09/01/2024
What to do on a dark and disturbingly rainy January morn? Play with rosehips! Rosehips slow infusing in avocado oil, for serums and butters. Rosehips in olive oil for soap. Stored dry rosehips for tea. Why? Rosehips are amazing medicine! In a simmered tea form or fermented in honey, they are an excellent antiviral and vitamin c boosters! In soaps and serums/butters they help skin cells regenerate, offering a gentle shield against aging and weathering of skin. There are compounds in rosehips that help to brighten dark spots and reduce the visibility of scars. You will often find rosehip oil in anti-aging face serums, and in products for reducing stretch marks. This plant friend also has the potential to be grown locally with ease and collected after the first hard frost. All rosehips from natives to rose cultivars are safe for consumption (as long as they are foraged properly and in proper non-toxic areas.) * note! I often photograph infusing oils and tinctures in front of lights or windows, this is ONLY to show you how beautiful they are. Slow oil infusion should be kept in a dark place around 70 degrees, a direct heat source, such as a seed germ mat, is extremely helpful. You can do this too 😘🌱✨