It's Linden Time Again

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It's that lovely time of the year when the Linden trees are in bloom and the park is filled with their glorious, heady scent.  I always feel uplifted whenever I catch a waft on the breeze.  Isn't it amazing how much aromas can affect your mood?  

If you've never come across the aroma of Linden Blossom you're missing out on something amazing.  Its aromatherapy properties are that it softly releases tension and other stress-related conditions.  Aromantic stocks a Linden Blossom Absolute.  It's not cheap - but it's so worth it! 

Did You Know?... Beeswax

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Beeswax is one of the new ingredients in our upcoming lip balms.  Here are a few interesting facts about it:

• Beeswax is produced by worker honey bees when they consume honey.  To produce the wax they must consume eight times as much honey by weight.

• The wax is secreted in the form of scales which are about the size of a pin head.

• Honey bees reportedly need to collect nectar from about 2 million flowers to make approximately 500g (1lb) of honey, which would give about 60g (2oz) of beeswax.

• Beeswax has an indefinite shelf life - it will never go off.

• The oldest surviving beeswax candles were found in Germany and are 1400-1500 years old.

• The original recipe for Cold Cream is credited to the Roman physician Galen, and dates to the 2nd century A.D.  It consisted of a mixture of water, beeswax, olive oil and rose petals.

So the next time you pick up a beeswax product, spare a thought for the honey bees and how much went into creating the beeswax, and cherish how valuable those busy bees are!