• Herbalism

    Blemish & Skin Cream DIY The Easy Way

    Tincture Cream I’ve had an idea brewing. What if I could make a lotion or cream with tinctures in it? As a beginning herbalist, I’m trying to find a way to incorporate the power of tinctures into a skin cream or lotion. Because my body is so sensitive, I wanted a low key way of getting the benefits of a tincture. By low key, I mean using a cream or lotion instead of taking a tincture by mouth. There is nothing wrong with taking tinctures orally. In fact, that’s the best way to get all the good stuff that a…

  • Herbalism

    An Herbalist’s Steps

    An herbalist’s steps are important. They are a sort of road map that each herbalist follows in order to come to a remedy best suited for a person’s imbalance. Each herbalist follows these steps in their own way; herbalism is intuitive. Different herbalists may come to different remedies for the same ailment, but each remedy, although different, can bring balance. There are four steps that an herbalist follows. These are flexible steps that herbalists around the world will execute differently. The names and descriptions of each step will not look the same for every herbalist, but the ideas are similar.…