Ginger Tea Ingredients: ginger, dandelion, birch, jasmine, juniper berries, kelp, chamomile, rosemary, thyme, lemon grass Scent: herbal Properties: exotic, stimulating, healing Trivia: Ginger is the “Chicken Soup” of the Caribbean. We make the fresh root into a tea and use it for everything from a runny nose to menstrual cramps.
Marigot Ingredients: birch, juniper berries, rose, rosemary, comfrey and essential oils Scent: herbal Properties: refreshing Trivia: the capital of St. Martin in the French West Indies because I enjoyed the “Patisseries” (I love French pastries, who doesn’t?).
Moonlight Picnic Ingredients: chamomile, lavender, birch, elder, yarrow, jasmine, juniper berries, basil, rose, comfrey, kelp Scent: herbal Properties: relaxing, romantic Trivia: A full moon in the Caribbean looks like daylight, so we sometimes have moonlight picnics. It’s beautiful and romantic.
Nelson Street Ingredients: Lavender, Rosemary, Thyme and Jasmine with essential oils Scent: herbal Properties: sexy , romantic Trivia: years ago, this was the name given to the “red light” district of Barbados.
Port Antonio
Ingredients: basil, birch, elder, yarrow, kelp, jasmine, rose, chamomile and lavender with Essential Oils Scent: herbal Properties: sensual, relaxing Trivia: I lived in Port Antonio when I was doing makeup and hair on the movie “The Mighty Quinn.”It’s the greenest part of the world that I have ever seen.
Sea Egg
Ingredients: lavender, birch, elder, aloe vera and kelp with eEssential oils Scent: herbal Properties: healing Trivia: named after one of my favorite foods, the Sea Urchin or “Uni” in Japanese restaurants).
Tradewinds
Ingredients: chamomile, juniper Berries, Comfrey, Jasmine, Elder, Lavender, Yarrow, Rose and Essential Oils Scent: herbal Properties: refreshing (as a Summer breeze) Trivia: instead of air conditioners, most island people rely on these tropical winds to keep their homes cool