Bee-Balm is a beeswax based skin care salve for dry cracked hands, heels, lips and hair. It has onl For years I suffered with dry cracked hands.
Having always suffered from eczema as a child, I discovered that my hands were very sensitive to changing temperatures and environmental stimuli. Whether it was chlorinated pool water while playing waterpolo, wet/dry cycles while selective logging in rainy coastal forests, or the heat, cold and abrasion from rock, ice and alpine climbing - my hands suffered. On occasion my hands where so bad
that I was unable to tie my shoes! I visited doctors, dermatologists, neurologists, acupuncturists and homeopaths but my skin problems could not be solved. I tried antifungals, cortisone creams, silicone barriers, gloves at night and even crazy glue (at the dermatologists suggestion)! This was the last straw for me and I began to fear that my hands were destined to be a lifelong problem. As it turns out, an Ayurvedic doctor friend of mine sent me a salve that contained an infusion of herbs in an olive oil and beeswax base. I stopped using the salve because it was too oily and left my hands slick for hours. I decided to add more wax to the mix and found that a very hard consistency worked the best. When I ran out, I just melted down some beeswax and olive oil. Over the course of a week, testing ratios of wax to oil, I found the perfect mix and thus Bee-Balm was born! The wax is the secret; oil is only needed in enough quantity to allow Bee-Balm to be applied. The natural waterproofing of the beeswax protected my hands and allowed the skin to re-moisturize and become pliable and strong again. I was pleased to re-learn an ancient truth:
“Simplicity is an advanced course.”
- Sri Chinmoy
I hope that Bee-Balm products will give you as much joy as they have me. It has been a source of genuine satisfaction for me to offer a product that works to others who are suffering.
