Limited formulations, made by hand. Rooted in years of research.
Small-batch apothecary products made personally by Dr. Cavanaugh. Specialty ingredients sourced from Iceland, France, Italy, and beyond. Available in limited quantities until they are gone.
A different kind of skincare
Early in my career, I spent a few years running a natural skincare company. And I have spent decades since researching what actually works by digging through clinical studies, testing formulations, and eventually writing The Evidence-Based Handmade Apothecary.
These days, most of my time is spent researching and consulting for the natural products industry. But I still make things. Not for business reasons, just for the sheer enjoyment of making. There is something satisfying about a well-made healing salve or a body butter that comes together exactly right.
When I do, I create small batches of formulas, refined versions of recipes from my book, featuring specialty ingredients I have sourced from places like Iceland, France, and Italy. These are not mass-produced. I make limited quantities, available to you only until they are gone.
What I make and why
Everything I formulate is a variation on one of the recipes in my book or educational programs, refined over years of research and personal use. I do not cut corners on ingredients, not only because I know what the research says, but because I make these for my family and loved ones.
I also have a habit of collecting interesting ingredients from my travels. Volcanic exfoliants from Iceland. French botanical extracts. Vanilla and nutmeg from a St. Lucia spice market. Honey from an Emerald Coast farmers market. Things that are not practical to source at commercial scale but make beautiful small-batch products.
I make these for the love of making. Small quantities, no restocks, available only when inspiration strikes.
Where the ingredients come from
Provence, France
Lavender, vigne rouge, and linden from small farms.
Tuscany, Italy
Artisan olive oil, botanicals, and specialty Tuscan ingredients.
Iceland
Volcanic exfoliants and arctic thyme and crowberry.
Emerald Coast
Local honey and coastal botanicals from small markets.
St. Lucia
Vanilla, nutmeg, and Caribbean spice market finds.
Okinawa, Japan
Getto, shiikwasa, and kuromoji. Coming 2027.
The Coastal Collection
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Island Spiced Muscle Oil
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Rinse-Off Body Oil
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Sea Mist Hair Oil
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Spiced Vanilla Shea Butter
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Key Lime Body Scrub
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Next release: The Coastal Collection
Rosehips foraged from the Jurassic Coast. English lavender from a Cotswolds distillery. Elderflower and meadowsweet from the oldest herbal supplier in the English-speaking world. The English Garden Collection is hedgerow herbalism, the way it has been done in the British countryside for centuries.
Formulas built on the evidence base from The Evidence-Based Handmade Apothecary, made with botanicals that do not exist in commercial supply chains. When it is gone it is gone.
Get first access
The English Garden Collection drops Oct 23. Inner Circle members get 48-hour early access. Everyone else gets notified here when it goes live.
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Sold-out collections occasionally restock in very small quantities when sourcing allows. Join the Inner Circle for early access when restocks happen.
Seven products made from botanicals sourced on a trip to France. Linden, Roman chamomile, vigne rouge, mauve, melissa, and lavender, all infused in cold-pressed grapeseed oil.