Looks like something pretty delicious, right? Well, it is but don’t eat it - this is beeswax, almost ready to use for a lotion recipe I’m trying out 🐝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s a combination of wax from my hive and that from my amazing bee mentor, Gary’s, hives. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can’t even begin to say how satisfying it is to create your own beauty and cleaning products! These days, I make my own makeup remover wipes that get composted when used and my own tooth powder, that I can customize with all kinds of amazing ingredients - next will be a lemon verbena flavored one, given the bounty of leaves in the garden. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Toothpaste, wipes, glass cleaner &,now hopefully, lotion or lip salve: less packaging, less transportation, more local ingredients, less plastic, less ingredients to wonder about, less trash, and finally, the sheer please of making something you use every day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve always been a bit of a mad scientist, mixing up potions and recipes using essential oils, flowers, herbs, so this is absolutely the natural progression and it feels good! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anybody else have some great concoctions to share?! . . . . #livesustainably #beeswax #backyardbeekeeper #environmentallyfriendly #weneedbees #nobeesnofood #homemadebeauty #growmoremagic #frommygarden #gardenideas #beeswaxproducts #makemoments #gardenherbs #beelover #welivetoexplore #thatauthenticfeeling #liveauthentic #feedyoursoull #sunsetmagazine #lifeandthyme #naturallifestyle #sustainableapld #gardendesignmag #sustainableliving #whpclassic #realsimple #sustainablegarden #rshome #bhghome #livemoremagic ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (at Weeds Garden & Interior Design)
