by Dan Riegler | Mar 20, 2014 | Apothecary, Distillation, Essential Oils
My apologies for the long delay posting here. My intent was to deliver part 2 of “How to distill essential oils from spruce and pine sap” a long time ago. But life doesn’t always unfold the way we plan it. Instead, I find myself in Israel with no...
by Dan Riegler | Mar 5, 2014 | Apothecary, Distillation, DIY, Essential Oils, Wildcrafting
It is very easy to distill the essential oils from our local North American Pine, Spruce and Fir tree saps ourselves, but, to fully capture the exquisite qualities this type of small-scale distillation can offer us, a different approach and perspective is called for....
by Dan Riegler | Feb 22, 2014 | Apothecary, Perfume, Wildcrafting
Collecting the last of this seasons Spruce and Pine saps while the weather is cold, reminds me that there are some perennial questions that come through this blog from the search engines, inquiring how to use local saps for perfume and incense. Now is a perfect time...
by Dan Riegler | Feb 22, 2014 | Apothecary, Perfume, Wildcrafting
Collecting the last of this seasons Spruce and Pine saps while the weather is cold, reminds me that there are some perennial questions that come through this blog from the search engines, inquiring how to use local saps for perfume and incense. Now is a perfect time...
by Dan Riegler | Jan 3, 2014 | DIY, Wildcrafting
How to make a wonderful winter cough and chest rub from local pine, Spruce and Fir saps. A short while ago, I published a post on making a cough and chest rub from Frankincense Neglecta, a lovely type of Frankincense from Ethiopia. It’s fragrance reminded me of...
