Weeds of Desire — Sumner, Iowa

Herbal Teas • Tinctures & Salves • Small‑Batch Wellness

Maker’s Website: https://www.weedsofdesire.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557099594158

About the Maker

Weeds of Desire is a small herbal wellness studio based in Sumner, Iowa, creating handcrafted loose‑leaf teas, tinctures, salves, oils, and bath bars. Each product is made in small batches using quality ingredients, with many of the herbs grown and harvested by hand. Their work focuses on making herbal support approachable and practical for everyday life, while helping customers learn more about plants and traditional herbal uses.

What They Make

  • Handcrafted loose‑leaf herbal teas

  • Small‑batch tinctures and plant‑based remedies

  • Herbal salves, oils, and bath bars

  • Homegrown and hand‑harvested botanicals

  • Practical, approachable everyday herbal wellness products

Photos of Their Crafts

Handcrafted herbal skin‑care salve surrounded by natural ingredients like dandelion, chamomile, oils, and butters.

Skin Care Salve

Herbal mullein extract for lung support shown with freshly harvested mullein leaves.

Mullein Extract

Small‑batch sunburn salve made with comfrey, lavender, plantain, beeswax, and shea butter.

Sunburn salve tin with lavender & botanical leaves.

Clean Sweep herbal tea blend packaged in two pouches, each containing small‑batch dried botanicals.

Clean Sweep Tea

Chaga mushroom tincture bottle with dried chaga pieces and powder.

Chaga Mushroom Tincture

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