Beeswax: lip-friendly goodness
Odds are very good that your favorite lip balm is as close as your pocket, purse or countertop, and you probably have spares everywhere (bedside table? reading nook?). Possibly you’re dabbing some to your lips as you read. It’s part of the daily beauty and comfort routine, and if you leave the house without it you might even feel a little lip-naked (we do!).
Of all the beauty essentials and cosmetics on the market, lip balms are the single product that consumers buy and apply most regularly. We tend to have our favorite brands, flavors, or containers. We are devoted.
So the greener, more organic and health-friendly they can be the better, right? Well here’s a shocker: your typical commercial lip balm is the most likely cosmetic to contain artificial flavors and petrochemicals, and the worst ones of all are usually the ones aimed at children. Petroleum jelly, as it turns out, is great for producing shine. It is some shiny stuff. But it is also a byproduct of oil drilling. And when you spread it on your lips, you ingest and absorb chemicals of the worst sort.
What’s safer? Lip products made from beeswax, which is non-toxic, non-allergenic (thank you, bees!) and provides hydration and moisture while softening and protecting. Beeswax actually provides a breathable protective coating, and when combined with some of nature’s nourishing oils (sweet almond and coconut oils are our favorites), creates a beautiful shimmer on your lips. It tastes good, feels good, contributes to good skin health, and doesn’t harm a single cell in your body.
What else does beeswax do? It’s a natural moisturizer, is anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and a germicidal antioxidant! It’s good stuff. Versatile and human-friendly.
If you love the work that bees do (is it clear we adore them?), read more about how to make some honey-based skin care products at home
http://honeybeekind.com/new-fountain-of-youth/
or learn about how to help the declining honeybee population.
And to find your favorite, handmade flavor, go here!