Homestead Aromatics Essential Oils

12/20/2025

Today and tomorrow I will be gathering ingredients from my aromatic cupboard to make kits for family and friends. I will send them home with ingredients to make lip balms or body balms that they can tailor to what aroma they would like. I will post the process.

12/16/2025

I bet this is divine! A recipe for a gift if you need one!

12/16/2025

Balms and butters are stocked for the holidays at Keller Market in Lancaster. But, I'm curious...are you making any homemade products for gifts this year? We're getting close, so if you need any suggestions let me know! If you have sweet orange essential oil and unrefined coconut oil you can easily make a tropical treat for someone's skin. Happy to drop more simple ideas leading up to Christmas!

11/20/2025

THE fresh batch of Dreamy Minty Foot Fluff is now stocked at in Lancaster. They are a perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer. Lovely refresh for tired legs and feet. The blend is a base of shea butter, coconut oil, and jojoba with peppermint, lavender, and tea tree essential oils. A little goes a long way!

10/19/2025

While taking stock of the butters and oils that I have ready to use, I was reminded that I have a LOT of shea butter. Shea is amazing for winter skin, but it has a very intense nutty aroma and can go grainy in a body butter blend. Here is an amazing, well researched blog post by Jade Shutes that helps navigate how to make a smooth butter without that grainy aspect. Basically, cool it quick!

So Why Does Shea go Grainy in Botanical Body Care Products? Understanding Melting Points and Fatty Acids While each plant-based butter is given a general melting point (e.g. Shea butter has a melting point of 89 to 100°F), the melting point can be a poor descriptor because butters are made up of fa...

10/19/2025

Fall is here. We are slowly putting the gardens and flower fields to bed for the winter. Que making balms, body butters, rollers, and body oils. My skin is ready for it!

10/04/2025

I did it! I broke out my last jar of minty foot fluff today. I will use it slowly until a fresh batch is made. It's far too hot right now, but by mid week next week the temp will drop again. I'll be itching to delve into making body balms and butters then.

08/11/2025

The sunflowers are coming on strong!

07/26/2025

If you're an early riser and local, please join us for a sunflower event! The weather is supposed to be beautiful!

Enjoy the magic of early morning with the sun and the sunflowers. Drink coffee, walk the fields, and pick 2 sunflower stems to take home.

07/06/2025

Making a chamomile and lavender herbal oil for soothing my skin and emotions. I use my own grown herbs and organic as it is shelf stable with low aroma. This will luxuriate together for about 6 weeks. Then we'll decant!
2 tbsp dried chamomile
2 tbsp dried lavender buds
8 oz liquid carrier oil like jojoba from
The finished product can be used plain, in a body butter or balm, or a salve.
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07/02/2025

Oh, I'm going to have to try this one!

Calendula helps with minor scratches, severe wounds, and even bacterial imbalances. Give this Gentle Calendula Lotion Recipe a try!

06/23/2025

The lavender is blooming! 💜 The lavender season is always too short. But, if you harvest the lavender now you'll get another bloom season in September. Not as many flowers, however still just as lovely!