Charley Opper and his wife, Linda Barrett, have been bringing their home-grown lavender and home-made lavender soaps, sprays, sachets, and oils to the public since 1999. They hail from Rumsey in the Capay Valley, where they bought a house in 1995 on 1.5 acres. Charley was doing property management in the area, and Linda was working in Woodland. They wondered what to do with their new land – should they grow herbs? Vegetables? A friend suggested they might consider lavender. They spent the next 6 months educating themselves about the herb and, in 1996, they planted 2,000 small lavender plants.

This now full scale operation produces a number of tantalizing products. A particularly wonderful product is the Lavender Butter Skin Cream. This lavender shea butter is absolutely amazing, the aroma of lavender pleases the nose as the shea butter intensely moisturizes the skin, giving it a silky velvet feel and look. What’s really special about this particular product is that it’s hand-made with loving care by Charley and Linda. Charley and Linda think it’s the uniqueness of their products, the great prices on dried and fresh lavender bunches, and the relationships they’ve developed with customers over the years that have brought them their success.

In addition to it smelling and feeling fabulous, shea butter is effective in healing numerous skin conditions: from extremely dry skin to reducing scars and stretch marks. This is a truly useful and divine product. Click here to add it to your shopping cart and see for yourself!

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