Tiger Rub

by | Friday, January 8, 2016, 6:51am | Adventures in Oil, Health Issues, Herbs and Weeds

Everyone is familiar with Tiger Balm and the amazing relief it provides sore tired muscles.  Tiger balm has been around for well over a century having been invented by a herbalist by the name of Aw Chu Kin in Rangoon, Burma in 1870.  It was named after his son whose...

Baby’s Bum Balm

by | Friday, December 11, 2015, 6:09pm | Adventures in Oil, Health Issues, Herbs and Weeds

Excited to begin putting my products up online and share with you!  The process is slow, since I am all about researching and making these products and not so much about the ‘technical’ side of getting them online.  Life is all about striking a balance...

Sweet Lilly

by | Thursday, September 17, 2015, 10:22am | Adventures in Oil, Health Issues, Herbs and Weeds, Life et al

My friend Mary is bravely raising her granddaughter Lilly.  I can not imagine being in that mode at this point in my life, thankfully I have not been faced with that situation and only hope I could do it as gracefully as Mary has.  One of the things I respect most...

Headache Oil Trial

by | Thursday, September 10, 2015, 9:04pm | Adventures in Oil, Health Issues, Herbs and Weeds

Maria just informed me that she wanted to drive nails through her ears because her head hurt so bad.  This, being a bit messier than I am willing to clean up after right now, led me to investigate which of my Essential Oils could be  used to help her alleviate her...

Arnica Salve for Jen

by | Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 7:57pm | Herbs and Weeds

Making one of my favorite co-workers some Arnica Salve for her arthritic knee and elbow.  She has been using this for a couple years and I always enjoy hearing about how much it has helped her.  A long career as a Nurses Aid has left her like most of us in the medical...