Science-backed ingredients

Ingredients

Squalane for Softness

The lightweight, skin-identical emollient that softens without the heavy feel of a barrier balm.

Squalane, the lightweight emollient in Aura Recovery

Panthenol for Hydration

Provitamin B5, the humectant that draws in moisture and supports skin's own post-run recovery.

Panthenol, a soft white hydrating cream smoothed in waves, in macro detail

Centella Asiatica for Soothing

The soothing botanical with a long history in skin recovery, used to calm friction-stressed skin after the run.

Centella asiatica, the soothing botanical in Aura Recovery

Niacinamide for Calm

The well-studied form of vitamin B3 that supports barrier strength and calms the look of post-run redness.

Niacinamide, the calming ingredient in Aura Recovery

Ceramide Complex for Barrier Repair

The same lipids your skin's barrier is made of, replenished where friction and sweat have worn it down.

Ceramide complex, a translucent balm-cream texture in macro detail

Soy Sterols for Feel

The plant-derived lipids that make a petrolatum barrier feel like skin care instead of petroleum jelly.

Soy sterols, the feel-improving ingredient in Aura Ultra

Microcrystalline & Paraffin Wax for Stability

The structural wax system that keeps a barrier stable from desert heat to alpine cold.

Microcrystalline and paraffin wax, the structural ingredients in Aura Ultra

Vitamin E for Defense

The antioxidant that conditions skin and keeps natural oils fresh, present in every Aura formula.

Vitamin E, the antioxidant ingredient across the Aura range

Tea Tree Oil for the Finish

The clean, refreshing finish in both barrier formulas, a natural scent instead of an added fragrance.

Tea tree oil, the finishing ingredient in Aura Full and Aura Ultra

Castor Oil for Staying Power

The dense, cushioning oil that adds staying power to a balm's glide layer.

Castor oil, a thick golden oil with slow-moving bubbles, in macro detail

Jojoba Oil for Glide

The skin-similar liquid wax that keeps a friction barrier moving with you instead of catching on skin or fabric.

Jojoba oil, a glide ingredient in Aura Full

Coconut Oil for Moisture

The classic emollient that hydrates skin and builds the moisture barrier in our natural formula.

Coconut oil, an emollient ingredient in Aura Full

Beeswax for Structure

The natural wax that gives a balm its structure, so it travels well and applies the same at mile zero as at the halfway point.

Beeswax, the structural ingredient in Aura Full

Shea Butter for Conditioning

The conditioning butter that softens skin and gives a balm its glide, in both our barrier and recovery formulas.

Shea butter, the conditioning ingredient in Aura Full and Aura Recovery

White Petrolatum for the Barrier

The most occlusive, longest-proven skin barrier ingredient available, and the base of our ultra-distance formula.

White petrolatum, the occlusive barrier ingredient in Aura Ultra

Lanolin for Protection

The wool-derived barrier ingredient distance runners have trusted for decades, and why it anchors two Aura formulas.

Lanolin, the barrier ingredient in Aura Full and Aura Ultra