I received this honey soap as a gift from and a friend and I am totally obsessed with it! It has a subtle sent of honey and jasmine and works up a wonderful lather.

My husband found the mistletoe in our yard yesterday.  I had no idea it grew in my own backyard! Mistletoe’s grow on a variety of trees. They are in fact a parasite, unable to grow without feeding from a host plant. It manages this by producing a specialized root system that searches for and then taps into the host plants own vascular system. This enables the mistletoe to draw water and nutrients directly from the host, although it is able to create some of its own sugars using limited photosynthesis. The mistletoe also releases growth regulation hormones into the host causing localized swelling and helping to increase the yield of nutrient and water.

Mistletoe’s are generally spread by common birds who feed off the berries they produce. The seeds of these berries are either excreted or are stuck to twigs when they sit on a particular branch. Due to its sticky gum, it hardens the seeds to the branch from which develops a parasitic plant. Most of these parasitic plants belong to the families of Santalaceae, Loranthaceae and Misodendraceae. My hope to to make a mistletoe wreath by Valentines Day.