Journal

Black Cumin Seed: An Oil with Ancient Roots

We talk a lot about plants over here, but we don't often focus on our carrier (or lipid) oils. These precious oils make up so much of the magic we ...

Posted in acne, Combination Skin, Dry Skin, Face Serum, Infused Oil, Moisturizer, Oily Skin, seasonal skincare, skin damage, sun damage

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Reishi | Skin and Soul Magic

Today let's explore the profound medicine of a long-time plant ally of mine. My first experience with Reishi on its own was doing a plant meditatio...

Posted in Dry Skin, Moisturizer, Plant Medicine, Reishi, seasonal skincare, skin damage, Winter

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Healthy Winter Skin: Stop Over-Exfoliating

I'm in our lab today working on some big projects we've got goin' on, sipping a cup of spicy and nourishing Cerridwen herbal chai with a bit of ghe...

Posted in Dry Skin, Exfoliate, Fir, Moisturizer, over-exfoliation, seasonal skincare, skin damage, Winter

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Nourishing Tulsi: Beauty Medicine Inside and Out

Tulsi offers incredible benefits, not least of which are the aromatic scent and warm spicy flavor that alone work their own magic.For me though, Tu...

Posted in Autumn, Ayurveda, facial oil, Holy Basil, hydrosol, Moisturizer, Oily Skin, seasonal skincare, skin damage, Tulsi

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Herbal Impressions: St. John's Wort

Have you noticed that not only do plants teach us a lot, but they do so with their own personality? To me, St. John’s Wort has a warm, kind, but dr...

Posted in Plant Medicine, seasonal skincare, skin damage, St. John's Wort, Summer

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Calendula | Lymphatic + Skin Support

In the last post we talked about Chamomile and its nurturing, sweet, slightly bitter and warming energetics along with the healing properties it pr...

Posted in acne, calendula, Dry Skin, Oily Skin, skin damage, spring skincare, sun damage

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