Artisanal lip balms, made one batch at a time
Small Welsh-beeswax batches poured by hand in a Cheshire kitchen. The opposite of a factory line.
The word “artisanal” gets used so often it has nearly lost its meaning. We use it carefully. To us it stands for five specific things in how every BeeKiss’d lip balm is made.
Hand-made in small batches
Every batch is poured by hand. We do not have a production line. The wax is melted, the oil is blended in, the essential oils are stirred through, and the pots are filled while the mixture is still warm. Small batches mean we can stop and check the pour, the colour and the scent at every stage.
Natural ingredients, carefully chosen
Plant-based oils, beeswax and essential oils. No synthetic preservatives, no parabens, no artificial fragrance. The list of ingredients is short on purpose - if it does not have a job to do, it is not in the balm.
Local sourcing wherever we can
Our beeswax comes from beekeepers on the Welsh border. Sourcing locally cuts the carbon footprint of the balm and lets us know exactly how the bees are being kept.
A formulation we have spent years on
Getting the ratio of wax to oil right is the difference between a balm that feels chalky and one that melts smoothly to body temperature. We spent the better part of two years tuning it.
Volume capped on purpose
We could grow the run sizes and increase output. We have chosen not to. Keeping batches small keeps the quality high - and it keeps making the balm something we still enjoy doing.
If you would like to see what comes out of a pour, the Tangerine balm is a good place to start.
