Sore Muscle Salve

A Warming Herbal Muscle Rub with Cayenne, St. John's Wort & Clove

Sore Muscle Salve is the one you reach for after a long day in the garden, a hard workout, or any time your muscles sore and achy. This warming, earthy salve is built on a time-tested blend of botanical oils and essential oils that create a gentle heat on the skin as you massage, encouraging circulation and helping release the tension that builds in tired, overworked muscles. Fair warning: this one is spicy. Keep it well away from eyes, lips, and sensitive areas, and wash hands thoroughly after application. Women-owned, herbalist-formulated, and made by hand in the Sierra Foothills of California.

Key Ingredients & What They Do

• Organic Cayenne (Capsicum annuum), infused in Sunflower Oil: Cayenne's natural warming compounds create a gentle heat on the skin that builds gradually as you massage, supporting local circulation and a sense of release in tight or overworked muscles
• Ethically Wildcrafted St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum), infused in Sunflower Oil: A classic botanical for topical body care with a long history of traditional use in herbal muscle and nerve support. Pairs beautifully with the circulation-promoting warmth of cayenne
• Organic Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), infused in Sunflower Oil: Used here as a whole-leaf topical herbal preparation in the traditional herbalist tradition, not for ingestion. Contributes to the formula's distinctive earthy, grounding aroma and warming character
• Beeswax: Gives the salve its smooth, solid texture and creates a breathable layer on the skin that helps the botanical oils stay in contact with the muscle tissue during massage
• Organic Clove Essential Oil (Syzygium aromaticum): Intensifies the warming sensation and adds its own circulation-supporting and analgesic aromatic properties
• Organic Vetiver Essential Oil (Chrysopogon zizanioides): Deeply earthy, smoky, and grounding, vetiver rounds out the formula's aroma and adds a calming, rooted quality to the experience

Supports

• Comfort in tired, overworked, or post-exercise muscles
• Local circulation support through warming botanical action
• Tension release in the neck, shoulders, back, arms, and legs
• A grounding, warming massage ritual in cold weather

Best For

Tight or sore muscles after exercise or physical work. Not ideal for sensitive skin, broken or irritated skin, or highly reactive individuals. Patch test recommended.

How to Use

Massage a small amount into sore muscles and allow the warmth to develop gradually. A little goes a long way. Wash hands thoroughly after use and avoid contact with eyes, lips, mucous membranes, or broken skin.

Contains whole tobacco leaf infusion: for external topical use only, never ingest. Not recommended during pregnancy without first consulting your healthcare provider. Free from synthetic fragrance, petroleum-derived ingredients, artificial warming agents, silicones, and parabens.

Ingredients: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), Cayenne (Capsicum annuum) and St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)^ infused Sunflower Oil (Helianthus annuus), Beeswax (Cera alba), Essential Oils of Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides)* | *Organic | ^Ethically & Safely Wildcrafted

Size: 2 fl oz aluminum tin | Shelf life 6 months after opening