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My name is Tammy Lim and I am an award winning blogger from Top 10 Malaysia Magazine and Cleo Malaysia Magazine. I have been blogging since 2008 and I am also the founder of a local Malaysian beauty & lifestyle community called The Butterfly Project. People often tell me that I'm a wonder woman, but in reality - if it's something you love, you can do wonders.

When I'm not wondering, I'll be on my computer searching for the next fountain of youth or hunting down a fantastic deal. I'm also a shopaholic, wanderluster, spa enthusiast and proud hipster who loves planning special occasions and surprises for her loved ones.
  • Top 10 Female Bloggers in Malaysia Award
  • Cleo's Next Top Blogger Malaysia Award
  • Founder of The Butterfly Project Malaysia



  • Body Bar's Badger Balm

    7.20.2010


    what's BADGER BALM? shocked face

    Yeah I didn't know the existence of Badger Balm until Buaya Wing told me about it. She's suffering from sleepless nights for as long as I know her. Each time I see her face, she looks tired as hell. I wonder what's going on in her life! she can still drag herself to work even with a couple of hours of sleep only. When I got invited to Nuffnang's Singapore Bloggers Award event to see the star studded blogger's event (it was a sponsored 3D2N stay which was awesome, I still can't believe I was invited!) I brought Buaya Wing with me as my "date". We slept in the same hotel room at Link Hotel. We tour around Singapore ourselves with what little money we had and hunted down this sleeping balm called "Badger Balm".

    the famous sleeping balm

    It was kinda weird that we spend most of our "shopping time" hunting Badger Balm down in pharmacies, Watsons, Guardian etc. The sales lady didn't even know what we're talking about! "Badger Balm, do you have BADGER balm?" we said? The lady answered "What is Badger Balm?". Yeah I had a hard time trying to explain the balm is not made out of badger. "Sleeping Balm, Sleeping Balm" Buaya Wing says.

    Made of USDA Certified Organic ingredients with no chemicals, synthetics, GMO's, parabens, toxic preservatives or any of the other bad stuffs. Rub a little on the temples, nose, neck or skin above superficial arterial points before you sleep and it'll help you calm down and sleep.

    The sales lady look weirdly back at us. I can't blame her, she's a mature lady and here we are a bunch of girls asking for Musang Balm. "Sorry miss, no Badger Balm, we have Tiger Balm" she says. Err.. no thx Auntie. Still we ended up with no Badger Balm in Singapore. We asked all possible stores that might carry them even in Sephora. I guess we were looking in the wrong place or the balms are sold out.

    Badger Balm also carries other beneficial balms
    (so happy that we can get them here now)

    Body Bar, Malaysia which also sells other stuffs
    (like Cuisine Soaps!)

    Back in Malaysia and after a good few months, I come across Badger Balm in Body Bar shop (natural/organic beauty products) and guess what the thing that we were trying to hunt down in Singapore is finally being sold in Malaysia! I bought one Badger Sleep Balm RM32.80 and I have been using it to help me sleep, which it definitely did. I been waking up to a good night's rest with the aid of aromatherapy in a balm. Besides just rubbing it on my temples, I also leave it open beside my bed so I can have the calming scent throughout the night. Something that you should experience on your own to see if it helps with your sleepy nights as it did to mine (I have been sleeping late since I started blogging sigh, panda eyes).

    My Badger Sleep Balm looks like this

    A Calming Sleep Enhancer.

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    Now USDA Certified Organic!

    A dreamy night balm rich with precious oils to calm, encourage, cheer and relax poetic badgers and other restless wanderers. Just rub a little balm under nose, on lips, on temples or other pulse points. Or use the oil for after-bath moisturizing or soothing massage. The aroma does the work. Rosemary is the traditional herb for clear thinking, confidence, and memory. Bergamot is mentally uplifting. Ginger is strengthening and confidence-inducing. Balsam Fir is refreshing, like a walk in the woods. Lavender is the traditional sleep herb; fresh and relaxing. But Sleep Balm doesn't make you sleepy! It helps quiet your thoughts, then you fall asleep naturally.

    Ingredients: *Extra Virgin Olive Oil, *Golden Yellow Beeswax, *Castor Oil, and Essential Oils of *Bergamot, *Ginger, *Rosemary, *Lavender & *Balsam Fir.

    * = Certified Organic

    Badger Balm now is available at Bodybar, all natural & organic skincare chain. You can find them at Sunway Piramid (03-5637 8966), Pavilion KL (03-2145 5866) and Tropicana City Mall (03-7727 8966


    http://www.bodybarskincare.com/

    www.naturalbasics.com.my

    27 comments:

    1. Ahh i remember 3 years back i went all the way to Spore, searching every pharmacy for Badger Balms! No one knows what was it.. i gave up and was at the airport waiting for my flight back when i popped into one of the small pharmacy (forgot name).

      That moment my eyes spotted badger balms - sleep balm, foot balm and bali balm... joy! I bought all back and love every one of them.

      Recent trip to KL i got myself a Stress Balm.. ahh so soothing.. and am very glad KL has them now :)

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    2. hey Foxy! omg... we encounter about the same thing! :( but I took the bus to singapore so didn't go airport ahaha. I'm very glad they're here now in Msia and with so many varieties of balm! I didn't know u're such a big fan of badger balm. How is the Headache Balm like? I'm looking to get one for my headache as I frequently >_< sakit kepala when stress.

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    3. is this like the lesfloralies sniff boxes? except is a balm apply to skin? looks interesting!

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    4. shuaddict:

      yeah :D but instead of essential oils enveloped in bead form, this is solid balm form made with similar sleeping magic stuffs. (ok not magic lah). I'll try to snap a photo of my balm at home to show again tonight :)

      but it looks like those solid minyak angin, colorless (well my sleep balm look colorless) in the can.

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    5. It reminds me of Vicks we use when we were young, only thing Badger seems abit exp lol

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    6. Doroshi: I got vicks too but does not help with sleeping kekeke...

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    7. wahh i see ur sleeping balm..i also wanan buy...the balm inside color same like mine - headache soother..i will upload soon in my blog for u to see too :)

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    8. Doroshi - BELI!!! it really sooth my mood n i can zzz well now....and the price is reasonable!!!

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    9. if its that 'keng' then i wanna try oso, i've been having sleepless nites too, lately.

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    10. Doroshi: headache soother u bought oledi? i will try that next time.. there's one happy balm i saw few days ago, smell citrus.

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    11. caixiuxiu: oh.. coming from a insomniac.. it's good review!

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    12. Sexymummy: u test first at the counter, but it's nice for me lah :D like the smell a lot

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    13. this is definitely a good thing for me since im having a really bad time to sleep! tqs miu! =)

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    14. would love to try the sleeping balm, did they come up with other sniffing stuff dear??? n_n

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    15. I want that!! But if it's so hard to get over there, it's clearly impossible to get it in Canada!!

      Noooo!!! I need to sleep too! >_<

      www.xmaterialgirlsx.blogspot.com

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    16. Hi Tammy,
      good info, thanks for sharing

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    17. thanks for sharing all this wonderful beauty products

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    18. ooh...i must try this then. i've been having trouble sleeping the past 2mths! thank God there's one in Tropicana Mall...TQ so much for the review!! :D

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    19. Haha. After reading this just got me thinking, what happen if you rub tiger balm as an effort to get some sleep? Sure terbakar!

      BTW, thanks for sharing this. I'm going to guinea-pig it on my hubby, who seems to have trouble sleeping on time.

      Thanks again.

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    20. Interesting products.. must look for it.. :)

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    21. wah tammy...good review. I must try to find it....wonder if its available here in penang.

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    22. With the internet, you should search for Badger Balm Singapore and Malaysia. More than 80 locations in both countries :)

      Check out bagderbalm.com.sg

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    23. you can find it in the pharmacy - Living in Suntec City. The prices are cheaper than in KL.

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    24. Ai yoh, next time you come to Singapore, you have to ask a local. There are many hidden corners in Singapore, even though it is a small country. Most foreigners just know Orchard Road.

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    25. I have a Sleep Balm 2OZ/56g to sell (new and sealed). Reason for selling is I was greedy and bought three 2OZ size, after that only realize one can actually last me a long long time. The expired date is 08/10/2013. I am selling at RM45. If you are interested, please email me huikie@hotmail.com.

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    26. Badger Balm is in Unity and Metro in Singapore - Pity you didn't know where to go cos there are about 40 over locations you can get Badger. Ask a Singaporean the next time.

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