Free for The Herb Society 2026 gathering attendees

Beautiful balms online course

Balm making is one of the simplest herbal practices, and one of the most difficult. This online course teaches you the failsafe methods to make balms, and how to vary your balm to meet different needs.

Balms at their best

Balms are core to topical herbalism, a fundamental way to make herbs handily accessible year round, for use in skincare and medicinal applications. Along with understanding the purpose and core ingredients of balms, this course brings awareness of all the things that can trip you up during making. Knowing failsafe techniques, and what to avoid, minimises failure and disappointment in balm making.

In this course we cover

The purpose of balm making - throughout herbal practice, and your purpose today.

The core ingredients of balms and how to vary your balm through adjusting these.

Techniques for balm making, whether in small or large batches.

Incorporating your own gathered or grown herbs in your balms.

Packaging and labelling, storing and using balms.

There’s also a stash of trusted formulations you can use to make your own balms,
and importantly, you’ll learn how to re-formulate from these to make your own unique balms to meet your needs.

Register your interest

Access to this course is offered FREE to those who attended The Herb Society’s 2026 Gathering in Birmingham.