Universal Balm

Description

Monastery Universal Balm is a rich, versatile salve designed to provide a comforting layer of moisture wherever skin feels dry or in need of added conditioning. Its plush yet lightweight texture melts beautifully into the skin, leaving hands, body, and face feeling soft, supple, and smooth with a natural-looking luminosity. Ideal for keeping close at hand, it brings a luxurious finishing touch to daily skincare.

Cold-pressed mango butter gives the balm its rich, cushiony texture, while neroli, sandalwood, and hinoki create its distinctive aromatic profile. Black pepper oil adds a warm, subtly spicy note to the grounding scent. Each tube includes a custom Monastery coin-logo key designed to help dispense the salve efficiently, making it easy to enjoy every last bit.

HOW TO USE IT

Apply to the hands, face, or anywhere on the body that needs added moisture. Massage a small amount into dry areas until fully absorbed. Reapply as needed throughout the day.

INGREDIENTS

Superpower Ingredients

Black Pepper Oil, Mango Butter, Neroli Oil

Full Ingredient List

Mangifera Indica (Cold-Pressed Mango Butter), Vitis Vinifera (Grapeseed) Oil, Cera Alba (Organic Beeswax), Citrus Aurantium Amara (Neroli) Oil, Santalum Spicatum (Sandalwood) Oil, Chamaecyparis (Hinoki) Oil, Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper) Oil

ABOUT THIS BRAND

Monastery Made is a luxury skincare brand designed to heal and support the skin’s natural processes through expert-crafted formulations. It is produced entirely in-house at its California headquarters. Monastery emphasizes a hands-on approach to development, focusing on high-quality ingredients and sourcing integrity. The brand’s philosophy is to craft products that respect the skin’s natural balance while offering an exquisite sensorial experience, focused on products people will truly love using.

Athena Hewett, a master esthetician, founded Monastery from over two decades of professional client experience and a lifelong connection to botanical traditions influenced by her Greek heritage. Inspired by early experiences gathering herbs and creating remedies, the brand reflects a deep commitment to craftsmanship, ingredient sourcing, and small-batch production. As a 100% independently woman-owned company, Monastery holds a close connection to its process, with each product personally developed and tested by the founder and her team.

The Beauty Heroes Standard

Every product at Beauty Heroes meets our Healthy Beauty Standard—a rigorous set of ingredient, sourcing, performance, and sustainability requirements that goes well beyond global cosmetic regulations. This product:

• Meets or exceeds cosmetic ingredient regulations in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Japan.
• Is cruelty-free and has not been tested on animals.
• Does not contain synthetic fragrance.
• Does not contain silicones.
• Does not contain synthetic acrylates or petrochemical-derived polymers.
• Does not contain PEGs (polyethylene glycols).
• Does not contain sulfates.
• Does not contain parabens.
• Does not contain petroleum-derived ingredients such as mineral oil, petrolatum, carbomer, nylon, vinyl polymers, or similar materials commonly used in conventional cosmetics.
• Does not contain chemical UV filters.

Our Healthy Beauty Standard extends beyond ingredients alone. We also evaluate formulation integrity, ingredient sourcing, environmental impact, packaging, brand values, and product performance before a product is accepted into our collection.

To learn more about our complete ingredient standard—including our approach to sustainability, packaging, philanthropy, and responsible sourcing—visit our full Healthy Beauty Standard.