Herbs, Heat, and Healing

Herbs, Heat, and Healing: Your Natural Guide to Summertime Skin & Bug Protection

There’s nothing like a warm summer day — barefoot in the grass, skin kissed by the sun, the scent of fresh herbs in the air. But nothing ruins a good outdoor vibe faster than itchy bites or irritated skin. That’s where nature steps in with the real solutions.

This season, we’re leaning into the ancient wisdom of herbs, natural oils, and plant medicine to care for our skin, protect our energy, and keep the bugs at bay.

🪴 Why Herbs Are Your First Line of Defense

Plants like rosemary, mint, and lavender aren’t just pretty — they’re powerful natural insect repellents. When grown in your garden or used in essential oil form, these herbs help create an invisible (and fragrant!) shield around your body that bugs just don’t like.

• 🌿 Rosemary – A pungent, piney herb that naturally repels mosquitoes and flies

• 🌱 Mint – Its menthol coolness makes it hard for bugs to land and bite

• 💜 Lavender – A sweet, calming scent to you, but repellent to moths, fleas, and mosquitoes

Grow them in pots near your windows, dry them for sachets, or infuse them into oils — these herbs don’t just smell good, they work.

✨ Introducing: Sun People Bug Repellent Oil

A fragrant, light, herbal body oil that protects your skin and your energy field.

Made with a custom blend of bug-repelling herbs and skin-loving oils, Sun People is my personal ritual in a bottle. It’s not sticky, not heavy, and doesn’t smell like chemicals. Just sunshine, herbs, and the ancestors.

How to Use:

• Apply a small amount to exposed skin before heading outdoors

• Massage into arms, legs, ankles, neck — anywhere bugs love to bite

• Reapply every 2–3 hours if sweating or spending extended time outside

• Use daily during summer months to nourish & protect skin

• Spot treat directly to sooth bug bites

🪬 Safe for all skin types.

☀️ Summertime Skin Remedies You Already Have at Home

Whether you forgot sunscreen or got a little too much sun, nature’s still got you covered. Try these simple DIYs:

1. Aloe Vera + Honey Soothing Mask

• 1 tbsp fresh aloe vera gel

• 1 tsp raw honey
  → Mix and apply to sunburned or dry skin. Let sit for 10–15 mins before rinsing.

Aloe cools, calms, and speeds healing. Honey draws in moisture and prevents infection. Your skin will drink it up.

🌰 Shea Butter: The Summer Skin MVP

Let’s not forget the queen: Shea Butter. Rich in vitamins A & E, this deeply nourishing butter also contains natural compounds that help fight free radicals — the unstable molecules that cause premature aging and inflammation.

Even more impressive? Shea butter offers a light layer of UV protection (estimated SPF 3-6), making it a beautiful natural booster under your sunscreen or alone for short outdoor moments.

🌞 Your Summer Ritual Checklist:

✅ Apply Sun People Bug Repellent Oil before going outside
✅ Keep aloe + honey on hand for after-sun love, refrigerate 
✅ Moisturize with shea butter after a shower to lock in hydration
✅ Grow your own herbs — rosemary, mint, lavender — and let them protect your space

Let your skincare be sacred this summer — simple, powerful, and rooted in the earth.

Your glow is protected.
Your skin is blessed.
You’re in season.

🪬
Ebriel | Living Stone Wellness