Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is at the heart of Bella Balm. Known for its rich, skin-loving fatty acids, it helps deeply moisturize while supporting the skin’s natural barrier.

Roughly 50% lauric acid (a medium-chain fatty acid) that behaves a lot like the lipids already in your skin. It’s naturally antimicrobial, penetrates the outer layer without clogging pores, and acts as a gentle occlusive to lock in water. Research shows it can significantly improve skin hydration and barrier function in dry or compromised skin, basically the plant version of your skin’s own sebum.

Calendula

Calendula is a gentle botanical known for its calming and skin-soothing properties. It helps reduce the feeling of dryness and discomfort while supporting the skin’s natural recovery process.

Loaded with flavonoids and triterpenoids that have been shown in studies to calm inflammation and speed up skin repair. It helps regulate the skin’s inflammatory response and supports collagen production without irritation, which is why it’s a go-to in traditional herbalism and modern sensitive-skin formulas.

Plantain Leaf

Plantain leaf is a traditional botanical valued for its soothing and skin-supporting properties. It works to calm dry or stressed areas while helping the skin feel more balanced and restored. Known for generations as a go-to for skin in need of care, it brings a quiet, effective kind of support your skin can rely on.

Plantain contains aucubin, allantoin, and polysaccharides that give it mild astringent yet deeply soothing qualities. Allantoin promotes gentle exfoliation and cell turnover, while the mucilage forms a light protective film that helps calm irritation and support moisture retention, classic “draw out and calm” action that herbalists have relied on for centuries.

St. Johns Wort

St. John’s Wort is a botanical known for its calming and skin-supporting properties. It helps comfort dry or stressed skin while supporting the skin’s natural balance, leaving it feeling soft, smooth, and cared for. Traditionally used in skin care for its gentle, restorative qualities, it brings a soothing touch to everyday use.

It’s prized for hyperforin and hypericin, along with flavonoids that contribute to its soothing profile. These compounds help modulate inflammatory responses and support the skin’s natural repair processes, making it especially comforting for skin that feels irritated or overworked.

Myrrh

Myrrh is a rich, resin-based botanical known for its skin-conditioning and supportive properties. It helps comfort dry skin while contributing to a smooth, well-balanced feel. Traditionally valued for its use in skin care, myrrh brings a deeper, more grounding element to the blend.

Myrrh resin contains sesquiterpenes and boswellic acid-like compounds that give it antioxidant and soothing properties. It has a long history of helping skin feel more resilient and balanced, partly by supporting the skin’s own lipid matrix and calming oxidative stress.

Beeswax

Beeswax helps give Bella Balm its smooth, rich texture while creating a protective layer that locks in moisture. It works to seal in hydration and shield the skin from dryness, leaving lips and skin feeling soft, comfortable, and cared for. Naturally derived and time-tested, it brings both structure and lasting moisture to the formula.

Beeswax is a natural occlusive made of esters, fatty acids, and long-chain alcohols. It forms a breathable, semi-permeable film that dramatically reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) without suffocating the skin — essentially a plant-and-bee version of your skin’s own protective coating. Studies show it helps maintain higher skin water content and improves barrier function when used in balms.

Goldenseal

Goldenseal is a botanical known for its skin-supporting and conditioning properties. It helps care for dry or stressed skin while contributing to a smooth, balanced feel. Traditionally used in natural skin care, it brings a gentle, supportive element to the blend.

Its key alkaloid, berberine, gives it mild antimicrobial and soothing qualities. Goldenseal has been traditionally used to support skin that needs extra care, helping maintain balance by gently addressing microbial stressors while the other ingredients focus on hydration and repair.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a well-known skin-conditioning ingredient that helps support moisture and maintain a soft, smooth feel. It works alongside the other ingredients to enhance the richness of the balm, leaving lips and skin feeling nourished, balanced, and comfortable.

As tocopherol, Vitamin E acts as a lipid-soluble antioxidant that helps protect skin oils (including the ones in this balm) from oxidation. It supports the skin barrier, aids in moisture retention, and works synergistically with the other botanicals to keep the formula stable and skin feeling nourished longer.

The Bella Balm

Difference

Every ingredient in Bella Balm is there for a reason. Together, they create a rich, nourishing balm made to support your skin and give you confidence in what you’re putting on your body.