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"Balm" are harder and thicker (lip balm, deodorant sticks)
"Ointment" are softer and more loose because they contain more oil. It's like lotion, but more oily
I think "salve" is the same as balms except it is in a container that you can dip into (rather than in a tube like lip balm or deodorant)
I've never heard of "unguent" but I think it's the same as "salve"
noun
a smooth oily preparation that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic.
«…のための» 軟膏（なんこう）, 付け薬 «for»
ORIGIN
Middle English: alteration of Old French oignement, from a popular Latin form of Latin unguentum (see unguent); influenced by obsolete oint ‘anoint’ (from Old French, past participle of oindre ‘anoint’).