Increasingly championed for its soothing, anti-inflammatory powers, balms based around CBD are becoming a go-to bathroom staple.
Although few detailed scientific studies are available as yet, CBD – short for cannabidiol - is popping up in a wealth of beauty and well-being products, from face cream for acne to ingestible drops to calm the mind. But where it seems most likely to prove beneficial is used as a body balm, helping with aches and pains - be it cramps, a sore back or a pulled muscle.