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Recent Examples of balm
After a rinse-off mask and a day and night serum (which won a PEOPLE beauty award in 2025) it's added a balm which repairs split ends by relinking broken bonds for visibly healthier hair.
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
This mini set covers the basics with a hand cream packed with almond oil and shea butter, plus a moisture lip balm to keep your skin from feeling tight halfway through your layover.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If needed, use a damp cloth to exfoliate your lips before applying your preparatory balm.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
Thanks to its gentle formula, cleansing balms are a perfect match for all skin types.
—Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
This mini set covers the basics with a hand cream packed with almond oil and shea butter, plus a moisture lip balm to keep your skin from feeling tight halfway through your layover.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If needed, use a damp cloth to exfoliate your lips before applying your preparatory balm.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
Thanks to its gentle formula, cleansing balms are a perfect match for all skin types.
—Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balm
Noun
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The one thing worth noting, however, is that the lotion has medicinal-like scent.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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But flowers also evoke our senses, especially when captured in scent.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Estée Lauder is suing Walmart in federal court alleging that the retailer sold counterfeit versions of the cosmetic company's fragrance and skin care products in its online store.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The selection features body washes and creams, hand soaps and sanitizers, fine fragrance mists, lip glosses, candles, and decorative accessories.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Alongside the artifacts that inspired this project, the team recreated the aromas of mummification in ancient Egypt.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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The buns get their faint green color and grassy, coconut-leaning aroma from the addition of pandan.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Because of its lower perfume concentration, body mists work beautifully as light, everyday scents, for fragrance layering, or even quick hair touch-ups, per Nordstrom beauty director Autumne West.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Wine exports fell by 39 percent; perfumes and cosmetics by 25 percent, and leather goods by 15 percent, according to the data published by the External Trade Statistics and Analyses Division.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balm. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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