The Moon, the Heat, and Your Hormones: A Full Moon Ritual for Summer

May 29, 2025

In honour of the June Strawberry Moon

June's full moon — known as the Strawberry Moon — rises heavy with heat, desire, and transformation. It marks the height of light and intensity, when the Earth herself feels full and electric. We bloom. We burn. We feel everything.

🌕 The Moon, the Heat, and Your Hormones: A Full Moon Ritual for Summer

In honour of the June Strawberry Moon

And if you’ve ever found yourself crying over a song, tossing in bed under the glow of a full moon, or craving stillness during hot days — you’re not alone. The Strawberry Moon doesn’t just light the sky. It stirs us from within.

At Hipbees, we believe your skin is an intuitive communicator. It speaks your mood, your stress, your cycle — and yes, your relationship to the moon. So in this season of solar fire and lunar fullness, we offer a ritual for realignment.

🌿 What the Strawberry Moon Brings Forth

Traditionally, this moon signaled the peak of strawberry harvest in Indigenous calendars. It's a time of sweetness, but also of intensity. The days are long, the hormones are high, and our bodies — especially our skin — feel the shift.

This is when estrogen and progesterone often dip erratically, leading to:

Increased skin sensitivity
Emotional volatility
Sleep disruption
Sebum spikes (hello, hormonal breakouts)

Summer sun, sweat, and stress only add fuel to the fire. But here’s the thing: fire isn’t bad. It’s what transforms. We just need water, stillness, and ritual to stay balanced in the blaze.

🌕 Your Cooling Full Moon Ritual

✨ Step 1: Cleanse the Fire with JOMO Moisture Mask

After a day under the sun — literal or emotional — your skin is calling for calm. JOMO is our Joy of Missing Out mask, infused with:

Colloidal Oats to soothe inflammation and restore moisture
Hempseed Oil for its natural omega content and barrier support
Natural clays to gently detox, without stripping or irritating

💫 Ritual Tip: Apply a generous layer. Lie down. Place a cool cloth over your eyes. Let yourself be held by stillness. This is your pause.

✨ Step 2: Nourish the Glow with Groovy Glow

This is more than a facial oil — it’s an anointing. With sun-warmed skin and an open heart, use Groovy Glow to lock in moisture and restore your nervous system.

Rosehip Oil brightens and fades sun spots with natural vitamin A
Evening Primrose Oil supports hormonal balance and reduces inflammation
Frankincense & Ylang Ylang work aromatherapeutically to ease cortisol spikes and soften emotional overwhelm

💫 Ritual Tip: Apply to damp skin, then massage any extra onto your heart center and womb space. Breathe deeply. Let it be a return to self.

🕯️ Make It a Moonlit Moment

Create your own altar — no rules, just intention. A candle, a crystal, a journal. Place your Hipbees products at the center. They’re not just skincare — they’re tools for your ritual.

Try This:

Write down what you’re releasing this moon.
Name what you’re nourishing.
Let the moon witness you.

🌕 Why It Works: The Science + Soul of Skincare

Modern studies in psychodermatology (yes, it’s a thing) show that stress and sleep disruption wreak havoc on skin. Our full moon rituals work not just because of the botanicals, but because they engage your senses, your breath, and your parasympathetic nervous system.

When you slow down, your body listens.