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November 03, 2017

The Radicle Herb Shop

This weekend I went into Brooklyn to explore an herb shop I have wanted to visit. Upon entering, we were met by Chris who is co-founder and operations manager of the Radicle Herb Shop. Chris, with his super knowledge on everything herb related, is willing to share what he knows with excitement. He is the kind of person we all seek out when in need of in-depth information on herbs. After getting some great info from Chris, I did some shopping! Below is a list of newly researched herbs I've been working on. I’ve been taking my own herbal journey...

The Power of Valerian

I came across this herb and it peeked the herbalist in me. Valerian? What is it? What’s its purpose?

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essential oil, hydrosol, peppermint - August 17, 2017

Cooling yourself with Peppermint Hydrosol

Lets talk hydrosols. What are they, and where/how do you make or obtain them? Distilling fresh leaves, fruits, flowers, and other plant materials produces hydrosols also called hydrolats, distillate waters or floral waters. Hydrosols have similar therapeutic properties to essential oils; but these aromatic waters are much less concentrated. Their aromas are often soft and subtle when compared to their essential oil counterpart. These aromatic products usually have a scent similar to their essential oil, but also can have a greener note. This comes from the water-soluble constituents in the plant material that are not present in the essential oil. *Please Note: Hydrosols...

Pesky Mosquitoes!

This year I have found the mosquitoes to be quite abundant and quite frankly very annoying. I’m one of those people they seem to love. With that said let’s take a look at what works and what you would like to try naturally. By Naturally I mean plant based, essential oils. I have tried many things, and each time I see a new recipe with different essential oils, I think to myself “This is it”. Well it’s not quite. I have tried in many different essential oils at different proportions: Cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica), Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus), Eucalyptus Citriodora (Eucalyptus Citriodora),...

Spring has sprung for me....Part 2

Spring has sprung for me...Part 2 After 3-4 weeks of infusing the dandelions in your oil you are ready to strain your infusion. You will need: Cheese cloth, Glass bowl, Strainer Lay the cheese cloth over the strainer which is laying onto of the glass bowl. Pour the infusion into the cheese cloth. Gather up the cheese cloth and start squeezing until all the oil is out of the infusion. You will be left with just the spent flowers. I put them in my compost bucket. What you have left is a beautiful...

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