As I
mentioned in last week’s blog, Brown Barn is so excited to begin production of a new line
of herbal oil infusions. These oils will
be used in our new All Natural spa product line, in our soap production, a line of
Mommy and Me products and sold individually. We have been away from the farm for too long and cannot wait to get back to growing and drying our own herbs and using them in our products.
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| Rosemary bundles drying in the Brown Barn. |
What is an
Herbal Oil Infusion?
Herbal oils
have been used for a variety of purposes for hundreds of years. This is a type of oil in which whole dried or
fresh herbs have been “soaked” in an oil base for a period of time. This process draws the “power” of the herbs
into the oil, creating a fusion. It’s
different than using essential oils, the oil infusion process binds herbs to a “host”
oil where essential oils are oils derived entirely from the herb plant. To begin we will primarily use Soybean or
Apricot Kernel oil in our infusions.
How are they
made?
Brown Barn
will use organic herbs that are either purchased from reliable USA growers or organically grow its own herbs in our greenhouse on our Wisconsin
farm. There are several different
approaches that can be used in creating an oil infusion but the main process involves
allowing herbs to “steep” in oil for a period of time. Once the oil has been infused it must be
carefully drained off the plant material, bottled and either sold directly as
oil or used in the making of our other products and soaps.
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| Calendula Flowers Steeping in oil during our trials. |
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| Herb Liners waiting to be potted up in our Greenhouse. |
Why is this
good to use?
Herbal oil
is a rich blend that brings to the body the therapeutic benefits of the chosen oil
and herbs. Brown Barn’s goal is to
eventually grow all of the herbs used in its oils on its own farm. We believe that each plant is the product of
its environment and being able to participate in the growing process including
selection of the soil, fertilizer and cultivar will allow us to develop unique and
more highly effective formulations.
What will
they be used in?
We have been
using our own Trauma oil blend in our popular Rejuvenating Lotion Bar for the past
year to great success. It was the
many customer testimonials about the powerful effects of this bar that have
resulted in our researching this process further and taking it to the next
level. Our new All Natural Spa line uses infused oil in several of its
products. This line will be introduced
soon. We also plan to incorporate the
oil into our soap bars and into a line of Mommy and Me products coming
soon. The oils will also be sold
individually for use as a massage oil, bath oil or body oil.
We will soon
be posting these new items on our web-site as they become available. We hope you try them out and let us know what
you think!
Have a wonderful week. On Monday we will be launching our Mother's Day gift boxes!
Chris Untiedt
Founder
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