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Bug Bite Balm
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For time outdoors
For the family that lives outside. Garden-grown herbs, gentle enough for kids, in a jar that lasts all season.
$32.00
2oz / 57g
Plant-Based Skincare · Tallahassee, Florida
Plant-Based Skincare, Slow-Infused from a Florida Garden
Every InVine formula starts as whole herbs grown in our Tallahassee garden, lemongrass, rosemary, peppermint, moringa, rose. We slow-infuse them in organic cold-pressed oils for 6-8 weeks, then blend with pure beeswax and Vitamin E. Small batches, never stockpiled. The full plant, not just the aroma.
Garden-Grown
We grow our own herbs in our Tallahassee, Florida garden, harvested at peak, dried on-site.
Whole-Herb Infusion
We steep entire herbs in organic oils for 6-8 weeks in cool, dark conditions. Not essential-oil dilutions. The fuller plant story.
Small Batches
We regularly make small batches assuring everything is fresh. Nothing stockpiled. Every jar labeled with its batch number and infusion date.
The Collection
Plant-Based Balms, Creams & Body Butters
Ten plant-based formulas in three families. Every jar starts with whole herbs from our garden, slow-infused into organic oils in cool, dark conditions, then poured and capped by hand.
Herbal Balms
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Small BatchHerbal Balms
Muscle Revive Balm
For after yard work & workouts
For the day you earned. Garden-grown warmth for skin after yard work, workouts, and long days on your feet.
$39.00
2oz / 57g
Small BatchHerbal Balms
Build Your Own Duo
Pick your pair & save
Choose any two herbal balms, mix and match your favorites and save.
$59.00
2-piece set (each 2oz / 57g)
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Breathe Free Balm
For aromatic evening rituals
A deep-breath moment in a jar. Crisp garden mints and eucalyptus for shower steam, wind-down evenings, and quiet mornings.
$35.00
2oz / 57g
Small BatchMade to Order
Bespoke Herbal Infusion - Made to Order
Choose your base and hand-select the herbal infusions. A complete set built exactly to your intention, two balm jars plus two bottles of the pure infused oil.
$248.00
4oz balm + 2oz oil set
Face & Body Creams
Small BatchFace & Body
Moringa w/ Echinacea Face Cream
For your morning face routine
Your morning routine, concentrated. A waterless moringa cream where every drop is plant care, none of it filler.
$49.00
1oz / 28g
Small BatchFace & Body
Spearmint Hand Cream
For hardworking hands
For hands that garden, wash dishes, and do it all again tomorrow. Cooling spearmint in a concentrated waterless cream.
$45.00
1oz / 28g
Small BatchFace & Body
Rose Renewal Crème
For evening skincare rituals
The last thing your skin feels at night. A waterless rose crème, concentrated and quietly floral.
$49.00
1oz / 28g
Small BatchFace & Body
Basil Body Butter
For elbows, knees & heels
For the driest places you own. Three garden basils in a velvety butter for elbows, knees, and heels.
$42.00
2oz / 57g
Plant-Based Gift Sets
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Premium Gift Set - Nature's Finest Trio
The no-wrong-answer gift
The no-wrong-answer gift. All three garden-grown balms in one considered set, ready to give.
$98.00
3-piece set (each 2oz / 57g)
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The Basics
What Is Plant-Based Skincare?
Plant-based skincare is built around ingredients sourced from plants, botanical oils, whole herbs, flower waters, and natural butters, rather than petroleum-derived or synthetic actives. The label can mean anything from a single-ingredient face oil to a complex water-based moisturizer with a long list of plant extracts.
At InVine, plant-based means something specific: every formula starts with whole herbs we grow ourselves in our Tallahassee, Florida garden. We harvest at peak season, dry the herbs in our humidity-controlled drying room, and then slow-infuse them into organic cold-extracted olive oil and unrefined virgin coconut oil for 6-8 weeks in cool, dark conditions.
What comes out the other side is a botanical infusion that carries the fuller plant story, not just the aromatic essential oil fraction, but the lipid-soluble compounds, the pigments, and the subtler botanical character that only emerges with time. Then we blend that infused oil with pure beeswax (from a Tallahassee beekeeper) and Vitamin E. That's the formula. No water phase, no emulsifiers, no preservatives.
Our Method
Whole-Herb Infusion vs. Essential-Oil Dilutions
Most products labeled “natural skincare” rely on essential oils, highly concentrated aromatic extracts pulled out of a plant through steam distillation. A few drops of essential oil get diluted into a carrier oil or cream base, and the formula is finished in hours.
Whole-herb infusion is the slower path. We place entire dried herbs in organic carrier oils and let time do the work, six to eight weeks in our climate-controlled infusion room, no heat, no sunlight. The carrier oil draws out the lipid-soluble compounds of the whole plant: the volatile aromatics, yes, but also the waxes, the natural pigments, the fat-soluble botanical character that essential-oil distillation leaves behind.
We do still use essential oils in some formulas, tea tree in Bug Bite, eucalyptus in Breathe Free, but they're finishing notes on top of a whole-herb base, not the foundation. The base is always the slow infusion.
A Quick Clarification
Plant-Based vs. Vegan: A Note on Beeswax
Plant-based and vegan overlap, but they're not the same thing. Plant-based means a formula is built around plant ingredients; vegan means a formula contains no animal-derived ingredients at all.
InVine is plant-based, every herb, oil, and botanical in our jars comes from a plant, most of them grown in our own garden. But we are not strictly vegan: we use locally-sourced beeswax to set the structure of our balms. Beeswax is what gives a balm its firmness instead of staying a liquid oil. It comes from a small Tallahassee beekeeper we've worked with for years.
If beeswax-free formulas are a hard requirement for you, our Bespoke Herbal Infusion lets you swap the beeswax base for shea or cocoa butter. Otherwise, every other InVine formula is fully plant-based with the single addition of locally-sourced beeswax and Vitamin E.
From the Garden
Plant Ingredients You’ll Find in InVine Formulas
The herbs that go into InVine infusions are grown in our Florida garden. We rotate through 30+ herbs across our beds. These are the ones currently in formula:
- Lemongrass
- Lemon Balm
- Rosemary
- Sweet Basil
- Lemon Mint
- Peppermint
- Spearmint
- Lemon Thyme
- Ginger
- Turmeric
- Cayenne
- Moringa
- Echinacea
- Holy Basil (Tulsi)
- Thai Basil
- Rose
We also use organic olive oil, unrefined virgin coconut oil, locally-sourced beeswax, Vitamin E, and a small set of trusted essential oils as finishing notes, tea tree, eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender, from organic suppliers we’ve vetted for purity.
By Skin Type
Plant-Based Skincare for Your Skin
For Dry Skin
Whole-herb infused oils sit on the lipid side of the moisture-barrier conversation. Our Spearmint Hand Cream and Basil Body Butter are formulated for skin that needs serious moisture replacement.
For Sensitive Skin
Whole-herb infusion is gentler than essential-oil-forward formulas because the botanical compounds are diluted in oil over weeks instead of concentrated to drops. Our founder built these formulas for her own children, sensitive-skin tolerance is the baseline.
For Mature Skin
Our Moringa w/ Echinacea Face Cream and Rose Renewal Crème pair whole-herb moringa and garden-grown rose with organic carrier oils, formulas that nourish without synthetic fillers.
Plant-Based Skincare FAQs
The questions journalists, customers, and curious shoppers ask most.
What does 'plant-based skincare' mean?
Plant-based skincare is built around ingredients sourced from plants, botanical oils, whole herbs, flower waters, and natural butters, rather than petroleum-derived or synthetic actives. At InVine, plant-based means every formula starts with whole herbs grown in our Florida garden, slow-infused for 6-8 weeks in organic cold-extracted olive and unrefined coconut oil. No essential-oil shortcuts. No fillers. No parabens.
Is plant-based skincare the same as vegan skincare?
Not always. Plant-based means the formula is built around plant ingredients; vegan means the formula contains no animal-derived ingredients at all. InVine is plant-based but not strictly vegan, we use locally-sourced beeswax (from a Tallahassee beekeeper) to set the structure of our balms and Vitamin E as a natural antioxidant. Everything else in our jars comes from the garden or trusted organic suppliers.
How is whole-herb infusion different from essential-oil skincare?
Most 'natural' skincare uses essential oils, concentrated aromatic compounds extracted from plants. InVine uses whole-herb infusion: we steep entire fresh and dried herbs in organic oils for 6-8 weeks in cool, dark conditions. The result is a gentler, fuller-spectrum botanical extract that carries more of the plant than aroma alone. Essential oils still appear in some of our formulas as finishing notes, but they're never the foundation.
Where are InVine's plant ingredients grown?
We grow our own herbs in our Tallahassee, Florida garden. Lemongrass, lemon balm, rosemary, sweet basil, peppermint, spearmint, lemon thyme, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, moringa, echinacea, holy basil, Thai basil, lemon mint, and rose are all harvested from our beds at peak season, dried in our humidity-controlled drying room, and slow-infused on-site.
Is plant-based skincare good for sensitive skin?
Whole-herb infusion tends to be gentler than essential-oil-forward formulas because the botanicals are diluted by oil over weeks rather than concentrated. Our founder originally created these formulas for her own family, including children, with sensitive-skin tolerance as a core requirement. As with any new topical, we recommend a small patch test before first full use.
What's in a typical InVine plant-based formula?
A finished InVine balm contains three things: whole-herb infused olive and coconut oil (the base), pure beeswax (sets the structure), and Vitamin E (natural antioxidant for shelf life). Some formulas finish with a small amount of essential oil, tea tree, eucalyptus, peppermint, or lavender, sourced from trusted organic suppliers. That's the entire ingredient list. No water phase, no emulsifiers, no preservatives, no synthetic fragrance.
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Free from what doesn’t belong on your skin
Every InVine formula is free from synthetic fragrance, parabens, fillers, alcohol, and petroleum-derived ingredients. What goes in the jar is whole-herb infused oil, beeswax, Vitamin E, and a small set of trusted essential oils as finishing notes, and that’s it.
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