04/24/2026
I’m sure everyone has seen enough about ticks so this will be the last post I do on the subject for a while. Be educated, stay informed but don’t live in fear. We pretty much live in the woods during the warmer months and have already dealt with lyme which is why I made this and am sharing.
Restocked yesterday—- Tick Off Bundle 🌱🌱🌱
These come with the Tick Bite tincture, Tick & Mosquito repellent, Backwoods lotion and Drawing salve and are bundled for a discounted price. I’ll dive in to each one individually below!
🌱Tick Bite Tincture-
I think ticks were the biggest adjustment for me when we left Hawaii for the mainland. Every Spring it would stress me out so much that I almost started not to enjoy the things I loved. However, after a deep dive on the topic, and conversations with fantastic integrative medicine practitioners I now go into Spring stress free. We have a great protocol in place, and being prepared makes the world of a difference. Last year we DID miss a tick, and my boy ended up getting Lyme. Thankfully he’s doing fantastic now. However I’ll have my kids on this tincture throughout the entirety of the summer- just in case we miss something.
I try to keep this Tick Bite tincture on hand during the warmer months, as well as the drawing salve to apply right after the removal. We also keep a tick remover and the Ledum homeopathic remedy. Also, the book pictured is a fantastic resource, I highly recommend it!
I've met so many beautiful souls struggling with Lyme and other tick borne illnesses, it's definitely something we now take seriously, but also don't allow the worry in to stop us from doing what we love 🌿
Lyme is one of the fastest growing epidemics and it's not talked about nearly enough. This tincture was made to have on hand during the warmer months, because with warmth comes ticks, mosquitoes and all the bugs. Which means tick checks are on the horizon. This tincture can be taken during the warmer months if you frequent the outdoors, or if you have a bite in question.
Japanese Knotweed, this plant seems to pop up where Lyme and other tick borne illnesses are on the rise. Its been traditionally used as a tonic against Lyme and symptoms of co-infections as it has high resveratrol levels. Then there's TOA free Catsclaw which contains compounds that help the body get rid of harmful bacteria as well as aiding with good gut flora. Astragalus root helps stimulate the immune system to aid with clearing the body of microbes, and Teasel root is used to pull the hidden Borrelia bacteria from tissues so your body can fight it ❤ You'll want this one in your back pocket this summer 🌞
Ingredients: Wildcrafted Japanese Knotweed, Organic Catsclaw, Organic Astragalus Root, Wildcrafted Teasel root, Non GMO Vegetable Glycerin coconut derived.
🌱Tick & Mosquito Repellent
This is one of my best selling products in the summer time.
Hopefully you guys know that I don't use any essential oils and that everything is crafted with whole plants, but if not here's the reminder.
When you see my products I hope you can visualize the whole plants that go into them, they're incredible in their whole form and so healing. When working with whole plants, you're often using traditional methods which normally involves a longer process. Lovingly extracting the medicinal properties from plants in a time honored way.
This Tick and Mosquito spray is gentle and safe for everyone, and is crafted with whole yarrow flowers and leaves, Catnip leaves, peppermint leaves, Rosemary and Lavender buds. These plants are infused in witch hazel.
Let's meet the plants!
Yarrow. I've had people ask, if there was ONE plant I could grow, what would it be? Yarrow, hands down. Not only does it help us tremendously for sickness (it's a great diaphoretic and is so helpful to bring down fevers- if they get to high-not suppressing...more on that another time), it's also so healing and great for our skin and an amazing first aid styptic (it's incredible at stopping bleeding and gently numbing). It's also SO effective at repelling ticks! As well as other bugs. According to Susun W**d (one of my favorite herbalists) there was a study done by the US Army showing that concentrated amounts of Yarrow outperformed DEET. The downside is that the repelling properties did not last nearly as long, but personally I'd rather reapply often over wearing DEET.
The other herbs in this spray are more geared for mosquitoes. Catnip in particular was found in one study- done by Entomologist Chris Peterson, Ph.D., with Joel Coats, Ph.D., chair of the Iowa state universitys entomology department- to be 10x more effective at repelling mosquitoes then DEET. When most folks think of Catnip, they think of cats. However Catnip is one of my favorite herbs for humans (children and infants especially) because not only is it a great form of pest control, but it's incredibly calming when used internally (just to clarify this particular product is for external use only) and soothes sore tummies, colic and even anxiousness. Then of course we have Peppermint, Lavender and Rosemary-three of the most well known mosquito repelling herbs with plenty of studies behind them.
🌱Backwoods Lotion
Tick repellent/lotion
We are outside alll summer long. In the woods, in the garden, in the yard, at the beach. It’s non stop and I don’t always just stop and get everyone sprayed down for ticks as often as I should. I wanted something else to include that is already part of my daily routine that could help keep ticks down. Lotion! I put lotion or body butter on every single day. In the summer I need something a little thinner then a body butter. Something that will hydrate but soak in quickly and feel good and light all day long.
My mind started turning and a little voice in my head kept pushing me to Juniper. Juniper and ticks. Turns out, Juniper berries (especially from the eastern red cedar) are incredible tick repellents. From extracting compounds from the berries, needles and bark to even planting the trees in your yard. There’s an overwhelming amount of studies done actually.
So I used some of my Juniper Hazelnut oil (which this batch came out so fantastic and aromatic!!) and tallow and whipped together an incredibly light silky lotion with all of junipers beautiful aromatics.
I’ll be wearing this everyday this summer to love on my sun kissed skin, as well as act as a first defense repellent- on top of taking rock rose. All my kids will be to.
This Juniper lotion comes in an 8oz amber round with a pump top 🤍
So a little recap
I absolutely adore hazelnut oil. It quickly became my go to. If you read my previous post about sourcing closer to home and fully embracing the trees and plants that grow in our region, that’s how I came to explore hazelnut oil and it did not disappoint. Topically, I’ve never used an oil that my skin absorbed SO well. It’s so silky soft and my skin eats it up! I love how my skin feels after I apply it. I extracted one of my absolute favorite Wildcrafted herbs in the hazelnut oil and it’s a match made in heaven. Double plus, studies show its efficacy in being a strong filter and even offering some SPF!
So let’s dive into it!
Let’s begin with the oil base. Hazelnut isn’t something you often see in skincare and Im not sure why! As I mentioned, it absorbs beautifully and feels incredible. It’s a mild oil and great for sensitive skin and all ages and stages. This skin food is suitable to utilize all over the body, the face, as well as the scalp and hair. I’ve found it balances our bodies oil production so well (it’s actually scientifically proven to be a sebum regulator). Hazelnut oil is a great source of oleic acid and is an amazing emollient. It’s so silky and moisturizes and conditions so well keeping you so soft and supple. It aids with collagen production, helps to fight free radicals and yes it is a MUFA 🥰 it has wonderful anti inflammatory actions making it useful for a variety of topical inflammatory conditions (such as eczema for example). It’s also a pretty potent anti microbial. It’s rich in antioxidants, phytosterols, carotenoids, and vitamins E and K which work together to protect the skin as well as encourage regeneration and healing and elasticity. On the scalp, it’s a wonderful ally for dandruff and just an unbalanced scalp in general. It adds a natural gloss to dry hair and conditions thoroughly.
Now, if Hazelnut wasn’t enough on its own, I then extracted Juniper berries into the oil. Now, Juniper berries arent actually berries. They’re cones and therefore should go through the extraction process as you would cones, not berries. The hazelnut oil captured the aromatics and volatile oils so well. It even seems to have extracted the resinous compounds in the Juniper berries. Juniper is such a wonderful ally to the skin. It’s popular for treating irritation and inflammatory conditions, everything from acne to eczema and dermatitis and psoriasis. It’s been shown to help strengthen the skin, pull impurities, promote circulation, soften scar tissue, aid with an even complexion and so much more!
And then you have the insect repellent qualities. Studies showing efficacy comparable to deet. In this lotion Ive pulled both water soluble constituents from the juniper, as well as fat/oil soluble constituents.
As you can see, this remedy may be simple, but it’s powerful, gentle, versatile and effective and I am so grateful for it. I’ve been utilizing the Juniper + Hazelnut body oil on my face, my scars, as a massage oil- I even applied it to my little guys diaper area when we woke up with some redness and it worked like a charm 🤍 I am over the moon for the lotion. Heaven in a bottle 🌲🤍
I hope you all enjoy this bottle of love! Also, a little thing to note- hazelnut oil does carry some SPF, and it helps the body produce and enhance a tan while also protecting the skin 🤍 I’ll be reformulating my sunscreen this year with Hazelnut!
🌱Drawing Salve
This is a must with us in the summer. I'd love to say it's because of my kids, but I'm not the most graceful person either it has saved the day so many times. Several years ago, my daughter who was 4 at the time stepped on a ground nest of wasps and got stung 40+ times. On the way to the ER I put drawing salve on every single sting. She didn’t need any steroids or anything and hardly even ended up with any swelling. Me on the other hand … I was so focused on her I didn’t treat my 30+ stings and ended up super sick.
Just one example of the million things we use it for.
Drawing salves have traditionally been used for many things, from drawing out splinters to thorns, toxins from insect/spider bites, ingrown hairs, infection from boils or pimples to soothing skin irritations like poison ivy. Basically, if it doesn't belong in your skin, Drawing Salve can help. This is an old time successful remedy, most commonly found in Amish communities.
Crafted with avocado oil infused with (all organic or Wildcrafted) Comfrey, Plantain, Goldenseal, Chickweed, Calendula, Raw Shea butter, local Beeswax, Local Raw Honey, Activated Charcoal, Bentonite Clay, and Kaolin Clay.
Comfrey and Plantain are well known for their wound healing abilities. Calendula for its soothing properties. Chickweed for inflammation providing relief for hot and dry skin. Goldenseal has been proven to have antibiotic properties as well as being an antiseptic and also helps with the drawing and drying process. Both the Charcoal and Clays draw out the toxins/objects from the skin. Shea butter also helps reduce infections and soothes the skin. The Olive oil is a very healing nourishing oil. Beeswax helps thicken and bind, which in turn helps the application process. Raw Honey is well known for its antibacterial properties and the Vitamin E oil acts as a preservative giving this salve a shelf life of 1 year.
This salve is for external use only. Apply to affected area and cover with a bandaid. Allow to remain on the skin until the infection or object has been drawn out. Reapply if necessary. Drawing Salve helps get the blood moving and softens the skin. It allows pus to build around the area and if used consistently will help push the infection and or object out of the skin.
Enjoy this bundle of remedies!! I hope everyone has a fantastic and safe summer!
