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My goal for this page is to highlight small businesses, and the talent of creators in this field. Whether their products helped with a particular ailment, inspired my own journey creating my apothecary or just made me feel pampered and cared for. Many of these I’ve found on my travels and delighted to share with you here.

Two brown glass bottles with black dropper caps labeled Earth Cura with herbal remedies, one named Ashwagandha Wellness Tincture and the other Damiana Delight Elixir, placed against a textured wall.

EarthCura Apothecary

Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

This apothecary’s products sparked my interest in herbalism, eventually leading to me starting Amie’s Garden Apothecary. My first purchases were her tinctures of Damiana and Ashwagandha, followed by her essential oil roll-on for allergy headaches, which I still use regularly.

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Logo for LBCC Historical Apologetics featuring a snake, a mortar and pestle, and the words "LBCC Historical Apothecary EST 2010 Live History."
Close-up of a jar of rose cold cream with a vintage-style floral label.
Vintage round tin with yellow and red label, featuring black ornate decorative lines. Text reads 'Bergamot Honey Silve for Chapped Lips,' and indicates it is from Beaverdam, Wisconsin.

LBCC Historical Apothecary

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

I found my favorite lip balm by this Apothecary at the Apothecary Museum, in Arlington, Virginia. I love their passion for bringing back old recipes and the design of their product labels make them great gifts. Since finding out about this apothecary I’ve been sampling their cold creams and am obsessed with their 1901 Rose Cold Cream. It has made my skin so much softer and they look better too! I’ve been meaning to do a before and after post on my social media, but I’m currently only about half way through the jar. Really happy with the results so far!

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A hand holding a container of Ola Tropical Apothecary Passion Fruit Sugar Polish with a background of green tropical leaves.
A jar of Ola Pono volcanic foot scrub with lemongrass and ginger next to a wooden bowl filled with the scrub, placed on a wooden surface with green tropical leaves in the background.
Ola Healing Remedy Lotion. A white bottle with a pump dispenser labeled 'Healing Remedy' featuring an illustration of an aloe vera plant, placed on a wooden table outdoors with potted plants and greenery in the background. 
Healing Remedy Lotion and Passionfruit Body Scrub

Ola Tropical Apothecary

Hilo, Hawaii

Made in Hawaii with plant based ingredients grown in Hawaii.

Healing Remedy Lotion — Ola Tropical Apothecary

This is the one I reach for after every beach day. It's got a warm, sweet sandalwood scent, and it does double duty — soothing sun-stressed skin while helping your tan last longer. I discovered it after a spa treatment on Maui and have been reordering ever since.

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I am happy to plug a family run business with products made in Hawaii. This company has been around for 20+ years, so I’m definitely not an early follower but I’m looking forward to trying out more of their products including the Lava Feet Hawaiian Foot Balm and their Ola Pono Volcanic Foot Scrub. They have a rewards program and 15% off your first order.

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Clicking through the link above will get you $10 off your purchase, (and I also get $10 off to help fund my habit, through their referral program) Mahalo!