Kitchen Herbalism: Calendula
To say this cheerful flower is one of the most important plants in the herb garden is really not an exaggeration. Calendula (Calendula officinalis) has a long history of use as medicine, food, cosmetics, and fabric dye...
Petroleum jelly made me do it
Listen as Shay tells the story of the moment Salt Habit Skincare was born...
Petrocarbon? I'm soaking in it.
or, How I learned to stop worrying and love Amazonian Rainforest ingredients. I'm trying to do all I can to be a responsible human so have been looking at my carbon footprint...
DIY Antioxidant Face Mask
Masks and scrubs made with antioxidant-rich fruit and veggies can help give you a brighter, smoother complexion. It's quick and easy to do, and uses ingredients you probably already have on hand.
Buriti oil saved my skin
I found out the hard way how different the sun is in North Carolina than back in Massachusetts. Different meaning intense. One summer here and my hands and forearms became covered in sunspots. Luckily, I'd just discovered Buriti (pronounced bur-ree-chee) oil...
Seaweed baths for body and mind
Seaweed has a long history of being used in the bath for relief from muscle and joint pains. And bonus, it makes skin really soft...
Face the elements with no worries
Something about the term "anti-aging" rubs me the wrong way but hitting my 50s and leaving the farm to go sailing has me warming up to it. Not that I'm against growing older. I just don't want to look my age.
Wear Your Herbs: Echinacea
Echinacea (or Purple Coneflower) is one you probably know as an immune-stimulating medicinal herb, but its anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties have an important place in your first-aid kit too.
Soothing Lettuce face mask recipe
A lettuce face mask restores skin’s natural pH, smooths rough skin, and can help heal pimples. Any lettuce will do, but it’s a bit more thrilling using lettuce you’ve picked from your own garden 🙂
Kelp salve is.... kelp colored.
Ah, the trials and tribulations of an organic skincare formulator! It's finally sunk in why I can't achieve the green color I want for our new seaweed salve and balm: Kelp is brown.