articles featuring recipes, projects, and methods for using herbs.
This article contains affiliate links. Please read our full disclosure page for details. Salves are a simple yet effective way to apply herbal-infused oils topically, providing a mess-free and long-lasting method for delivering herbal benefits to the skin. One potent herb for salve-making is mugwort, a traditional ally in women’s wellness. Known for its soothing and circulatory…
So you’ve decided to build a home apothecary. Welcome to the wonderful world of keeping and storing herbs! Proper storage is one of the most important steps in creating and maintaining an herbal apothecary. Keeping your dried herbs and spices in airtight jars is essential for preserving their potency and freshness. Whether using the herbs…
This article contains affiliate links. Please read our full disclosure page for details. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate love and connection than with a warm, enchanting cup of tea? This year, skip the chocolates and flowers (or don’t, those are great too!) and brew up a batch of Love…
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure statement for details. As the chilly months approach, there’s nothing quite like a warm, soothing bath to relax and rejuvenate. This dried ginger bath soak is the perfect way to warm up and pamper yourself. Ginger’s natural heat-inducing properties make it an ideal ingredient for cold-weather…
Anyone can enjoy the benefits of tulsi with this easy and calming tulsi and sweet rose tea bath bombs. Paired with rose absolute and dried rose petals for extra relaxation, these bath bombs are a simple, obtainable luxury. Plus, they’re made with ingredients that are easy to find in most grocery stores. Benefits of Tulsi Tulsi,…
As the weather cools down, it’s easy to find yourself feeling under the weather with the onset of cold and flu season. Congestion can be particularly uncomfortable, making it difficult to breathe and sleep. This herbal facial steam combines dried herbs and essential oils that are known for their soothing properties, helping to ease sinus…
Borage flowers (borago officinalis), with their vibrant blue star-shaped blooms, aren’t just beautiful additions to your garden; they can also be used to create a flower essence that promotes optimism and courage. Flower essences are liquid extracts that capture the energetic imprint of a flower. Believed to work on a subtle level, they can be…
Summer’s vibrant herbs aren’t just for culinary delights! They can also be transformed into refreshing and gentle floral waters, aromatic water, or, in the herbalist world, herbal hydrosols, perfect for pampering your skin and promoting overall well-being. But what exactly are hydrosols, and how do they differ from other herbal remedies? Keep reading to learn…
If you’re not in love with Calendula yet, you’re about to fall head over heels. Growing calendula (calendula officinalis) in our gardens has been so much fun over the years. Calendula has to be one of my all-time favorite plants to grow. It’s a great flowering herb for beginner gardeners to cultivate. Dried calendula flowers…
Autumn is the season of goldenrod (solidago), a final flowering herb of summer with bright yellow flowers and long, slender stalks. Their leaves hold a heavy herbal aroma cherished for their mood-uplifting qualities. Indigenous and nature-loving artists have long used goldenrod as a natural dye source. The bright flowers generate a shocking yellow color that…