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Wild Rose Turns (Lucky) 13!

Wild Rose Turns (Lucky) 13!
This March marks the 13 year anniversary of Wild Rose! We're celebrating with 20% off using code HAPPYHAPPY13 through March 8th!
We spent the past year growing into a new urban homestead space on Kalapuyan land in so-called Eugene, OR, and we're completing an ongoing shop build-out that we can’t wait to share! We’ve found much inspiration from the diverse bioregions found near our home, including from all of its rich plant, animal and human communities. This influence can be seen in the many product additions and design updates found across Wild Rose this past year.
Moonlight Dry Shampoo
One of the most exciting and much anticipated product additions we’ve had this year is our Botanical Dry Shampoo. Available in six scents, Dry Shampoo is proving to be an immediate best-seller. Packaged in a fully home-compostable paper shaker tube and formulated with nourishing and strengthening botanicals, our Dry Shampoo took several years to perfect and we’re loving the results!
Flora Gentle Bath Salts from Wild Rose
Among the six scents of Dry Shampoo, we introduced our newest scent, Flora. Soft violet, bright bergamot and earthy clary sage combine in this light and floral aroma reminiscent of early spring blooms. In addition to Dry Shampoo, Flora is found in our newest, ultra-gentle bath blend. Flora Bath combines mineral-rich epsom salts, nourishing organic oats and alkalinizing baking soda for super soft post-bath skin. Look for more offerings in the Flora scent coming later this year!
2023 Also saw the beginning of a product design revamp including new, home-compostable, durable paper labels. All new products have redesigned labels and we plan to complete the transition to 100% paper labels later this year.
Chili Mango Lip Plumping Balm
 
We started with redesigning our lip balm labels and adding a peppery new flavor: Chili Mango Lip Balm! This spicy, lip-plumping balm combines sweet mango butter and extract with a stimulating cayenne pepper infusion. Chili Mango feels spicier than the subtle tingle of our Spiced Chai, Gingerbread or Ginger Peach lip balms. 
Ash and Jakob of Wild Rose
Finally, the most exciting change that has happened this year is the addition of Jakob Sletteland to the Wild Rose team as Director of Research and Development! With over 10 years of clinical experience following completion of a Master of Science (MSc) in Herbal Medicine and qualification as a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild (AHG) in 2014, he brings extensive hands-on expertise, a rich skill set in herbal formulationincluding a strong background in herbal safety, efficacy and quality controlas well as a solid ethics to Wild Rose. Ash and Jakob are thrilled to combine forces on Wild Rose as they anticipate the arrival of their first kiddo in early April of 2024! Wild Rose remains a family endeavor and we are so excited for this next chapter.
Help us celebrate 13 years of Wild Rose by saving 20% off your order using code HAPPYHAPPY13 through March 8th!

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Jakob Joins Wild Rose!

Jakob Joins Wild Rose!
Jakob Sletteland MSc, RH (AHG) is joining Wild Rose as our Director of Research and Development!
Jakob in the apothecary
Jakob’s background in herbal medicine began in 2002 while living in the forest near Santa Cruz, CA. Getting to know the local flora, a desire to deepen relationships of place, increase health autonomy, and develop radical and resilient communityin addition to a stage 4 cancer diagnosis of his motherall led to a deepening of study and the beginning of a life-long pursuit in herbal medicine. His interest in emergency and remote medicine prompted him to further study in his early twenties, completing course-work and becoming licensed as an advanced EMT (EMT-I) in OR as well as Wilderness EMT (WEMT). 
After working in EMS for some years, Jakob completed a BA in Holistic Health and Phytotherapy (Herb Med) at Prescott College, and a Master of Science (MSc) in Herbal Medicine at the University of New England, in NSW Australia. In addition to self and academic study, he has completed extensive education in clinical nutrition and Western Herbal Medicine, including at the Ohlone Center for Herbal Medicine in Berkeley, CA, a clinical internship at The Columbines School of Botanical Studies in Eugene, OR, as well as at the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism in Boulder, CO.
Jakob making medicine with Wild Rose
He is a Registered Herbalist (RH) and professional member of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG) and the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP). In addition to his private practice oriented to underserved communities, Vital Force Natural Health, he volunteered his time and expertise with the free medical clinic for the unhoused, Occupy Medical in Eugene, OR between 2014 and 2019, and volunteers time ongoingly with Native American organizations in the Pacific Northwest. These include with the 4 Nations Sundance (2010-2018) and Blue Mountain Sundance Ceremony (2012-present). He spent years supporting hands-on wound care in the clinic, and maintains a special interest in the intersection of botanical medicine and skin care.

In addition to his herbal medicine background and ongoing practice, Jakob spent over 5 years working as a leader in remote healthcare for Vida Health/Vida Medical, promoting best practices in evidence-based care at the intersection of health coaching, clinical nutrition, and mental health care. This included designing and implementing clinical programs for diabetes preventionwhere he worked closely with the DPP at CDC—as well as programs for weight loss, cardiovascular health, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, among others. He was also a cross-functional partner, supporting quality assurance / quality control teams, developing strategies to improve health equity through pioneering support for incorporating Social Determinants of Health, and driving initiatives for clinical safety and efficacy across cardiometabolic and behavioral health domains, improving health outcomes for tens of thousands of patients.
Jakob harvesting nettle leaf (Urtica dioica)
At Wild Rose, Jakob now directs and implements our R&D objectives and initiatives, new product development, QA/QC, GMPs and more. This position harnesses clinical, healthcare management, and operations expertise and pairs it with his 15 years of herbal medicine experience, love of research, phytochemistry, natural products sciences and formulation. He is hugely excited to join Wild Rose Herbs and continue applying his many skill sets in developing the highest quality, effective and ethical herbal products found anywhere!

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