From July 19th - 24th take 15% off ALL refills! No joke! We want to celebrate this month of awareness around plastic and encourage you to top-up all your refillable items, or try something new!

This workshop will show you how to make your own homemade products using wax and oil. You will learn about different waxes like beeswax and cocoa butter, as well as different types of oil. You will learn how to make an infused oil, which will allow you to incorporate the healing properties of plants into your creations. We will also discuss the risks and benefits of adding essential oil to ointments. You will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of the making process and will take home your own lip balm and soothing skin ointment at the end of the class. You will receive handouts and recipes to take home as well. All material costs are included in the cost of the workshop.

You will learn about:

• The difference between a wax and an oil

• Heat stability of oil

• Oil ranciditity and antioxidants

• Common herbs that benefit the skin

• How to infuse a herb in an oil

• How to safely use essential oils topically

• Base recipes to formulate your own oil based skin products including lip balm, skin salve, and muscle rubs

• General safety cosiderations when applying topical preparations

About Instructor:
Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed is a herbalist, botanist, wild forager and educator. She is a former faculty member at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, BC where she taught botany and herbal medicine. She is qualified with an MSc in Herbal Medicine from London (UK), and a BSc in Botany from the University of Calgary. She is the founder of Latifa's Herbs which offers sliding-scale herbal medicine consultations and hand-crafted medicines. Latifa regularly runs workshops in Alberta and BC about plants and plant medicines. She provides consulting regarding the identification and use of edible and medicinal wild plant species. She is also co-owner of ALCLA Native Plants, a native plant nursery, in Calgary, Alberta.
Refund policy:
Refunds are only provided within the first 48 hours of purchasing a ticket. If you are unable to attend tickets may be passed on to a friend.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-own-herbal-ointment-tickets-92744458171

We love our customers, and we love that our customers love shopping local! So to celebrate, on the last Saturday of every month, everyone will save 10% on their entire purchase!!!!

Come on in!

Bring your own containers for any refills in store and save 15% on those items!

Note: Any container, jar, growler, bag etc. can be used for dry and wet refills, except Blue door oils and vinegar… must bring in a Blue Door bottle or purchase one from us.