Give me you best Bayberry scented things

December 27, 2019 9:10 AM

Just that - recommendations for Bayberry scented things. Dad's not into scented body soap or candles, but I think anything else is fair game. Household cleaning supplies, laundry detergents, was scent melts, hand soap...anything you've got.
posted by jrobin276 to Shopping (3 answers total)

Colonial Williamsburg has a bayberry room spray. I know there are hand soaps out there, but I've never tried any.
posted by gudrun at 1:30 PM on December 27, 2019

That’s funny, I was just thinking that the only bayberry thing I remember ever seeing was the round ball of bayberry soap that I bought for my mom when I went to Colonial Williamsburg in the 4th grade. She put it in her underwear drawer and it scented her clothes nicely for years.
posted by Night_owl at 1:37 PM on December 27, 2019

Here is a YouTube tutorial on making wax bears (there are lots).
There are people on etsy who make them, you could probably have one custom made with bayberry if you don't want to do it yourself. You can use other animals, it doesn't have to be a bear.
It looks like bayberry wax is made from the berries themselves if you want the "real" stuff, or you can just use the scent, I'm not sure if the authentic bayberry has to be burned to release the scent. The bears are not to be lit, they are more like potpourri.
I have not actually done these but it looks pretty simple (I think I've just found our next family craft project).
posted by BoscosMom at 4:28 PM on December 27, 2019