{"product_id":"barrier-duo-calm-restore-balm-set","title":"The Barrier Duo — Calm + Restore Balm Set for Sensitive Skin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalm in the morning. Restore before bed. The two balms that were designed to work together, now as a set — £60 instead of £72.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people who buy one come back for the other. This is why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy two balms and not one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry, reactive skin is not doing the same job at eight in the morning as it is at eleven at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn daylight your barrier is holding a line against everything the day brings — hard water, wind, central heating, a sleeve, a glove, a shift on a ward. It needs something light enough to sit under clothes and make-up, but present enough to slow water leaving the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOvernight the work changes. Water loss through the skin rises in the small hours and skin temperature goes up with it, which is why itch is so often worse in bed. That is when a thicker, slower layer earns its place — something that stays put for seven hours and is still there in the morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne balm can do one of those jobs well. Two can do both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalm — 50ml.\u003c\/strong\u003e The lighter one. Blue chamomile, ucuuba butter, sea buckthorn and tamanu. The alpha-bisabolol in blue chamomile is one of the most studied botanical soothing compounds there is, and it is where the colour comes from. Sea buckthorn is one of very few plant oils containing palmitoleic acid — a fatty acid your own skin makes. For daytime, and for skin that reacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestore — 50ml.\u003c\/strong\u003e The heavier one. Hemp, colloidal oat, turmeric, shea and cocoa butter. Hemp seed oil is naturally high in gamma-linolenic acid, one of the fats very dry skin tends to run short of. Colloidal oat has been used on uncomfortable skin for centuries and is, unusually, genuinely well researched. For night, and for the worst of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe barrier, plainly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThink of the outer layer of your skin as a brick wall. The cells are the bricks. The fats between them are the mortar. When the mortar runs thin, water escapes faster than it arrives — and skin that is losing water is skin that reacts. Tightness first, then roughness, then redness and itch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth balms are anhydrous. No water in either formula, so there is nothing in them to evaporate off and nothing that needs a preservative to survive. What you put on stays where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo added perfume. No preservatives. No endocrine disruptors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNature provides the idea. I add the science.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThese notes explain why each ingredient was selected. They are not claims about what the finished balms will do.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use them together\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMorning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Calm, on clean dry skin. A small amount, warmed between the fingers first so it spreads rather than drags.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Restore, on the driest areas — hands, elbows, knees, shins, feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifficult days.\u003c\/strong\u003e Calm as often as you need it. Restore over the top before bed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatch test both before you start. Avoid eye contact. Keep out of reach of children. Use within 6 months of opening. Store somewhere cool and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdults and children with very dry, sensitive or easily upset skin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkin under treatment, under stress, or reacting to things it used to tolerate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who wants to read every word on the label and understand it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso suitable for people who may be prone to eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen not to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your skin is broken, weeping, bleeding or looks infected, please see your GP. These are cosmetic products. They are not medicines and they are not a substitute for medical care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you save\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalm 50ml is £40. Restore 50ml is £32. Bought separately, £72. As a set, £60 — a saving of £12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would rather try before you commit, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/starter-duo-calm-restore-barrier-balm-minis\"\u003eStarter Duo\u003c\/a\u003e has both balms in 10ml for £18.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy trust it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormulated by a HCPC-registered Specialist Biomedical Scientist with over twenty years in NHS cellular pathology. Made in small batches in West Yorkshire. Cruelty free. Suitable for vegetarians. Recyclable packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComfortable skin is a need, not a want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree UK delivery over £50. Small batch, made to order. Questions? Email hana@bornofnecessity.co.uk and I will answer personally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BORN OF NECESSITY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54682122977619,"sku":"BON-DUO-50","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/1456\/1107\/files\/healing_cream_for_eczema_psoriasis_with_chamomile_da313897-eb9c-46ed-a0a9-be1777c3c6b2.jpg?v=1787577708","url":"https:\/\/www.bornofnecessity.co.uk\/products\/barrier-duo-calm-restore-balm-set","provider":"BORN OF NECESSITY ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}