Mae Botanicals

From Seed To Skincare

Skincare to Find Your Ritual

Skincare - Candles - Dried Flowers

locally grown, essential oil free, whole plant skincare, candles and dried flowers to help you reconnect with the land and your own magic.

Hi, I’m Dr. Kari!

I am a Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncturist, Biofeedback Practitioner, Herbalist, and Gardner. I started Mae Botanicals in 2019 but I have been making my own skin care products since 2011. I’ve always had dry, irritated skin and store bought products had never worked for me, so I started experimenting with different butters and oils. I learned how to make my own soap and fell in love with the process. My training as a Naturopathic Doctor and Chinese herbalist gave me the extensive training and knowledge of plants and formulations that have allowed me to develop the products you see today. Since then, I’ve learned how to make all the products we offer from skin oil to bath salts. Each recipe is something that I personally make, use, and enjoy. 

From Seed to Shipping

Starting in late Winter, seeds are started and nurtured until its time to transplant into the garden. Being connected to the entire growing cycle is an integral part of my process.

Harvested by hand at peak potency, each plant is infused for 8 weeks in organic oils. As we never use essential oils or fragrances, this infusion process imparts all the scent and skin loving plant constituents into the oils.

These fragrant oils and in house distilled hydrosols are used to created the entire Mae Botanicals  line. Everything is bottled in reusable glass or composable tubes. Shipping boxes, padding, and tape are recyclable or compostable. These products are created in ritual and connection to the
land and plants.

Beeswax Candles

Made with 100% beeswax and pigments made from plants grown in the Mae Botanicals Gardens. These sweet smelling beeswax candles are free from fragrance and essential oil. Use for rituals or to finish your mantle or dinner table decorations.

Dried Flowers

Grown and dried with care in the Mae Botanicals Gardens. Handmade Strawflower garlands are perfect for your mantle or above a door. And dried flower wreaths are beautiful decorations that will last for years.

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