Beeswax Balms

All of the balms contain only pure and natural ingredients and are free from harmful chemical additives. These balms are made from natural beeswax from the Karnali zone in Nepal combined with various kinds of edible oils, herbs and essential oils sourced from India and Nepal.

All balms contain the special healing properties of beeswax and are excellent moisturisers for dry and chapped skin. They can be applied as an aftershave moisturiser, for hands that do heavy work and a lip balm.

The type of oil combined with the herbs and/or essential oils added determine the special properties of the different types.

Where this product comes from and who benefits from its sale:

It comes from The Beeswax Processing centre Jumla a cottage industry based in the mountainous district of Jumla in West Nepal, a place isolated from motor roads by 5 days walk. Women of very remote villages extract oil by hand from the seed of a berry called Dhatelo (Prinsepia utilis) that grows wild, all around their fields and pastures. It is traditionally used as a massage and skin-softening oil, as well as for cooking. The beeswax is produced by the endangered Himalayan bee species Apis cerana and sourced from traditional beekeepers, providing them from a preciously under-used resources. By increasing the benefits from keeping bees for subsistence farmers, these products help protect endangered bees and the plant species that depend upon them for pollination.

Click here to see beeswax uses!