tapping into the bounty of what is growing all around us
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Wild Foraged Ingredients
We are blessed to be surrounded by the beauty & bounty of midcoast Maine, where Mother Nature provides us an enormous selection of powerful natural ingredients -- the quality & caliber of which far exceed the standard 'beauty industry' ingredients available. Sea Lavender, Horsetail, Jewelweed, Self-Heal, Queen Anne's Lace -- These are just a few of the botanical treasures we are able to wild-forage for use in our products. It is exciting to be able to offer our customers products providing these amazing herbal solutions. We pride ourselves on defying beauty industry standards by harnessing the power of nature’s gifts. |
Using invasive plants like this horsetail must be done carefully in order not to spread them
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Safe, Sustainable, & Ethical Foraging
"Foraging & wildcrafting represent a life long passion & enormous responsibility to me. We are not entitled to harvest & gather with disregard for the impact of our actions, but rather as champions & stewards of the land." -- Susan Chalmers
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the ecosystem is part of our community
Sustainably foraging is more than just a priority for us, it is a way of life. We harvest our ingredients with respect & care, taking in the bigger picture of our environment, by gathering only what we can safely & gently, & by giving back to the land. This means some of our products are not available year-round, but also ensures the health & continued growth of the plants. Responsible stewardship of our land & our resources ensures the continued availability of this bounty -- for us, for our wildlife, & for future generations. 
Wild Carrot Seeds [Queen Anne's Lace] Ready For Harvest
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Small Supporting Small: Local Partners
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Morning Dew Farm
What a pleasure it is to partner with this MOFGA certified, local farm! We source carry their amazing spices in our store, & our Melissa microgreens & many seedlings of herbs, including our Tulsi, Borage, & calendula, used in our products come from them every year. [not to mention harvesting wild St John's Wort & Yarrow on their land] You can also find their delicious goodies in Damariscotta's local restaurants & stores, & their booth right next to us at the Damariscotta Farmers Market! |
Photo by Blue Horse Photography
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We are proud to feature pure, first-press, unrefined, golden jojoba by
The Original Jojoba Company in our products.
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The Original Jojoba Company
We are Thrilled to be able to source such high-quality jojoba for our products locally! The Original Jojoba company is based in the Maine town of Washington & supplies us first-press, pure jojoba to use in our products. It is such amazing quality, it elevates the efficacy & quality of everything we make with it. find jojoba in these Du Jardin items: The BALM Multi-Purpose Balm, our Conditioning Hair Oils & Leave in conditioner, Forsythia Facial Bars, Tansy Velvet BAlm, Balancing Facial Bars, our Beard Balm & Beard oils, & our SLS-Free Shampoo Bars. |
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Yost Farms Black-Bear sunflower Oil
From northern Maine, Yost Farms' extra-virgin, cold-pressed Black Bear Sunflower oil is the finest quality sunflower I have ever worked with! What a blessing to be able to source it locally & support a hard-working Maine farm. Silky, soft & loaded with essential fatty acids--you can feel the difference in our products. Find it in these products: Botanical Body Oils, Rose Gold Luminous Face Serum, our Utility Soaps, our Azulene Calming Face Mask & Rose Gold Luminous Face Mask, Blue Tansy Brightening Serum, & most of our Small-Batch Soaps. |
Rich in Linoleic acid, Yost Farms' sunflower oil ensures healthy, lumionus skin.
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