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One of my favorite ingredients is St. John’s Wort but is taking on a new meaning as I am eagerly awaiting June (See previous post!).

A wonderful, and easy to grow herb, named after St. John the Baptist, because John the Baptist’s festival falls on Midsummer’s Day, when the herb is in bloom (and 1 day before my estimated due date!).

This hardy herb can be found in many cosmetic products because of its antibacterial and astringent properties, that give this herb the ability to lubricate the skin, and ease minor aches and pains.  For the muscles, it has the ability to relax the muscles, strengthen ligaments and nerves.  For your skin, it eases the redness and pain of sunburn, speeding the process of healing and reducing itching.  It also is used on the skin in general to soften dry skin.  And that just covers the topical healing properties!

What Jackson Sage products contain this healing herb?

Tea Tree and White Willow Bark Toner: Boosts St. John’s Wort as one of its key ingredients to help fight of bacteria that causes acne, and to heal and soothe skin inflammations.

Soften Up Salve: Hands down one of my favorite products I make.  This versatile product, can be used head to toe!  I designed this salve to help my Husband when he recovering from knee surgery.  It assisted in healing the swelling and reducing the scar (not that he cared about that part, but it did it anyway!).  I also like to use it on my neck to help keep the skin tight and youthful.  Because of the versatility of our Soften Up Salve, St. John’s Wort full herbal power shines through.

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Spring and early summer are my favorite time of year.  After a long and cold winter I was more than eager to get my hands in the dirt and watch my garden grow.

Of course all this digging in the dirt leaves my skin rough and dry.

Below are a few of my favorite post garden products to heal and renew.

Renew Your Hands and Feet: Exfoliate with Handcrafted Soap

Handcrafted soap is excellent for Garden Hands (and beach feet). Choose a natural soap with build in exfoliation to remove tired (and dirty!) dead skin.  Choose To Go., Lavender & Rhassoul, or Happiness.

Don’t want to get dirt under your finger nails?
Take a bar of soap, dig finger nails into bar leaving soap under nails. Leave under nails while gardening. When you are done, wash hands. The soap will prevent dirt from getting stuck under your nails!

Renew your Body and Feet: Therapeutic Bath Salts

Spent too much time in the garden or by the river?  Our special blend of Therapeutic Bath Salts soothes tired muscles and moisturizes and repairs skin.  Dead Sea Salts, release toxins and excess fluids.  Calendula Oil, heals, softens and soothes skin.  Alfalfa Leaf Powder aids in relieving fatigue, and inflammation.
Been running around barefoot?  Soothe and soften feet by using the Therapeutic Bath Salts as a foot soak.

Renew and Repair your Hands, Knees, and Feet: Soften Up Salve

Soften Up Salve is excellent to soften, soothe, repair and heal garden hands, knees, feet, sunburns and even bug bites.  The secret is in the botanically infused oils.  Calendula oil soothes and heals dry skin.  St John’s Wort aids in healing wounds, sunburns and bug bites.  Sea Buckthorn treats scars and dry skin.  Apply after a long day in the garden to repair skin and treat bug bites.  Don’t forget to apply Soften Up Salve (or pick one the Firming Body Creams such as Garden Hippie or Lavender) before (and after) sun exposure to reduce the possibility of your skin drying out and/or skin peeling.