One of the key things to know about Greta Aguirre is that she raises every plant she uses in her skincare line herself, from seed. She literally has her hands on her products at every step.

The care shows.

Her products are gentle, effective and beautiful. Hydrosols are one of Greta's favorite things, so we're happy to feature the Lemongrass version here. 

Hydrosols are solutions of distilled plant material. They are water-based medicine, full of antioxidants that help protect from environmental pollutants, restore PH balance and tone, and fortify the skin with nutrients and deep hydration. Hydrosols are safe and potent treatments for all kinds of skin issues, with an added element of natural magic.

Greta produces small-batch, fresh-plant, low-temperature hydrosols in copper alembic stills to ensure the safe transfer of each plant's aromatic and therapeutic properties. In addition to each of her hydrosols specific topical benefits, she believes the essential waters remember the innate intelligence of the plants into all matter of dark crevices, delivering lost light to the soul!

Use them whenever you like to enjoy the gentle goodness hydrosols bring to Body, Mind, and Spirit!

Lemongrass Hydrosol

The bright, uplifting nature and lemony herbaceous aroma of our Lemongrass Hydrosol will bring cheerful vibes to you and your surroundings. It is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and astringent, great for those with oily to combination skin.

Ingredients: Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus) Hydrosol.

Directions: Use as often as desired to refresh, tone, and hydrate. When using during skincare routine it's best to use hydrosol after cleansing and before applying the facial serum. This step helps maximize the benefits for both the hydrosol and serum.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain quality and preserve potency. 

You might also enjoy watching Greta make a hydrosol on her farm...

Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office.

The #1 seller, the Full Starter Kit has it all!

The Full Starter Kit:

• (2) Letter Swipies (8.5 x 11")
• (2) A5 Swipies (5.8 x 8.3")
• (1) 10mL spray bottle
• (1) Gray microfiber cloth
• (1) Staedtler fine tip wet-erase pen
• (1) Vis-a-Vis medium tip wet-erase pen

Swipies features:

📝 Flexible like paper, reusable like a whiteboard
💪 Thicker and more durable than cardstock
🎒 Travels well; your ink won't rub off in your bag!
😎 Anti-glare, silky smooth writing surface
💧 Swipies are made for wet-erase pens
✍️ List size is lined, A5 & Letter sizes have a dot grid
🍃 Reuse endlessly for 5+ years
US  Made in Seattle
👩‍💻 Female-owned and operated

Perfect for all your shaving needs. Shea nut butter and sea clay create an extra thick creamy white lather. While the essential oils stimulate the hair follicles assisting in a closer shave. This beautiful bar's scent is both woodsy and minty. Perfect for shaving as well as a bath and shower bar.

What we love about it:

• Super awesome shaving soap

• unrefined shea nut butter: creates a thick white lather, gentle & healing to skin, luxuriously moisturizing

• peppermint essential oil: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cooling, stimulating, gives a little tingle, helps clear mental fatigue

• cedarwood essential oil: calms the skin and spirit, relieves feelings of stress

• finely ground sea clay: rich in minerals and sea salt, draws oil from skin, helps to make a thick creamy lather

Ingredients: water, saponified oil blend (sustainably produced olive oil, sustainably produced coconut oil, sustainably produced palm oil and sodium hydroxide) unrefined shea nut butter, peppermint essential oil, cedarwood essential oil, saltwater sea clay

Approx wt 5.0 oz

We are living in … challenging times.

Even a quick glance at the daily news is enough to make you want to pull the covers over your head and curl up until it passes. But that’s not really an option. Or at least not a good one.

It’s wiser and healthier, for all of us, to do our part to make things even just a little bit better. We’re not talking becoming a monk or a zero-waste radical vegan. We’re talking about trying to make a little progress, whenever and wherever we can – each of us in our own way.

That’s what Now with Purpose is about: simple, practical, achievable ways to live a little more thoughtfully, a little more purposefully.

And since “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” how about thirteen of ‘em?

This little book features a baker’s dozen of our most popular articles (literally including a little baking) that might help make your life a little more joyful and healthy. You thought you might like it. Our treat.

We hope these ideas might inspire you on your own journey. Do feel free to share this with anyone you think might like it, too. We are, as the saying goes, all in this together, so why not try to make things a little better for all of us?

(You'll get the electronic file moments after you place your order. Check your Spam folder if you don't see our email in your InBox.)

Castile Liquid Soap is a safe, non-toxic, green, multi-purpose, multi-surface concentrate that is made with organic plant oils for your safety and for the safety of our planet. Cleans ALL water-safe surfaces.

The word Castile is a reference to La Castilla – a region in central Spain historically significant in the history of soapmaking. In America, Castile means any soap made with olive oil, often a liquid soap made from coconut and olive. Always check your ingredients – some companies add synthetic chemicals to their so-called castile soap!

Lemongrass has a very clean, citrusy aroma, with a touch of botanical grasses. It is the perfect scent for when you need an energy boost.

Ingredients: Saponified Organic Oils (Coconut, Olive and Jojoba), Lemongrass Essential Oil, Cedarwood Essential Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Rosemary Extract, Eucalyptus Essential Oil, Organic Aloe Vera

Dilutions Guide

HANDS and BODY: Use full strength or dilute up to 50%

DISHES: Saturate applicator with full strength castile soap and scrub. Add more as needed. Always soak tough stuff in soap and hot water first to loosen debris. Use some castile soap in your wash water, but utilize a soapy sponge or scrubber to do the bulk of the cleaning.

FLOORS: Add 3oz (6 tbsps) of Castile Liquid Soap to mop water. Clean as usual, and allow to dry.

WALLS & WOODWORK: Dilute 1/4 cup per 1 gallon of hot water. Clean, rinse and let dry.

LAUNDRY: Use about 1/3 cup per load – a little more for hard water. Castile Liquid Soap may be neutralized by detergent residues in the machine so use enough to get the barest start of foam on top. You may have to use a little extra the first time. Best to mix into warm water before adding the clothes. Great for hand-washing most silks and fine fabrics, wool and suede (may darken). Bleach compatible.

STAIN REMOVAL: Safe and effective. Wet surface and apply full strength. Work into the material from several directions and let sit a moment. Blot stain with cloth or towel and rinse.

CARPETS: Replaces detergent concentrates. Works well in all carpet cleaning machines and on stains.

GENERAL CLEANING: Fill a clean spray bottle with warm water, add 5% of concentrate, then spray & wipe. Great for ALL water-safe surfaces. Help eliminate the new plastic smell. Safe and non-toxic for humans, plants & pets.

BATHROOMS: Use full strength on sponge and rinse. For all porcelain and tile surfaces.

VEHICLES: Saturate sponge with Castile Liquid Soap. Work over vehicle in sections, wetting first, scrubbing and then rinsing. Always wash vehicles out of direct sunlight. Will slightly darken the most porous materials. Test on a small inconspicuous area prior to use.

One of the key things to know about Greta Aguirre is that she raises every plant she uses in her skincare line herself, from seed. She literally has her hands on her products at every step.

The care shows.

Her products are gentle, effective and beautiful. 

"When I think of Oatmeal, I picture my Grandmom's kitchen and a big bowl of warm yumminess, the smell of unconditional love, and that deep feeling of "home," safety, and calm. For eons, mamas and grandmamas have also used raw Oatmeal to soak and deliver miserable babes from all manners of itchy irritated skin. I developed the Oatmeal Facial Scrub for my teenaged son using the same magic grain and that same deep love."

Greta's son was struggling with both his changing teen skin AND a constant marketing onslaught for hardcore drugstore products promising instant results. It took a lot of begging (and probably bribery), but he agreed to give her a chance to find a solution for him. The search was on.

Greta looked for a natural way to cleanse thoroughly but gently, to heal redness and remove excess oil and dead skin, all of this while leaving his face nourished and hydrated even after multiple daily uses. Oatmeal, that simple old-timey remedy that's been around forever, was the answer. Grateful to have found the perfect base for a facial scrub for her teen, Greta's digging turned up a list of benefits from Oatmeal that was much longer than she expected or could have ever imagined. She started thinking the scrub could work for all types of skin and people, including herself!

Plant freak that she claims to be, Greta turned to the garden for extra help and added three flowers known to have many of the same healing properties as Oatmeal. Chamomile, Lavender, and Rose are the herbal trio that brings a bunch more benefits to the skin -- and make it smell divine! The final formula, Oatmeal, with these three flowers, is a powerful but gentle facial scrub that anyone can use every day, all ages and skin types -- she was thrilled!!!

Greta's son tried it. She tried it. She sent it to friends and family, and they tried it. Their feedback unanimously confirmed what her research suggested. The scrub gently cleans while removing excess oil. It soothes irritation, exfoliates dead skin, and leaves underlying skin feeling soft and appearing brighter. Their faces felt clean, nourished, healed, and protected. Success!

Over the years, this product has become a favorite in Greta's little circle, so she's thrilled to be able to offer this well-loved recipe to a bigger circle of new friends. She hopes your skin feels the gentle effectiveness of these long-trusted ingredients, that it inspires you to imagine the Springtime garden where our plants live and grow, and that you feel the love -- from Greta, through them, to you.

Oatmeal Facial Scrub

This gentle yet effective formula features whole oats and three different herbal flowers to exfoliate while healing and nourishing underlying live skin.

Ingredients: Gluten-free oats, Powdered milk, Almond meal. Flowers: Lavender (Lavandula augustifolia), Rose (Rosa damascus), Chamomile (Matricaria chamomila). Essential Oils: Lavender (Lavendula agustifolia).

Directions: Sprinkle a small amount of powder into the palm of one hand. Add warm water to create a moist paste. Massage face in a circular motion with both hands. Rinse thoroughly with warm water.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain quality and preserve potency.

The many amazing benefits of pure unrefined shea butter inspired us to create a shea butter soap bar. This creamy soap is a blend of unrefined shea butter added after the base oils have saponified, making this bar's lather rich in moisturizing shea. A splash of peppermint, lavender, and patchouli essential oils create a light fresh scent. Perfect for dry climates and dry sensitive skin. 

What we love about it:

• highly moisturizing bar

• unrefined shea nut butter: gentle & healing to the skin, luxuriously moisturizing

• peppermint essential oil: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cooling, stimulating, gives a little tingle, helps clear mental fatigue

• lavender essential oil: antifungal + ant microbial, calms the skin and spirit, helps relieve feelings of stress

• patchouli essential oil: Known as a tissue regenerator, helps stimulate regrowth of skin cells, heals rough cracked skin

Contrary to the old cliche, "nice guys" actually finish first. They live longer. They're happier. They have more friends. They're more successful.

We totally agree. We're working hard to be kind -- and to promote civility and respect in our community. Fortunately, we attract a lot of nice people, like you...

This charming film lays out the scientific case for kindness. We want you to have a copy, FREE to the first 200 people who ask for it. (Well, you'll pay for a little shipping if your order the DVD. Steaming is totally free.)

The film is narrated by Catherine Ryan Hyde, the best-selling author of the novel (and film) Pay It Forward. Kindness Is Contagious profiles cutting-edge scientists and best-selling authors from Berkeley to Harvard and everywhere in between as well as real life people, from all walks of life, whose lives illustrate their incredible discovery: it pays to be nice!

Here's the trailer.

To help spread the "good virus" of kindness, we're giving away the film, thanks to our business siblings at CultureSonar.

We hope you enjoy it! Give one to someone you like, too. That'd be, well, nice.

The 20-book gift pack is the best value for money, giving your little one the gift that continues to give long after the story is told. Our collection of Conscious Stories includes books perfect for ages 3-8. Cultivated for families to connect in that precious 20 minutes at bedtime, each book features a breathing exercise to calm and connect the whole family.

Explore conscious concepts — including self-love, belonging, peace, honoring nature, finding love, and making choices — with fun, lovable characters, and engage in connecting conversations with prompts at the end. This collection includes the following books: (Click on the names to view individual books)

A LITTLE LIGHT
THE FISH WHO SEARCHED FOR WATER
THE TREE OF GOODNESS
THE BEE WHO COULDN'T CHOOSE HER FLOWER
THE BOY WHO SEARCHED FOR SILENCE
THE HUG WHO GOT STUCK
THE DAD WHO DIDN'T KNOW
THE ELEPHANT WHO TRIED TO TIPTOE
THE FORGETFUL ELEPHANT
THE LAUGHING WITCH
HOW DIABLO BECAME SPIRIT
THE PRAYER WHO SEARCHED FOR GOD (interfaith)
WE ARE CIRCLE PEOPLE
THE GIRL WITH WATERFALL EYES
THE SUNBURNT POLAR BEAR
ROLLING THUNDER FINDS HIS HERD
ELLIE JUMPS A MILE
THE HOME FOR SENSITIVE BUTTERFLIES (New release)
THE UNICORN WHO FOUND HER MAGIC (New release)
THE LITTLE BRAIN PEOPLE (New release)

Does not include:

THE HUG FACTORY BURSTS WITH LOVE
THE GREAT LOVE OF ROSE AND THORN
THE HAIRDRESSER FOR UNICORNS

One of the key things to know about Greta Aguirre is that she raises every plant she uses in her skincare line herself, from seed. She literally has her hands on her products at every step.

The care shows.

Her products are gentle, effective and beautiful. Hydrosols are one of Greta's favorite things, so we're happy to feature the Tulsi version here.

Hydrosols -- also called "hydrolates," "essential waters," or "plant waters" -- are solutions of distilled plant material. They are water-based medicine, full of antioxidants that help protect from environmental pollutants, restore PH balance and tone, and fortify the skin with nutrients and deep hydration. Hydrosols are safe and potent treatments for all manners of skin issues, with an added element of natural magic.

Greta produces small-batch, fresh-plant, low-temperature hydrosols in copper alembic stills to ensure the safe transfer of each plant's aromatic and therapeutic properties. In addition to each of her hydrosols specific topical benefits, she believes the essential waters remember the innate intelligence of the plants into all matter of dark crevices, delivering lost light to the soul!

Use them whenever you like to enjoy the gentle goodness hydrosols bring to Body, Mind, and Spirit!

Tulsi (Holy Basil) Hydrosol

In the Hindu tradition, every part of the Tulsi plant, even the soil around it, is considered sacred. This holiest of herbs awakens the mind and opens the heart. Mist our Tulsi Hydrosol with its sweet-yet-spicy clove-like aroma, to purify, decongest, and balance your skin.

Ingredients: Tulsi (Ocimum Tenuflorium) Hydrosol.

Directions: Use as often as desired to refresh, tone, and hydrate. When using during skincare routine, it's best to use hydrosol after cleansing and before applying serum. This step helps maximize the benefits for both the hydrosol and the serum.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain quality and preserve potency. 

Greta explains more about this remarkable plant here:

And you can also watch her make this hydrosol on her farm...

One of the key things to know about Greta Aguirre is that she raises every plant she uses in her skincare line herself, from seed. She literally has her hands on her products at every step.

The care shows.

Her products are gentle, effective and beautiful. Hydrosols are one of Greta's favorite things, so we're happy to feature the Lemongrass version here. 

Hydrosols are solutions of distilled plant material. They are water-based medicine, full of antioxidants that help protect from environmental pollutants, restore PH balance and tone, and fortify the skin with nutrients and deep hydration. Hydrosols are safe and potent treatments for all kinds of skin issues, with an added element of natural magic.

Greta produces small-batch, fresh-plant, low-temperature hydrosols in copper alembic stills to ensure the safe transfer of each plant's aromatic and therapeutic properties. In addition to each of her hydrosols specific topical benefits, she believes the essential waters remember the innate intelligence of the plants into all matter of dark crevices, delivering lost light to the soul!

Use them whenever you like to enjoy the gentle goodness hydrosols bring to Body, Mind, and Spirit!

Lemongrass Hydrosol

The bright, uplifting nature and lemony herbaceous aroma of our Lemongrass Hydrosol will bring cheerful vibes to you and your surroundings. It is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and astringent, great for those with oily to combination skin.

Ingredients: Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus) Hydrosol.

Directions: Use as often as desired to refresh, tone, and hydrate. When using during skincare routine it's best to use hydrosol after cleansing and before applying the facial serum. This step helps maximize the benefits for both the hydrosol and serum.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain quality and preserve potency. 

You might also enjoy watching Greta make a hydrosol on her farm...

With the success of Greta's Lavender Cleanser/Toner, she was motivated to create a second product that would provide even more nourishment and protection to her skin – she wanted to make a serum.

Serums are generally used on clean skin to provide nutrition and protection. Her whole life she struggled with sensitive and oily skin, so the idea of using an oil-based serum seemed crazy, but more research only turned up more benefits of using oils. Digging a little deeper, she learned that some especially, nutrient-rich oils also balance sebum production (the skin’s natural oil) – a win/win!

From the beginning, rosemary was Greta's first choice as the lead herb for this first serum. She knew from years of work, makeup, travel, and late nights in different time zones that rosemary is a go-to remedy for dark circles and overall puffiness. It also soothes irritation, removes impurities, and prevents clogged pores – firming and lifting the skin, giving it (and you) a more youthful appearance. YES to all of that!!

SOiL’s Rosemary Serum combines rosemary and seven other skin-feeding herbs from our farm with two nutrient-rich oils known to balance sebum production without clogging the pores. Being her own first product test subject, she was happy to say that her skin has never been healthier, and is no longer oily. Once she stopped stripping it with harsh cleansers and started feeding it appropriate herbs and oils, it balanced itself!

Not long afterward, Greta formulated SOiL’s Carrot Seed Serum for dry and mature skin.

In her excitement about these initial successes, she started talking with friends and family about her formulas and asking questions about their skin and their issues. Among the first was her mother-in-law who is in her 70’s and has lived all of her active outdoor life in the sun and sea of California. She shared with me that her skin was very dry and getting drier as she got older after many years of sun damage.

Carrot seed was the obvious choice as the primary ingredient for its ability to boost collagen production, smooth lines, repair sun damage, and reduce the appearance of scar tissue. Greta picked oils that have many similar properties to those in the Rosemary Serum but are richer to help with more severe dryness.

Greta's mother-in-law loved the Carrot Seed Serum immediately and has continued to use it to this day. She said, “My mature, dry skin drinks the serum and lines and wrinkles visibly relax and smooth out!”

Though these two serums, like all SOiL products, were initially created for Greta and people she knows and loves (not to sell). She is SO excited to put them out into the world. She hopes they increase the health and beauty of your skin and your life as much as they have for her and her family.

Rosemary Serum

Rosemary Serum is a luxurious blend of nutrient-rich oils and a long list of therapeutic herbs known to nourish, restore and protect, leaving your skin supple and rejuvenated and without clogging your pores. Use it with your favorite hydrosol for deep hydration and lock in moisture.

Oils: Jojoba (Simmondsia Chinensis), Grapeseed (Vitis vinifera). Extracts: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Holy Basil (Ocimum Teniflorum), Hibiscus (Hibiscus Saddariffa), Sage (Salvia officinalis), Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), Calendula (Calendula Officinalis), Yarrow leaf and flower (Achillella Millefolium), Raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus). Essential Oils: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officials), Lavender (Lavandula Augustifolia), Carrot seed (Daucus carota).

Directions: Shake well before use. Pump one to two times into the palm of your hand, rub hands together, and massage into dampened face. Do not rinse.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain quality and preserve potency.

One of the key things to know about Greta Aguirre is that she raises every plant she uses in her skincare line herself, from seed. She literally has her hands on her products at every step.

The care shows.

Her products are gentle, effective and beautiful.

With the success of Greta's Lavender Cleanser/Toner, she was motivated to create a second product that would provide even more nourishment and protection to her skin – she wanted to make a serum.

Serums are generally used on clean skin to provide nutrition and protection. Her whole life she struggled with sensitive and oily skin, so the idea of using an oil-based serum seemed crazy, but more research only turned up more benefits of using oils. Digging a little deeper, she learned that some especially, nutrient-rich oils also balance sebum production (the skin’s natural oil) – a win/win!

From the beginning, rosemary was Greta's first choice as the lead herb for this first serum. She knew from years of work, makeup, travel, and late nights in different time zones that rosemary is a go-to remedy for dark circles and overall puffiness. It also soothes irritation, removes impurities, and prevents clogged pores – firming and lifting the skin, giving it (and you) a more youthful appearance. YES to all of that!!

SOiL’s Rosemary Serum combines rosemary and seven other skin-feeding herbs from our farm with two nutrient-rich oils known to balance sebum production without clogging the pores. Being her own first product test subject, she was happy to say that her skin has never been healthier, and is no longer oily. Once she stopped stripping it with harsh cleansers and started feeding it appropriate herbs and oils, it balanced itself!

Not long afterward, Greta formulated SOiL’s Carrot Seed Serum for dry and mature skin.

In her excitement about these initial successes, she started talking with friends and family about her formulas and asking questions about their skin and their issues. Among the first was her mother-in-law who is in her 70’s and has lived all of her active outdoor life in the sun and sea of California. She shared with me that her skin was very dry and getting drier as she got older after many years of sun damage.

Carrot seed was the obvious choice as the primary ingredient for its ability to boost collagen production, smooth lines, repair sun damage, and reduce the appearance of scar tissue. Greta picked oils that have many similar properties to those in the Rosemary Serum but are richer to help with more severe dryness.

Greta's mother-in-law loved the Carrot Seed Serum immediately and has continued to use it to this day. She said, “My mature, dry skin drinks the serum and lines and wrinkles visibly relax and smooth out!”

Though these two serums, like all SOiL products, were initially created for Greta and people she knows and loves (not to sell). She is SO excited to put them out into the world. She hopes they increase the health and beauty of your skin and your life as much as they have for her and her family.

Carrot Seed Serum

Carrot Seed Serum is a luxurious blend of nutrient-rich oils and a long list of therapeutic herbs known to nourish, restore and protect, leaving even the driest skin supple and rejuvenated. Use it with your favorite hydrosol for deep hydration and lock in moisture.

Ingredients: Oils: Apricot kernel (Prunus armeniaca), Sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Extracts: Mullein (Verbascum spp), Elderflower (Sambucus Niagra), Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa), Plantain leaf (Plantago major), Sage (Salvia officinalis), Yarrow leaf and flower (Achillea Millifloium), Calendula (Calendula officinalis), Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Essential Oils: Carrot seed (Daucus carota), Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata), Sandalwood (Santalum Spicatum).

Directions: Shake well before use. Pump one to two times into the palm of your hand, rub hands together, and massage into dampened face. Do not rinse.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain quality and preserve potency.

One of the key things to know about Greta Aguirre is that she raises every plant she uses in her skincare line herself, from seed. She literally has her hands on her products at every step.

The care shows.

Her products are gentle, effective and beautiful. Hydrosols are one of Greta's favorite things, so we're happy to feature the Clary Sage version here.

Hydrosols, also called "hydrolates", "essential waters", or "plant waters" are solutions of distilled plant material. They are water-based medicine, full of antioxidants that help protect from environmental pollutants, restore PH balance and tone, and fortify the skin with nutrients and deep hydration. Hydrosols are safe and potent treatments for all manners of skin issues, with an added element of natural magic.

Greta produces small-batch, fresh-plant, low-temperature hydrosols in copper alembic stills to ensure the safe transfer of each plant's aromatic and therapeutic properties. In addition to each of her hydrosols specific topical benefits, she believes the essential waters remember the innate intelligence of the plants into all matter of dark crevices, delivering lost light to the soul!

Use them whenever you like to enjoy the gentle goodness hydrosols bring to Body, Mind, and Spirit!

Clary Sage Hydrosol

Clary Sage is known to be an herbal antidepressant with euphoric and aphrodisiacal qualities. If you have ever seen this gloriously feminine plant in bloom you will understand the connection to such magical qualities. No mystery that our Clary Sage Hydrosol with its herby Earl Grey-like aroma works particularly well with oily skin and female-related skin issues. The distillation of this uniquely feminal spirit will leave you with a dewy glow and calm, toned, and balanced skin.

Ingredients: Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea) Hydrosol.

Directions: Use as often as desired to refresh, tone, and hydrate. When using during skincare routine it's best to use hydrosol after cleansing and before applying facial serum. This step helps maximize the benefits for both the hydrosol and the serum.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain quality and preserve potency.

You might also enjoy watching Greta make a hydrosol:

Earthly Square Palm Leaf Plates

Earthly's eco-friendly products are made from the leaves of the Areca Palm Tree. They are charming, compostable, and biodegradable alternatives to disposable paper or plastic party dinnerware. Perfect for individuals, companies, and event planners that want to ensure a cleaner environment for our future generations. They can be used for appetizers, desserts, medium-sized meals, and entrees. They are available in a variety of sizes. Wonderful for serving hot or cold food and durable for use with Earthly’s disposable birchwood knives and forks without the worry of leaks or breakage. 

Earthly's products have a natural finish due to the organic materials used during production so colors may vary among items.

Sets Include:

(25) 7" x 7" Square Palm Leaf Plates

(25) 8" x 8" Square Palm Leaf Plates

(25) 10” x 10” Square Palm Leaf Plates 

🌿 Made From Areca Palm Leaves
🌿 Biodegradable
🌿 Compostable
🌿 Eco Friendly

Earthly Round Palm Leaf Plates

Earthly's eco-friendly products are made from the leaves of the Areca Palm Tree. They are charming, compostable, and biodegradable alternatives to disposable paper or plastic party dinnerware. Perfect for individuals, companies, and event planners that want to ensure a cleaner environment for our future generations. They can be used for appetizers, desserts, medium-sized meals, and entrees. They are available in a variety of sizes. Wonderful for serving hot or cold food and durable for use with Earthly’s disposable birchwood knives and forks without the worry of leaks or breakage. 

Earthly's products have a natural finish due to the organic materials used during production so colors may vary among items.

Sets Include:

(25) 10” x 10” Round Palm Leaf Plates or

(50) 10” x 10” Round Palm Leaf Plates 

🌿 Made From Areca Palm Leaves
🌿 Biodegradable
🌿 Compostable
🌿 Eco Friendly

Eco-Friendly Dinnerware Party Set (170 pcs)

Earthly's eco-friendly products are made from the leaves of the Areca Palm Tree. They are charming, compostable, and biodegradable alternatives to disposable paper or plastic party dinnerware. Perfect for individuals, companies, and event planners that want to ensure a cleaner environment for our future generations. They can be used for appetizers, desserts, medium-sized meals, and entrees. They are available in a variety of sizes. Wonderful for serving hot or cold food and durable for use with Earthly’s disposable birchwood knives and forks without the worry of leaks or breakage. 

Earthly's products have a natural finish due to the organic materials used during production so colors may vary among items.

This Party Pack Includes: (50) 10x10” Palm Leaf Plates, (50) 8x8” Palm Leaf Plates, (100) Birchwood Forks, (50) Birchwood Spoons, (50) Birchwood Knives, (40) Bamboo Straws, & Reusable Grocery Bag w/ Zipper.

🌿 Made From Areca Palm Leaves
🌿 Biodegradable
🌿 Compostable
🌿 Eco Friendly

Eco-Friendly Dinnerware Party Set (170 pcs)

Earthly's eco-friendly products are made from the leaves of the Areca Palm Tree. They are charming, compostable, and biodegradable alternatives to disposable paper or plastic party dinnerware. Perfect for individuals, companies, and event planners that want to ensure a cleaner environment for our future generations. They can be used for appetizers, desserts, medium-sized meals, and entrees. They are available in a variety of sizes. Wonderful for serving hot or cold food and durable for use with Earthly’s disposable birchwood knives and forks without the worry of leaks or breakage.

Earthly's products have a natural finish due to the organic materials used during production so colors may vary among items.

This Party Pack Includes: (25) 10x10” Palm Leaf Plates, (25) 7x7” Palm Leaf Plates, (50) Birchwood Forks, (25) Birchwood Spoons, (25) Birchwood Knives, (20) Bamboo Straws, & Reusable Grocery Bag w/ Zipper.

🌿 Made From Areca Palm Leaves
🌿 Biodegradable
🌿 Compostable
🌿 Eco Friendly

Castile Liquid Soap is a safe, non-toxic, green, multi-purpose, multi-surface concentrate that is made with organic plant oils for your safety and for the safety of our planet. Cleans ALL water-safe surfaces.

The word Castile is a reference to La Castilla – a region in central Spain historically significant in the history of soapmaking. In America, Castile means any soap made with olive oil, often a liquid soap made from coconut and olive. Always check your ingredients – some companies add synthetic chemicals to their so-called castile soap!

Lemongrass has a very clean, citrusy aroma, with a touch of botanical grasses. It is the perfect scent for when you need an energy boost.

Ingredients: Saponified Organic Oils (Coconut, Olive and Jojoba), Lemongrass Essential Oil, Cedarwood Essential Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Rosemary Extract, Eucalyptus Essential Oil, Organic Aloe Vera

Dilutions Guide

HANDS and BODY: Use full strength or dilute up to 50%

DISHES: Saturate applicator with full strength castile soap and scrub. Add more as needed. Always soak tough stuff in soap and hot water first to loosen debris. Use some castile soap in your wash water, but utilize a soapy sponge or scrubber to do the bulk of the cleaning.

FLOORS: Add 3oz (6 tbsps) of Castile Liquid Soap to mop water. Clean as usual, and allow to dry.

WALLS & WOODWORK: Dilute 1/4 cup per 1 gallon of hot water. Clean, rinse and let dry.

LAUNDRY: Use about 1/3 cup per load – a little more for hard water. Castile Liquid Soap may be neutralized by detergent residues in the machine so use enough to get the barest start of foam on top. You may have to use a little extra the first time. Best to mix into warm water before adding the clothes. Great for hand-washing most silks and fine fabrics, wool and suede (may darken). Bleach compatible.

STAIN REMOVAL: Safe and effective. Wet surface and apply full strength. Work into the material from several directions and let sit a moment. Blot stain with cloth or towel and rinse.

CARPETS: Replaces detergent concentrates. Works well in all carpet cleaning machines and on stains.

GENERAL CLEANING: Fill a clean spray bottle with warm water, add 5% of concentrate, then spray & wipe. Great for ALL water-safe surfaces. Help eliminate the new plastic smell. Safe and non-toxic for humans, plants & pets.

BATHROOMS: Use full strength on sponge and rinse. For all porcelain and tile surfaces.

VEHICLES: Saturate sponge with Castile Liquid Soap. Work over vehicle in sections, wetting first, scrubbing and then rinsing. Always wash vehicles out of direct sunlight. Will slightly darken the most porous materials. Test on a small inconspicuous area prior to use.

Lemongrass Zen Organic Body Wash is made from organic aloe and shea butter, sunflower, jojoba, coconut, and olive oils.

The clean, citrusy scent with a hint of botanical grasses in our Lemon Zen organic body wash is derived from certified organic essential oils stirred into our NEW USDA certified organic shower gel base. With a 95% organic ingredient content and a wide range of skin-soothing ingredients; this may be the mildest body wash you have ever tried.

Ingredients: Organic Aloe Juice, Organic Saponified Oils (Coconut, Shea Butter, Olive, Sunflower & Jojoba), Organic Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Guar Gum, Organic Shea Butter, Organic Lemongrass Essential Oil, Organic Calendula Extract, Organic Cedarwood Essential Oil, Organic Lavender Essential Oil, Organic Rosemary Extract, Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Organic Body Wash

The Mildest Organic Body Wash EVER MADE

This new formula organic body wash is the mildest gel soap product we have ever seen. Made from lots of organic aloe vera and organic shea butter, sunflower, jojoba, coconut, and olive oils for an extra gentle extra foamy experience for your entire body.

With a 95% organic ingredient content and a wide range of skin-soothing ingredients; this may be the mildest body wash you have ever tried. 

Liquid Sunshine Non-Toxic Cleaner is a multi-use GREEN cleaner that is safe and mild on YOU! Used to clean counters, floors, woodwork, tile, or other household surfaces. Liquid Sunshine contains no Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or other detergents, alcohols, artificial colors, fragrances, or preservatives. Absolutely no chemical or synthetic ingredients are ever used. Works best in warm to hot water.

Liquid Sunshine is of special benefit to chemically sensitive and immune system impaired individuals. The most sensitive will see the most dramatic results.

People who suffer from dermatitis often react to laundry, dish, and other common cleaning products. It is not uncommon to find people who are itchy or irritated wherever fabric rubs against them. Irritations at cuffs, collars, thighs, and elbows may be a sign that laundry products are implicated. Anyone with itchy skin may be helped by washing their clothes in Liquid Sunshine. Replaces fabric softener, whiteners, stain removers, and dryer sheets for added savings.

Floors: Add 3oz of Liquid Sunshine to mop water. Clean as usual, and allow to dry.

Laundry: Use about 1/3 cup per load – a little more for hard water. Liquid Sunshine may be neutralized by detergent residues in the machine so use enough to get the barest start of foam on top. You may have to use a little extra the first time. Always mix into warm water before adding the clothes. Softens clothes with natural aloe! It also has a mild whitening effect. Great for silks and fine fabrics, wool, and suede (may darken).

Stain Removal: Safe and effective. Wet surface and apply full strength. Work into the material from several directions and let sit a moment. Rinse and dry.

Woodwork, Floors, and Walls: Dilute 1/4 cup per 1 gallon of hot water. Clean, rinse, and let dry.

Bathrooms: Use full strength on sponge and rinse. For all porcelain and tile surfaces.

Vehicles: Saturate sponge with Liquid Sunshine. Work over vehicle in sections, wetting first, applying Liquid Sunshine, and then rinsing. Always wash vehicles out of direct sunlight.

Carpets: Replaces detergent concentrates. Works well in all carpet cleaning machines and on stains.

General Cleaning: Stovetop, refrigerator, etc. Wet surface. Scrub with a sponge saturated in Liquid Sunshine. Rinse and dry. For ALL water-safe surfaces.

Ingredients: Organic Saponified Oils (Coconut, Olive & Jojoba), Orange Essential Oil, Cedarwood Essential Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Lemon Essential Oil, Lime Essential Oil, Rosemary Extract, Tea Tree Oil, Eucalyptus Essential Oil, Organic Aloe Vera

Organic "Pet Magic" Dog Shampoo is certified to USDA organic food standards. A safe and non-toxic alternative to detergent and chemical cleaners is available for our furry friends.

Ingredients: Organic Saponified Oils (Coconut, Olive and Jojoba), Rosemary Essential Oil, Lemongrass Essential Oil, Rosemary Extract, Organic Aloe Vera

Organic Pet Shampoo

Vermont Soap Organics introduced the first USDA Certified Organic Pet Shampoo to grateful pet owners everywhere. Finally, a safe and non-toxic alternative to detergent and chemical cleaners is available for our furry friends. This wonderful product is perfect for sensitive pets.

Vermont Soap Organics Pet Shampoo is made from organic coconut, olive, and jojoba oils, organic aloe vera, and a combination of natural and organic essential oils. Natural rosemary extract is the only preservative. This eco-friendly natural liquid soap product is extraordinarily mild, hypoallergenic, and free of petroleum or animal by-products. It meets all USDA Organic Food Standards. The factory and products are certified by NOFA and Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF).

Vermont Soap Organics does not engage in harmful animal testing. However, they washed a lot of pets after coming up with this formula. They are sure your pet will like it as much as theirs did.

Instructions: Using warm water, wet pet thoroughly. Apply Vermont Soap Organics Pet Shampoo from head to tail, gently massaging deep into coat and skin. Rinse well with warm water.

The many amazing benefits of pure unrefined shea butter inspired us to create a shea butter soap bar. This creamy soap is a blend of unrefined shea butter added after the base oils have saponified, making this bar's lather rich in moisturizing shea. A splash of peppermint, lavender, and patchouli essential oils create a light fresh scent. Perfect for dry climates and dry sensitive skin. 

What we love about it:

• highly moisturizing bar

• unrefined shea nut butter: gentle & healing to the skin, luxuriously moisturizing

• peppermint essential oil: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cooling, stimulating, gives a little tingle, helps clear mental fatigue

• lavender essential oil: antifungal + ant microbial, calms the skin and spirit, helps relieve feelings of stress

• patchouli essential oil: Known as a tissue regenerator, helps stimulate regrowth of skin cells, heals rough cracked skin

Perfect for all your shaving needs. Shea nut butter and sea clay create an extra thick creamy white lather. While the essential oils stimulate the hair follicles assisting in a closer shave. This beautiful bar's scent is both woodsy and minty. Perfect for shaving as well as a bath and shower bar.

What we love about it:

• Super awesome shaving soap

• unrefined shea nut butter: creates a thick white lather, gentle & healing to skin, luxuriously moisturizing

• peppermint essential oil: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cooling, stimulating, gives a little tingle, helps clear mental fatigue

• cedarwood essential oil: calms the skin and spirit, relieves feelings of stress

• finely ground sea clay: rich in minerals and sea salt, draws oil from skin, helps to make a thick creamy lather

Ingredients: water, saponified oil blend (sustainably produced olive oil, sustainably produced coconut oil, sustainably produced palm oil and sodium hydroxide) unrefined shea nut butter, peppermint essential oil, cedarwood essential oil, saltwater sea clay

Approx wt 5.0 oz

This soap’s soothing and tranquil scent has a relaxing and calming effect. Great for sensitive skin. Creamy and smooth. A beautiful blend of lavender essential oil, cedar and a pinch of fine rose clay.

What we love about it:

• soothing bath + body bar

• unrefined shea nut butter: gentle & healing to the skin, luxuriously moisturizing

• cedarwood essential oil: calms nervous tension

• lavender essential oil: antifungal + ant microbial, calms the skin and spirit, helps relieve feelings of stress

• rose clay: soothes the skin

Ingredients: water, saponified oil blend (sustainably produced olive oil, sustainably produced coconut oil, sustainably produced palm oil and sodium hydroxide) lavender + cedarwood essential oils, rose clay

Approx wt 5.0 oz

Carefully handmade in small batches, this incredible combination of shea nut butter, extra virgin olive oil, and essential oils, deeply moisturizes for the softest, silkiest skin imaginable.

Available in two sizes and 4 different essential oil blends.

The 20-book gift pack is the best value for money, giving your little one the gift that continues to give long after the story is told. Our collection of Conscious Stories includes books perfect for ages 3-8. Cultivated for families to connect in that precious 20 minutes at bedtime, each book features a breathing exercise to calm and connect the whole family.

Explore conscious concepts — including self-love, belonging, peace, honoring nature, finding love, and making choices — with fun, lovable characters, and engage in connecting conversations with prompts at the end. This collection includes the following books: (Click on the names to view individual books)

A LITTLE LIGHT
THE FISH WHO SEARCHED FOR WATER
THE TREE OF GOODNESS
THE BEE WHO COULDN'T CHOOSE HER FLOWER
THE BOY WHO SEARCHED FOR SILENCE
THE HUG WHO GOT STUCK
THE DAD WHO DIDN'T KNOW
THE ELEPHANT WHO TRIED TO TIPTOE
THE FORGETFUL ELEPHANT
THE LAUGHING WITCH
HOW DIABLO BECAME SPIRIT
THE PRAYER WHO SEARCHED FOR GOD (interfaith)
WE ARE CIRCLE PEOPLE
THE GIRL WITH WATERFALL EYES
THE SUNBURNT POLAR BEAR
ROLLING THUNDER FINDS HIS HERD
ELLIE JUMPS A MILE
THE HOME FOR SENSITIVE BUTTERFLIES (New release)
THE UNICORN WHO FOUND HER MAGIC (New release)
THE LITTLE BRAIN PEOPLE (New release)

Does not include:

THE HUG FACTORY BURSTS WITH LOVE
THE GREAT LOVE OF ROSE AND THORN
THE HAIRDRESSER FOR UNICORNS

THE HUG WHO GOT STUCK, Teaching Children To Access Their Heart And Get Free From Sticky Thoughts.

This exceptional bedtime story for ages 4 to 8 follows the adventures of Hug, a hero who got stuck as he was headed for the heart for which it was made. Will Hug navigate past The Web of Sticky Thoughts to deliver love and care to the one special heart for which it was intended? The illustrations in this book are truly magical. You can explore the Hug Factory in the center of the heart, finding something new each time you read. It helps kids to learn that sometimes it takes surrender for everything to get better.

The book ends with Your Daily Hug Meter, a short set of questions to help children open to giving and receiving love, and the value of surrender as an antidote to Sticky Thoughts.

"A gentle reminder of how our negative thoughts block the flow to our heart, and how hugs help free us."
Sandra Fazio
Founder, The Conscious Parent Blog

"Bedtime is such a struggle for most moms I work with. By the end of the day, moms are tired as their children. Andrew’s book is a sure-fire way to nurture MOMS as they nurture their children before bed!"
Suzi Lula
Agape Licensed Spiritual Counselor, author of 'The Motherhood Evolution'

THE BEE WHO COULD NOT CHOOSE HER FLOWER, Supporting Children To Make Clear Choices And Be Happy.

This beautifully-crafted rhyming bedtime tale for kids ages 4 through 8 takes us on an adventure with Bee, a little hero who struggles with indecision. Bee must learn to trust herself to make choices that improve her life and her happiness. Imaginatively illustrated, this book, which is part of the Conscious Bedtime Story Club collection, is a sure-fire winner for parents seeking conscious parenting tools. This book will help children recognize and manage the process of making many daily choices with which they are constantly presented.

The book ends with Choosing Time, a set of questions to help young listeners and readers to recognize the choices they made each day, and to become more aware of and comfortable with that process.

"Wow, What a story! It's so sweet and great"
Brenda Carter Blessing, Lead Teacher at A Society of Souls.

THE FORGETFUL ELEPHANT, Helping Children Return To Their True Selves When They Forget Who They Are.

This charming and heartwarming rhyming bedtime story tells the tale of Ellie, an elephant who forgets and remembers her own true and perfect nature. Will Ellie discover her deepest happiness inside? Lovingly and humorously illustrated, this book, is the second story featuring Ellie! (because she has been so popular) This book will help children to find inner happiness when they forget how to do so.

The book ends with The Supercool Sleepmaker, an exercise to help children relax into sleep while recognizing their own unique perfection.

"I found Andrew's books to be deep and meaningful, light and refreshing. I hugely recommend them to parents, educators and anyone who connects with children"
Janet Wepner
Montessori educator

Contrary to the old cliche, "nice guys" actually finish first. They live longer. They're happier. They have more friends. They're more successful.

We totally agree. We're working hard to be kind -- and to promote civility and respect in our community. Fortunately, we attract a lot of nice people, like you...

This charming film lays out the scientific case for kindness. We want you to have a copy, FREE to the first 200 people who ask for it. (Well, you'll pay for a little shipping if your order the DVD. Steaming is totally free.)

The film is narrated by Catherine Ryan Hyde, the best-selling author of the novel (and film) Pay It Forward. Kindness Is Contagious profiles cutting-edge scientists and best-selling authors from Berkeley to Harvard and everywhere in between as well as real life people, from all walks of life, whose lives illustrate their incredible discovery: it pays to be nice!

Here's the trailer.

To help spread the "good virus" of kindness, we're giving away the film, thanks to our business siblings at CultureSonar.

We hope you enjoy it! Give one to someone you like, too. That'd be, well, nice.

We are living in … challenging times.

Even a quick glance at the daily news is enough to make you want to pull the covers over your head and curl up until it passes. But that’s not really an option. Or at least not a good one.

It’s wiser and healthier, for all of us, to do our part to make things even just a little bit better. We’re not talking becoming a monk or a zero-waste radical vegan. We’re talking about trying to make a little progress, whenever and wherever we can – each of us in our own way.

That’s what Now with Purpose is about: simple, practical, achievable ways to live a little more thoughtfully, a little more purposefully.

And since “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” how about thirteen of ‘em?

This little book features a baker’s dozen of our most popular articles (literally including a little baking) that might help make your life a little more joyful and healthy. You thought you might like it. Our treat.

We hope these ideas might inspire you on your own journey. Do feel free to share this with anyone you think might like it, too. We are, as the saying goes, all in this together, so why not try to make things a little better for all of us?

(You'll get the electronic file moments after you place your order. Check your Spam folder if you don't see our email in your InBox.)

Here's an easy way to become a virtual Qi Gong master yourself! Get the "best of Lee Holden" in one place: five DVDs and a CD:

QiGong for Beginners (DVD): A great way to begin your practice. Featured on PBS stations nationwide. It's a gentle moving meditation that releases tension, cultivates energy, and builds your own sense of inner balance and harmony.

QiGong for Stress (DVD): The perfect antidote to ease the chronic effects of a busy life. Using the gentle, flowing movements of Qi Gong, Lee Holden guides you through a serene, relaxing workout that transforms stress into a healthy source of energy!

QiGong for Upper Back and Neck Pain (DVD): After a long day, this routine does the trick to "unkink" a common trouble spot. Computers, cell phones, and too much pressure from everyday life can create tension, stiffness, and pain in our neck and upper back. Unblock these sensitive energy areas with a gentle, flowing routine specifically meant to provide relief from this all-too-common problem. (Some exercises in this routine are performed seated and others are done standing.)

QiGong for Low Back Pain (DVD): Relax your back with this soothing workout. Created by Qi Gong Master Lee Holden (and featured on PBS stations nationwide), Qi Gong for Low Back Pain builds strength, alleviates pain, and clears tension in the lower back, as well as throughout the entire body.

7 Minutes of Magic (DVD). Lee's groundbreaking routine combines Qi Gong and Yoga in morning and evening routines that will recharge, relax, and rebalance your body, mind, and spirit in just minutes. The perfect workout to boost your health anytime!

You also get Lee's popular CD, Meditation for Health and Healing. Lee's guided meditation soothes, refreshes, and releases your body's innate natural healing powers. It's also wonderful just before bedtime to help you release the stress of the day and have a deep, restful sleep.

We're confident you'll love Lee and these programs -- and will give you a full refund if you're not satisfied. Of course, consult your own health care provider before you begin any exercise program.