Potent plants and ingredients derived from Mother nature, thoughtfully crafted.

At OBSCURA GOODS we strive to create products that reflect our relationship to nature. Our founder, Ashley, began her plant journey as a child, experiencing the women in her life making their own connections with nature. Watching her great-grandmother open her cupboard of dried herbs to make her own tea infusions when someone was sick. Playing in her grandmother’s huge rose garden while instinctively creating her own potions. Planting and getting her hand’s dirty in her stepmother’s garden and tending to her backyard fruit trees.

As an adult, Ashley’s trained culinary background made her understanding of plants and herbs second-nature. She became interested in herbal bitters and dove into the medicinal aspects of the herbs and plants she was previously using for their flavor profiles. Learning to infuse herbs and draw out their unique properties and medicinal qualities became an obsession. She began studying herbalism at Wild Rose College online, while working full-time as a food stylist. Creating beautiful images of food was creatively stimulating but she wanted a deeper connection to nature and knew that our ancient alliance with the plant world was something she wanted to embody. In an effort to minimize the toxins we are exposed to, she sought out a simplified and holistic alternative to skin care. She began creating her own herbally infused products that were gentle yet naturally effective for the skin, containing minimally processed ingredients.

This is where OBSCURA GOODS was born. The plant allies we use are either organically homegrown, mindfully foraged out in nature (always harvested sustainably and ethically) or sourced from purveyors who uphold these same principles. Drying, dehydrating and solar-infusing these medicinal herbs into organic oils and glycerites helps to pull out all their properties so that our skin can absorb their healing powers. We honor Mother Nature and the time it takes to create these products. We hope that they glorify your life in exchange!