by Dan Riegler | Jul 26, 2019 | Apothecary, Beard grooming, DIY & Recipes, Herbal Products, Male Grooming, Natural Perfume, Wildcrafting
Bushman’s Balm. Made with Sarcocaulon Mossemedes wax, with no added colours, fragrances or preservatives. Simple is often best and with only 3 ingredients, this Bushman’s Candle-Lip Balm really shines. The Amber scent of the wax blends beautifully with...
by Dan Riegler | Oct 29, 2017 | Apothecary, Beard grooming, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Male Grooming, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps
Over time I get many of the same questions from customers about the products I sell in the shop. I love helping people and end up spending quite a bit of time answering them individually which isn’t the most efficient use of my time. So, I’m going to get...
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...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 8, 2014 | Apothecary, Frankincense, Male Grooming, Resins & Saps
Here is a product I have planned for a long time. I hope it will open up many new possibilities for my bearded brothers. Babylonian Beard Wax A beard and moustache dressing for creative grooming and everyday use. Made with fresh Beeswax, Frankincense Frereana...
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...
by Dan Riegler | Jun 15, 2014 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Civet, Male Grooming, Resins & Saps
After a month and a half of silence since my last post, I believe I am back. It has been an oddly difficult year leading up to my 60th birthday last Sunday. For the most part I felt like I was sloughing through waist-high molasses to get the smallest thing done. Thank...
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...
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...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 9, 2013 | Apothecary, Male Grooming
When searching online for Mens Grooming Wax and Mustache Wax Recipes, one will repeatedly come across a simple, two-part grooming wax recipe for men, calling for Beeswax and Vaseline. I assume it is from an old formulary or recipe book published at the beginning of...
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...
by Dan Riegler | Aug 14, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Male Grooming, Resins & Saps
Natural Mustache wax Recipe, Twist and Twirl. Part 2 of “A solid Mustache Wax recipe. There has been a tremendous amount of interest in the “Solid Mustache Wax Recipe”. Which makes me very happy. so many people are trying it out and making their own...
by Dan Riegler | Jul 2, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Male Grooming, Resins & Saps
Labdanum-Beard Grooming Babylonian style Labdanum. Also called Ladanum, Cistus or Rockrose, is a fragrant mediterranean shrub, rich in history, oleo-resin, and tradition, both medicinally and aromatically. The use of Labdanum, Cistus Ladanifera,...
