Lucid in the 1500s meant a person who was “bright and shining” a sense now obsolete or restricted. It comes from the Latin word lucidus meaning “light” (bright, clear) and figuratively “perspicuous, lucid, clear,” from lucere “to shine,” from lux (genitive lucis) “light,” from its root *leuk- “to shine and be bright.” It was marked […]
Your Winter Skin-Fix Is your skin feeling dry after a long winter? Keeping your skin looking and feeling great is as simple as using a good quality, nourishing body soap each morning in the shower. Try some of our favorite moisture rich bars of soap that work wonders on dry, chapped, rough winter skin.
Free Fire Cider – Tradition Not Trademark Please support our friends over at freefirecider.com – they need to do a lot of fundraising to help be able to succeed in court. This is an important issue for ALL small businesses in the herbal world and elsewhere. As we get further and further into a world where […]
Interview with Kandace Rodarte of Handmade in Texas Old Factory Soap is Olfactory Madeline Novak, proprietress of Old Factory creates naturally driven, master-crafted skincare and home goods in Blanco, Texas. Specializing in natural perfumery, Old Factory expresses their scents in many forms including artisanal soap, perfume oils, and more. All of their creations are made with […]
Natural Kitchen Cleaning Solution Recipe Creating an effective, natural cleaning solution for your kitchen is easy – all it takes is a few ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen, or your garden. This is just a basic recipe, and can be modified with any ingredients you have on hand as long as […]
Roses are a symbol of love, used time and again throughout history, in media, movies, historical texts, and beyond. Its something we all know and can relate to. Where did this association come from and why do we use the rose as a symbol of love? Its a beautiful flower, yes, but is there more? […]
“Old Factory Magic” Wood-Wives are female spirits of the Forest, also known as Moss Women, Wish Wives, Spae Wives or Skogsra in Sweden. They are native to and inhabit the deep forests of Germany and Scandinavia. Wood-Wives are generally gentle and helpful to humans, sometimes traveling through or working in the meadows or woods. They […]
“Mullein” (also is known as American mullein, European or orange mullein, candleflower, candlewick, higtaper and lungwort.) Mullein is a traditional herb and boasts an illustrious history as a favored herbal remedy, and consequently, has found use in various disorders. Its traditional uses generally have focused on the management of respiratory issues such as the common […]
Heres an idea: Good Karma Holidays A new movement by follow small business owner The Wild Unknown, “Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday are infamous for stirring up a frenzy of expectations and feelings of lack and scarcity. Yes, there’s an increase in sales — but they always seem to leave us feeling disconnected and conflicted, […]
October Edition of Go Texan Magazine features Old Factory We are excited to share that Go Texan Magazine has featured us on the front cover this month! Check out the full article starting on page six. This article shares some of our most important beliefs, and why we feel that it is important to support […]
