Why side by side
Balms look alike on a shelf: a tin, a wax and a scent. The differences are in the numbers a label buries: how many ounces you're really getting, what that costs per ounce, whether "light hold" is a brand's word or a measurement, and whether the ingredient list names beeswax, lanolin or tallow. Seeing the same scent family from each brand next to each other, including the sizes a range doesn't make, is the quickest way to tell them apart.
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