Welcome to Brooklyn Herborium & Between You & The Moon
Holistic, Functional Skin Care that Supports the Body’s Natural Processes.
When you start from where you are and take simple steps to add in nourishment, these holistic products can supply the building blocks and messages that the skin has to have in order to function well from the outside in—no matter the current skin condition. We developed these products to work synergistically to support our skin’s natural state of health without any artificial ingredients such as emulsifiers and preservatives.
To enjoy the benefits of returning your skin to its natural, most lovely state, be intentional in following our instructions—they may surprise you. It only takes a few drops to get the job done well.
Why Between You & The Moon?
Truly beautiful skin is not simply “under control”, but strong and vibrant. When we provide for its basic needs, healthy skin does all the work from the inside out. As our first line of defense, it is crucial for our wellbeing that the skin has this agency. At Brooklyn Herborium, we don’t look at skin types and try to change them, but instead examine skin conditions and seek to discover the imbalance in a person’s skin-care or self-care habits. Following a daily regimen that meets our skin’s basic needs and implementing pinpointed rituals to enhance how well our skin is functioning is the best way to break free from control cycles.
Handed Down
Our herbal wisdom is gleaned from thousands of years of human experience throughout worldwide traditions. These healing gifts from Mother Nature and the Wise Woman’s knowledge of how to make them usable to us have fortunately been passed from mothers to daughters throughout history. While popular society makes it difficult to recognize and remember the incredible resources we have inherited from our global ancestors, we embrace these traditional teachings. With them in mind, we create unique formulas with truly natural ingredients and holistic methods to meet the needs of today.
Made By Hand
We source the best ingredients available--organic, sustainably wild-crafted, and as close to home as possible. When possible, we get to know our supplier’s farms and practices. Our raw materials are prepared in small batches and handcrafted into these holistic skincare products at our workshop in Brooklyn. We use everything we make on ourselves and our families. As part of our practice, we energize our work by focusing on Gratitude, Compassion, and Generosity. Welcome to our family!
When you start from where you are and take simple steps to add in nourishment, these holistic products can supply the building blocks and messages that the skin has to have in order to function well from the outside in—no matter the current skin condition. We developed these products to work synergistically to support our skin’s natural state of health without any artificial ingredients such as emulsifiers and preservatives.
To enjoy the benefits of returning your skin to its natural, most lovely state, be intentional in following our instructions—they may surprise you. It only takes a few drops to get the job done well.
Why Between You & The Moon?
Truly beautiful skin is not simply “under control”, but strong and vibrant. When we provide for its basic needs, healthy skin does all the work from the inside out. As our first line of defense, it is crucial for our wellbeing that the skin has this agency. At Brooklyn Herborium, we don’t look at skin types and try to change them, but instead examine skin conditions and seek to discover the imbalance in a person’s skin-care or self-care habits. Following a daily regimen that meets our skin’s basic needs and implementing pinpointed rituals to enhance how well our skin is functioning is the best way to break free from control cycles.
Handed Down
Our herbal wisdom is gleaned from thousands of years of human experience throughout worldwide traditions. These healing gifts from Mother Nature and the Wise Woman’s knowledge of how to make them usable to us have fortunately been passed from mothers to daughters throughout history. While popular society makes it difficult to recognize and remember the incredible resources we have inherited from our global ancestors, we embrace these traditional teachings. With them in mind, we create unique formulas with truly natural ingredients and holistic methods to meet the needs of today.
Made By Hand
We source the best ingredients available--organic, sustainably wild-crafted, and as close to home as possible. When possible, we get to know our supplier’s farms and practices. Our raw materials are prepared in small batches and handcrafted into these holistic skincare products at our workshop in Brooklyn. We use everything we make on ourselves and our families. As part of our practice, we energize our work by focusing on Gratitude, Compassion, and Generosity. Welcome to our family!
What Makes These Products So Very Special?
We spent three years in development by giving our facial clients new formulations or techniques each month and re-examining the results at each facial to our unique line of skin care products, which was officially launched as Between You & The Moon in 2008. Through the entire process, we kept these guidelines in mind:
Enjoyable
Effective & Sustainable
Economical:
Not simply “Do No Harm”, but a generous dose of “DO GOOD”
Energy
Ten + years later, we have proven that not only is it possible to have everything that we wanted, but we continue to grow and improve while we stay relevant and fresh!! We have clients who have been using these products for 16 years and look younger now than when they started. Its pretty awesome that we have proven that these methods truly provide long-term care and continued success.
Enjoyable
- We encourage a lifestyle of nourishment, not punishment.
- The body responds to love with love. When cells are nourished, they look happier.
- Perhaps what is good for you is what is pleasing to you and what is pleasing to you is good for you. (Hard to believe, right?)
- These products add beauty and enjoyment to the basic drudgeries of life by creating little rituals around self care.
- The beautiful packaging and design is quite satisfying it is to see lined up and ready for use.
Effective & Sustainable
- Our techniques, along with the subtle power of the products, provide tangible, transformative results.
- We are working with your skin’s natural processes by giving it what it needs to function at its best. Once the skin finds equanimity, it will no longer be a struggle to keep it “under control”. Continue use and education provides continued results for a lifetime of healthy skin
- Your regimen and rituals are able to be “nudged” for continued results in both seasonal long-term usage.
Economical:
- By following our specific usage directions, there is little product wasted and every drop is meaningful.
- These products will last much longer than you may think they will.
- A “capsule regimen” of just 3-4 products is enough for anyone to get all of their skin care needs met.
Not simply “Do No Harm”, but a generous dose of “DO GOOD”
- Supports the body’s natural ability to heal itself
- Maintains the skin’s pH and structural integrity
- Shelf-stable without any type of artificially antimicrobial preservative
- Maintains its own stability (does not degrade or oxidize) when applied topically
- Gentle on our Mother Earth
Energy
- There is a palpable feeling of gratitude, compassion and generosity in our workshop as these products are lovingly prepared by our staff and apprentices. That energy benefits us, the products, the user, and the world.
Ten + years later, we have proven that not only is it possible to have everything that we wanted, but we continue to grow and improve while we stay relevant and fresh!! We have clients who have been using these products for 16 years and look younger now than when they started. Its pretty awesome that we have proven that these methods truly provide long-term care and continued success.
S.O.S. Support Our Skin!
Defining Supportive Skincare
Supportive Skin Care provides the body with what it needs, when it needs it in order for it to function optimally. Supportive skin care does not “control” the skin, but instead puts the responsibility of healing where it belongs: in the natural process of the body.
Supportive Skincare is Economical
A Supportive method uses the lowest effective dose. Ideally, you are only using a small amount of product and when it is most needed.
Supportive Skincare is Gentle, Yet Powerful
We meet the body where it is at and gently coax it back onto the path of effortless beauty.
Like All Good Things, Supportive Skin Care Takes Thought and Effort
You have to make the choice, either use things that look and act like conventional skin care products and get the emulsifiers and preservatives or use things that are completely natural and artificial chemical-free and have to think about what you are doing. It does not work long-term to simply take raw ingredients and put them on your face while pretending that they are fully-functioning skin care products. It may “work” short-term but does not provide lasting care that benefits the user. More often than not, using raw materials in this way ends up irritating and perhaps damaging the skin.
Where does this method come from?
This is the ancient wisdom of wise women past, distilled into workable knowledge for holistic practitioners today. Though the wisdom has been a part of us for centuries, our practices have been systematically developed in clinical practice for over 20 years!
How does one gain this knowledge?
Diligent Practice. You must be able to analyze and make educated intuitive hypothesis and then analyze the results. You will be able to get better at this the longer, more intimately and intelligently you practice. Simply reading or hearing the lessons without contemplation and then actually putting them into practice will teach you nothing.
Why haven’t I heard of this before?
This wisdom has always been around, but it keeps getting erased by “heroes” and re-written by consumerism. The ironic thing is that there are many practitioners who use these methods initially, but as they try to “grow” their business it gets convoluted again! Part of our method involves loving reminders that we need to continue the work of analyzation through the heart. The truth is nothing new, we just keep “remembering” and awakening to it.
Supportive Skin Care provides the body with what it needs, when it needs it in order for it to function optimally. Supportive skin care does not “control” the skin, but instead puts the responsibility of healing where it belongs: in the natural process of the body.
- You can’t make something heal, only the body itself can do that. We must humble ourselves.
Supportive Skincare is Economical
A Supportive method uses the lowest effective dose. Ideally, you are only using a small amount of product and when it is most needed.
- Seems like it would be bad for business, right? Because you are not addicting the client into coming back for more and more and having them use it all up. But clients come back (and send their friends and family and colleagues and the people they meet on the street) when they are happy with their skin.
- People who use controlling products are usually not happy with their skin. Their skin doesn’t look healthy and gorgeous...just “under control”
Supportive Skincare is Gentle, Yet Powerful
We meet the body where it is at and gently coax it back onto the path of effortless beauty.
- When we start our analysis process for anyone, the first thing we look at is: is it functioning well or dysfunctional? And if it is dysfunctional, why?
Like All Good Things, Supportive Skin Care Takes Thought and Effort
You have to make the choice, either use things that look and act like conventional skin care products and get the emulsifiers and preservatives or use things that are completely natural and artificial chemical-free and have to think about what you are doing. It does not work long-term to simply take raw ingredients and put them on your face while pretending that they are fully-functioning skin care products. It may “work” short-term but does not provide lasting care that benefits the user. More often than not, using raw materials in this way ends up irritating and perhaps damaging the skin.
Where does this method come from?
This is the ancient wisdom of wise women past, distilled into workable knowledge for holistic practitioners today. Though the wisdom has been a part of us for centuries, our practices have been systematically developed in clinical practice for over 20 years!
How does one gain this knowledge?
Diligent Practice. You must be able to analyze and make educated intuitive hypothesis and then analyze the results. You will be able to get better at this the longer, more intimately and intelligently you practice. Simply reading or hearing the lessons without contemplation and then actually putting them into practice will teach you nothing.
Why haven’t I heard of this before?
This wisdom has always been around, but it keeps getting erased by “heroes” and re-written by consumerism. The ironic thing is that there are many practitioners who use these methods initially, but as they try to “grow” their business it gets convoluted again! Part of our method involves loving reminders that we need to continue the work of analyzation through the heart. The truth is nothing new, we just keep “remembering” and awakening to it.
Discovery consists of seeing what everyone has seen, and thinking what no one has thought.
-Albert Szent-Gyyorgi (1937 Nobel Laureate)
Between You & The Moon Benefits
Benefits of Using our Products and Methods
Our advanced line looks and feels a lot like the skin care products that you are used to, the main difference is that it supports skin function and is a stepping stone to getting you off that control cycle that leads to irritation and unhappy skin.
The brilliant part of our Functional Skin Care Line is that it not only supports skin function beautifully, providing all of the skin’s basic needs, but it also allows you to get your complete skin care regimen without being exposed to any artificial chemicals.
Benefits of our Massage Techniques
The facial massage techniques we teach and utilize are reported to:
And can be utilized in a plan to:
- Once you have reached the point of functioning skin, your skin will look fresh and healthy all of the time.
- You can relax. If you miss a little bit of a treatment or one night, it will not mess you up.
- Not always looking for the next best thing.
- You will use less product and create less of a strain on our Mother Earth.
- Save money and time and effort when you are making specific pinpointed efforts.
- Resiliency. Stay younger looking longer, because you are not working against it or pushing it too far.
- You always have it, the knowledge is in your own hands.
- We teach you how to do it for yourself, and not be dependent on us.
Our advanced line looks and feels a lot like the skin care products that you are used to, the main difference is that it supports skin function and is a stepping stone to getting you off that control cycle that leads to irritation and unhappy skin.
The brilliant part of our Functional Skin Care Line is that it not only supports skin function beautifully, providing all of the skin’s basic needs, but it also allows you to get your complete skin care regimen without being exposed to any artificial chemicals.
Benefits of our Massage Techniques
The facial massage techniques we teach and utilize are reported to:
- Improve lymphatic flow
- Relieve jaw tension, TMJ, headaches
- Relieve sinus congestion and blockages
- Relax tight muscles in shoulders & neck
- Brighten & amplify healthy skin tone
And can be utilized in a plan to:
- Clear congestion, hyper-immune responses, stagnation
- Reduce puffiness
- Reduce hyperpigmentation
- Reduce sagging skin, puffiness, dark circles
- Minimize fine lines & deep wrinkles
All Roads Lead to the Deep Green.
Our Functional Skin Care line has always been made without artificial chemicals or ingredients. In fact, it was developed in 2006 specifically with the idea that we want to mimic the benefits of conventionally made products (those fully formulated with emulsifiers to keep them together and preservatives to keep them from going bad) without having to use artificial ingredients, laboratory made-chemicals, or any type of preservative.
The Deep Green of Supportive Skin Care goes beyond just organic, free from artificial chemicals, or products made from properly-prepared plants in their most natural forms. It encompasses a philosophy that honors and cherishes the wisdom of Mother Nature as well as the teachings of our wise elders who trust in the innate intelligence of the physical and supple body as it dances with its divine reality.
So often, even those who have full trust in the body’s healing processes get turned around or fooled.
- It is extremely important to recognize that many of the products sold as "skin care products" are NOT that. They are simply raw ingredients that have been packed with a sticker that advises you to use these raw ingredients as if they were fully formulated products. Not a good idea, by the way.
- *We don’t use the terminology “whole plant” because our wise women elders have taught us that whole, raw plants are simply not acceptable for use as skincare products. Plants need to be properly prepared for human use - whether topically or as food. We recognize that pressed oils and distillations (such as hydrosols or essential oils) are no longer the plant as it presents in the natural world. We have nothing against the term- we simply don’t think that it represents what WE are doing at Brooklyn Herborium.
The Deep Green of Supportive Skin Care goes beyond just organic, free from artificial chemicals, or products made from properly-prepared plants in their most natural forms. It encompasses a philosophy that honors and cherishes the wisdom of Mother Nature as well as the teachings of our wise elders who trust in the innate intelligence of the physical and supple body as it dances with its divine reality.
- It is a road less travelled, for it can be difficult to recognize as something both attainable and preferable and even more difficult to stay on as the world around us tries to dissuade from its path.
- When the world tries to sell us controlling, harsh products, it is our job to take our hands off the box and place it back on our hearts repeating "We honor the natural intelligence of the body and cherish it as part of our holiness."
- When we recognize disfunction, we lovingly and systematically nudge the body towards function until it reaches that place where our only job is to give the body what it needs (when it needs it) and then step back and allow the skin to care for itself. It takes more time and effort than the quick fixes that media and society keep promising--but it actually makes the dysfunction "disappear!"
- Our advanced skincare line doesn’t appear as “green” as the rest of our products, but it a first step. We believe the only way to move towards vibrancy is to start by meeting the client where they are at. By producing these gentle, supportive and lovely advanced products, we are able to offer our clients a simple and concrete way of letting go of suppression and controlling skin care and moving to a place of holism--even if they aren't ready to start mixing together masks and counting out drops!
So often, even those who have full trust in the body’s healing processes get turned around or fooled.
- As aestheticians we hear over and over: "You will sell more if you tell people is does this for them." " It is your job to keep their acne under control." " If you eat only superfoods, you will be super and Non superfoods are a waste of calories."
- These ideas permeate the world we live and deteriorate our belief in the power of the body and how it actually functions! This is why we offer ongoing trainings and our private blog so that you can have a continual reminder of how to use our products in your service room as well as educate your customers on our unique vision of beauty enhancement.
Beyond The Scientific Method
Holistic methods cannot be tested by “The Scientific Method” because a randomized, double-blind, complete with placebo group is specifically meant to compartmentalize the effect of a drug. It is the opposite of holistic because it isolates compounds (on purpose). The conclusions can be very subjective, depending on the intention of the study. Sure, a study can prove that intensive red light on a regular basis can promote fibroblast activity within the cells, but is that really a great idea? For everyone?
The Scientific Method is able to prove that you can force lots of bodies into doing the thing that a drug makes the body do. Great. We know what a drug does in a controlled, double-blind study. This information is usually useful as a reminder to me that I don’t want to use drugs.
We will teach you a unique method to prove (at least to yourself) that you are getting consistent and repeatable results so that you can have complete confidence in the work you are doing.
The Scientific Method is able to prove that you can force lots of bodies into doing the thing that a drug makes the body do. Great. We know what a drug does in a controlled, double-blind study. This information is usually useful as a reminder to me that I don’t want to use drugs.
- These holistic methods, which are cheaper, much more gentle (no side effects!) and usually quite enjoyable are completely predictable and the results are able to be repeated again and again.
- If you went to a conventional practitioner (medical or “natural”) and asked what to do about a disease, you would get many different opinions. If you went to 10 practitioners trained properly in holistic methods (not just those who stick a “holistic” sign on the door) and you gave them the same intake, you would get the same recommendations again and again.
- When something “doesn’t work” to create the desired results, it is always due to user error, an underlying obstacle to the body healing itself, or a flaw within the ideal.
We will teach you a unique method to prove (at least to yourself) that you are getting consistent and repeatable results so that you can have complete confidence in the work you are doing.
Brooklyn Herborium’s Principles for Business Management
We are Unique
We know that we aren’t meant for everyone—in fact, we are “too much” for many people. Those aren’t our people.
We are Inspiring
We recognize that part of the value of our products and services is determined by the feelings they invoke within our clients. It is the full package that they are looking for. We do not shame or tear people down, but inspire them to be the amazing, beautiful people they are and feel great about it.
We are Visionary
There are so many ways to do something—many of which haven’t been explored yet! While we respect and honor the way things have been done in the past, we are open to new possibilities.
We are Connected
Our heart-centered business serves people by giving them means to continually connect with our teachings and methods. We know that if we do the work and let it be received, the people who need it will see it when they are ready.
We are Sustainable
Organic growth is key to a sustainable business. We do not jump in all at once, but grew as we needed to-taking into consideration both the plan for our personal lives and how to take care of our staff.
We Ebb and Flow
We are able to sit in silence, enjoying what we have. When it is time to grow, we can get a little uncomfortable and quietly put ourselves in front of those who are ready to see it.
We Believe in Cooperation, not Competition.
The more practitioners offering (good) holistic services in any area, the better we all look and the more trustworthy our methods become. There are most certainly enough people out there looking for what we as holistic practitioners offer and the better we are at being able to talk about it and show results consistently, our entire profession is elevated--which brings more people looking for it! And perhaps the more we teach people about economy, grace, and sustainability...the more hope we will all have for the future of this beautiful orb we all call home.
We know that we aren’t meant for everyone—in fact, we are “too much” for many people. Those aren’t our people.
We are Inspiring
We recognize that part of the value of our products and services is determined by the feelings they invoke within our clients. It is the full package that they are looking for. We do not shame or tear people down, but inspire them to be the amazing, beautiful people they are and feel great about it.
We are Visionary
There are so many ways to do something—many of which haven’t been explored yet! While we respect and honor the way things have been done in the past, we are open to new possibilities.
We are Connected
Our heart-centered business serves people by giving them means to continually connect with our teachings and methods. We know that if we do the work and let it be received, the people who need it will see it when they are ready.
We are Sustainable
Organic growth is key to a sustainable business. We do not jump in all at once, but grew as we needed to-taking into consideration both the plan for our personal lives and how to take care of our staff.
We Ebb and Flow
We are able to sit in silence, enjoying what we have. When it is time to grow, we can get a little uncomfortable and quietly put ourselves in front of those who are ready to see it.
We Believe in Cooperation, not Competition.
The more practitioners offering (good) holistic services in any area, the better we all look and the more trustworthy our methods become. There are most certainly enough people out there looking for what we as holistic practitioners offer and the better we are at being able to talk about it and show results consistently, our entire profession is elevated--which brings more people looking for it! And perhaps the more we teach people about economy, grace, and sustainability...the more hope we will all have for the future of this beautiful orb we all call home.
F.A.Q. for Apprentices/Practitioners
Will You Teach Me Nutrition?
Our Practitioners are not nutritionists, as we are not looking to tell you what nutrients you in particular need, but instead teach you useful ways to get the things you may be missing out of your food (with proper preparation) and help you make appropriate and real-life plans for you to get the self-care that is most important for your well-being so that ou can show up in your life functioning optimally.
Are you Naturopathic?
Our Practitioners are not naturopathic in essence, as we are not looking for a “pathology” or pathological disturbance that needs to be diagnosed and prescribed for, but we can work hand-in-hand with many other types of practitioners, including NDs. Also, NDs are invited to study with us to gain insight into our ways in order to further support their clients/patients.
Is this Alternative Medicine?
Not alternative, as we are not trying to replace medicine, but be a nourishing sideline that helps you get to a place where medicine is no longer necessary. Lucky for us, when the body is supported to that it is functioning well, the need to use “medicine” is greatly diminished.
Who are you?
We are herbalists, believing that knowledge of the green world has much to offer. We are wortcunners with the wisdom to draw the necessary constituents out of plants so that your body can use them in the most effective ways possible. We are wise-women, taught and guided by the wise-women before us. We know who we are, do you? Are you ready to dig deeper and find out?
Our Practitioners are not nutritionists, as we are not looking to tell you what nutrients you in particular need, but instead teach you useful ways to get the things you may be missing out of your food (with proper preparation) and help you make appropriate and real-life plans for you to get the self-care that is most important for your well-being so that ou can show up in your life functioning optimally.
Are you Naturopathic?
Our Practitioners are not naturopathic in essence, as we are not looking for a “pathology” or pathological disturbance that needs to be diagnosed and prescribed for, but we can work hand-in-hand with many other types of practitioners, including NDs. Also, NDs are invited to study with us to gain insight into our ways in order to further support their clients/patients.
Is this Alternative Medicine?
Not alternative, as we are not trying to replace medicine, but be a nourishing sideline that helps you get to a place where medicine is no longer necessary. Lucky for us, when the body is supported to that it is functioning well, the need to use “medicine” is greatly diminished.
Who are you?
We are herbalists, believing that knowledge of the green world has much to offer. We are wortcunners with the wisdom to draw the necessary constituents out of plants so that your body can use them in the most effective ways possible. We are wise-women, taught and guided by the wise-women before us. We know who we are, do you? Are you ready to dig deeper and find out?
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