Organic Climbing Salve

<p>Joshua Tree — often shortened to "JTree" by climbers — is one of the original climbing-specific skin-care brands. Their organic climbing salve was developed by climbers more than ten years ago, and it's been a quiet staple of climbing gyms and crag bags ever since. If Rhino Skin is the modern "cooling, menthol-y" approach to climber skin care, JTree is the old-school "just put plant matter on it" approach. Both have their loyal users.</p><p>The salve is 100% organic and intentionally unscented (the smell is, in their words, "how potent and natural it is" — a kind of herbal-and-beeswax thing). It heals dry chapped skin, abrasions, scrapes, and the small cuts climbers accumulate from sharp rock. Notably, it's a salve and not a lotion: it doesn't soften skin or thin out calluses. Climbers spend a lot of time building up tough hand skin, and a softening cream undoes that work in a single application. JTree adds moisture and seals damage without compromising the working surface.</p><p>The standard application is to clean hands after a session, dry them, apply liberally before bed, and let it work overnight. It comes in a 50mL aluminum tin — the kind that lives in a chalk bag, gym bag, or bedside drawer for years. Don't apply right before training, though. Greasy skin makes for slick climbing.</p><p>Solid gift for a climber who already takes their skin care seriously, or one who's been ignoring their hands for too long and could use a nudge. Recognizable brand, clean ingredients, lasts a long time. Starts at $31.34.</p>