For those with reactive or acne-prone skin, my personal favorite is Purito’s Panthenol cream—featuring a soothing blend of panthenol, bamboo, and squalane to keep skin calm and smooth.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
Not all eye creams play nice with base makeup, though.
BeautyBarrier's new priming lotion creates a soft-focus, blurring finish and helps makeup stick to the skin for flawless, all-day wear.
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Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Toiletries needed are bar soap, toothpaste, face cream, body wash, compact mirror, body lotion, nail files, toothbrushes, floss, nonalcoholic mouthwash, face cream, deodorant, full-size shampoo, full-size conditioner, combs and brushes.
Innumerable social media posts question doctors’ advice on safe and effective measures like vitamin K and eye ointment.
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Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Other research suggests that parents who decline vitamin K shots are much more likely to refuse getting their newborns the hepatitis B vaccine and an eye ointment to prevent potentially blinding infections.
Unlike lighter lip treatments that quickly absorb (and disappear), this editor-favorite has a plush, balm-meets-mask texture that forms a cushiony layer over lips to seal in moisture overnight.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
Writer-director Luchina Fisher’s documentary The Dads, a portrait of assorted American fathers trying to support their trans and non-binary children in these dark times, is both painfully timely and blessedly hopeful, a warning and a balm in one handy package.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
However, the cast’s strong relationship has been a salve.
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Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
The Madison has extensive strains of DNA from Redford’s adaptation of The Horse Whisperer, with its emphasis on a rural escape as the ultimate salve for psychic wounds, but also Ordinary People, a film about the impact of grief on the family unit.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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