Aromatherapy

Winter Woods Salve for the Cedar Hill Christmas Tree Farm

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Our neighbourhood is called Cedar Hill, and there are many Eastern White Cedars (Thuja occidentalis) all around us. Also there are Eastern white pine, spruce, and balsam fir, and we are fortunate to be able to sustainably harvest and distill needles and greenery from the various evergreen species.

Cedar essential oil and hydrosol

My Winter Woods Salve is made using Canadian spruce resin dissolved in safflower oil, with added essential oils, many of which are from our own distillations, in a base of beeswax. Apply it to the neck and chest area for a cooling decongestant effect.
Winter Woods Salve

Winter Woods Salves – just poured and now cooling!

Winter Woods Salve is one of my most popular products at markets, and this holiday season we are happy to say that it will be for sale at the Cedar Hill Christmas Tree Farm. The farm is a wonderful local business and the perfect place to find a Christmas tree, but it also features a great sledding hill, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and Cafe Claus, which always features a warm fire and delicious homemade food. Run by the Martin family, the farm is an ideal place for a day of winter fun.

Cedar

Eastern White Cedar, ready for distillation

Upcoming Markets

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Holiday Markets are coming!!!  We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Markets

We are excited to share with you some really special new products that we have been preparing for upcoming markets!   I will have diffuser blend sets, gift sets and small batch infusions.  As always, everything is handcrafted using our own herbs, roots, and essential oils whenever possible.

For more information on the process see you at:

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Creative Co-distillations

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This warm weather has been such a gift to gardens.  I’m not used to such a long growing season and it has allowed me to harvest and process so much more than usual.  The shelves are full with many infused oils, dried herbs and family medicines; many are available at the Almonte Farmer’s Market and If you are looking for something particular please feel free to contact me via email.  The seasonal abundance has given me the opportunity to be creative with the co-distillations for hydrosols.  Last week I distilled a version of the the 4 Thieves blend, based on folklore that thieves who robbed the dead during the black plague protected themselves with these 4 essential oils. To make my new “5 Thieves” hydrosol,  I added lemon balm (anti-viral, and aromatically pleasant) to the traditional recipe of sage, rosemary, thyme and oregano to create a room spray to steal away the germs in the air.  The hydrosol is safer than the very concentrated essential oils, yet very effective.

tulsi and spearmint distillation

tulsi and spearmint in the 5 ltr bubble

Today’s co-distillation will be spearmint and tulsi!  I was sure of it as soon as the harvesting began.  The two plants will compliment each other and become a cooling and uplifting mist, perfect for waking up or after meals.  This one will be a bit astringent for the skin and so may be good for acne or a midday freshen up.  The oil content halfway through this distillation is higher than normal and that is due to the summer’s heat and the lack of rainfall (I have not been watering the mint!).  The oil will be nice in a diffuser this winter.

3 levels of separation

3 levels of separation. Oil and Water do not mix.

Back in stock: unique aromatic co-distillations and in New cobalt blue glass spray bottles

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New glass co-distillations

We now have several fresh hydrosol co- distillations back in stock!!

And we are introducing our new glass spray bottles.  The prices will remain the same for the 2 ounce with sprayer!  That is $7!! But if you return the bottle to me then you get the next hydrosol for ONLY $6!!

Better for you, better for the environment!

 

 

 

New Neroli, Agarwood, and Sandalwood Blend and more

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Tomorrow at the Almonte Farmers’ Market I will have this brand new blend.  All the ingredients are sustainably grown, harvested and processed!  I have taken two Floracopeia products, Neroli essential oil and Agarwood attar, and blended them into Jojoba and Coconut oils for you to enjoy.

I  have been wanting to mix a new uplifting scent and bring it to the market, especially this week because the current astrology stuff is intense and I can see many people struggling including myself.  At first I thought it might be a Bergamot-based blend but when I began to meditate with the scents it was the Neroli that reached out.  Upon inhalation it is deeply warming in the chest and very uplifting in a soothing way.

The Agarwood Attar from Floracopeia is a very special steam distillation of agarwood from a sustainably grown agarwood forest in Thailand blended into sustainably grown Australian sandalwood oil.  David Crow from Floracopeia calls this attar a “wish-fulfilling gem”, and my hope is that this new blend with Neroli helps fulfill your wishes as well.

In addition, I’ve restocked many out of stock items: this year’s fresh, wildcrafted, sun-infused St. Johnswort Oil,  Balance oil blend, Lymph oil blend, and several freshly-distilled hydrosols.

Take care of yourselves!