a blog post from DrAxe.com. His blog is one of my top 5 favorites. A Naturopath, Dr. Josh Axe’s tag line is “Food is Medicine”. His blog sets the bar high for alternative health remedies. It includes extensive information on the benefits of essential oils, superfoods, recipes for meals as well as home made beauty […]
MOISTURE LOCK ULTRA-MOISTURIZING STICK
This ultra-hydrxating stick is so easy to make and is very affective. Shea butter is rich in Oleic and Stearic fatty acids (vegetable-based fats). These acids are very similar in texture to animal fats which makes Shea Butter easily absorbed into the deep layers of the skin, where they boost collagen growth. They also carry […]
SANDALWOOD ESSENTIAL OIL
Some Essential Oils are are just perfect for the skin and Sandalwood is one of them. It’s frequently used in commercial skin care products for its aroma as well as for its beneficial properties. Sandalwood Essential Oil has potent anti-aging benefits. It helps fto restore the skin’s natural oils and is a great moisturizer. Some […]
LUXURIOUS SHEA BUTTER
Butters are a raw ingredient used in skin care applications like lotions and creams. They’re harder than oils and add thickness to your product. You may have noticed that body butters are much thicker than body lotions and it’s due to the consistency of butters. Oleic Acid and Stearic Acid are fatty acids that constitute […]
A BRAND NEW THEME
Recently, I wrote about the on and off relationship I’ve had with my blog. It’s complicated. After breaking up with it last year, I decided to give it another chance in November. When we first got back together, I gussied it up with a new theme. The original theme that I picked was one that […]
MY SITE NAME AND TAGLINE
I wouldn’t change my site name. Not only is it the name of my skin care line but it also explains my role as well as the whole point of the blog. I do think my tag line is limiting and diminishes what the blog is about. Im changing it to “Natural Alternatives for the […]
WHO AM I and WHY AM I HERE?
So… who am I? I am a formulator of herbal and botanical health remedies. The term apothecary is an archaic Middle English job title for the “pharmacists” of the era. Apothecaries formulated medicaments mainly out of herbs, spices, oils and plants. For lack of a modern term, I’d say that I’m an Apothecary. I was […]
BARRON AVENUE APOTHECARY 