Guidebook for San Francisco

Amy
Guidebook for San Francisco

Essentials

This high-end salon keeps the noxious fumes at bay. Everything they use is organic and mindfully curated—from the tea you are served to the shampoo in your hair. The owner, Mordechai Alvow, a graduate of my program, is a celebrity stylist and a total sweetheart. He’s been known to blend customized hair color in glass beakers for clients. Get the scalp massage with essential-oil blends. The oils are customized for you—Mordechai is an essential-oil “chef.” It is an incredible aromatherapy experience.
Yarok Beauty Kitchen Salon / Vegan Hair Care
This high-end salon keeps the noxious fumes at bay. Everything they use is organic and mindfully curated—from the tea you are served to the shampoo in your hair. The owner, Mordechai Alvow, a graduate of my program, is a celebrity stylist and a total sweetheart. He’s been known to blend customized hair color in glass beakers for clients. Get the scalp massage with essential-oil blends. The oils are customized for you—Mordechai is an essential-oil “chef.” It is an incredible aromatherapy experience.
This West Village institution is one of the only places to get authentic aromatics in the city. They carry hundreds of different aromatics, from rare resins to artisanal extracted aromas. Their oils and incense are imported from six continents, and their products are free from synthetic additives. It’s a specialty shop for the essential-oils geek. The frankincense. They import it from Oman and distill it themselves in-house.
Enfleurage Inc
237 W 13th St
This West Village institution is one of the only places to get authentic aromatics in the city. They carry hundreds of different aromatics, from rare resins to artisanal extracted aromas. Their oils and incense are imported from six continents, and their products are free from synthetic additives. It’s a specialty shop for the essential-oils geek. The frankincense. They import it from Oman and distill it themselves in-house.
You’ll feel pampered at this phenomenal beauty store in Nolita, where products are formulated primarily with plant-based ingredients—toxin-free nail polish, organic eye serums, and healthy sunscreens. They carry essential-oil lines like “21 Drops” and Hope Gillerman that highlight the therapeutic properties of essential oils—and smell amazing too! The staff is exceptionally educated about their products—ask for a recommendation. And ask them what’s coming up at the store. They’re always hosting incredible organic-beauty events.
Credo Clean Beauty
9 Prince St
You’ll feel pampered at this phenomenal beauty store in Nolita, where products are formulated primarily with plant-based ingredients—toxin-free nail polish, organic eye serums, and healthy sunscreens. They carry essential-oil lines like “21 Drops” and Hope Gillerman that highlight the therapeutic properties of essential oils—and smell amazing too! The staff is exceptionally educated about their products—ask for a recommendation. And ask them what’s coming up at the store. They’re always hosting incredible organic-beauty events.
This wonderful health and beauty store is definitely worth a stop if you’re out on the North Fork of Long Island. It’s a traditional apothecary that sells essential oils and a variety of natural body care and skincare products—all made from scratch in small batches. The owner of the store is a master soapmaker. Make sure to buy her handmade soaps with essential oils. I love her soaps that have patchouli!
North Fork Natural
This wonderful health and beauty store is definitely worth a stop if you’re out on the North Fork of Long Island. It’s a traditional apothecary that sells essential oils and a variety of natural body care and skincare products—all made from scratch in small batches. The owner of the store is a master soapmaker. Make sure to buy her handmade soaps with essential oils. I love her soaps that have patchouli!
It’s a traditional herbal medicine store and apothecary featuring hundreds of gorgeous dried herbs, tinctures, flower essences, and unique herbal medicine tools. The owner teaches at the Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism in Manhattan, so the staff is well-informed. Tell them your ailments and they’ll whip you up a remedy! Their flower essences are wonderful for energetic healing. Ask for a custom blend. I also love the preblended formulas that are for grounding and centering.
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Flower Power Herbs & Roots Inc
406 E 9th St
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It’s a traditional herbal medicine store and apothecary featuring hundreds of gorgeous dried herbs, tinctures, flower essences, and unique herbal medicine tools. The owner teaches at the Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism in Manhattan, so the staff is well-informed. Tell them your ailments and they’ll whip you up a remedy! Their flower essences are wonderful for energetic healing. Ask for a custom blend. I also love the preblended formulas that are for grounding and centering.
Owner Rachel Beider—a graduate of my institute—runs this tastefully designed spa with effective feng shui. Therapists here go the extra mile, even demonstrating stretches you can take home with you. If you get a massage here, the oil used will be formulated by Rachel herself, with a focus on its therapeutic properties. Rachel is a specialist in prenatal massage. If you’re pregnant, don’t miss out on this.
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PRESS Massage Williamsburg
118 Wythe Ave
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Owner Rachel Beider—a graduate of my institute—runs this tastefully designed spa with effective feng shui. Therapists here go the extra mile, even demonstrating stretches you can take home with you. If you get a massage here, the oil used will be formulated by Rachel herself, with a focus on its therapeutic properties. Rachel is a specialist in prenatal massage. If you’re pregnant, don’t miss out on this.
This Brooklyn shop sells loose herbs, roots, spices, flower essences, bitters, resins, and other natural products like bath salts. And unlike most apothecaries, they also sell organic home-cleaning products and all-natural products for pampered cats and dogs. Check out their fun workshops, like Making Your Own Lotions & Bath Products and Medicinal Mushrooms: Fungi for a Healthy Body and World.
Remedies Herb Shop
453 Court St
This Brooklyn shop sells loose herbs, roots, spices, flower essences, bitters, resins, and other natural products like bath salts. And unlike most apothecaries, they also sell organic home-cleaning products and all-natural products for pampered cats and dogs. Check out their fun workshops, like Making Your Own Lotions & Bath Products and Medicinal Mushrooms: Fungi for a Healthy Body and World.
This is the company that started the Aveda line. All of their products incorporate essential oils, including the organic hair care and styling products and a line of body and hair elixirs—plus a fantastic all-natural bug spray. They also sell a carefully curated selection of essential oils for you to diffuse at home. In the Fifth Avenue flagship, try the free oxygen treatment scented with essential oils. It’s fantastic!
Intelligent Nutrients NYC Flagship Store
1 5th Ave
This is the company that started the Aveda line. All of their products incorporate essential oils, including the organic hair care and styling products and a line of body and hair elixirs—plus a fantastic all-natural bug spray. They also sell a carefully curated selection of essential oils for you to diffuse at home. In the Fifth Avenue flagship, try the free oxygen treatment scented with essential oils. It’s fantastic!
I run the city’s only aromatherapy school, where students become certified aromatherapists who can formulate their own botanical beauty products. But anyone can come in to buy bulk ingredients and essential oils from our shop to make their own aromatic formulations. We carry a full line of equipment to get you started, including double boilers and blending tools. Check out our fun DIY workshops like Make Your Own Vegan Lip Balm, Candlemaking, Soapmaking, and How to Use Essential Oils to Sleep Better and Worry Less.
Amy Galper - New York Institute of Aromatherapy & Essential Oils
530 E 13th St
I run the city’s only aromatherapy school, where students become certified aromatherapists who can formulate their own botanical beauty products. But anyone can come in to buy bulk ingredients and essential oils from our shop to make their own aromatic formulations. We carry a full line of equipment to get you started, including double boilers and blending tools. Check out our fun DIY workshops like Make Your Own Vegan Lip Balm, Candlemaking, Soapmaking, and How to Use Essential Oils to Sleep Better and Worry Less.

Food Scene

It’s a chocolate factory in Red Hook where I go for pure cocoa butter imported from the Dominican Republic. It’s the ingredient that makes aromatherapy butters, balms, and creams feel so luxurious. And they do their own distillations right in the factory. Join the tour to see how a raw fermented cacao bean moves from farm to bar.
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Cacao Prieto
218 Conover St
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It’s a chocolate factory in Red Hook where I go for pure cocoa butter imported from the Dominican Republic. It’s the ingredient that makes aromatherapy butters, balms, and creams feel so luxurious. And they do their own distillations right in the factory. Join the tour to see how a raw fermented cacao bean moves from farm to bar.