Kathy Dow Discovers

This is one for the outdoorsy soul; the nature boy or girl who tackles all types of physical sports that can sometimes leave their skin overexposed and their hands subject to scrapes and burns.

Joshua Tree Products, so named because it was first founded in Joshua Tree, California,  has an organic healing salve for active rock climbers, cyclists, water skiers, carpenters or anyone else with dried, rough or calloused hands.  It’s being touted as “the best there is” by its loyal following.

If you’re like me  and have never been up the wall, then you probably didn’t know that scraping your hands against the rock day after day leaves rock climbers with chapped, sore and blistered hands. Makes sense though doesn’t it?  J-Tree products to the rescue!

I met the owner, David Lawrence, at the New York City Holiday Gift Guide Show where business owners were showing their products to the media in preparation for the 2009 holiday season.  He was passing out samples of the lip balms and some very hot  but delicious herbal tea.  David explained that the tea, which comes in four flavors, is a mash of herbs that are roasted for two weeks before extracting the healing oils to be blended into the tea.

David, himself an avid climber, bought the company in 2007 and relocated it to his Michigan barn where all the products are hand made.  He expanded the product line which now includes J-Tree lip balms and moisturizers, skin healing salves, an organic product for exposed faces and the teas.

David’s company targets anyone who plays hard and asks “What’s your Lifestyle?”  Based on what you do, you can pick your  J-Tree Salve for climbing, healing, water sports, musicians, sportsmans or cycling.   There’s even a Joshua Tree healing salve for Pets which won a 2008 Dog Health Product of the Year award.

Contact information for purchasing J-Tree Salve is on Kathy’s List.