Rosemary and mint are beneficial for the hair and are perfect to use in a shampoo bar recipe. Learn how to make these homemade rosemary mint shampoo bars – they smell amazing, and are a wonderful herbal beauty care product! Homemade Shampoo Bars I love making my own homemade herbal bath and beauty products,…
Herbalism
Using herbs, flowers, and plants for medicine is something I feel very strongly about, as I believe that the plant world has given us almost everything we need to stay healthy! I’m passionate about teaching others how to make their own herbal remedies and skin care products with homegrown and foraged herbs and flowers.
Learn how to make herbal salves, creams, lotion bars, soap, tinctures, and teas.
How to Make and Use Calendula Oil
Learn how to make and use calendula oil for skin soothing, healing, and brightening. Calendula is a powerful herb with amazing benefits, particularly when it comes to calming skin. This calendula oil recipe is a simple infusion that can be used on its own or as the first step in a variety of natural skin…
Whipped Body Butter with Calendula
This whipped body butter recipe with calendula is thick, creamy, and loaded with powerful moisturizers. Calendula-infused oil makes a supremely soothing and healing base for this body butter, adding a non-greasy touch to your natural skincare apothecary. Calendula Whipped Body Butter This recipe for whipped body butter with calendula has a lovely, thick, and creamy…
Dandelion Lotion Bars: Homemade Skin Soothing Recipe
These dandelion lotion bars are a wonderful and compact way to moisturize and nourish your skin naturally. Dandelions are an easy to forage wild-growing perennial herb that works wonderfully to soothe the skin. Moisturize and soothe a wide variety of dry skin issues with these non-greasy DIY dandelion lotion bars! Healing Dandelion Lotion Bars When…
12 Edible and Useful Weeds to Forage in Your Backyard
Edible weeds are all around us, often unassuming, always resilient, and humble. These 12 edible and useful backyard weeds are easy to forage for. Most are wild plants you have likely seen your whole life without realizing how amazing they are. Learn all about these wild-growing, strong, edible, and useful weeds! Edible Backyard Weeds Weeds are…
Chickweed Salve: Homemade Recipe for Dry Skin and Rashes
This chickweed salve made with infused oil is an easy recipe using the common chickweed plant. Chickweed is a skin-beneficial, supportive weed that can be found growing wildly in most regions. Learn how to make infused chickweed oil, and use it to make a soothing salve! Chickweed Benefits The chickweed plant is an unassuming, low-growing,…
Mushroom Hot Chocolate with Reishi and Lion’s Mane
Mushroom hot chocolate is a delicious treat that is perfect for a chilly fall or winter day. Made with cacao, honey, cinnamon, and mushroom powder, this hot cocoa is quick and easy to put together. Enjoy the benefits of supportive and herbal mushrooms in this creamy hot chocolate recipe! Mushrooms in Hot Chocolate You may…
Immune Support Herbal Tea Blend
This immune-support herbal tea blend is the perfect natural recipe to have on hand during cold and flu season. It’s a simple herbal tea blend featuring herbs that support immune health, including elderberry and rose hips. This recipe is so easy to make, delicious, and perfect for the fall and winter! Herbal Tea for Immune…
Arnica and Yarrow Skin Cream
Arnica and yarrow skin cream is a thick, super moisturizing cream that boasts amazing skin soothing properties. This is a wonderful homemade skin cream recipe that is easy enough for anyone to make, from beginners to seasoned herbalists! Botanical Skin Care Recipe Book by Herbal Academy I made this lovely and moisturizing recipe for soothing…
Fermented Jalapeño Honey
Fermented jalapeño honey is a perfect way to spice up your life while incorporating the potential benefits of raw honey and jalapeños! Jalapeños and raw honey are a delicious combo, and now is a great time to access them to their fullest in this deliciously spicy natural ferment. Fermenting Jalapeños in Honey This is a…
