Every winter, Mark's hands crack. Knuckles split, heels go rough, and nothing on the drugstore shelf was working for him. So we went looking in the most overlooked place we could think of: the lawn.

Why dandelion

Dandelion is the plant everyone knows and almost nobody values. It's one of the first flowers up in spring, and herbalists have used it on skin for generations. Its bright yellow flowers are rich in carotenoids, the golden pigments that carry straight into the oil when we infuse them. You can see it in the jar: our dandelion oil comes out a deep, warm gold.

Why it's the hero of Rough Patch

Dry, cracked winter skin needs two things: something to soften it, and something to keep the moisture in. Dandelion-infused oil softens dry, tight skin and leaves it feeling comfortable, and the balm around it seals that moisture in. That's the whole job of Rough Patch: knuckles, heels and elbows that crack every winter.

Mark has used it every night since the first batch. He's the hardest critic we have.

From the yard to the jar

We pick dandelion flowers by hand near Ottawa every spring and hand-infuse them ourselves. We use the flowers only. The roots and leaves are for tea; we stick with balm.

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