by Cindyj | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
This time of year I start to think about spring and what I need to do to get ready for the rush of farming. I remember not having enough space in my herb hut where I dry my herbs. I have a vinyl covered garage building where I dry herbs and inside I have shelves and...
by Cindyj | Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Enzymes are basically proteins that speed up th rate of a chemical reaction. In other words, they make things happen that otherwise would be so slow as to be negligible. There are many enzymes in skin, these are a few. 1. Tyrosinase – this enzyme regulates the...
by Cindyj | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite things about having a business is the fascinating people that it has brought into my life. One of those is Jessica Ring, of Ring Botanicals, who has a way with both words and plant essences. Jessica is a distiller, a perfumer, and a poet,...
by Cindyj | Jan 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
What a great few days I had with other lavender growers in San Antonio last week for the United States Lavender Growers Association (USLGA) meeting. I have to say that lavender grower meetings are the most fun meetings I get to attend. USLGA is a relatively new...
by Cindyj | Jan 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
I repeatedly get asked “what is the best preservative to use in my natural product?” so I thought I’d address it here. Basically, there is no ‘best’ preservative and preservatives will behave differently in different formulations. So, unfortunately, there is no way to...
