what's the difference between moisturiser and balm?

[katiekittlemouse]

as an older mum my skin is quite dry and have thought about using balm instead of moisturiser, but not sure if you can use all the time, ie. daily - does anyone know about it?
have seen a neals yard rose balm which looks lovely!

I'd say the difference is probably about £10.
It's just a posh name isn't it?

If her skin is dry (mine is sandpaper) she needs a heavy duty moisteriser (I often wear night cream instead of day cream for example_

The Neal's Yard rose balm, if it's the one in a tube- is quite nice but it wasn't moisterisery enough for my skin. I can heartily recommend NY Frankinsense Moisteriser though- it's fabulous.

(when my skin is really dry I slop good old blue nivea on it, or lather it in vaseline.)