You’re Marooned on a Desert Island…

With nearly 400 comfrey plants in the ground, we put a lot of comfrey into every ointment we make

You find yourself on a desert island. The sun is blazing hot. A bottle washes ashore. You open the bottle, a genie pops out and says “You’re gonna be here a long time. You can wish for two ointments, one for pain, another for skincare. If you run out, I’ll get you more. Which ones do you want from Catskills Comfrey?”.

Reality Check

This is not an abstract issue. You go on a vacation. You make a 3-day business trip. You’re moving to a new location. Your burn yourself in the kitchen. A wasp stings you. You fall and bruise your arm. You simply want to be ready for the unexpected conditions that arise, suddenly, on a moment’s notice. 

An ointment provides value and protection. And if you need one, it’s best to have it available now rather than have to wait 2-3 days to get it (and suffer the immediate discomfort). And contrary to an oral solution, you can put the ointment exactly where it’s needed.

SSC and Pain

Our ointments address, typically, two primary issues: inflammation and skin-surface conditions, which I refer to as SSCs; the former, as inflammation, often takes the form of joint pain, arthritis and/or sore muscles.

An SSC can present in many forms: cuts, abrasions, rash, viral breakouts, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, bug bites, sunburn, kitchen burns. That’s a lot of commotion and diverse issues that must get resolved with a single ointment.

SkinTune

So tell the genie you want a lifetime supply of SkinTune, our newest formulation, for the SSCs you will inevitably confront on your isle retreat. Here are the active plants that comprise SkinTune:

  • Comfrey (leaf)

  • Burdock (root)

  • St John’s wort (flower and stem) [aka SJW]

  • Calendula (flower)

  • Yarrow (flower)

SkinTune is a powerful, effective harmony of medicinal benefit. Sitting on a broad base of comfrey, the supporting plants offer a complementary approach to treating the SSCs you can encounter on a daily basis.

What can you expect from SkinTune?

  • Comfrey’s allantoin encourages cell-growth; virtually all SSCs require new cells to fully heal

  • Burdock root [though unrelated but possibly relevant, is one of the several ingredients in Essiac tea] is indicated for eczema and psoriasis, as well as for acne.

  • SJW is effective for a variety of common skin conditions. I, personally, have found SJW to completely disrupt cold sores and fever blisters BEFORE they erupt. Hint: Feel a cold sore coming? Put SkinTune on the sensitive area and feel it quietly disappear in 2-3 days.

  • Calendula is soothing to various forms of rash and itch, including diaper rash, and provides relief to conditions of atopic dermatitis

  • Yarrow, like comfrey, heals wounds

CBD w/ Devil’s Claw

For joint pain, arthritis and sore muscles, tell the genie you want our CBD w/ Devi’s Claw.

  • Comfrey (leaf)

  • Arnica (flower)

  • CBD-dominant hemp (bud) ~ 200mg full-spectrum CBD per oz of ointment; or 400mg in the 2oz jar

  • Devil’s claw (root)

  • Goldenrod (leaf & flower)

This is not our highest concentration of CBD, known for its pain-inhibiting capability; our other two CBD-based ointments are higher: CBD Premium at 500mg per oz and CBD 2000 at 1000mg/oz of ointment. But the several contained plants offer a broad approach to pain relief, coming at the presenting condition from a variety of positions.

Shotgun or Rifle Approach?

When discomfort arises, you want an ointment that acts across a variety of condition. In a sense, these are ‘shotgun’ ointments offering broad treatment possibilities rather than shooting with a ‘rifle’ ointment that points to a single condition. Yes, we make ‘rifles’, eg, our SJW ointment is what we might suggest if cold sores and fever blisters are common in your life - but SkinTune can treat these, as well as other issues that can arise on a desert island.

If you need a high-potency CBD ointment, CBD 2000 is your weapon (It’s concentration is one of the highest available anywhere in the industry. By anyone.] - but CBD w/ Devil’s Claw covers a lot of ground in dealing with joint pain, arthritis and soreness on a daily basis.

An Infusion Insures Full-spectrum Medicinal Benefit

So be prepared. Have SkinTune and CBD w/ Devil’s Claw in your ready-to-go travel bag. Both arise from infusions of healthy plants grown in the Catskills sun, soil and water, each offering a full-spectrum array of medicinal benefit that treats you right

Seth HershComment