Herbal Creams & Lotions Workshop

w/Jessy Delleman
Thursday June 11th 2015 6pm-8:30pm
$40
*Class size is limited to 8 seats only

*this workshop is now full*

This workshop is located in Jessy’s home at 952 Mount Newton Xrd in Central Saanich

In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to make luscious healing herbal creams. We will discuss herbs valuable for topical use and methods of incorporating them into high quality creams and lotions. Learn about a variety of native and locally grown herbs that can be applied topically to heal ailments such as burns, rashes, cysts, chapped skin, wounds, bruises, sore muscles, sprains, fungal conditions, and viruses. Plants discussed will include sword fern, calendula, oregon grape root, St. Johns wort, usnea, poplar, labrador tea, comfrey, arnica, goldenrod, and yarrow more.

Jessy Delleman is a herbalist, herb farmer and medicine maker. She operates a small local organic herb farm and seed business is the founder of Ravenhill Herb Seeds and Miss Mullein’s Herbals. She is a practicing herbalist specializing in herbal medicine for women’s health, and herbs for general health and well being. Jessy has completed formal herbal studies with herbalist Betty Norton, Wild Seed School of Herbal Studies on Salt Spring Island, The School of Evolutionary Herbalism in Washington State, and is continuing her studies with herbalist/midwife Aviva Romm. Jessy is an avid wildcrafter, goatkeeper, and homesteader. She believes in the power of nature to heal.