For thousands of years, people around the world have steeped petals and leaves in oils, extracting the beneficial constituents from plants to apply to their bodies. These herb-infused fats are massaged into the skin, which absorbs the lipids and the plant compounds...
Whether you’re starting your herbal journey or you’re already making or selling herbal oils, you’ve run into all the conflicting information out there on how to make herbal-infused oils. The techniques you see mostly work, but they leave out critical details and don’t...
If you are overheated or feel a headache coming on, make this cooling herbal foot soak. Immerse your feet in a tub of herbal tea, and feel the heat subside. This self-care treatment takes little effort, yet the benefits of an herbal foot bath are impressive. This...
It’s 6:03 p.m., and it’s been a day. Texts, emails, social media, virtual meetings. Laundry, dishes, living with a 17-year-old… The news, which may have you in tears or rage, or both. How do you stay tuned in to your heart and intuition when the noise of what you...
Herbal bathing is a relaxing, enjoyable, and important self-care tool that has many healing benefits. This herbal bath for skin helps with skin irritation such as acne, rashes, red splotches, and minor cuts. Let’s see what’s in our herbal bath for...
Herbal-infused oils are finally being given the attention they deserve as part of our home apothecaries. A lot of people are making calendula oil now. St. John’s wort oil is getting a lot of fanfare. But alongside these well-known oils, three other underrated herbal...
I get a lot of questions about oils, how to make and use herbal oils, how to store herbal oils, just all the things about herbal oils. Recently, I got this question: “I really want to use my herbal oils, but they are so messy. How do you do it?” So, I’m going to show...
Are you experiencing more stress than normal or more stress contact points during the day? This 5-minute ear massage for stress relief can help you with anxiety, tension, irritability, all the things that you might be experiencing for at least some part of your day....
Let’s talk about calendula oil uses! Calendula oil has countless benefits and is so anti-inflammatory and nourishing that it can be a cornerstone of your skin care. Calendula (Calendula officinalis) moisturizes and reduces inflammation. It’s also vulnerary and helps...
Immersing yourself in an herbal bath is a wonderful way to use herbs. Your skin absorbs the herbal constituents and you inhale the medicine through the steam. As you relax in the tub, your body receives the healing benefits of the herbs. If you don’t feel like...
