Create Your Own Healing Balm in Jerusalem
Discover the ancient art of skin and body care through herbs, oils, and biblical ingredients in this hands-on workshop held in a warm Jerusalem home. Learn how our ancestors soothed skin, muscles, and spirits using simple, powerful ingredients from the Land of Israel — and then make your own handcrafted salve and herbal infusion to take home.
Led by Simcha Gluck – Chief Salve Maker of Salves of Jerusalem – this workshop blends Torah tradition, Amish herbal wisdom, aromatherapy, and practical health into a meaningful experience perfect for families, tourists, and small groups. Whether you’re visiting Israel or looking for a unique local activity, this workshop is equal parts creative, educational, and unforgettable.
Simcha guides participants step-by-step through the entire salve-making and infusion process:
- Explore biblical ingredients like frankincense and myrrh
- Learn how infused olive oils, beeswax, and essential oils work together to support wellness
- Smell, touch, and choose from a variety of herbs and aromatherapeutic blends
- Melt, blend, and pour your own natural salve
- Create your own herbal oil infusion, choosing herbs based on your personal wellness needs
What You’ll Take Home
- A customized salve, chosen from Simcha’s Aromatherapy Menu
- A personal herbal infusion, crafted by hand to continue brewing at home, so you’ll have for the next balm you make
Plus. practical knowledge you can use in your own family wellness, as well as a beautiful, memory-filled Jerusalem experience and great photo moments while you blend, pour, and create!
Salve options include:
- Fitness Recovery – cooling, minty, soothing
- Grounding & Calming – earthy, comforting, centering
- Nighttime Relaxation – lavender-forward, deeply calming
- Varicose Vein Support – strengthening, relieving, renewing
About Salves of Jerusalem
If you love natural wellness, this workshop is just the beginning.
Simcha and Rachel Gluck are the creators of Salves of Jerusalem, a Jerusalem-based family business crafting organic herbal salves infused with biblical ingredients and Israeli-grown herbs. Their products are beloved by athletes, families, and wellness enthusiasts worldwide — including Israel’s top marathoners, therapists, and natural-health practitioners.
From the celebrated Herbal Family Salve to the cooling Magic Muscle Balm, the nourishing Happy Hand Balm, and the luxurious Fountain of Youth Face Serum, every product is handcrafted in small batches with love, blessings, and a deep connection to the Land of Israel.
