Balm of Gilead

This is my spin on the classic balm of gilead. Made with cottonwood buds that I harvested from fallen branches last spring that have been slowly infused in organic jojoba oil, beautiful st joan flowers that I hand picked at the height of summer and infused in jojoba. I melted these beautiful oil infusions with local, heady beeswax and tallow that I rendered from suet from VT cows that were 100% grassfed. I infused the tallow with reishi mushrooms for extra anti inflammatory love. Available in a 1oz or 2oz amber glass jar with a metal lid.

A bit about each ingredient:

Cottonwood buds can be used like poplar. They contain salican which is a glycoside that turns into salicylic acid in our bodies...think aspirin. Also great used topically for pain, I like to use it on swollen joints or sprains, sore muscles and have had it save my sunburnt skin many times. Plus I just love the smell of the sticky resin.

St. Joan, better known as St. John's Wort, pairs beautifully with cottonwood as it is also great topically for minor wounds and skin complaints like psoriasis/eczema, helpful with sunburns, bruises and sore muscles. I've had great results using it on minor nerve damage. Some fun facts about St. Joan are that the leaves have tiny holes in them, a great way to identify and the beautiful yellow flowers turn bright red when infused fresh in carrier oil due to the hypericum.

I'm a big fan of tallow. I believe in the importance of using every part of the animal and I like to render tallow from suet of grass fed cows. I've never had anything else leave my skin feeling as super smooth and soft. It is rich in vitamins A, D, E, and K and minerals and is also a great alternative to using shitty veggie oils in cooking... Vitamins A, D, E, and K are very useful for us internally as well, beautiful glowing skin really comes from what you put in your body as well as on the outside of it, just sayin'...

Reishi mushrooms are healing, soothing and hydrating, great for dry skin, sunburns and soothing inflammation.

ENJOY THIS LIMITED BATCH AND BE WELL XOXO

Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Patch test recommended if you have sensitive skin. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.