Wax and Bubbles

Burt’s Bees has been my all-time favorite product line since I had my son in late 2003. I was introduced to them through a family friend that set my up with a bundle of the baby bee line of products and I fell in love with the scent and have been using them ever since.

Along with the baby bee line of products I have switched my lotions, shampoo and conditioners, my face wash as well has my hand soaps over to Burt’s Bees. My husband was a die-hard fan of the bay rum men’s line and when it was discontinued and the new line of men’s products came out, he was one of the first to try them and now uses them without fail. We have even join the mailing list and have joined the hive so I can stay in the know about the latest products they come out with. Along with that knowledge Burt’s Bees has come out with some great new body lotions and lip balms/and glosses and even some anti-aging products that I must share with all my Wax and Bubbles readers.

There is the Replenishing Lip Balm with pomegranate and bees wax. Which has been out for a little over a year, but their Naturally Ageless line is the best out there as far as naturally reversing the signs of aging. Some of their best Naturally Ageless products are:

1. Naturally Ageless Line Diminishing Day Lotion: Don’t let fine lines see the light of day.

2. Naturally Ageless Skin Firming Night Crème: Firm up while you rest up.

3. Naturally Ageless Intensive Repairing Serum: Intense repair promotes ageless skin.

4. Naturally Ageless Line Smoothing Eye Crème: Smooth move for ageless eyes.

Burt’s Bees says, “Bee smart about your beauty.”

To help soothe sore muscles you have to at least get down into the muscle and not just the top layer of skin. People with arthritis could also benefit from this muscle soak when dealing with painful flare-ups. Here’s how to make it:

1 tsp. dried juniper (Juniperus communis) berries
2 tbs. fresh or dried peppermint (Mentha xpiperita)
2 tbs. fresh or dried spearmint (Mentha spicata)
2 tbs. fresh or dried lavender (Lavandula augustifolia)
5-7 drops of peppermint essential oil (Mentha xpiperita)
5-7 drops lavender essential oil (Lavandula augustifolia)

Place all dried or fresh ingredients in a muslin drawstring bag or a disposable bath tea bag. If both are unable to get ahold of, cheese-cloth will work as well. Just double or the cheese-cloth to make sure the dried or fresh leaves don’t slip out the side of the cheese-cloth.

Add the bag to your bathtub and fill the tub with hot water. Add the essential oil drops. Relax and soak for 20 minutes. When you get out of the tub some of the essential oils will be on your skin. Rub the oil in the places where the muscles hurt the most. Pat yourself dry and dress for bed. The next best thing for sore muscles is to lay flat on either a hard surface or a soft surface, such as your bed, given whatever feels more comfortable to your back.

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WAX AND BUBBLES PRODUCT SHOWCASE:

Burt’s Bees Natural Products.(Earth Friendly Natural Personal Care For: The Greater Good!)

The Burt’s Bees means line of products has come a long way. Starting out as a honey sales man, Burt Shavitz would sale bottled honey out of the back of his pickup truck on the side of the road in 1984. While heading home one evening he picked up Roxanne Quimby and her two children who were hitch-hiking. They began talking and she eventually started helping Burt make more and more products from his honey, beeswax and royal jelly, such as candles and shoe polish. One popular product being their line of lip balm. Now the company has taken leaps and bounds for the greater good.

They manufacture over 150 products for facial and body skin care, lip care, hair care, baby care, men’s grooming, and outdoor remedies. Distributed in nearly 30,000 retail outlets including grocery stores and drug store chains across the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, and Taiwan from their headquarters in Durham, NC.

Their mens line started out as Bay rum scented products and now has taken off into a great product that would satisfy any man’s preference. Here are the products they currently carry in the men’s line.

WASHES AND SOAPS:

• Men Body Wash

• Citrus Spice Exfoliating Shower Soap

• Men Bar Soap

MOISTURIZERS:

• Men Aftershave

• Bay Rum Aftershave Balm

SHAVING LINE

COLOGNE LINE

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FUTURE POST LOOK-ON:

• Herbal Massage Oil

• Spicy Mouthwash

• Herbal Body Soak