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Recent Examples of balm
Premium skincare products are also on sale, including EltaMD sunscreen, Hero's Mighty Patches, and the Elemis cleansing balm.
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Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Channel that effortless French girl approach and keep things subtle and simple with a multipurpose lip and cheek balm.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Lemon balm is not particularly picky about soil but needs good drainage to return after winter, which is most likely in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Currently, the balm is Amazon’s top seller in the retailer’s eye treatment balm category.
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
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Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Channel that effortless French girl approach and keep things subtle and simple with a multipurpose lip and cheek balm.
—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Lemon balm is not particularly picky about soil but needs good drainage to return after winter, which is most likely in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7.
—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Currently, the balm is Amazon’s top seller in the retailer’s eye treatment balm category.
—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balm
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Salicylates can also give scents a warm, enveloping, skin-like quality.
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Wipe the microwave with a cloth to easily remove grime and leave a fresh lemon scent.
Noun
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The Best of Beauty-winning fragrance takes the skin-like scent and turns up the volume, amplifying its blend of bergamot, white musk, and amber for a warmer take.
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Whole-home systems avoid that pattern by sending the same fragrance through every vent at the same intensity, which keeps the experience consistent from room to room and turns scent into background rather than another household chore.
Noun
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Made with a mix of hazy, golden Bavarian-style hefeweizen and tangy, sweet-and-sour grapefruit soda, this beer features aromas of citrus zest and banana bread, and is a great option to sip poolside or during a camping trip.
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Thrilling smoky minerality on the nose with an abundance of floral aromatics that is laced with a citrus salinity, such as lemon confit, that has marked acidity and finishing aromas of seashell, making this a gorgeously gastronomic wine.
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Those compounds are naturally present in sweat or urine, and some pheromone perfumes also blend in essential oils to round out the scent.
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Some pheromone perfumes also contain essential oils to round out the scent profile.
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“Balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balm. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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