Why Your Skin Barrier Is Begging You for a Balm

So your skin’s feeling tight, flaky, irritated, or just… off. Maybe your usual moisturiser isn’t cutting it. Maybe you’ve added yet another serum to your shelf, hoping it’ll do something.

What if the problem isn’t what you’re missing—but what you’ve overdone?

Let’s talk about your skin barrier.
(Yes, she’s sensitive. And yes, you’ve probably pissed her off.)

First Off, What Is the Skin Barrier?

Think of it like your skin’s security system. It keeps the good stuff (moisture) in and the bad stuff (pollution, irritants, your ex’s opinions) out.

When it’s healthy: skin is smooth, juicy, bouncy.
When it’s struggling: redness, flakiness, stinging, breakouts, and an overall “help me” vibe.

Signs You’ve Broken the Barrier (No Judgement)

• Your skin burns when you put anything on it

• Flaky patches and weird texture out of nowhere

• Nothing seems to “sink in”

• You feel dry and greasy at the same time

• That moisturiser you loved? Now makes you itchy

(If this is you: welcome to the club, it’s extremely fixable.)

Enter: Balm. The Good Kind.

Not all balms are created equal.
But the one we make? Yeah. It’s the balm.

Made with 13 skin-repairing plants, nourishing butters, and barrier-sealing beeswax—it’s designed to give your skin a literal hug.

It doesn’t just sit there being pretty. It does stuff:

• Seals in moisture

• Softens rough patches

• Calms down inflammation

• Supports overnight repair

Basically, it restores your barrier like a boss.

But Don’t I Need a Full Routine?

Sometimes. But not always.
The balm is a whole routine in a jar—especially when your skin is on the edge and you don’t know what’s helping and what’s hurting.

Still, if your skin is in full SOS mode, we do have backup.

The Skin SOS Squad = Balm + Serum + Moisturiser
They work beautifully together. But if you’re overwhelmed, start here:
💛 Balm first. Always balm.

Final Word?

If your skin is mad, confused, or just needs a break—strip it back. One step. One jar. One week.

Let the balm do its thing.
(Spoiler: it’s really good at it.)

→ Meet the balm everyone’s obsessed with

And if you’d like to hear which balm I used to buy (but NEVER AGAIN!)—and WHY—here’s a link to the podcast episode I recorded about it:

→ Podcast Episode: The Day My Favourite Balm Broke My Heart 

Want the backstory?
This balm wasn’t born in a boardroom—it was born in my bathroom, when my skin was at its worst.
👉 Read: Why I Created This Balm (And Why It Still Works)