Natural Remedies: Moon Juice Dusts and Tonics

I’ve been a fan of Amanda Chantal Bacon’s Moon Juice since she opened her first shop in Venice (since then, they’ve opened additional locations in Silverlake and Downtown at the Ace Hotel). Her Chocolate Dipped Cookie Dough and Activated Dulse & Vinegar Almonds are must-trys if you haven’t already, but perhaps my favorite items on the menu are the Dusts and Tonics.

Medicinal grade formulas made with organic and wild-crafted herbs, adaptogenic plants and bioactive minerals, the dusts can be sprinkled into a hot or cold drink, and the tonics enjoyed as a single serving beverage. They’re all amazing, and each has its own set of benefits – I keep the Elderberry Immunity Tonic on hand at all times to shorten a cold and keep the rest of us well when someone in the house is sick, and my best friend Nicole swears by the Beauty Tonic.

Amanda was kind enough to welcome us in and share a bit about how they work, the ingredients they use, and the benefits they can impart. I hope you enjoy this look inside. XXJKE

R+T: We cannot get enough of your Dusts and Tonics. Can you tell us a bit about each?

In Ancient China, the Imperial Court kept Taoist physicians on hand to formulate remedies promoting longevity, beauty, sexual potency and expansion of the heart and mind. With these elixirs in mind, I distilled them into a selection of medicinal grade Moon Tonics and Dusts. These transformative formulas are made with the most potent organic and wild-crafted herbs, adaptogenic plants and bioactive minerals available. They have been alchemized to work synergistically at the deepest level — to heal and enhance your beauty, brain, body, sexual energy, sleep, and spirit.

Moon Beauty is an ancient empiric formula that expands beauty through calming the nerves, increasing collagen and silica production, toning and firming tissue, and both hydrating and fortifying skin, hair, nails and cell membranes from the inside out.

Ingredients: Pearl, Goji, Schizandra, Rehmannia, Moon Drops (organic stevia and longan fruit)

Moon Brain is an adaptogenic potion that lights up your brain and increases mental flow by feeding neurotransmitters and brain tissue. Neuron velocity and vision are fine tuned by toning the brain waves, in particular the alpha waves that connect to creativity.

Ingredients: Rhodiola, Astragalus, Gingko, Lion’s Mane, Maca, Shilajit, Moon Drops

Moon Sex is an aphrodisiac warming potion that will send waves of blood to all the right places. This is a holistic approach to deeply enjoyable sex and fertility for both men and women, supporting brain chemistry, hormone production, as well as glandular and fluid replenishment.

Ingredients: Epimedium, Ho Sho Wu, Schizandra, Cistanche, Cacao, Maca, Shilajit, Moon Drops

Goodnight Moon is a nightcap that tranquilizes blood flow, promotes natural melatonin release and stabilizes REM. As you sleep deeply and soundly your pancreas and liver are gently led to a nocturnal detox.

Ingredients: Polygala, Chamomile, Zizyphus, Schizandra, Moon Drops

Moon Body is a power potion containing an impressive portfolio of bioactive minerals and protein. High concentration of calcium, phosphorus, and L-argine are key for tissue, muscle, bone construction and maintenance. Imbibe for athletic activity, injury, stressful times, and cortisol reduction!

Ingredients: Astragalus, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Cacao, Maca, Shilajit, Moon Drops

Moon Heart opens the heart, literally and metaphysically, dilating capillaries, promoting the heart’s permeability, and strengthening its ability to accept and release. Contains rosamirinic acid and glycine, which produce love feelings in the brain that melt right into your heart.

Ingredients: Longan, Reishi, Salvia (miltiorrhiza), Moon Drops

Moon Spirit is a spirit medicine that feeds harmony and extra sensory perception through pineal gland de-calcification and activation. These elements help sustain the physical body, uniting the mind and spirit to enhance an overall sense of confidence, awareness and appreciation.

Ingredients: Reishi, Pearl, Cinnamon Bark, Goji, Moon Drops

R+T: Can you share a bit about the process of sourcing and combining ingredients to make the perfect blends?

It’s an ongoing adventure in sourcing and alchemizing. I originally created the blends with an incredibly talented herbalist and have continued to discover even more potent sources since their inception.

R+T: If feels like more and more, there is a movement towards and desire for alternative remedies… Why do you think this is?

I always like to rearrange the thinking around using the word alternative for traditional remedies. They’ve been tried and true for thousands of years and use nature’s unfailing intelligence. We’re so lucky to live in a time when we can have access to the most powerful plant medicines on the planet and their wisdom paired with futuristic science. I don’t think one’s an alternative to the other necessarily – they can work miracles together.

R+T: Do you have a go-to dust or tonic?

I’m a big time Sex Duster! Morning and afternoon… You could say Moon Juice runs on Sex Dust. There’s a lot of creative power that comes from the drinking of dust and not sexing of sex.

R+T: With so many amazing products on the menu, can you share what’s new and next for Moon Juice?

There’s a book coming out next spring, and some exciting plans to perhaps hop to another coast!