No matter what you call it, Scarlet balm, Oswego tea, bee balm, mountain mint, or bergamot, the flower is one of the the strongest natural medicines known to man. It can be used in teas and salads to add flavor and used in bath soaps to alleviate anxiety and nervous tension. As if this flower's characteristics weren't enough right there, all natural bee balm can treat stressed skin that is visibly hurt by conditions like eczema, rosacea, dry skin, and acne.

Scarlet balm has been a piece of American tradition since the pilgrims first landed. Scarlet balm was used as a medicinal flower by Native Americans and became such a notable ingredient in tea that hardly anyone was worried about the lack of tea after the Boston Tea Party. The Native Americans held it with such regard that it was revered and had a certain reputation among the new settlers not only for food and culinary uses, but for its healing powers.

Legend has it that scarlet balm was one of the ways the natives and the settlers first came to share their way of life. The natives demonstrated how to grow the flower which became popular ingredients in apple jelly, fruit cups, and salads. The entire flower emits a strong aroma similar to citrus, which makes it a favorite for bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. The aroma is suitable for use in potpourris and other scented collections. The taste of scarlet balm is reminiscent of citrus with lemon and orange.

Medicinal Properties of Scarlet Balm

The medicinal characteristics of scarlet balm are what make it so interesting to people nowadays who experience stress and skin conditions. When drank in tea form, scarlet balm diminishes menstrual cramps, nausea, bronchial issues, and sore throats. Pilgrims learned of the medicinal characteristics of the flower and used it to address skin lesions, and inflammations.

Scarlet balm oil is often an ingredient in perfumes and in cosmetic treatments, particularly those developed for dry skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. The oil of scarlet balm also has antibacterial characteristics. Studies have shown scarlet balm to have the following valuable properties:

* anti-anxiety

* anti-depressant

* antiseptic

* cicatrisant

* deodorant

* sedative

In today's world full of tension and contaminates, people need a skin treatment balm that can address inflammations related to the environment we live in. Mental stress and the left over pollution in the air we breathe can hurt our skin. Car exhaust, wastewater, weedkillers, and just about everything in our world causes some form of stress. Thanks to the addition of scarlet balm into a new all natural skin care balm, you can fight stressors and have the beautiful skin you have always desired.

There is a new balm that includes a biological skin care adaptogen generated fully in nature that when combined with scarlet balm, hydrates, energizes, and renews damaged skin. The product has the exact same scarlet balm that lures the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies and now it can work with your skin to make your own beauty bloom.

When the all natural product with scarlet balm is applied to skin regularly, it will fuse with cells and:

* work as a biological enhancer of your own immune system. The balm improves cellular communication and furnishes the messenger molecules needed for the body to tell the difference between healthy and dead cells.

* dissolve clogs and damaged tissues while promoting the development of new, healthy tissues.

* coordinate dead skin cell elimination by using its natural enzymes.

* initiate proliferation in skin cells which boosts collagen and elastin levels in the skin.

* kill bacteria and make the skin surface an unwelcome place for breeding bacteria by triggering the development of natural antimicrobial peptides.

* motivate the creation of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans, the components that give the epidermis its ability to keep in water.