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We're all about focusing on our heart space this month. The ladies at Natural Selection Apothecary are sharing with you this special mantra to carry with you this month and a reminder that the snow (full) moon is February 16th. ...

THANK YOU for subscribing to the Natural Selection Apothecary newsletter! To show our gratitude, here’s a FREE, downloadable January mantra wallpaper for your desktop or mobile home screen to aide in your daily mindful practice and guide your intentions. Happy...

Tinctures are the pure extracts of a plant including alkaloids, glycosides, minerals, and essential oils. These compounds are extracted, or released from the plant tissue, using alcohol. Making tinctures is a 6-week process, yielding a more concentrated form of these...

Considered sacred by practitioners of Hinduism, holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum or tulsi) has long been used in Ayurvedic medicine, the 5,000-year-old medical system in India. It is deemed a rasayana herb, promoting long life. It is also said to be a...

What is a hydrosol!? Hydrosols are the healing plant water that comes from the distillation process of plants. A hydrosol is the aromatic water that remains after steam-distilling or hydro-distilling botanical material. Hydrosols are real aromatic therapy Hydrosols represent the...

Healing oil. Medicinal oil. Infused oil. They are all one in the same. An infused oil is a way to get the extracts from the plant by using a gentle carrier oil. A carrier oil pulls out the essential oil...