Herb Nerd

Herb Nerd Herb Nerd is here to emphasize the science of why plant medicine works. This is what makes Herb Nerd special.

We are bridging concepts, tradition, intuition, and science for a holistic learning experience.

03/20/2026

Join me in class tomorrow, Saturday March 21st from 10-1 (and possibly then some) for Beginners Lotions & Creams!

I have been developing organic, botanical skin and body care products for the past 16 years, I have moved from maker to formulator and I believe anyone can do what I do. Whether you want to learn this craft for your own homemade products or you’re interested in starting your own topical product business this class is the perfect place to start.

We’ll discuss good manufacturing practices, ingredient research and you’ll walk away with two solid formulas, a cream, and a lotion to produce your own artisanal creations.

Even if you can’t attend the live class tomorrow or can only come for part of it. I still encourage you to sign up because every registrar will receive the video recording of the class links to the step-by-step formulation videos and all of the handout slide decks, etc.

02/27/2026

Check out what you’ll learn to make, step-by-step, in my upcoming live online 🎥 Beginners Lotions & Creams class on Sat, March 21st. Registrants all will receive an in-depth foundations course, 2 follow along videos, pdf of the slides, formulas to use again and again, and a recording of the class. Sliding scale starts at only $50!

Join me Saturday, March 21st for all the fun!

02/24/2026

Beginner DIY Natural Skincare: Learn How to Make Your Own Lotions & Creams Step-by-Step 🌿

Have you ever bought all the ingredients to make your own skincare…
and then felt too nervous to actually make it?

Because what if it fails?
What if it separates, feels wrong, or wastes all those beautiful, expensive ingredients?

This is exactly why so many people never get past their first formula.

Join me live on March 21st for my workshop Beginner’s Botanical Lotions & Creams, where I’ll guide you step by step so your first lotions and creams turn out beautifully.

In this 3-hour class, you’ll learn how to confidently create luxurious, skin-supportive herbal skincare from scratch — with real-time support, clear instructions, and foundational formulas you can use again and again.

We’ll be making:
🌼 A lightweight calendula lotion using infused oils, glycerin, and herbal tinctures
🌿 A deeply hydrating face cream with butters, myrica wax, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin

This class is perfect if you:
✔️ Want to stop wasting ingredients
✔️ Want your first batch to actually work
✔️ Love herbalism and natural skincare
✔️ Want to customize for your skin or your family
✔️ Are dreaming about a future skincare line

You’ll also get:
✨ Live Q&A and real-time guidance
✨ Full class recording
✨ Digital handouts + recipes
✨ Foundational formulas you can return to again and again
✨ Slide deck PDF
✨ Private follow-along videos so you can recreate everything at home

Spots are limited, so click the link in my bio to save your seat 💛

Let’s make something beautiful together.

02/11/2026

Live online classes are back ✨
Join me for my Beginners Botanical Lotions & Creams class for herbalists and makers, focused on crafting stable, luxurious and easy to make emulsions including herbal extracts, and confident formulation. Live Zoom, Q&A throughout, digital handouts included.

This is the first of many, come learn live with me 🌿
Link in bio.

01/29/2026

Live online class survey!
As I’ve been sharing about the live classes I’ve been teaching lately, I’m receiving a lot of requests to offer these as live ONLINE classes. Let’s do it! But I need your help; in order to provide you with the content you want most, please help me by clicking the link in my bio to take a short survey asking you about your availability and the subject matter you are most interested in learning. Thank you and I hope to see you in one of my live classes soon!

12/30/2025

Let’s make a slurry! Ever get frusturated that your water soluble and water thickening powdered ingredients (xanthan gum, hyaluronic acid, Irish moss, allantoin, collagen peptides, etc) just clump and float around in your recipes? Here’s what you do to avoid that. Once you add this simple step into your DIY skincare recipes, there’s no going back…you’re welcome 🤗

12/10/2025

Holiday gift idea: hydraulic tincture press!

If you’re still hand-squeezing tinctures, glycerites, oils, or teas… this is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for!

This press gives you higher yield, stronger extracts, and way less waste — with minimal effort.

And the craziest part? It’s $280, not $1,700 like the other presses out there.

Ships fast, ships free in the U.S., and it’s the #1 tool I recommend for every home apothecary.

👉 Tap the link in my bio to order
Perfect gift for any herbalist or medicine maker and use your holiday dollars to support my small business in the process. 🌿

12/09/2025

🗓 Tuesday, December 16 · 10 AM–1 PM

Join me for a cozy, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to transform herbs + oils into beautiful, botanical body care, perfect for heart-felt holiday gifts or nourishing self-care.

What you’ll make:
• A 4 oz jar of herbal oil infusion to finish at home
• A 1 oz bottle of silky herbal body oil
• A handmade lip balm + salve

Whether you’re new to herbalism or just love handmade, thoughtful gifts. All materials provided, no experience needed. I’ll walk you through every step, share my favorite herbs for soothing & restoring skin, and help you connect creatively with the season’s plants.

Link to sign-up in bio 💚 Spots are limited — would be lovely to see you there.

12/03/2025

✨ COURSE + CONSULTING SESSION GIVEAWAY ✨

Herbal entrepreneurs, beauty makers, and home-lab formulators 🥼 this one’s for you.
I’m giving away 1 hour of private consulting + full access to my Formula Building Blocks course, my cosmetic-chemistry foundations training for botanical formulators.

I created this course after realizing how impossible it was to find education focused on cosmeceutical ingredients and herbal actives without the help of a cosmetic chemist. So my chemist friend and I built the course we wish we’d had — and it has since been used by Botnia (a local natural beauty success story) to train their manufacturing team.

If you’re newer to formulating, your 1:1 session can be used to get you fully set up and confident before you dive in.
If you’re more advanced, we can use the hour for formula refinement, compliant copy, research + substantiation, product development… whatever helps you move forward.

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✨ HOW TO ENTER ✨

1️⃣ Like this video + tag a friend who’d love this
2️⃣ TikTok: click the link in my bio and fill out the survey
3️⃣ Instagram/LinkedIn: comment FORMULATE and the survey link will land in your DMs

Your survey submission is required for your entry to count.

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🌿 WHAT YOU’LL WIN

• 1 hour 1:1 consulting session with me
• Full access to Formula Building Blocks
(5-week, self-paced intro to cosmetic chemistry for herbal formulators)

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⚠️ Fine Print

• Giveaway includes course access only — no raw materials, supplies, or ingredient kits
• The 1:1 session covers introductory + strategic formulation support; complex formulation work or full cosmetic chemistry builds may require additional consulting time
• No purchase necessary; open to current Herb Nerd community only

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Comment “FORMULATE,” fill out the survey, and good luck — I can’t wait to support the next herbal maker ready to level up. 🌿

11/28/2025

Herbal bone broth!
Wait wait! Don’t throw that turkey carcass away!! There’s nothing like a hearty, herbal, immune supportive bone broth for using in all your warming holiday soups.

This recipe includes bay, shiitake, ashwagandha, garlic, ginger, astragalus, nettle, goji berry and codonopsis for their immune stimulating + nourishing + fortifying actions. Bon appetit 🍜

11/27/2025

✨ HERBAL FORMULATOR GIVEAWAY! ✨

One winner will receive:
🌿 Full access to Formula Building Blocks COURSE ($499 value)
🧪 A 1-hour 1:1 product development consult with me

If you’re building an herbal skincare or wellness brand, this is your giveaway.

To enter:
🔹 Comment FORMULATE
🔹 Tag a friend in a second comment
🔹 Complete the survey sent to you

Winner announced next Friday, December 5th. Let’s build something beautiful together.

Fine Print:
This giveaway includes full access to the Formula Building Blocks course, but does not include the raw materials needed to make the two final products. The 1 hour one-on-one session with me is intended for early-stage product development guidance. If your questions require advanced formulation input or cosmetic chemist review, we’ll either redirect our time to areas I can support without added cost or discuss options for deeper chemist-level consulting.

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