Dandelion Acres

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Featuring our “Fall” Into Relaxation fizzing bath salts. Beautiful blend of salts, calendula and essential oils are perfect for these cool nights 🍂

$6/jar

Put the lid on these two sweet infusions this morning! Just a note about homemade concoctions that many people don’t realize:

The TIME that’s put in! 🕰

For these two items there are months involved. First, goldenrod only blooms in this area in the late summer/early fall. You have to get it while it’s there otherwise it’s next year before you can get more. It’s also important to make sure you are harvesting golden rod from an area that is not sprayed with pesticides. This requires some research. Once you harvested the amount that you need, now it’s time to dry. This can take several days or more than a week depending on where you are and how you do things.

Once dried, it’s time to pull the flowers from the stems. I try to be careful with this part as I am slightly allergic, you can make quite the mess, and I try to get only what I want in the jar.

Once you have created your infusion or tincture to your liking, there is an additional 4 to 6 weeks of time before you can start making your end product.

Last night I made a goldenrod Oxymel and goldenrod, calendula, and h**p oil infusion. Labeled them this morning and now we wait!

The end products will be ready just a couple of weeks before Christmas! Handcrafting soaps and products is definitely a labor of love, but it’s so satisfying once it all comes together. I’ll talk later about the benefits of golden rod in oxymels and salves!