Green Sage Herbal

Is it true that the products you are buying are poisonous? There is a good chance that the answer is "yes." Companies are using tons of chemicals in their products, sometimes 10 or more. A few of the chemicals used are harmless to us, but most of them have been found to be harmful. A few of those harmful ones have been linked to cancer. Petrochemicals are used as well. Those are made from petroleum (crude oil) and natural gas. You don't really want that on your skin do you?

You can trust the safety of our products here at Green Sage Herbal knowing we only use all natural wildcraft essential oils. We go and hand select what plants, flowers, and herbs to use for our scents. If we know something to be toxic, we won't use it. If something is covered in a substance we don't recognize, we won't use it. It is just that simple for us. Only the best we can find is to be used.

If you would like more information about poisonous products, please visit the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics here.

Wildcrafting is the art of harvesting plants found in native areas, not grown on farms. Wildcrafters are the people that go out and harvest these plants to make products with. A product could be anything from turning wild fruits into jelly, to distilling the plants into essential oils.

Herbs are a favorite to wildcrafters. Many of the herbs harvested do not do well when attended to, and must be collected from the wild for the best results. The herbs can be sold fresh, dried, or distilled into essential oils. Fresh herbs bring a wonderful flavor to foods, and wild herbs generally pack more flavor. Drying herbs allows them to be bottled for later use without the fear of having them go bad too quick. Essential oils are used in aroma therapy, and often used to "flavor" items like soap and perfume.

Fruits are another favorite. Wild fruits make wonderful jellies and jams, as well as pie filling, or just eat them by themselves as a tasty snack. Fruits found in the wild are generally smaller then store bought, and that's because no chemicals are used to make them bigger. They have just as much flavor though, if not more. Strawberries, raspberries, and rose hips are just a few examples of the wonderful fruits you can found outside.

Flowers are collected for their fragrance and color. Flowers have a wonderful fragrance, and are normally distilled into essential oils so the aroma can be used in other products. Wild rose and lavender are both very popular. Some flowers are harvested for their color to make natural dyes.

No, not always. Most of the time a wildcraft plant will be pesticide free, but since it is out in the wild, there is no saying for sure. The likelihood of a wild plant having pesticides on it is very slim. An instance would be if the plant was just down from a farm and watered from the run-off, then you would get traces of pesticides in those plants. It's safe to assume that if there is no farm in the area that the plant is going to be pesticide free.

Wildcraft is a much better choice for a couple reasons.

A) It's healthier. We are using products that normally aren't covered in pesticides, chemicals used on farm grown herbs to kill bugs and weeds. Do you really want to be spraying poison all over you? The only time they would have pesticides in them is if they are watering from farm run-off.

B) It's much more fragrant. There is nothing holding it back out in the wild, the plant is allowed to grow as it should. Cool rain, fresh air, and natural growing conditions, hard to do that on a farm. With it being more fragrant, it means your getting more "flavor" for the same amount as farm grown.

C) It's all hand picked. Your not going to get a "bad apple" so-to-say. Everything is examined and picked by hand to guarantee that the best is used.