Rose Otto, Bulgarian, Organic, 5% Dilution.

A rice-paper-wrapped disc of ripe pu-erh from old-growth gardens in Yunnan: earthy and deep, scented with dried fruit and old wood, and good for many steepings.

$28.00

South African red bush, Aspalathus linearis, from the Cederberg slopes, sun-oxidized from green to russet: sweet, smooth, never bitter, and caffeine-free for any hour.

$12.00

A palm-sized dome of Madagascar labradorite, gray-green at rest until the light catches it and a sheet of electric blue and gold sweeps across, like the northern lights under your

$22.00

The apothecary's church key: a small tool that lifts orifice reducers, pops out roller balls and eases off sample vial stoppers, then helps press them all back into place.

$4.99

Zdravetz leaves from Bulgaria, CO2-extracted into a thick, waxy, organically produced extract with a sweet, woody, herbal scent and a touch of spice: a fixative with a very long sh

$38.00

Calcium citrate and vitamin D3 in a matte white tablet with the faint, dry smell of chalk, taken two at a time with an evening meal as part of a steady daily routine.

$18.00

A light yellow oil CO2-extracted from amaranth seeds in Germany, rich in omega-6 and remarkably quick to absorb, for mature skin and for skin left dry by winter weather.

$18.00

Our most exotic floral wax, tuberose: the solid, mildly fragrant wax left when the absolute is drawn from the concrete, to melt into solid perfumes, creams and soap.

$12.00