Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm: Gladden the Heart

This lemon balm candle carries what medieval monks called (Melissa officinalis) the "herb that makes the heart glad." That's not flowery language-that's a direct description of what this gentle, lemony herb has been used for across centuries. When your heart is heavy, when you're grieving, when depression or anxiety have you down, lemon balm is the traditional ally.

The Heart-Gladdening Herb:
Benedictine monks grew lemon balm in their monastery gardens specifically for lifting melancholy. In Persian medicine, it was called "the elixir of life." Greek physicians used it to ease "troubles of the heart and mind." Across traditions and centuries, the message is consistent: lemon balm lifts what is heavy and soothes what is anxious.

Traditional Emotional Uses:
People burn lemon balm when working through grief, anxiety, or depression. It's traditional for emotional healing after loss or heartbreak. Many practitioners use it for calming anxious thoughts or easing the heavy feeling that comes with seasonal sadness. It's considered gentle enough for daily use but powerful enough for real emotional support.

Gentle Citrus Comfort:
Lemon balm smells like sunshine-not sharp citrus, but soft, rounded, almost creamy lemon with subtle herbal undertones. Traditional aromatherapy practitioners describe it as "emotionally warming" without being stimulating. It lifts without agitating, soothes without sedating. The scent itself feels like a gentle hand on your shoulder when you're having a rough day.

Capturing the Mood-Lifting Magic:
Lemon balm is tricky to work with because the compounds that lift mood are incredibly volatile-they evaporate easily with too much heat or time. Fresh lemon balm leaves need low-temperature infusion but enough time for the aromatic compounds to transfer into the wax. We've spent years dialing in the exact temperature and timing that preserves lemon balm's mood-lifting properties while fully infusing its gentle, lemony character into the beeswax. Rush it and you lose the magic. Do it right, and you get that heart-gladdening quality the monks wrote about.

What You're Getting:

• Hand-poured beeswax candle (size varies by option selected)
• Fresh lemon balm leaves infused directly into the wax
• Hemp wick for clean burning
• Metallic wick anchor
• Container included if jar option selected
• Gentle, mood-lifting citrus-herbal aroma

These statements reflect traditional and historical use. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.