Dec21: Meet The Makers
“We believe that Time is an invisible ingredient, and so the majority of what makes up an IDYLHOUR box is carefully handmade.”
As we begin to put your December IDYLHOUR boxes together, we had to introduce you to the small businesses we’re including this month. As you can tell by virtue of the fact they’re the first folks we reached out to, they’re a few of our very favorite makers around.
Read on to learn about these special, women-owned businesses and their exquisite goods.
Urb Apothecary Founder Leyna Allred grew up in rural Northern California and was perpetually digging in the mud, climbing trees, and imagining living off the land. With this penchant for natural living as kindling, an interest in the medicinal qualities of plants was ignited and she bought every herbal book she could find, completely engrossed in the simple recipes for liver tonics, healing ointments, and cleansing teas.
Every product is intentionally made in her studio in Sacramento, California and she places the highest importance on sourcing materials from only the purest quality fair-trade, organic, and local suppliers, ensuring that each product is not only improving the life of the customer but also being socioeconomically conscious.
In December’s IDYLHOUR box, we’re including:
an envelope (2 uses) of the Matcha Enzyme Mask
a small vial of the Rosehip Repair Face + Body Oil
a tube of the Cactus Milk Bath
Founded by Briana Thornton in 2017, Aesthete Tea maintains a strong commitment to know their farmers and source only the highest quality ingredients from individuals and collectives that share the same values in quality, ethics and health. All of their teas are farm direct. Unique to Aesthete, the brand’s proprietary tea and herbal blends are created by Folk Healer & Herbalist, Maggie Cassidy, who happens to be the Founder’s mother. Aesthete Tea is a Woman, QBIPOC owned organic loose leaf tea and herbal blend brand, based in Portland, Oregon.
We’re including a generous helping of their Holy Basil Blend, because of its anti-inflammatory properties and the way it supports eyesight, anti-anxiety, brain function and sleep.
Shop the Dec21 IDYLHOUR boxes here.
