Sunday, September 10

Medicine-Making Intensive: Oils, Salve, Balms and Butters

For those wanting experience making salve and natural beauty care.

11am-2pm (3-hour workshop)

Supplies, snacks and beverages provided.

 In this workshop, you will make (and take home):

• two roll-on oils (essential oil infused, 10 mL; a relaxing blend and an invigorating blend)
• healing salve (150 mL in 8-12 tins—depending on the size of tins you choose)
• lip balm (~12 tubes)
• whipped body butter (group project; everyone will get one 1 oz container to take home)

 All of the products you make and take home are valued at over $100.

 Workshop includes:

• Hand-out with recipes
• Instruction and demonstration (~1 hr)
  • How to make medicinal infused oils (two methods)
  • Explore a variety of oil-based topical medicines and how to use each
  • Learn some basic herbs that support skin health and healing
  • Explore ways to incorporate medicinal infused oils in your daily life
• Snack Break (15 min)
• Medicine-making (1.5 hr)
  • Group projection/demonstration: whipped body butter
  • Make two roll-on crystal/essential oil infused oils
  • Make a healing salve
  • Make lip balm
• Closing honoring ceremony (~15 min)

Kids/Teens are welcome. Kids 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Use the code KIDS10 at checkout to receive $10 off of the kids/teen ticket.

Instructor: Delena Rose Tsang, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed.

Delena has been a passionate gardener for over 25 years and has been foraging and making plant medicine for over 12 years. Her practice is guided by her Indigenous (Metis) culture as well as a scientific background (biology, ecology, plant intelligence). As an educator, Delena loves spending time with people on her and in in her garden.