Make Pollinator Friendly Perfume With Beeswax

With citrus top notes and deep wood and resin-fragrance, this perfume has the exotic scent of sandalwood with lingering hints of smoke. In The Beeswax Workshop, Chris also shares how to make basic solid perfume and floral perfume.

Yields: 1 (1/2-ounce) tin/container

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons beeswax
• 2 tablespoons jojoba oil
• 25 drops sandalwood essential oil
• 25 drops grapefruit essential oil
• 30 drops bergamot essential oil
•2 drops vetiver essential oil
• 10 drops cinnamon essential oil

Directions

1. Create a double boiler using a glass measuring cup. Simmer the beeswax and jojoba oil in the cup over medium heat just until the beeswax is melted. Remove from the heat. 

2. Allow this to cool to room temperature, stirring while it cools. When it is the consistency of soft butter, add the essential oils a few drops at a time until the fragrance is pleasing. 

3. Pour/scoop into a 1/2 ounce tin. Label and date. 

The Beeswax Workshop is the perfect guide to making all-natural remedies, ointments, soaps, sunscreen and so much more. In chapter 1, we learn all about beeswax, including how bees actually make it. In chapter 5, Chris teaches us all about the health and wellness aspects of beeswax. I learned how it has strong analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is the perfect ingredient in topical medicines for pain and inflammation. I've always been very curious about beeswax, and I hope to get into beekeeping sometime in the near future. This book made me excited about that dream! I can't wait to take care of an apiary one day. Harvesting your own beeswax must be such an amazing experience.

I was first introduced to Chris through her website and blog, Joybilee Farm. She is a talented author, gardener, teacher and herbalist. I love her helpful, hands on posts like 8 Easy Ways to Get to Know One Herb at a Time. She has 30-plus years growing herbs and formulating herbal remedies. You can learn how she makes lavender infused lotion bars HERE. She has written other books that include The Beginners Book of Essential Oils and Homegrown Healing: from Seed to Apothecary. Chris lives in the mountains of British Columbia with her husband, Robin. They own a 140-acre ranch with sheep, dairy goats, llamas, and a few retired chickens. I follow along with her on Instagram, and love all the fun nature inspired shots she takes!