Hey there, folks! Welcome to The Hedge Witch Herbal Series! Back before COVID, I had the pleasure of teaching wildcraft herbalism classes...

This week is all about calming chamomile. If you missed the WTF is Chamomile post, you should definitely check it out! Chamomile has many...

Matricaria chamomilla Chamomile. It’s sweet, it’s calming, and it doesn’t really get enough credit! While it’s most commonly known for...

Honey . What’s not to love about it? We use it in food, drink, and alcohol. Honey even has a cult status in the DIY skincare community...

Today’s post is kicking off our first mini series on fragrances and cosmetics. This is a subject near and dear to Mack’s heart, and as a...

Today we’re taking a look at polyphenols! Don’t let the name scare you- they are awesome phytochemicals that are probably in more of your...

Sometimes the best things stink. No, literally. Neem oil reeks. It’s aroma is a diabolical trifecta of raw sewage, fresh garlic and...

Vitamin C gets A LOT of attention in the skincare industry, but it is more often touted as a magical panacea that “does great stuff” than...

Today is all about the hips! Rose hips, that is! The fruit of the dog rose, or Rosa canina, rose hip has become one of the darling...

Flax is your friend! In fact there is no reason why flax shouldn’t be your best friend! The plant is a pretty affair topped with gentle...

I feel like the past few weeks this weather has just been playing tricks on Philadelphia- a few warm days to get us excited for the end...

I hope everyone had a stellar week. Philadelphia is finally thawing out (dare I even say it was warm?! I dare, I dare!). My Pandora...

Turmeric is what the layman would describe as an ‘exotic spice’. It doesn’t help that it’s a widely used ingredient in several Indian...

We decided it was time to update our oats post, because as we have a grown, so too has our research… and it turns out that oats are way...

2017 has been a crazy year. So crazy that we let our blog completely fall off the radar! It wasn’t just moving (which was a huge...

On the big long list of things we rub on our skin to make it happy, goats milk is one of the more straightforward ones. I mean, just...

Look, let’s just lay it out on the table. The Raw Spa consists of two twenty-somethings who work hard everyday. We. Freaking. Love....

Oh ho ho! Pink Himalayan Salt! How fancy can you get? I mean, just say it out loud with me: “We don’t use regular salt, we use pink...

Let’s face facts: coconuts are useful. The meat inside the shell is tasty and nutritious, its husk and shells when burned and activated...

We know what you must be thinking: “Citric acid? It must have something to do with lemons”. And you would be absolutely right! But not in...