Galen Labs Apothecary

Natural Apothecary products at ELSWORTH. 

Galen Labs’ founder Kevin Olson started mixing a foray of natural skin products in his home as an adolescent.

“The first appreciated product I made was a body scrub with olive oil, sugar, and lavender flowers from our garden; my mother loved it.”

Olson’s search for the perfect skin and body care solutions has turned him into a life-long product aficionado. Becoming more and more disenchanted with the performance of the products on the market, he started scrutinizing over their labels and questioning the purpose of so many ingredients. It wasn’t long before he realized that modern skincare was really just a combination of fancy packaging and synthetic ingredients engineered to cheaply replicate nature! I love great packaging,” he says, “but the rampant use of synthetic ingredients is what really got me.” “And for what; higher profit margins?”

In researching the history of skin care, the use of essential oils and other healing elements, Olson became interested in the discoveries of Claudius Galen, a physician who practiced medicine in the second century. A prolific herbalist (among other things), Galen wrote 30 books on pharmacy called Galen’s Pharmacopoeia, where he listed and described more than 700 plant ingredients he used in his prescriptions. (Galen’s Pharmacopoeia was used as standard reference for more than 1,500 years.) In addition to his vast research of medicinal herbs, Galen is credited with creating the very first cold cream; which is still the foundation of all skin care formulas today.

It didn’t take long to realize that these natural formulas still hold the same beneficial properties as they did then. This was the foundation for the creation of Galen 150 A.D. “natural skin care”.

Galen Labs will donate a percentage of our net profit to the Susan G. Koman for the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the fight against breast cancer.

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100% cotton skull caps $16

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Slate waxed tote $155

Always classic, durable, and consistent.  J.Fold leather goods have proven to stand up to a man’s functioning lifestyle.  From wallets to weekend bags, the look is like no other, at an affordable price.  The leather waxed tote bag (shown above) has a detachable shoulder strap as well.  And with keeping function in mind,  the laptop bag from J.Fold in chocolate, will provide padding, and pockets throughout for accessibility. 

Distressed canvas laptop carrier $149