Black Diamond Climbon Bar, 1 oz

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The Giddy balm was a pleasant surprise and a strong performer. It missed out on an award only because of the prowess of the ClimbOn bar. The answer depends on how much you value your dollar and your fingertips. The ClimbSkin is a strong performer that feels wonderful on the skin, but other contenders won’t take such big bites out of your wallet. Like the Joshua Tree, it’s a soft solid that sits in a tin and allows a fingertip or two to be dipped in at a time. It smells pleasantly citrus-y and it’s easy to apply. We recommend putting it on at night, as once you put it on you don’t want to touch anything for a while. It is not tested on animals either, so that is an added plus. We found it helps skin recover, but does not make it too soft. This is essential when you want to climb hard often. The price is ok too! Here at TopBouldering, it is our favourite.

Most climbing skin care balms and creams are a soft wax or oil based – in contrast to traditional skin care creams. If you have quite dry skin try to get something that moisturizes with natural oils that will be absorbed by your skin but not leave it to soft. If you have oily or sweaty skin, try and get something with a natural, mild drying agent.Research your chalk and skin type to make the right choice. Whenever you’re climbing, monitor your hands for cuts and tears. Retreat immediately if you notice one and apply first aid. 3. Handcare After Climbing

We often go along with the most popular chalk, but there’s a good chance it isn’t compatible with your skin type. Don’t use climbing chalk with active drying agents unless you tend to have sweaty hands. If you continue to climb and train with a flapper, you’ll likely increase the “wound.” In the worst-case scenario, you’ll start bleeding from the area. Granted, it won’t be a LOT of blood, but it’s bad nonetheless. The first lotion on this list is the Rhino Performance Cream. It is hydrating, regenerative, and cleansing. It is made with earth-grown ingredients and smells very nice. If you have beat up hands it really does help your performance. It is on the expensive side, however.

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If your salve needs are mostly for general skin restoration, you may not need to invest in a fancy climbing-specific salve. For the best performance, you’ll want to make sure your skin is the perfect level of durable. The first thing you need to do is thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water after climbing. This removes dirt and chalk and allows your pores to breathe. You should also try to avoid things like washing up or activities where your hands are wet for a long time. Wear gloves instead, this isn’t an excuse to skip chores… Thoroughly wash your hands in hot soapy water after every climbing session, then rinse properly in cold water The hardcore wax-based climbing salves are mostly for severe restoration of the skin. They’re usually applied to hands after a long history of skincare neglect.

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It did help skin heal, but the result was softer than skin treated by products like the ClimbOn and Giddy balms. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing — some competition climbers soften their skin for better grip on plastic, and some climbers (understandably) prefer a hand that isn’t stiff and leathery.

The salves did differ plenty in effectiveness, feel, and of course, price. For the details, read on. How well did my skin heal using the salve? Did it make a substantial difference? What were the characteristics of healed skin?ClimbSkin is another aggressively marketed product courtesy of our friends at FrictionLabs (who sell in the USA for the Spain-based ClimbSkin). Joshua Tree Organic Climbing Salve is a “good” product at best. The salve only has two pros – decent skin healing and organic ingredients. ClimbOn is the name that resonates when speaking about bouldering hand cream. Although, it is not a cream it is a salve! It is respected the world over, and many boulderers use it. It’s made from 100% natural ingredients, and combines different oils and is suitable for all types of skin. O’Keeffe’s earns a mention here not so much out of performance — it was the weakest performing salve in our test — as for being drastically cheaper (per ounce) than any other salve we tested.