Discover the traditional uses of botanical ingredients while creating personalized bath and body products. Make one set to keep and one to give as a thoughtful handmade gift.
Plants and natural ingredients have been used for generations to care for the body. Discover how they can become thoughtful handmade gifts. In this hands-on workshop, explore the traditional uses and benefits of botanical oils and essential oils while creating your own personalized bath and body products.
Participants will make two body scrubs using their choice of salt, sugar, or coffee bases, along with botanical and essential oils. You’ll also create two shower steamers and receive reusable silicone molds to continue crafting at home.
Make one set to enjoy yourself and one to share with someone special, connecting with the tradition of giving handmade gifts. Each participant will take home two personalized body scrubs, two shower steamers, and reusable molds.
Sheena Hanscel is an Indigenous educator, herbalist, and founder of The Pollen Patch, an urban educational space and native ethnobotanical garden in Columbus, Ohio. Through hands-on workshops and storytelling, Sheena makes plant knowledge approachable and practical, sharing skills for creating teas, preparing simple remedies, and recognizing the plants growing all around us. Join her to explore the healing relationships between people and plants while reconnecting with traditional knowledge that has been passed down through generations.
This program is for adults aged 18 and older. Registration is required.
If you need accommodations for a class or event, contact communications@pickeringtonlibrary.org or call 614-837-4104 ext. 221.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Winter Reading | General | Arts and Crafts | Adult Learning |
