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Lead to gold and the magical couscousiere

Lead to gold and the magical couscousiere

by Dan Riegler | Feb 17, 2015 | Apothecary, Distillation, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils

For all those who pre-purchased, or are otherwise waiting for my promised February distillation of Frankincense Frereana, the wait is over.  Since selling out of the first distillation, packing up and moving, I have finally set up  shop on the other side. Though by no...
Preparing winter medicine with tree saps

Preparing winter medicine with tree saps

by Dan Riegler | Dec 29, 2014 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps

  As we enter another winter here in the Northern hemisphere, questions about chest rubs, cough and cold syrups, salves and liniments for sore muscles and joints are increasing. Short days and long nights bring some of us a sense of dread with Seasonal Affective...
3 Recipes for a Beard wax and Dressing

3 Recipes for a Beard wax and Dressing

by Dan Riegler | Oct 21, 2014 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Frankincense, Male Grooming, Resins & Saps

With all my posts on moustache this and moustache that, I don’t mean to marginalize or ignore beards. I sport a beard along with my Stache and I try to give it the same kind of attention..Alas, I think we all get a little lazy at times and can take our beards...
A distillation of Frankincense Frereana

A distillation of Frankincense Frereana

by Dan Riegler | Oct 20, 2014 | Apothecary, Distillation, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Resins & Saps

How to build a kitchen still for essential oils and alcohol

How to build a kitchen still for essential oils and alcohol

by Dan Riegler | Sep 20, 2014 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Distillation, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy

How to make a pot still  Likely the simplest and most versatile distillation apparatus that one can make at home, is a pot still. With a pot still one can Distill essential oils from aromatic herbs, flowers and seeds, oleo-resins like Frankincense, Myrrh, Pine and...
Calendula, an introduction and Harvest

Calendula, an introduction and Harvest

by Dan Riegler | Sep 6, 2014 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, Harvest to Table

Harvest and make  medicine from local and organically grown Calendula flowers at the Apothecary’s Garden this Sunday Calendula is likely one of the best  known, easiest to grow and use medicinal herbs in the Western world. With a strong affinity for healing the...
A Moustache Wax Recipe with Frankincense resin

A Moustache Wax Recipe with Frankincense resin

by Dan Riegler | Jun 26, 2014 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Male Grooming, Resins & Saps

As promised, here is the recipe for my “Abyssinian Twirling Wax”, a Frankincense summer styling wax made with the oleoresin of Frankincense Frereana, co-op harvested in Somaliland. The Frankincense resins in the formula can be replaced with Spruce, Pine or...
Surfing the Solstice Dark

Surfing the Solstice Dark

by Dan Riegler | Dec 30, 2013 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Astrology, Astrology, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes

  Every year, from the Winter Solstice   till Spring or so, many of us struggle with our inner darkness. The long  nights and lack of sunlight resonate with our own shadows, drawing them to the surface.  Like clockwork, yearly, we experience the ebb of light...
Wild Ginger Essential Oil-Distillations and Mistillations

Wild Ginger Essential Oil-Distillations and Mistillations

by Dan Riegler | Nov 22, 2013 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Distillation, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Wildcrafting

Distilling Wild Ginger Essential Oil Distillations, mistillations and musings No matter how much experience and knowledge we have, how much care and control we exercise, we will still, on occasion, make critical mistakes. We are quick to record and share our...
How to add Carnauba wax to a moustache wax recipe.

How to add Carnauba wax to a moustache wax recipe.

by Dan Riegler | Nov 5, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Male Grooming

How to Use Carnauba Wax in Moustache Wax and Beard Pomades There has been a lot of interest in “A Solid Mustache wax recipe”, and I hope many of you have made your own Mustache wax tailored to your own needs. Over the past year there have been questions...
An easy 2 part Mustache Wax Recipe

An easy 2 part Mustache Wax Recipe

by Dan Riegler | Oct 14, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Male Grooming

An Easy, Natural 2 part Mustache Wax Recipe (With instructions for creating a personal fragrance) This is the ” Mustache Wax Recipe”  from the post “A Mustachio Twirl to save the world”. The post, in essence, gives some history about Vaseline...
A Mustachio twirl to save the world

A Mustachio twirl to save the world

by Dan Riegler | Aug 28, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Male Grooming

  A Mustachio Twirl Casting Mustache Wax in Silicone trays. In my posts, I keep referring to “silicone trays” from the Dollar store”, as perfect moulds for casting home-made mustache wax. I have meant to post pictures for a few months now. So I...
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