Brooklyn Herborium

08/31/2026

Fall is the best time to stimulate your skin’s natural renewal process. At Brooklyn Herborium, we do this by offering a challenge to the body that entices it to take a closer look at what has been building up that needs to be broken down and renewed.

In our facial room, this can include layering specific herbs over our famous Pumpkin enzyme peel, and then steaming them together. The immediate results are increased radiance and improved skin tone. Further still, the skin experiences an incredible radiant ‘bloom’ 7 to 10 days later. The process on the whole increases your skins resilience over the long term.

Our Holistic Practitioners always meet your skin and your regimen where it’s at, and will guide you to the challenge that’s right for you.

Learn more about the fall facial and facial booking on our website (link in bio).

And, learn more about natures cycles (sun, moon, and earth) and how they relate to your skincare regimen on Emma’s Substack: Skincare * Selfcare * Soulcare.

07/22/2026

Have you ever eaten a bowl of oatmeal, and felt that your insides were instantly soothed? That’s kind of how we feel after applying Sow Your Wild Oats as an evening facial cleanse, but on the outside.

In addition to just how it feels though, SYWO is demonstratively lovely in its ability to lift off dirt and excess oil from the skin, given the blend of oats and pulses contained within. The added milk powder offers a light exfoliating effect, helping to remove layers of dead skin. And, herbs like gotu kola and yarrow whisper reminders to the skin that it is safe to heal and not blemish.

Mix SYWO powder with hot water (I use boiled kettle water) to create a goopy paste. Once cooled, apply and massage into skin. Feel free to leave on for a few minutes if desired, adding more water with fingertips while massaging. Wipe with a steamy, wet washcloth to remove, and then rinse off with water.

No further steps needed! The oats offer protection for your skin in a way that a conventional cleanser may not be able to do. You can go to sleep, moisturizer-free (and your skin will naturally self-moisturize overnight).

07/15/2026

The Summer Rose Facial is designed NOT to stress your skin out— when the season and sunshine might already be doing just that. Featuring our calming and soothing rose skincare products for gentle cleansing and light exfoliation. Always tailored to your individual skin’s needs. You will leave the facial feeling soothed and nourished, and with a complimentary seasonal mineral mist (and a tiny hidden rose quartz crystal) in hand!

07/08/2026

Curious about natural skincare? Or intimidated by it?

Our Holistic Sample Kit is a great place to begin exploring how to properly use herbs to nourish our bodies from the outside.

The Sample Kit contains our favorite products from our functional skincare line. The included instruction sheet will show you how to ‘herbal craft’ your moisturizers and cleansers, and how to use them in tandem with the sun and moon cycles. These lovely oils, mists, masques, and herbs are here to give your skin what it needs to function well, without trying to control its function!

06/08/2026

With our recently set up second treatment room, we are now offering greater booking availability. The facial experience at Brooklyn Herborium is a treat for the senses; picture basking in herbal essences, healing sound vibrations, high quality linens, and our aestheticians adept touch. Take your time to chat with us about skin care and self care that is truly sustainable for the long term, and that centers your body’s innate intelligence.

04/30/2026

Sharing this lovely article from Katie Cercone. Mid-Spring, with its increasing humidity, is a wonderful time for a facial reset. Thanks for your kind words, Katie!

Integrated, Intentional, Holistic Skincare at its Best

02/10/2026

2026 Herbal Crafter Apprenticeship starts on March 20!
Link in stories.

03/20/2025

Blessed spring dear ones… with the Earth at equinox, tilting towards the sun and the days growing longer, we find ourselves reconnecting with each other. We come out of our hibernation, we enjoy the beauty of the Earth blossoming. We celebrate the gentle rain. We cherish our shared experiences.
In a world that feels so divided, there is power in coming together to uplift each other. In the end, our collective evolution will be more beautiful and joyful than we can imagine. But right now we are experiencing the birthing pains.

03/05/2025

What is Herbalcrafting?

Herbalcrafting is the art of creating topical skincare products, nourishing meals, and botanical medicinals.

Good herbalcrafting respects what we call “Two Gifts and a Curse’’

The first gift is the Gift of Mother Nature.

This gift is the plants and other ingredients just as nature provides them.

These are the raw materials that make up our foods, products, and medicines.

The second gift is the Gift of the Wise Women.

Here, we cherish and honor the wisdom of the Wise Woman Elders who have honed these methods over the generations to make them suitable for humans to utilize and have kept them sacred even as they pass their wisdom on.

The Curse refers to the natural temptation we humans have to want to stray from the spiral path.

It is a desire to keep on expanding, seeking progress at the expense of conserving that which needs protection.

Our intent at Brooklyn Herborium is to teach our community how to use natural materials in a way that honors both Mother Earth and our Wise Woman Elders. Sign up for our 12 week apprenticeship on our site!
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12/21/2024

Resting in the still point of today, Winter Solstice, honoring the pure potential that exists in this moment, orienting ourselves toward the light on the darkest point of the year.

Step forward on your path in a conscious way. Step out of chaos culture, don’t allow it to draw your energy. Connect into the field of coherence and plant the seeds of pure potential, aligned with integrity and vision.

Bring forth your gifts, your mission in alignment with harmony, balance, ease and grace.

We all can awaken to the luminous wisdom within us, becoming the blossoming flower of joy in service to creation.

Just rest in the quality of the Matrix, the Mother of all life, who birthed all that is, ignited the spark. What fears are holding us back, diminishing our experience? Extend the field of grace and beauty by being present in this precious moment. We can not be living in our past trauma if we are inhabiting this very moment. Seeing the beauty of the earth and sky right now.
None can suppress us or invade us without our permission. We are wisdom beings!

Ground into the Matrix of life, the nature of all reality, standing up in our true Nature. This is a life well lived.

Solstice Blessings!