Totally Herby of Scotland
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Manufacturer of natural herbal sprays and midge products
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Stop Bite
is our traditional Scottish
midge repellent,
Other sprays are Itch Ease for insect bites,
All sprays are our own original formulations and made by us in Scotland to strict Quality standards. 
On the right,
Citronella, lavender and bog myrtle
Midge candles.
These 3 inch pillar candles are solid and chunky, they weigh about 330 grams, and should burn for up to 37 hours.
They are made exclusively for us in England and use high quality oils, wax, wicks and colours.
The Bog Myrtle midge candle is glowing green, the citronella candle in a vibrant yellow,
and the lavender candle in a purple lilac colour. As well as being attractive, they smell lovely!
You can now get our midge candles with these fragrances in a compact size in a tin,
with a burning time of up to 12 hours and a total weight of 75 grams.
The lightweight tin, made specially for us,
is about 65 mm diameter by 25 mm deep,
and very convenient for storing in a backpack for campers or walkers.
"The Stopper" Midge Head Net
for midge eXtreme is designed by us, and made exclusively for us in Scotland.
It has a showerproof breathable microfibre top,
and very fine soft mesh material for excellent visibility and comfort,
shaped loosely at the neck with elastic, with our innovative snug-fit collarette.
It is available in black, white, green, blue, stone and pink,
and 4 week soak-tested for use with Stop Bite Midge Repellent.
After many customer requests
we also now sell plain small, medium or jumbo packs of our black, white and green midge netting.
The insect netting is a delicate fabric, please treat with care,
the pack has no fittings or instructions.
Cutters messed up - small packs currenly 1 metre not 1.1 metre.
Reduced price £3.99 from £4.99. Our Full Midge Monty bag has a bottle of Stop Bite repellent, 
Itch Ease after bite and
The Stopper midge head net.
 Right is our Three Feet bag,
for a refreshing, rejuvenating and
re-energising sweet feet treat!
This has three different foot sprays:
Toots Ease with Rosemary,
Sagey Feet with mostly Sage,
and Minty Toes with - Mint!
The natural hessian bags were made for us in India,
and tested by us for resistance to sea and sand. 
We sell a selection of Pure Essential Oils from here, or from our
HerbyEssentialOils website.
Essential oils: bog myrtle, camphor, chamomile, citronella, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, juniperberry,
lavender, lemongrass, myrrh, orange, patchouli, peppermint, rosemary, rosewood, sage, tea tree, thyme, vanilla (extract).
New: carrier oils (also as massage and body oils) - apricot, grapeseed and sweet almond.
If you buy oils and other goods, please tell us in the message so you only get charged once for postage.
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Totally Herby of Scotland are founding members of the
Scottish Wild Harvests Association. We cut bog myrtle
for our Stop Bite midge repellent, taking care to preserve the natural environment and sustain the bog myrtle shrubs.
It makes sense for us too - we get a better crop next year!
We've also published our environmental policy after customer requests.
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All Products are wholly owned and manufactured by or for Totally Herby of Scotland, a trading name of Elmbronze Ltd, registered 1994 in Scotland no. SC150540. Elmbronze Ltd., PO Box 8361, Largs, Ayrshire, KA30 8YA, Scotland, UK. Email us . Phone: 01475-689274 .  .
Or Fax: +44-(0)141-2800-365.We are an Independent family owned Private Limited Company. Prices are in GB Pounds Sterling (GBP) and include VAT. VAT no 659 1878 80. We only use personal details to process your order or enquiry, please see Privacy . Please read our Terms & Conditions which include your Distance Selling cancellation rights, payment, delivery, returns and complaints policy, which all adhere to UK trading regulations. |
UK Herb Growers:
we may be interested in buying your fresh herbs,
or helping you to sell them. Please contact us with some details.
If we do help you at all, please let us know afterwards about your
success as our reward for our help!
Later on we may set up an online facility here, probably free,
which will include lists of herb nurseries, markets, growers,
wholesalers and distributors, not just in Scotland but UK-wide.
NEW, we're just starting a directory of Herb Growers, please visit and register for free,
it'll grow slowly.
A little about midges:
There are many species of midge, not all of them biting. The worst of these is supposed to be
the Highland Midge. And apparently it's only the female midgie that bites.
It doesn't feel that way when surrounded by a cloud of midges - all of them seem to be biting!
Supposedly the female needs blood to lay loads of larvae to make baby midgies.
It makes you wonder how midges manage to breed if there's no humans or animals around to bite.
Also according to urban legend, cold hard winters kill of the midge population.
Midges lay their larvae a few inches into the ground - usually wet, peaty or muddy.
Perhaps a hard frost and a freeze can kill them off. I doubt it personally, there always
seem to be loads of midges, any year. And not just in Scotland!
When we started this website it was going to be all about herbs.
But after being tormented by midges while digging up our herb garden,
we came up with Itch Ease for midge bites - and were persuaded to start selling it.
People in the Highlands of Scotland don't believe we have midges in
Largs - we have enough!
After being told of the magical natural properties of bog myrtle, where shepherds and others used
to put a sprig behind the ear to keep away midges, we developed our midge repellent.
So many midge head nets were really mosquito nets with big holes, or uncomfortable,
we went on to design our own better midge head net and were then persuaded to develop midge candles.
One of these days we'll get back to our overgown herb garden ...
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All our products are sold in independent shops and outlets around Scotland, the Lake District and Wales. They include village stores, pharmacies and chemists, petrol stations, caravan sites and leisure parks, castles and hotels, gardens and garden centres, gift shops and visitor centres, hardware, outdoor, sport, marinas, climbing, walking, fishing and hunting shops. We invite more interest from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, continental Europe and the rest of The World. Individual customers are still welcome to buy direct (secure SSL) from us but we do add on a nominal postage charge per order. If you don't see our distinctive products in your local shop, ask them to contact us!
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By Totally Herby we mean just exactly that - we will introduce more and more products that have everything to do with herbs. This website is low priority as we do our real business "out there", with our present and future ranges of herb products. Later on we hope to bring you information and properties of the most common kitchen herbs: parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, along with basil, bay, garlic and chives. Onions and shallots can also be called herbs, and some chefs use welsh onions for their flavour. Dill and garden mint or spearmint are often used to help digestion, and as well as being used for curry, cumin and coriander and even caraway are still popular herbs in their own right. Salads can be garnished with dandelions, marigolds and nasturtium leaves, and savoury savory;
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Mediterranean cuisine abounds with the use of marjoram, oregano and tarragon. Lemon balm and applemint add delicious flavour to drinks, even Coca Cola!
Herbalists will use herbs such as rue, cleavers (sticky willie) and yarrow for homeopathic medicines, cosmetic uses include borage, lovage, lavender, marigold (scars) the well known chamomile and hyssop. Dock leaves are crushed to provide instant relief for nettle stings (which our Itch Ease is also good for), but lesser known herbs include comfrey, plantain, savory, the male fern, fennel, elderflower, the beautiful feverfew, and hawthorn to draw out splinters and thorns, bog myrtle is used in insect repellents, good for healing wounds and apparently has anti-wrinkle properties.
These herbs are all growing in Scotland, cultivated or wild amongst the heather and the bracken.
Planned: pictures, how to grow the plants and uses as herbal remedies.
Please note much of this site is permanently unfinished.
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We regret we will not be making any more Clootie Dumplings or wee Christmas Puddings until further notice. Our currant method takes too long and is too much work. Apologies to our customers for your disappointment. |
Our Clootie Dumpling is handmade from our own traditional Scottish recipe. It is made with Tennents sweet stout and oak matured single malt whisky, raisins, sultanas and oatmeal, gently spiced for a warm flavour.
Our Christmas special is our luxury
Wee Pudding.
This delicious gently spiced individual Christmas pudding
is mixed to a traditional recipe without added nuts, steamed,
attractively bound in muslin and wrapped.
Each Clootie or wee Xmas pudding is individually
handmade to an extreme high quality, with fruit that
has all stalks removed, mixed with utmost care and
steamed to perfection. They are hand-wrapped with
greaseproof paper, muslin and cellophane.
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Products:
Stop Bite repellent |
Itch Ease for bites |
Midge head net |
Full Midge Monty |
Midge candles |
Wasp & Bee Sting Ease |
Bugout Bag |
Toots Ease |
Three Feet |
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