NOOKS Everywhere Balm in its 60 mL recyclable aluminium tin
NOOKS Everywhere Balm open tin, balm surface visible
NOOKS Everywhere Balm applied to skin
NOOKS Everywhere Balm, barrier repair for sensitive skin

NOOKS · For skin under pressure™

A quiet achiever. Tackles the lot.

★4.97 · 169 reviews

One tin, fifteen ingredients, no water. It goes on split knuckles and heels, then on lips and external intimate skin, without changing anything about itself.

  • Replaces the serum, the hand cream, the ointment, the lip balm and the cuticle oil
  • Settles in about ninety seconds, soft-matte finish
  • Quiets reactive skin. No fragrance, no petroleum, nothing to react to
  • For skin that finds most products too much, or the wrong ones not enough
  • Most people get three to four months from a tin. $0.38 a day, less on a bundle

60 mL · $39.95 AUD

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Which drawer is yours

Four drawers. Same tin.

“It never holds.”Hands, lips, heels that go dry again by lunch “I want the Vaseline gone.”No petrolatum, no paraffin, no mineral oil “I want one thing, not six.”Face, lips, cuticles, kids, everywhere “Everything stings.”Reactive, sensitised, fresh off a retinoid

The Feel

Silk. Soft-matte. Never slick, never shiny.

Melts in on contact. Gone within a few minutes.

Sinks into the surface instead of sitting on top until it rubs off.

No greasy film. No wax drag. No residue.

Softness that holds, even after you wash your hands.

How to use it

Less than you think.

Scrape the surface.A fingernail's worth covers both hands.
Warm it first.Three seconds between your fingers. The waxes melt at body temperature, which is what turns a solid into something spreadable.
Press it in.Then leave it alone for ninety seconds.

The math, in detail

What the drawer costs you per day.

Retinol serum$1.34
Premium hand cream$1.07
Barrier ointment$0.57
Lip balm$0.43
Cuticle oil$0.43
plus ten more$3.69
Combined$7.53/day

The Everywhere Balm. $0.38 a day.
It covers every line above.

See the full fifteen
Retinol serum / anti-ageing treatment$75.00 · ~8 weeks$1.34/day
Premium hand cream$45.00 · ~6 weeks$1.07/day
Barrier-repair ointment$24.00 · ~6 weeks$0.57/day
Massage balm$22.00 · ~6 weeks$0.52/day
Wind / weather face balm$22.00 · ~6 weeks$0.52/day
Body / skin-relief lotion$16.00 · ~5 weeks$0.46/day
Beard balm$25.00 · ~8 weeks$0.45/day
Cuticle oil$27.00 · ~9 weeks$0.43/day
Lip balm$12.00 · ~4 weeks$0.43/day
Post-shave balm$18.00 · ~6 weeks$0.43/day
Cracked-heel / foot balm$15.00 · ~6 weeks$0.36/day
Tattoo balm / ink upkeep$20.00 · ~8 weeks$0.36/day
Pre-shave oil$20.00 · ~10 weeks$0.29/day
Anti-chafe / friction balm$15.00 · ~10 weeks$0.21/day
Petroleum jelly, the catch-all$6.30 · ~10 weeks$0.09/day
Combinedaround $2,750 a year$7.53/day

Representative retail across a typical routine. Categories, not specific brands. Per day = price divided by how long one unit lasts in regular use. One tin stands in for all fifteen.

What's not in it

Four things that aren't in the tin.

No water.Nothing to evaporate, and nothing that needs a preservative to survive. Preservatives are one of the most common things people react to after fragrance.
No petrolatum, paraffin or mineral oil.It slows water loss while it sits there. Skin can't use any of it to build with. Wipe it off and you're back where you started.
No fragrance.Essential oils included. The leading cause of skincare allergy, and natural makes no difference to that.
No filler.Fifteen ingredients, each one doing a job.

The mechanism

The water is already in there. It's leaving.

Skin holds water in with fat packed between the cells. Hot showers, soap and wind take that fat with them. Then it leaks.

This tin puts back four of the fats skin makes for itself.

Wax esters · jojoba

Wax esters, from jojoba.

Up to a third of your own skin oil is wax ester. Jojoba is the closest plant match that exists.

Squalane

Squalane.

Your skin makes squalene. This is the stable version, the one that doesn't go rancid on your face.

NOOKS The Everywhere Balm, 60 mL tin

Linoleic acid · sunflower

Linoleic acid, from sunflower.

What skin builds its own structural fats from.

Plant sterols · shea

Plant sterols, from shea.

Stands in for cholesterol, the third fat in the mix.

Most oils give you one of these. Petroleum and tallow give you none.

Beeswax holds the whole thing in place while it works.

0.5%

The only number we publish

Bakuchiol, 0.5%. Not retinol. Not a vitamin A derivative, and it doesn't become one on your skin.

Published work has compared it with retinol for the look of firmness and evenness, without the peeling. 0.5% is the concentration that work used.

Warm a fingernail\u2019s worth. It goes on thin and settles to a soft matte, not a film.

Straight from the drawer

Trust issues? Us too.

Proof

The highlights reel.

4.97 ★★★★★ 169 reviews
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Hannah C.✓★★★★★
It really does sink in beautifully and just feels good - no greasiness or residue left behind.
Vanessa P.✓★★★★★
As a long-time Vaseline devotee, I'm happily replacing it with Nooks.
Abigail W.✓★★★★★
It's all I use, low maintenance people will understand. I only want one thing to throw in my overnight bag.
Tarquin✓★★★★★
My god is it good, zero sting, no stickiness or waxiness, it's genuinely amazing.

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Yes, even there

Built for the most sensitive skin on the body first.

Lips, knuckles, heels, external intimate skin, skin fresh off a retinoid.

That skin is thinner and has fewer oil glands of its own. It loses water faster and reacts to more. Build for that and the elbows look after themselves.

FAQ

Before you ask.

Will it feel greasy?
Not if you use less than you think. Scrape a fingernail's worth, warm it between your fingers for three seconds, press it in. Cold and thick, any balm sits on the surface waiting to be rubbed off. Warm and thin, this one sinks in and settles to a soft matte.
How is it different from petroleum jelly or a paw paw ointment?
Those form a film on top that slows water loss while it's there. Useful, and that's the whole job. Skin can't use petroleum to build with, so nothing changes underneath. This puts back the fats skin makes for itself, which means it's working while it's on and after it's gone.
Why is there no water in it?
Water evaporates within the hour, and it has to be preserved or it grows things. Taking it out takes the preservative system with it, the emulsifiers holding oil and water together, and most of what people react to. What's left is fifteen ingredients doing work.
What's bakuchiol, and is it like retinol?
It behaves like retinol without being related to it. Not a vitamin A derivative, and it doesn't convert to one on your skin. Published work has compared the two for the look of firmness and evenness, without the peeling. Ours sits at 0.5%, the concentration that work used. It's the only percentage we publish.
Will it sting?
There's no fragrance, no essential oil load, no alcohol and no preservative system, which covers the four things that most commonly sting compromised skin. It was built for sensitive external skin first, and everything else came after.
Will it clog my pores?
We don't make a non-comedogenic claim, because we haven't run the testing that would justify one. What we can tell you is what's in it. Jojoba, squalane and MCT are light, fast-absorbing lipids, and there's no petroleum or heavy mineral oil in the tin.
Can I use it on my face?
Yes. Face, hands, lips, cuticles, heels, dry patches, post-shave. Use less on the face than you would on your hands. It works under makeup once it's settled.
Can I use it on reactive or sensitised skin?
It's made for skin under pressure. Fragrance-free and anhydrous, which removes the usual triggers. On broken, weeping or infected skin, see a professional instead of reaching for a balm.
Is it suitable for kids?
For ages two and up, used sparingly on intact external skin. Under two, the honest answer is that the data is limited. One low-level ingredient hasn't been studied long-term in very young skin, so we hold the guidance there rather than guess. For persistent or broken rashes, see a professional.
Pregnant or breastfeeding?
Yes, with guardrails. External use on intact skin only, never internal. For nipples, apply after feeding and cleanse before the next feed. One low-level ingredient hasn't been studied long-term in pregnancy or nursing, so the caution reflects a gap in the research rather than a known concern.
How long does a tin last?
Around three to four months at typical use, which works out to about $0.38 a day.
What if it doesn't work for me?
Use one tin for 30 days. If it hasn't earned a permanent spot in your bathroom, we refund that tin. Email hi@nooksbalm.com.

The guarantee

Use one tin for 30 days.

If it hasn't earned a permanent spot in your bathroom, we refund the tin.

NOOKS Everywhere Balm open tin, balm surface visible

One tin. Every nook.

Second tin $35. Third $30.Shipping free from two.
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