balm
noun
[ bɑːm ]
• a fragrant cream or liquid used to heal or soothe the skin.
• "a skin balm for use after shaving"
Similar:
ointment,
lotion,
cream,
salve,
liniment,
embrocation,
rub,
gel,
emollient,
unguent,
balsam,
moisturizer,
pomade,
pomatum,
demulcent,
humectant,
unction,
• a tree which yields a fragrant resinous substance, especially one used in medicine.
• a bushy herb of the mint family, with leaves smelling and tasting of lemon.
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘preparation for embalming, fragrant resinous substance’): from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum (see balsam).
