevent cracking or splitting, reports the Mirror.
Overall, this has been a game-changer to have in my skincare kit for those moments when my skin needs a bit of TLC. While it’s not the only factor in my improved skin, it has played a crucial role in safeguarding it, and I can completely understand why travellers are adding Wonderbalm to their skincare kits. All these perks in one tiny pot? My carry-on has never been so thankful.
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