Skincare & Apothecary

Smog Lifter is a city slicker’s potion. Formulated as a 100% tonic formula to take daily for our lungs, liver, adrenals, immune system, and nervous system. Mullein hydrates and tonifies damaged or dried cilia in the lungs from breathing in pollutants, wildfire smoke, and more. Passionflower helps to release tension in the body and nourishes the nervous system in our overworked, ever moving bodies. Reishi balances the deep immune system and moves free radicals out of the body. Milk Thistle Seed cleans the liver from allergens and other toxins we process through our liver. Yarrow essence aids as an additional friend to help us keep healthy boundaries when we're feelin' frazzled, frayed, or tired. in hopes to help us keep a healthy distance and differentiation between what might feel overwhelming around us.

Smog Lifter is best taken as a daily formula over two months time.

ingredients: passionflower (passiflora spp.)*, mullein (verbascum thapsus)*, reishi (ganoderma lucidum)*, milk thistle seed (silybum marianum)*, yarrow flower essence, cane spirits *

*organic

suggested use: take 8-10 drops 2-3x’s daily or as needed for additional support.

Spirit Soother is a flower essence blend handcrafted in the Mojave Desert. This blend of Sonoran and Mojave cacti & wildflowers encourages grounding and integration through bringing one back into their body and creating a sense of calm. You can use this formula when feeling emotionally unstable, erratic, depressed, or cracked open and psychically sensitive.

*also great in a first aid kit for emergency situations*

ingredients: flower essences of ocotillo, buffalo gourd, desert anemone, pink globemallow, brandy, filtered water

suggested use: take 3 drops as needed

These soothing digestive bitters can help to stimulate the liver and digestive enzymes. Carminative herbs ,such as ginger and star anise, help settle the stomach. These herbs are especially helpful in cases of indigestion since they soothe gas and bloating. Dandelion encourages a healthier gut biome over time as well as stimulating the liver and promoting more balanced liver health. This formula also helps settle a nervous stomach , especially great for the person that holds their stress and anxiety in the stomach. Virgos in particular have a tendency to hold their emotions in their gut: hence the name Virgoan Bitters. (these are certainly for everyone, though!)

From the perspective of an herbalist - a bitters formula is a must have in my purse and on my dining room table.

ingredients: chamomile (matricaria chamomilla)*, dandelion root (taraxacum officinale)*, ginger (zingiber officinale)*, star anise (Iilicium verum)*, brandy

*organic

suggested use: 12-15 drops 5-15 minutes before or after meals. you can also take the same amount for indigestion at onset of symptoms.

Honey Power is an old school Snakeroot Formula. When I was a beekeeper in Big Sur ~ I created this formula out of the plants & materials I had around me. Honey and Propolis from the bees that I was tending to. Elderberries from the trees that I communed with everyday in the hills. Yerba Santa growing wild in my herb garden outside of the honey hut. Echinacea is a recent addition ;) as a way to also help preserve the syrup from turning while also adding to the immune-stimulating properties of the formula.

Honey Power is essentially - a powered up version of your typical elderberry syrup with added magic each step of the way. Yerba Santa leaves are carefully infused into organic apple cider vinegar for a month or two. Echinacea is cooked for a dual extraction. Elderberries are cooked and reduced over two hours of a gentle, gentle simmer. Honey is added & alchemy happens!

Stimulate the immune system when feeling under the weather with Honey Power. Honey & Vinegar help soothe a sore throat or an achey cough which Elderberry and Echinacea fight the illness. Yerba Santa and Elder also help to expectorate (break and and expel) anything trapped in the lungs. Plus, it’s so so delicious ~~ a very special syrup that takes me back to the magic of herding goats & keeping bees in Big Sur.

ingredients: elderberry (sambucus spp.)*, yerba santa infused apple cider vinegar*, echinacea root & flower tincture (ech. spp.)*, propolis*, cane spirits*

*organic

suggested use: 1 dropperful 3-5x’s a day when feeling under the weather. you can also take once daily when traveling or feeling low immune.

Loving Care is a poem about self love. Loving Care is a honey sweetened potion which illuminates the sweetness of life. The loving plant allies in this formula such as rose and hawthorn help us to open our hearts. Both rose and hawthorn are thorned plants so they open us to love with protection. Every rose has its thorn. Motherwort supports us in this opening by holding us with loving strength like a big hug. Damiana opens us up to sensuality and self acceptance. Loving Care shows you how to love yourself and supports you on that path.

The plants in this formula help soothe any imbalances in the heart. The act of holding helps us to connect with what may be stuck or hurting in our hearts. Loving care helps us move through both grief and joy. When you cannot open to love or you cannot open to grief - reach for Loving Care as an aid to get you into your heart and feel it, in a safe way.

ingredients: rose (rosa spp.)*, hawthorn berry (crataegus spp.)*, motherwort (leonurus cardiaca)*, rose hips (rosa spp.)*, cinnamon (cinnamomum burmannii)*, damiana (turnera diffusa)*, cane spirits*, brandy

*organic

suggested use: 1-8 drops, 3 times daily or as needed.