About Balbec

 

Hi! My name is Maneesha and I’ve been making fresh probiome vibrational skincare and perfumes for my customers for over ten years. 

Here's the thing:

Skin is a fine perception organ. Taking care of it well means respecting the acid mantle and the skin microbiome. If you can cleanse and nourish with clean ingredients while maintaining skin comfort, that's all of it. How can you tell if your skin is comfortable? It should never feel tight. 

I started with the cleansers.

I've not come across anything better than clay and yogurt as a base for cleansing, which means I hand make fresh cleansers.  All the ingredients I use contribute to skin health and I make sure metal doesn't touch clay. After I send the cleanser to you in violet glass and cool wool envelopes, you keep it refrigerated and use the bamboo spoon I provide (remember no metal).  Yes, it's all worth doing; your skin will be happy!

I use therapeutic essential oils in Balbec cleansers and facial oils because they are fabulous in skincare.  If you are hesitant to use essential oils because you don't like them or because you prefer a very pared down formula, let me know and I will leave them out. 

And the vibrationals:

I believe that we humans like experiencing energetic shifts alongside sensory forms. Because on our way to mastering frequency, a little 3-d makes us feel comfortable. Weather, spaces, fragrance, flavors, books, movies and music spark or mark subtle energy shifts that although intangible or inexplicable are nevertheless real.

And I also think perfumes and cleansers are particularly practical and charming when they carry vibrational  patterns--patterns that transform our energetic field into a lighter, brighter state.

I combine my ongoing studies of aromatherapy, flower essence therapy  and classical Chinese medicine in formulating and preparing the perfumes. Each ingredient serves the frequencies of a perfume's name. Some perfumes and cleansers with flower essences are here and here.  If you have specific questions or requests for your vibrational cleansers, simply email me and I'll be happy to help. 

And finally about the name Balbec:

It's a seaside resort in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, where the narrator recuperates from his illness and discovers friends and loves within a landscape of fresh air, sea, and light. Balbec's beauty lies outside time, attainable only through the interplay of reflection and imagination, in presence.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. If you have any questions, please reach out. It would be a delight to hear from you!