Apply a small amount directly to the lips as often as needed throughout the day. For especially dry or cracked lips, apply a thicker layer before bed to help restore softness overnight.

Avocado Oil, Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Leaf, Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Flower, Beeswax, Grass Fed Beef Tallow.

This salve has very little scent—just a faint, natural note of calendula from the whole-herb infusion. It’s light, earthy, and suitable even for those who are sensitive to strong smells.

Most lip balms? They rely on essential oils, artificial flavors, or processed extracts that leave your lips feeling coated instead of nourished. And even when they seem to work, it’s usually because of added scents or ingredients that only mask dryness—not heal it.

We made Bare Lip Balm for real people.

For the ones who’ve tried every trendy balm on the shelf and just want something that actually works. For those who need comfort, not perfume. For anyone who wants herbs that truly support healing—not just marketing buzzwords.

Here’s what makes it different:

We start with whole-herb infused oils and true herbal extracts—never essential oils.
This allows us to capture the full range of beneficial compounds from comfrey and calendula, both known for their soothing and restorative nature.

We blend them with avocado oil, grass-fed tallow, and beeswax for a smooth, protective base that melts into the lips and stays put without feeling greasy. It’s soft enough for daily use, but rich enough to restore even the driest lips overnight.

What’s never in the jar:
• No essential oils or added fragrances
• No fake fillers or synthetic waxes
• No artificial colors or gimmicks
• No mystery ingredients you can’t pronounce

Why that matters:
This is something you put on your lips—often several times a day. It should be safe, simple, and soothing every single time you reach for it.

If you’re looking for a lip balm packed with perfumes or essential oils, this isn’t it. We don’t use strong scents, flavor oils, or synthetic additives that only coat the lips instead of caring for them.

This balm is also not for you if you have a known allergy to avocado (we use cold-pressed avocado oil), beeswax, or beef-derived ingredients (from our grass-fed tallow). Because it’s made with whole-herb extracts of comfrey and calendula, anyone with sensitivities to those plants should avoid use.

As with any topical product, if you have extremely reactive skin or known plant allergies, we always recommend patch testing before regular use.

Known as one of nature’s most soothing herbs, comfrey supports skin renewal and helps calm areas prone to cracking or dryness. Its naturally occurring allantoin encourages healing and softness with every use.

Calendula has been loved for centuries for its ability to comfort and protect delicate skin. It helps ease irritation while keeping lips smooth and resilient against the elements.

Cold-pressed avocado oil provides rich moisture that penetrates deeply without leaving a sticky residue. It’s full of natural fats and plant compounds that soften, smooth, and replenish even the driest lips.

Sustainably sourced tallow delivers lasting hydration, sealing in the benefits of the herbs while supporting your skin’s natural barrier. It melts effortlessly into lips for that soft, silky finish that lasts.

Together, these ingredients create a balanced blend that nourishes deeply while feeling weightless on the lips. Perfect for everyday use or as a nightly treatment, it restores comfort the natural way—safe, simple herbs for safe, simple healing.

We’re proud to partner with MedPack Solutions, a reputable, FDA-registered facility in Florida known for their consistency and attention to detail. They specialize in small-batch cosmetic production, following strict quality protocols to ensure every jar meets the highest standards—without shortcuts or questionable ingredients.

From there, our balms and salves are sent to our fulfillment team in Idaho—one of the few FDA-registered shipping facilities in the country. This means your jar is stored in a clean, temperature-controlled space until it heads to your door—not in overheated warehouses or bulk storage units.

We choose every partner with care so you can feel confident about what you’re putting on your skin—because it matters. A lot.

Our Hemp Oil Cayenne Salve is made with ingredients we’d be proud to use ourselves. Several of the herbs, like cayenne, are certified organic, while others—such as beeswax and hemp seed oil—aren’t something the USDA certifies in the same way. Still, every component is chosen with the same care, sourced from trusted suppliers who provide full documentation for safety, stability, and quality.

We’re not USDA Certified Organic—not because we don’t believe in it, but because we’d rather keep this salve accessible than raise prices just to pay for a logo. When we can absorb that cost ourselves, we’ll gladly do it.

Until then, we put our resources where they matter most: into thoughtful sourcing, real testing, and making sure you can feel confident about what you’re putting on your skin.

Every formula is created by April Graham, a cultural herbalist with a lifelong connection to plant medicine and a worldwide community of learners. She founded Wild Wood Apothecary in 2014 as a way to support her mission of teaching herbalism freely—without hiding knowledge behind paywalls or selling generic white-label products.

April’s formulas are rooted in lived experience and built on years of deep herbal practice. They’re not trendy, outsourced blends—they’re thoughtfully crafted, experience-heavy creations made to support real people with real herbs, just as they’ve been used for generations.