Date

The date shake is a Coachella Valley tradition: a stop at a roadside stand on the drive through the desert. Our Date Shake Lip Balm is a small version of it.

It is flavored with Coachella Valley dates and Mexican vanilla, in a base of beeswax, shea butter and coconut oil. The result is warm and sweet, closer to the shake than to the fruit. The beeswax comes from local beekeepers our family has known for four generations; their bees have helped pollinate our local orchards for nearly 90 years.

You can buy it three ways:

• Date Shake Lip Balm, 4-pack. Four tubes of the one flavor.
• Fruit Variety Lip Balm, 4-pack. Date Shake with Prickly Pear, Orange Pomegranate and Ojai Pixie Tangerine.
• Seasonal Lip Balm Club. Date Shake arrives in the spring and summer box, alongside Eureka Lemon, Prickly Pear and a passionfruit, orange and guava balm.

Every tube is 0.15 oz and made by Old California Botanicals in Redlands, California. Tuck a set in with a jar of marmalade for someone who misses the desert.