Plant-based lip balms with one honest exception
Almond oil, essential oils and natural plant pigments, held together by Welsh beeswax. As close to all-plant as a balm with this kind of staying power gets.
Other than the beeswax, every ingredient in a BeeKiss’d balm comes from a plant. Here is what is on the label and why.
Cold-pressed sweet almond oil
Almonds are pressed without heat or solvents. The oil keeps its full vitamin E content and its high oleic-acid profile - it absorbs without feeling greasy, and it is gentle on dry, reactive skin.
Pure essential oils
Tangerine, blood orange, mint and similar. We use a small amount, enough to give the balm a clean natural scent, never enough to overwhelm. No “fragrance” or “parfum”, which are usually a wrapper for a list of synthetic compounds the maker would rather not print.
Natural pigments
Annatto seed for soft golden tints, beetroot for warm pinks. Both are food-grade and naturally derived. No synthetic dyes.
Allergens
The almond oil is the one to watch. People with a tree-nut allergy should treat the balm as off-limits.
One non-plant ingredient: Welsh beeswax
We are open about why we use it - see the vegan-friendly page for the longer note on beeswax and animal welfare. In short: it is what gives the balm its melt-to-body-temperature feel, its protective film and its long shelf life without preservatives.
If you would like to see how this lands in a finished product, the Tangerine balm is the one to start with.
