L'Occitane Mom & Baby Balm

What's with the Americanism in the name of this product? Anyway, it was actually my mum (or mom?) who introduced me to this product. She's discovered the internet and my dad's credit card - the people at L'Occitane can't believe their luck and have ordered extra vats of the Immortelle line that she loves. She threw this into one of her orders, and used it on Miss London when she was staying with them, then gave me the rest of her current tin when she returned my child.

Miss London and Mr London both suffer from little patches of eczema. This soothes and moisturises it instantly. It's softer and less waxy than pure Shea butter, and not as oily as the Egyptian Magic (olive oil/propolis) ointment that we'd been using for a while. Miss London is also a hayfever sufferer and often gets nosebleeds if the skin inside her nostrils really dries out, and we use this to moisturise and act as a pollen barrier.

The texture is thick and creamy but not hard or waxy; the blend of oils and butters used make it soothing and spreadable. It doesn't sink in straight away, but leaves a protective film on the skin.

Ingredients are: Coconut oil, shea butter, grapeseed oil, oat flour, sunflower oil, shea butter extract, tocopherol, rosemary leave extract, calendula flower extract.

It's fragrance free, but it does have that slightly nutty shea butter smell. The packaging recommends it for use on babies as well as on dry/itchy pregnancy skin (I think it'd be excellent for this. It wasn't about when I was pregnant; I used the pure shea butter and had to melt it with a hairdrier to apply it.) I think it'd make a good nappy cream as it does leave a protective film, and I also like it for dry cuticles/heels/elbows. It's currently on sale on the L'Occitane website at £7 for 50ml and £16 for 150ml. If you have any dry/sensitive skinned souls in your household, this is worth having to hand.