Rest body oil

Our own lavender and lemon balm plus local windfall Douglas fir branches and windfall black cottonwood buds slow-infused into olive oil come together in this body oil, which we use to help us relax before bedtime and nap time.

If you're looking for a strongly scented oil, you can add additional essential oils of your choice to this oil. We use just one drop of local lavender essential oil to round out the scent. Our infused oils smell lightly of the plants within them--in this case, lightly of lavender, lemon balm, Douglas fir, cottonwood bud, and olive.

The idea for this oil came from listening closely to the trees, herbs, flowers and plants here, and to the many new sleep-related struggles of our human community members during the pandemic, and from opening to both offering and accepting more help during the pandemic. We need our sleep. Listening to and leaning on wise neighbor plants and forests and fields has been so helpful. Especially helpful when we’re holding personal and community and regional and global and climate-related loss, grief, depression, anxiety, fear, anger, and rage. Which, these days, it feels like almost all of us are to some extent.

Made seasonally and in small batches with herbs, flowers, plants, and trees we know personally, on land we know and love, and with the help of people we love and trust. This means our body oils are not always available year-round. We don’t overtax the plants here, never take more than offered, and leave most for pollinators and other neighbors. 

Tip: Rub in the body oil really well to avoid fabric stains! After using the oil, you can also bathe or just wash your hands or face with these gentle, relaxing soaps that are perfect for bedtime or before naps. Take a deep breathe in, aware that you are loved by every flower petal, plant, and tree branch on earth. Hard times call for new rituals. These are some of ours.

Storage & life of the product: Store your bottle in a cool, dry, dark place where direct sunlight never touches the bottle. We suggest using this body oil within 12 months of purchase, because the only preservative is the nature of the plants (especially the cottonwood buds) themselves. Your oil may last longer than that, too, but if at any point it smells stale or starts to look different, stop using it. Also, we've learned that plant-infused oils have minds of their own. They may ooze a little bit (oozing is part of their nature and charm), and you may find that a tiny bit of oil pools under the bottle itself, so we recommend storing the bottle on a hard surface--like stone or metal or glass--that you don't mind getting a teeny bit of oil on. 

Packaging: This oil comes in a 1-ounce reusable clear glass bottle with a wide metal roller ball. For a 4-ounce reusable, clear glass bottle with a metal screw-top lid email us for a special order or Whidbey Island pick up. See the Packaging page of this website for more details. 

Medical Disclaimer: If you are allergic to aspirin, your body may not love the cottonwood buds in this oil. The information on this page is for general reference for further exploration and study. It is not intended as a replacement for professional medical advice. See the Medical Disclaimer page of this website for more details. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.