Root Rise Farm + Apothecary

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where else can I purchase your products?

2. Rosebud Homegoods : 213 F Street, Old Town Eureka, 95501 Open Fri-Sun 10-6p Rosebud Instagram

3. Honor Earth Apothecary - online collection of all things nourishing for the skin + earth. Honor Earth’s Website + Honor Earth’s Instagram

Or order directly from my Faire link below!

 2. How quickly will my order be shipped?

I ship your package out within a week of your order date! I live in a very rural area, so things take a little more time than normal. But all good things take time sweet one… :)

3. One of your products is sold out, when will you re-stock?

My products ebb and flow with the seasons. When my garden is alive and booming I am constantly harvesting and making product, but once my garden dies back for the Winter I do not have access to fresh plant material! So, be patient and send a message about which products you are most looking forward to in the Summer of 2023! Thanks for understanding that the magic lies in my practice and dedication to seasonality. 

4. What is a Hydrosol?

Hydro, meaning water. Sol, meaning solution.

In the most basic sense a hydrosol is a distilled plant or flower water. I use my copper still to create steam that flows upwards through whichever plant I am distilling. The water vapors rise and spiral back down through the condenser to cool and form back into liquid. The steam naturally extracts water-soluble components, essential oil molecules and the magic of the fresh plant. In each bottle, you may see little dots of oils, those are the essential oils. 

(If you love information and want to learn more about hydrosol, read this blog post!)

5. How do you use a Hydrosol?

In short, all the ways! The list is quite endless. My favorite way is as a face toner and hydrator. In the morning and at night I spritz a hydrosol and then apply either Sun Beam Serum or Moon Butter. I also keep a hydrosol on me throughout the day for hydration, joy and inspiration. They are wonderful in foot baths, compresses, clay masks, cream/lotion making, eye pads, drinking water, etc. They can be used for depression, anxiety, burns, scrapes, headaches, sinus congestion, eczema, acne, sensitive skin, etc. 

6. Are the moisturizers just carrier oil with added essential oils?

No, I am a firm believer in whole plant infusions. This means that I collect the plant at peak potency, dry the herb on low heat, finely chop the material, and infuse it into the carrier oil for 2-4 months (time dependent on plant). Because the entire plant is infused into the oil, the components are able to truly awaken and seep into the carrier oil. No part is missing or being stripped out; it is a slow method that creates a high quality product that is essentially better for the environment. Essential oils, use a LOT of plant material to create each little bottle. For example, it takes roughly 63 lbs of lemon balm to make 15 mL of lemon balm essential oil.

7. Why do you infuse the plant material into organic sunflower oil?

I choose to infuse the plant material into organic sunflower oil because while it is a nice and light oil, it is deeply nourishing and warming so that any type of skin is able to soak it in. Also, It carries more Vitamin E than any other vegetable oil. Lastly, growing oil sunflowers has the lowest environmental impact of large scale vegetable oils because the flowers depend of the least amount of water, have the lowest carbon footprint, can be planted in poor soil, and are GMO free.