Bee sweet + support your friends
A short'n'sweet Foundry Family hot-take love-letter to a single, perfect object/item/obsession. This week, 100 Words On... our beloved Beeswax Hand and Body Balm. While we're all looking to salve our hearts and souls this season, let us not neglect our hard-working hands (and elbows, cuticles, head, shoulders, knees, toes and any other part in need of some love):
Beeswax! It's so incredible! In the beehive, it's the main substance underpinning the mystical queenly architecture. Outside of the hive, it's been used by humans for thousands of years as a sealant, polish, and lubricant, as a crucial ingredient in art supplies, cleaning solutions, and skin care, and—of course—to make candles. The sweet-smelling stuff is sort of miraculous.