I Deserve Herbs

🌿 Lemon Balm Check-In! 🌿

Have you ever used lemon balm for stress, sleep, or skincare? 💆‍♀️✨
Drop a 🍋 if you love it — or tell me how YOU use it!

Let’s share tips and tricks. C.C. 👇

🌿💛 Lemon Balm Love Continues! 💛🌿
Did you know Lemon Balm isn’t just for tea and skincare? This gentle herb is also amazing in the kitchen and in your mood toolkit!

🧠 Mood Boosting Tip:
Rub fresh lemon balm leaves between your fingers and take a deep breath. Instant mini spa moment. 🍋✨ Studies say lemon balm may help reduce stress and uplift your spirit naturally.

🍯 Bonus Quick Use:
Chop fresh lemon balm and mix it with honey for a sweet, calming spread. Perfect in tea, on toast, or straight from the spoon. 🍯💆🏾‍♀️

When plants care for us like this… we gotta say it: We Deserve Herbs. 🌱💚
How are YOU using lemon balm this week? Show us your herbal creations or tag us in your self-care moments! 📸✨

🌿✨ Lemon Balm DIY Skincare Recipe ✨🌿
This week’s herb is doing double duty! 🍋💧 Ready for a quick & easy Lemon Balm Toner to calm your skin and your spirit?

🧴 Lemon Balm Facial Toner
💚 Calms redness
💚 Soothes breakouts
💚 Leaves your skin feeling fresh & balanced

You’ll need:
🌿 1 cup fresh lemon balm (or 2 tbsp dried)
💦 1 cup boiling water
🍋 1 tbsp witch hazel (optional for oily skin)

How to make it:

Steep lemon balm in boiling water for 15–20 minutes

Strain and let it cool completely

Add witch hazel if using

Pour into a clean spray bottle

Store in the fridge for up to 1 week!

🧖🏾‍♀️ Use morning and night with a cotton pad or spritz it on throughout the day for a calming boost!

Tag a friend who needs this easy herbal glow-up! 💁🏽‍♀️💧

🌿✨ Herb of the Week: Lemon Balm ✨🌿
Also known as Melissa officinalis, this calming herb is nature’s chill pill 🍋🧘🏾‍♀️

Lemon Balm is famous for:
💤 Reducing anxiety and promoting restful sleep
🧠 Boosting memory and focus
💚 Supporting digestion and easing bloating

Add it to your tea, a calming bath, or even a salad for a zesty lift!
Let’s hear it—have you tried Lemon Balm before? What’s your favorite way to use it? 👇👇

Start your mornings with a mushroomy brew! We have a feeling that once you try this blend, coffee sans mushrooms just won't cut it 😉☕

Search our blog for even more latte recipes like:
☕ Vegan Golden Cinnamon Turmeric Latte
☕ Lavender Matcha Latte
☕ Tulsi Love Latte

And more herby beverages to start your day off right! 🌿

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Big thank you to Cocos Eatery for hosting and showing love to small businesses like mine 💚 The support today was amazing — y’all really came out and showed up for I Deserve Herbs and I’m so grateful!

Shoutout to my kids for being there with me (even if my son mean mugged in every picture on purpose 😂 — I still appreciate you, baby).

Stay tuned — you’ll be seeing our herbal beauty products in local shops soon!
And don’t forget, you can always order online for shipping or local delivery 🌿📦

🌹🌺 Rose Hibiscus Lemonade — romantic, tart, and refreshing
Floral rose and tangy hibiscus swirl with bright lemon into a pink lemonade that feels like a bouquet in a glass. 💐✨

Ingredients (serves 2)

1 cup hibiscus tea (chilled)

½ cup fresh lemon juice

2 Tbsp rose syrup

1 Tbsp honey (opt.)

Ice • rose petals & lemon slice

Quick directions
• Stir hibiscus tea, lemon juice & rose syrup.
• Add honey if using.
• Pour over ice.
• Garnish with rose petals & lemon.

Thank you, Milliken!
We had an amazing time at Milliken Market Days and just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who stopped by, supported, shared kind words, and showed love! Your support means the world to us and keeps our small business growing.
Whether you made a purchase, told a friend, or just came by to say hello—you made our day!
We can’t wait to come back and see you all again soon. Until then, stay connected and keep supporting local!