Sunday, October 4, 2015

What To Do With All That Lemon Balm

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Yesterday I blogged a little bit about my new obsession...Essential Oils.  But another thing I have been into lately is herbs and using them in body care type situations.  My mother has an INSANE amount of Lemon Balm all around her property and I grabbed a few clumps and replanted them on our Roof Top garden and now we have 4 containers of Lemon Balm.

If you are over run by Lemon Balm like we are  - perhaps there are a few things you can tinker with in this post today.

One thing you can do with it is to make a paste for acne and/or blemishes.  Take a look at this post I did for The Raw Food World RECIPE Section.  It's Lemon Balm Blemish Paste.  

Another thing you can do that is SUPER EASY is Lemon Balm Hair Rinse.

Of course you could always 'brew it up' for a nice tea/tisane, add it to your dishes for flavor and garnish, and boil it in your kitchen to naturally diminish kitchen odors.  What are some of the things YOU have done with Lemon Balm?

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10 comments:

  1. HillaryOctober 4, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    I have never used lemon balm! I don't know if I've ever seen it. Noe I want to find some!

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  2. RoseOctober 4, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    I think I have this volunteering in my garden. I haven't used it though. I love trying DIY body care stuff---I'm going to check out the hair rinse.

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  3. Christine (The Raw Project)October 5, 2015 at 12:38 PM

    Great inspiration for lemon balm, I've never worked with the fresh stuff.

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    1. JenniferOctober 5, 2015 at 12:42 PM

      It seems to be EVERY WHERE I look lately! LOL

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  4. Deborah DavisOctober 13, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    How wonderful that you have planted lemon balm in your roof top garden and now have 4 containers of them! Thanks for sharing your healthy Lemon Balm Blemish Paste and Lemon Balm Hair Rinse with us on the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I'm pinning and sharing.

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    1. JenniferOctober 13, 2015 at 12:47 PM

      It's spreads easily and with little to no maintenance that's for sure!

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  5. AnneOctober 13, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    Thank you for these suggestions. I bought two plants last year and they are growing like crazy! I've used it in tea and cooking. I can't wait to try the hair rinse!

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    1. JenniferOctober 13, 2015 at 12:48 PM

      Thanks so much for sharing your Lemon Balm Adventures! i'm so glad you are having success growing it as well :)

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