Sunshine in Winter balm for dry skin, stress & courage

These are special balms for the extra dry skin that shows up in winter and the extra stress we feel and new collective courage we must have now that a group of pro-rape fascist white supremacist will take the reins of our country. Keep this on your desk or kitchen counter or by your favorite chair or yoga mat to pamper yourself. A great gift for worried loved ones and friends in your organizing circles. “Uncertainty is your stage not your cage.” - someone on the internet who late name my brain can no longer remember  

To use: Incorporate Sunshine in Winter into your daytime routine wherever it makes sense to you. Warm a tiny bit of the balm between your fingers to warm and then rub it into dry skin as needed. The plants within also traditionally help with stress, courage, support of the emotional heart, and loving life. So you can also spend a bit more time with these wonderful local plants by rubbing a bit into your palms, cupping them over your nose and mouth, and breathing deeply, and rubbing them into your neck or feet. Maybe use as part of a yoga, prayer, or meditation practice or when organizing to take the keys away from the emotional toddlers now driving the bus. Rub in thoroughly to avoid fabric stains.  

Ingredients: Olive oil infused with Whidbey-grown wIld rose hips and rose petals, calendula flowers, Tulsi (holy basil), yarrow, and crab apple blossom and greater Whidbey-area Grand fir, plus Shea butter, local beeswax, and essential oils: 2 drops rose in jojoba oil and 3 drops of blood orange per tin.

Size and packaging: 2 ounces of balm in a gold, reusable, food-safe tin with twist-on lid. More about the tins can be found on the Packaging page of this website.

Traditional uses of the plants in this balm. Your experience of the plants in this balm may be remarkably different from ours: that's the nature of relationships with the living. Olive oil (from the Mediterranean), Shea butter (from Africa), and local beeswax (from the peninsula here in Washington state) are all traditional skin support, soothing, and softening. Rose hips and petals traditionally support the skin and emotional heart, help with feeling stressed and loving life. Calendula traditionally supports skin healing and nourishing. Grand fir traditionally relaxes the mind and muscles. Tulsi traditionally supports skin and internal organs and reduces stress. Yarrow is traditionally supportive of courage, skin inflamation and wounds, and digestion. Crab apple blossoms are traditionally supportive of love, helping with feelings of despair, and supportive of feelings of surprise and joy. Blood orange traditionally is supportive of stress reduction and overall mood improvement.

Medical disclaimer: For external use only. To make well-informed decisions for yourself, seek the guidance of your qualified health professional, such your medical doctor, nurse practitioner, naturopathic physician, and/or clinical herbalist with questions regarding your medical conditions, dosage information, and possible ingredient interactions with prescription drugs. This is especially important if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking prescription drugs, have a chronic disease or any chronic health concern, if you have allergies, or if you have never used products with these plants in them before. Visit the Medical Disclaimer for Herbal Offerings page for more information.