New Location for Consultations

We are happy to announce that you may now schedule herbalist consultations with Sam at Evolution Chiropractic.
Evolution is located at: 1410 E 17th Street in Idaho Falls.
Call 227 3200 to book your appointment.

Sam will also be taking clients in need of nutritional consultations.

Simpler products will be available at Evolution at all times.

Wholesale Now Available!

We are very excited to announce the rolling out of our wholesale program!

If you are interested, please email us at Simpleryou@gmail.com

We do not accept co-op applications at this time.

Simpler Product: The Story of King's Green Cream (KGC)

The Kings Green Cream is the end product of a year or more spent in development. There are many ointments out there that will claim to be great for this or good for that, but I wanted one that could do almost anything. This is a tall order, to make a ointment that would be anti bacterial, anti viral, anti fungal, be soothing to the skin, spur on cell proliferation, and keep with the Simpler philosophy of herbal medicine.

Why the name? Well, its not because the cream is worthy of royal appointments or was commissioned by a member of a royal house. Kind of at least. As I was fine tuning the combination of herbs and essential oils a friend of ours contacted me about some issues that this ointment could help with. This friend of course has the last name of King. The cream is a deep green, so the name was just a description of who it was made for and the color it is.

The amazing Dr. Bench of Evolution Chiropractic calls it KGC and I think I like that. He has had a number of patients that have used this preparation for numerous issues and he has reported to me high degree of satisfaction with this product.

Personally we use it around the Simpler House for just about any external issue from, chapped lips, to skin infections, diaper rash, cuts, bruises, and I even tried it as an underarm deodorant. Yes, it worked for that too. I would like to share one of my own experiences that I feel reflects the truly powerful nature of this ointment.

Occasionally I work as a zip line guide and as part of those duties I use a break system comprised of a long climbing rope to slow down people riding the line as they come to the landing platform at about 40 miles per hour. You can imagine what would happen, should the rope get tangled around an appendage. If you cant imagine it I will post some photos of what an inch wide by 12 inch long, severe rope burn looks like.

Well that is what happened and I right away thought of all the bad things that usually occur with rope burns, mainly infection, and slow healing times. The goopy green stuff is KGC.

I slathered the KGC on and kept it on thick, Changed the bandages twice a day for the first week and the wound had already began to fill in with new tissue and showed no signs of infection.

(Four days after the initial injury. Looked better than I expected. See the pink on the outside edges of the burn? That is new skin growing already. My wound was healing so much faster than I had expected.)

I continued to put the KGC and bandages on during the day and would let the wound breathe at night. Three weeks later the burn is totally healed and I, at no time, felt like infection might have been a possibility. Anyone who has had a deep, large rope burn knows this to be pretty amazing. Previous rope burns I have received had taken 4 to 6 weeks to fully heal while using bandages and conventional antibiotic ointment.

(This is a picture of my rope burn scar three weeks after the initial injury. Fully healed and a great scar I can show off to the grandkids one day.)

So in summary, wounds and skin issues, bad.
Kings Green Cream, good.



**Kings Green Cream 1oz $12.00**

Herb Walks for 2013

Sam will be scheduling herb walks for SE Idaho in the next few weeks.
Please watch the event calendar for information.
If you have a group that would like to book a session, please email or call Sam.

Oct 11th Make Your Own Lotion Bar Class

Have you ever seen those divine lotion bars?

 

Luscious bars that keep your skin soft and smooth, helps heal cracks and rough spots and can even double as a lip balm!

We love our lotion bars here at Simpler and we want you to love lotion bars too!

Join us for a night of making your very own lotions bars with Sam!

He will teach you his personal, proven recipe and you will learn all the tips and tricks to perfect your lotion bars without all the costly start up attempts.

Cost to you will be $10.

You will receive 2 large lotion bars. (This ends up being a huge discount off the retail cost for these bars!)

All materials will be provided, just come with a notepad so you can jot down notes.

This class will be held Thursday, October 11th from 8-9:30pm at 

282 West 1st South in Rigby.

Class size will be limited to 10 students so please book your spot early by paying the class fee via paypal or you can make cash arrangements in advance.

We will see you there!

Upcoming events TBA

Sam will be making more treks to Pocatello to teach classes at The Herb Shop. We'll post the dates, times and fees on the calender as we have them.

Sam recently took 23 people on an herb walk in the hills in Pocatello. It was an outstanding class and Sam looks forward to doing it again every soon.

Keep it Simpler.

Upcoming Class June 7th: Novice Herbal Medicine Making

Now is the time to sign up for Herbalist Sam Tower's upcoming class.

This class will be held June 7nd at 8pm.

If you would like to attend this class please call or text 208-227-3200 or email Sam.

Novice Herbal Medicine Making:

 This class will be held at Simpler Garden. Please bring a notebook. This 90 minute course will walk you through basic tincturing, herbal salves and poultice and fomentations. Classic infusions will be covered also. $10 per person

(Minimum of 3 students, maximum of 8 students)

Click here for a description of this class.

Novice Herbal Medicine Making

This class is perfect for those with a working knowledge of herbs and their theraputic actions but who are perhaps uncertain about the best ways to use certain herbs.

You will learn different ways to make medicines from herbs, get some tips and tricks to make your learning curse a bit easier and gain confidence in your ability to keep yourself and your family healthy.

Herbs and their medicinal benefits.

Tinctures in progress.

Grinding your dried herbs.

A completed tincture, ready to dispense.

Encapsulated herbs.

Neighborhood Herb Walk Class June 2nd

Now is the time to sign up for Herbalist Sam Tower's upcoming class.

This class will be held June 2nd at 6pm.

If you would like to attend this class please call or text 208-227-3200 or email Sam.

Neighborhood Herb Walk:
This is a 1-2 hour walk through neighborhoods in Rigby Sam will identify 25 medicinal herbs and wild edibles growing in peoples' yards, flowers gardens and public areas. The walk will end at Simpler Garden with herbal tea and discussion. Cost is $25 per person

(3 student minimum and 8 student maximum)

Simpler Instock: Peppermint Lotion Bar

Parched skin rejoice!

Finally, a lotion you can take on the go with ease!

This buttery bar glides over legs, smooths rough feet and hands and hydrates your skin from head to toe.

Many of our lotion bar testers have told us this bar has improved eczema, soothed painful rashes and made otherwise scaly skin smooth and supple. This even works fabulously as a lip balm.

Try our invigorating peppermint scent and enjoy!

Simpler  Lotion Bar

Ingredients: Pure Unrefined Coconut Oil, Unrefined Beeswax, Essential Oils of Peppermint and Lavender
**Shapes of bars (decorative prints and the actual shape of the bar itself) may vary between sizes.**

Other scents will be available soon

Lotion Bar Sizes

.5 oz $2.00 USD 2 $7.00 USD 3 $10.00 USD

Simpler Instock: Lemon Lavender Body Scrub

Take care of yourself!

This soothing body scrub is perfect on dry, chapped hands during those cold winter months. Perfect for elbows, feet and even on your face when you want a nice exfoliant! Use small amounts, a little goes a long way!

Simpler Lemon Lavender Body Scrub

Ingredients: Fresh Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Sugar, Lavender Essential Oil

Lotion Bar Sizes

4oz $5.00 USD 8oz $10.00 USD

Simpler Instock: Gunpowder Chai Tea

This autumn, enjoy this unique spin on chai tea while raking leaves with your family.

Carefully blended gunpowder green tea is a treat for the senses while supplying your body with beneficial tea catechins and antioxidants.

Simpler Gunpowder Chai Tea

Approximately 20 servings (1 half teaspoon per cup)

Ingredients: Gunpowder Green Tea, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Clove, Fennel Seed

$6

Simpler Instock: Belly Soother Tincture

Rumbly Belly?

Grumpy baby or little ones with an upset stomach or are you feeling a bit uncomfortable yourself?

This belly soother is gentle enough that little ones can safely take it, yet works for mama and papa too.

Simply ingest and sit back and relax so you can feel better fast!

Simpler Belly Soother

 4oz

Ingredients: Water, Ethyl Alcohol, Vegetable Glycerin, Dill Seed, Fennel Seed, Ginger Root

$12

Simpler Instock: Vanilla Extract

Fall is here.

Time for baking treats for your neighbors, cocoa and evenings inside with loved ones.

Treat those special people (including you) to a pure and delicious vanilla extract.

Made with care by the folks at Simpler with you in mind.

Simpler Vanilla Extract (above picture, day 1)

Approximately 6oz

Ingredients: Water, Ethyl Alcohol, Premium Vanilla Beans

$10