🫙 How to Store & Label Your Herbs: Apothecary Organization Made Beautiful
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🫙 How to Store & Label Your Herbs: Apothecary Organization Made Beautiful
Once you start making your own teas, tinctures, and oils, you’ll quickly notice something magical: your herbal collection begins to grow.
A few jars becomes a shelf. A shelf becomes a ritual space.
But herbs — like any living thing — need care, clarity, and a bit of structure.
Today, let’s explore how to store and label your herbal creations in a way that’s practical and sacred.
🌿 Why Proper Storage Matters
Herbs are sensitive to:
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Light (can fade color + potency)
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Air (can cause staleness or oxidation)
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Heat and moisture (can lead to mold or spoilage)
Proper storage helps you:
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Preserve freshness and potency
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Track what you’ve made + when
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Keep your space beautiful and intentional
🫙 Storage Essentials: What You’ll Need
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Glass jars with tight lids (mason, Weck, or recycled)
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Dark-colored jars for oils, tinctures, or light-sensitive herbs
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Labeling supplies (blank stickers, washi tape, waterproof pens)
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A cool, dark place — cabinet, shelf, drawer, or basket
Optional but lovely:
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Wooden shelves
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Baskets for grouping by use (nerves, digestion, heart, etc.)
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Chalkboard labels or printed tags
✨ What to Include on a Label
Keep it simple, but useful:
For dried herbs:
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Common name (e.g., Lemon Balm)
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Latin name (optional)
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Date harvested or purchased
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Source (garden, wild, supplier)
For creations (teas, oils, tinctures):
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Name of blend or creation
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Ingredients + ratio (if known)
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Date made
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Alcohol/oil type + percentage (for tinctures or infused oils)
🌿 Bonus: include an intention or magical use (e.g. “heart softening,” “clarity + calm”).
🌼 Apothecary Setup Inspiration
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Group by category: digestion, mood, immune, skin
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Or group by form: teas, tinctures, oils, dried herbs
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Keep a small working altar space for ritual + tea prep
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Place dried flowers or stones nearby to make it feel sacred
This doesn’t have to be Pinterest-perfect. It just needs to feel like yours.
🧼 Don’t Forget: Herb Care Maintenance
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Check every few months for mold or moisture
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Shake tinctures and infused oils weekly while they’re steeping
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Use older herbs first (label “use by” if needed)
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Refresh any labels that fade or peel
And most importantly — use your herbs. Don’t let them gather dust. Every cup of tea is part of your practice.
🌿 Creating a Living Relationship
Your apothecary is not a collection — it’s a relationship.
Each jar holds not just a plant, but a story. A moment. A medicine.
Tending your labels, shelves, and jars becomes a ritual in itself.
It’s how we show up for the plants — and for ourselves.
🌼 Coming Next…
In tomorrow’s post, we’ll talk about building herbal confidence — how to move past perfectionism and trust your intuition with the plants.