Wear Your Herbs: Echinacea Salve
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.
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.
Read any good labels lately?
If you’re a compulsive label-reader like me, you know a good label is hard to find! Most annoying is when ingredients aren’t fully disclosed. Hiding preservatives under the name ‘parfum’ is pretty low, and hiding essential oils under the term ‘proprietary blend’ is not much better.
Showing a bit of cheek
It happened on Instagram. I couldn't help myself. After reading the list of ingredients for a 'daily skin repair lotion' of a well-known skincare brand made especially for sailors, I couldn't stay quiet.
So down on plastic
Hype. Spin. Noise! How nutty it is that in this age of information, we can’t tell what’s real. My remedy has been plugging in to the garden, the 'really real' world...
Rosemary loves sailors
Rosemary is believed to be a very protective plant, and new sailor that I am, was tickled to find this in the book “Magical Herbalism” by Scott Cunningham: “Has connections with the sea so is used in all sea rituals as well as sachets designed to ensure a safe, easy passage on the water... Did I make a charm for our sailboat? Yes.
Eco-Conscious? I’m Eco-Neurotic!
I worry about each and every ingredient used in my skincare just like I worry about every ingredient that goes in my food. So I spend alot of time researching. Unfortunately, it’s a moving target.