When I picked up a jar of this anti-inflammatory cream, I thought I wouldn’t need it until the dry winter months. Then my skin started freaking out and getting all rashy in the sun, so I slathered on the locally made, greenish paste rich in soothing extracts of organic calendula, chickweed and camomile, plus zinc. My skin drank it up gratefully. It’s marketed as an alternative to cortisone ointments, but thanks to its high percentage of non-nano zinc, it fends off UV rays, too. Was loving it as a daily facial moisturizer – until my partner hijacked it on a month-long work trip. Clearly, he’s digging it, too. skinessence.ca. $20/50 ml.
