Outpost Apothecary

09/19/2026

🫚🍯🍶Tumeric Ginger Oxymel

How to make:

1. Clean & sterilize your vessel for 10min in boiling H2O

2. Prepare your ingredients:
- 4 tbsp powdered turmeric or 3 tbsp fresh turmeric peeled & grated. Fresh Tumeric is available at Kootenay Co-op in nelson
-1+ tsp cracked black pepper
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled & grated or 1 tbsp powdered ginger
- 125ml (1/2 cup) apple c***r vinegar
- 125ml (1/2 cup) unpasteurized honey

I like to grate the Tumeric and ginger, add the pepper and pour over the apple c***r vinager before adding the honey on top, it helps allow the vinager to pe*****te the roots better.

3. Cover mouth of jar with wax paper before putting on lid

4. Store in a dark area for 2-4 weeks, stir daily and burp every few days

5. After a few weeks, strain off liquid, date & label your clean bottle

6. There are a few ways to enjoy.
- take 1-2tsp as a shot everyday, helps digestion and blood glucose levels if you take before heaviest meal
- add to salad dressings
- my favourite is to add to a glass of soda or sparkling water for a refreshing bevy that taste like kombucha

Oxymels have been used for thousands of years. The word oxymel derives from ancient Greek words “oxys” (acid) and “meli” (honey). Oxymels can be highly customizable and are a easy and fun way to take medicinal herbs.

This particular combo:

Tumeric - helps with inflammation due to the curcumin compound. Its important to note, black pepper helps increase bioavailability of this compound, so you want to pair the 2 together.

Ginger - has warming properties. Aids in digestion, nausua and supports circulation

Have you tried making an oxymel before? What are your favourite herbs to add to this preparation? 🌿

06/28/2026

Ghost Pipe 👻 (Monotropa uniflora)

The majestic, non-photosynthesizing perennial flowering plant! It's a parasitic herbaceous plant that is able to sustain life by drawing nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi and their underground networks. The host fungi, in turn, have a symbiotic relationship with tree roots—so Ghost Pipe is often found hidden in dense, damp forests, beneath or poking out from the floor litter. 🌲🍄

🌿 Medicinal Aspects
In herbalism, it is known as a nervine. It is said to create an emotional distance from pain. It's often prepared as a tincture, which turns a marvelous purple colour! 🔮 Because it is extremely potent, it must be used cautiously and sparingly.

It reportedly has a beneficial impact on the nervous system by enhancing relaxation that helps with:

Insomnia & panic

Substance withdrawal

Easing depression, grief, trauma, and anxiety

The biochemical properties of Ghost Pipe are still being studied and research is still in its infancy, making it largely a scientific mystery. We do know that it contains Salicylic Acid compounds which can quiet overactive pain receptors.

✨ Energetically, it’s known as a bridge between worlds.

🛑 Look, Don't Touch!
It's a rare find and considered exploitably vulnerable in some natural habitats. It is also highly touch-sensitive and bruises easily. It will oxidize and melt into a black, sludgy slime if handled, so please consider appreciating it by practicing admiration with your eyeballs instead of harvesting! 🚫👋

It's a delicate plant, so if you must work with it, it's best to prepare ahead and place it straight into your jarred menstruum right on the forest floor.

🐝 Once small forest bees pollinate the downturned "pipe" flowers, the entire stem flips completely upright to face the sky, drying out into a brittle woody stick.

They come to life when the right conditions exist and they thrive on moisture, so you may see them around right now due to our favourably wet spring. So Keep your eyes peeled on your next woods walk. 🌧️🌿

06/06/2026

💚 Still have a few bars left from the winter line-up 💚 3/25$

• Calendula & lemongrass
• Tea tree, peppermint, charcoal & b**r
• Tiger (sweet orange & anise)
• Forest
• Amsterdam
• Carrot & ginger (unscented)

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06/04/2026

🌼 May I Be Tender With Myself As I Become Myself 🌼 (Art By )

01/06/2026

❄️ Winter 2026 Lineup❄️

- Calendula & lemongrass *
- Tea tree, peppermint, charcoal & b**r #
- Tiger (sweet orange & anise) #
- Forest *
-Amsterdam (limited bars left, already! now 1.5x larger at your request) *
- Carrot & ginger (unscented) #

* = ready now
# = ready in upcoming weeks

DM to order today ♥️ happy new years everyone🌱

12/10/2025

🌞 I recently read Anna Atkin's Sun gardens featuring cyanotype photograms from the 1840's. I have been pouring over her prints of algae, ferns, flowers, feathers and lace and found myself being totally mesmerized by her work. Often cited as the first female photographer, her process included placing various botanical items on cyanatype paper which is sensitive to UV light and captures a imprint of the object. The print exposure can then be processed by washing it in cold water. This simple process remains mostly unchanged since its inception in the 1840s. Check out this horsetail print, isn't it gorgeous ? 😍 have you played with creating cyanotype phorograms before?

11/30/2025

🌼 Something magical is brewing over here.. Can you guess which fan favourite it is?

11/25/2025

10/27/2024

Tis the season when the air begins to chill and frost blankets the ground, pulling us closer to the long winter ahead. Plants are shifting their energy back down towards their root systems to survive winter. In this dormancy, they build resilency and seep into some much needed rest. We could all benefit from some rest, couldn't we ? It's time for introspection and conservation! The huntress has been working hard all spring and summer long, and now it's time to relax and enjoy the fruits of her labour. The All good things bar will let us bask in the fruition of hard work from the past season and expresses gratitude for the abundance that surrounds us. Here, we can enjoy the magic of plant ally friends who are now encouraging us to take a note from their cyclical wisdom and slooow down to enjoy some rest.

All good things is scented with essential oils of geranium, chamomile, vanilla and lavender. And infused and topped with wildflower magic. $9 DM to order yours today 🖤

08/24/2024

🧼 When I began to make soap many moons ago, I was driven to keep my footprint low, use recyclable and plastic free materials and sustainable ingredients, without making a compromise to quality and creativity. Over the years, i have strived to make an effort to be a more conscious consumer and choose products that are eco-friendly and user-friendly. One of the swabs I made was to a safety razor, which is plastic free, a hell of a lot cheaper and offers, in my opinion, a far superior shave. It does take some getting used to, though. Another thing I love about a quality bar of soap is the varsility of this one product. Bar soap can make a great shaving medium. It produces a beautiful lather for a slick glide, allowing you to elimate the need for an additional personal care product. Have you tried our soap for shaving? We'd love to hear about your experience :)

As always, we respect all bodies and personal choices, we also think body hair is beautiful, you do you boo 😘