Thistle & Bog products are the result of decades of practical expertise by our lead formulator Jenny Q, blended to conjure and embody the liberating ambiance of the Scottish Highlands.
Aromatherapy is an ancient healing art utilizing the concentrated essential oils of plants as potent tools for emotional, psychological and physiological healing. Essential Oils can be used topically as directed, or to scent objects and spaces. They should not be taken internally.
We use certified pure, organically grown when possible, naturally distilled essential oils and base oils.
Inspired by the woods and waters of Scotland.
These roll-on scents travel anywhere & are for everyone.
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Tested and loved over many years by our apothecary clients.
These powerful formulas, with their penetrating, menthol-containing oils,
have brought real relief to those suffering from occasional head and muscle aches.
Simply roll on to affected areas.
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Helpful blends, fit for purpose.
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Room & Body Sprays — Five new Highlands-inspired blends,
created to lift mood and enliven atmosphere. Use as a face and body mist, room, car or pillow spray.
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Taking care of our bodies can be enjoyable, something we luxuriate in, a ritual in self-care.
In the spirit of Cleopatra, our body and hair care is effective, free of anything harmful, delicious-smelling and sensuous.
Our new facial line is coming soon, here are some long-loved hair care formulas:
A potent blend to increase blood flow to the scalp, encourage hair growth
and provide relief from seborrhoea. and dandruff.
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Middle Eastern people have long used Hab’til’barakah (Black Seed) as food and medicine,
and in hair care to strengthen, stimulate growth, treat dry splitting ends, prevent premature greying and calm frizzy hair.
This Hab’til’barakah-based, essential oil-rich hair oil works wonders and smells amazing.
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Jenny Q has been working with therapeutic herbs and essential oils for thirty years. She created and ran a manufacturing business and two herbal apothecaries in the US: Grateful Desert in the Mojave village of Joshua Tree, California, and Grateful Rain in coastal Astoria, Oregon. Both shops feature an essential oil custom formulating bar—Jenny’s brainchild—in which she collaborated with thousands of customers, co-creating personal signature blends.
Following an unanticipated but undeniable calling to the Highlands, Jenny and her family sold everything and moved to Scotland in 2023. Jenny’s newest therapeutic and delightful essential oil creations are inspired by the vital, verdant, luminous Highlands.