what we do at dryland wilds
---make desert perfume from dryland plants in New Mexico. Using distillation, enfleurage and maceration, we pull fragrance from the plants we harvest, blending these extracts with other botanicals (essentials oils, concretes + absolutes) to capture the desert’s real scents of place.
---handcraft botanical soaps, balms, and oils in small batches with organic oils and handmade desert perfumes. We use no synthetic fragrances or artificial ingredients ever.
---practice and teach sustainable wildcrafting and wilderness skills in the high desert, prioritizing invasive and common plants for our fragrance harvests. We also help private landowners by removing invasives from their land and teach the many uses of these hated plants.
---work towards less waste in our world, upcycling unwanted high desert plants, packaging in compostable paper tubes, glass and metal reusable containers and shipping with eco-alternatives to plastic.
---support social/environmental justice, donating 15% of our limited edition perfume sales each year to anti-racist southwestern organizations fighting for equality, liberation and justice for all. We also regularly donate and fundraise for these causes - if you are interested in collaborating please contact us.