Lotus Body Balm

Description

Lotus Body Balm is my handmade natural balm for dry hands, heels, elbows, knees and cuticles - silky, mid-weight and quick to absorb. It's my Miracle Body Balm, in the Lotus blend.

This is the tin for the bits of you that feel the weather first. Hands after a week of cold mornings. Heels that have done a summer in sandals. Elbows, knees, cuticles, cheeks after a windy walk on the moor.

It's a silky, mid-weight balm made with shea butter, mango butter, blackcurrant seed oil and apricot kernel oil, set with plant-based candelilla wax. It melts on contact with warm skin and absorbs far faster than you'd expect from a balm - so you can use it and carry on with your day.

Scented with my Lotus blend - clary sage, bergamot, ylang ylang, sweet orange and Roman chamomile. I like a tiny amount pressed into my wrists before bed, a slow breath in, and that's the day done.

Lotus is about renewal - the flower that rises out of muddy water and blooms anyway. Autumn always feels like the right time for it.

Made for you if...

• your hands, heels, elbows or cuticles feel dry and rough once the weather turns
• you want a balm that absorbs quickly, so you can carry on with your day
• you want one tin for hands, nails, feet and windswept cheeks
• you'd like a vegan balm with no beeswax
• you love a citrus-floral scent with an earthy, calm finish
• you like a slow, scented moment at the end of the day

Not quite you? Pregnant, breastfeeding, buying for little ones or would rather unscented? Try Miracle Body Balm - suitable for babies and children, and during pregnancy and breastfeeding, with an unscented option. For something lighter for face and body, try Lotus Light Cream.

At a glance: Natural body balm · Hands, heels, elbows, cuticles · Dry skin · Lotus citrus-floral scent · 60g tin · No beeswax · Vegan · Plastic free · Handmade in Devon

Ingredients and what they do

• Shea and mango butters - rich, softening butters for dry, rough patches
• Blackcurrant seed oil - rich in omega fatty acids, it helps skin feel soft and comfortable
• Apricot kernel oil - light and silky, it helps the balm glide on
• Candelilla wax - a plant wax that gives the balm its body, no beeswax needed
• Tocopherol (vitamin E) - helps protect the oils from going off
• Lotus essential oil blend - clary sage, bergamot, ylang ylang, sweet orange and Roman chamomile

Full ingredients (INCI): Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Salvia Sclarea (Clary Sage) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil, Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Flower Oil, Citrus Sinensis (Sweet Orange) Oil, Anthemis Nobilis (Roman Chamomile) Flower Oil

Essential oils contain: Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Citronellol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool

How to use

• Warm a small amount between your fingertips until it melts
• Massage into dry hands, cuticles, elbows, knees and heels
• Use a little on cheeks and the sides of your nose when the wind has had a go at them
• Press into wrists and temples as part of a calming evening routine

A little goes a long way - one 60g tin lasts a long time.

Sizes: 60g aluminium tin.

Storage: somewhere cool, out of direct sunlight.

Suitability

Not suitable during pregnancy or breastfeeding, because the Lotus blend contains clary sage - choose Miracle Body Balm instead. Patch test before first use if your skin is sensitive, as it contains essential oils. For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Contains apricot kernel oil - please check with your GP or pharmacist first if you have a nut allergy.

Plastic free, vegan, cruelty free and palm oil free. Handmade by me, in small batches, in my Devon studio.

Questions

Can I use it on my face?
Yes, a little on dry cheeks and the sides of your nose when the wind has had a go at them. Keep it away from your eyes. For all over face and body, Lotus Light Cream is lighter.

Will it leave my hands greasy?
It's a balm, so start with less than you think. It melts on warm skin and absorbs far faster than you'd expect.

Lotus or Miracle Body Balm?
Similar silky balm, different scent. Lotus is my autumn blend. Miracle is in my range all year, comes unscented too, and is the one for pregnancy, breastfeeding, babies and children.

Is it vegan?
Yes. Candelilla wax gives it its body, so there's no beeswax.