Desert Sage Quintessence: 🜄 Water Element

When the system softens, flow returns.
 
Use
Desert Sage Quintessence is a potent formulation designed for oral use. It can also be used topically and aromatically. 
 
Oral: Start with 5 drops, taken directly or in water. Increase to 10 drops, up to 2× daily.
Topical: Apply 3-5 drops to absorb through skin
Aromatic: Shake well, open, and inhale during moments of stress, transition, or recovery.

→ For best results, use daily for one week to become familiar with its effects, then transition to intuitive use.

Effects
 
↑ Relaxation
↓ Tension 
↓ Pain

Desert Sage is well-suited for moments that call for relaxation, recalibration, and recovery. Its constituents have been studied for their roles in calming nervous-system activity, supporting open respiration, and relaxing vascular tension [1, 2, 3].
 
I reach for the Desert Sage Quintessence on days when recovery needs to be prioritized. A few drops in my daily water bottle help me shift out of tension and back into rhythm. A few drops directly on my tongue is perfect for mobility work.

Ingredients
Desert Sage essential oil
Desert Sage hydrosol
Desert Sage mineral salts
Organic grain alcohol

Key Contituents
1,8-Cineole
Borneol
Camphene

Source: hand-gathered in Northern New Mexico
Methods: steam distillation, calcination, aged 3+ months
Volume: ½ oz (15 mL)
Servings: 60 servings at 5 drops/dose; 30 servings at 10 drops/dose
 
[1] Kim et al., 2014, The Effect of 1,8-Cineole Inhalation on Preoperative Anxiety: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014. 
 
[2] Silva-Filho et al., 2012, Investigation of Mechanisms Involved in (−)-Borneol-Induced Vasorelaxant Response on Rat Thoracic Aorta, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2012. 
 
[3] Gadotti et al., 2021, The Terpenes Camphene and Alpha-Bisabolol Inhibit Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain via CaV3.2 T-Type Calcium Channels, Molecular Brain, 2021.