Hands On Spring Wild Herb Kit

Description

A selection of spring wild herbs, dried and ready for use in making your own skincare.

There’s nothing quite like getting hands on with herbs – touch them, smell them, use them and feel great.

Included in the kit are 8 different herbs:

cleavers (5g), nettles (5g), plantain (5g), horsetail (3g), chickweed (3g), comfrey (3g), valerian root (3g), hops (1g)

+ plus ideas on how to use herbs in skincare for cleansing, toning, relaxing and more.

 

Hands On ingredients make a great accompaniment to the book Vital Skincare. Make it easy by getting your hands on  ingredients to blend your own skincare.

 

More about the ingredients:

cleavers – soothing, use for wind or sun burn, good in deodorants and to bring shine to hair; good for sensitive and eczema prone skin

nettles – astringent and stimulating, cheering and cleansing, great for hair, easy to combine creams and lotions

plantain – soothing

horsetail – rich in silica, good for nails and hair, astringent and refreshing, helps with skin tone and elasticity

chickweed – soothes sore skin, combines well in creams and lotions; good for inflamed, irritated and sore skin

comfrey – conditioning, clarifying and softening; good for all skin including eczema and acne prone, problem, delicate, dry or oily skin

valerian – calming, good for fatigue

hops – calming; good for dry, oily and mature skin

 

Simple ways to use herbs in skincare:

1. An infusion: like making a cup of tea. Use herbal water to cleanse, tone, spritz, add to your bath or blend with clay for a face mask.
2. Maceration: create a herbal oil to use as a serum or blend with wax to form a balm
3. Cleansing milk: chose a milk to suit your skin type (the oilier your skin, the fattier the milk) and infuse herbs to create a simple personalised cleanser
4. Herbal scrub: blend a herbal oil with salt or sugar – fine ingredients for your face, softening ingredients for your body and lips, coarser ingredients for hands and feet.
5. Facial steam: Hot water brings out the herb’s qualities and deep cleans your skin.

Find out more about all these methods in Vital Skincare.