Oh, Holiday Apothecary

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been guiding women through their cycles for centuries — long before period care was a wellness trend.

It treats the menstrual cycle as a report on the whole body, not an isolated event to just get through. Which means supporting it isn’t about one fix in the moment — it’s a handful of small, consistent habits that add up over time.

Chamomile has been used medicinally since ancient Egypt, used to calm fever and digestive upset. The Greeks and Romans continued its use for inflammation and sleep. It has never really left medicinal use in over two thousand years.

Clinically, chamomile is valued for its anti-inflammatory and mildly antispasmodic action, meaning it can ease the smooth muscle cramping that shows up in menstrual pain, and support the hormonal irregularity common in conditions like PCOS.

This is why chamomile is part of our No. 49 Regular Cycle Support Blend, not for its scent but for what it’s been doing in the body for millennia, applied here to a modern hormonal condition.

For women, from women. 💚

Meet the founders behind Oh Holiday! Blends.

Rene McHugh-Rodrigo is a UK Registered Clinical Herbalist, currently completing her Master’s in Herbal Medicine, with additional training in TCM at Ateneo University, Bowen Therapy, Fascial Manipulation, and Dr. Vodder Applied Manual Lymphatic Drainage. She brings the clinical reasoning — why this herb, for this condition, in this dose.

Riva McHugh is a Cell & Molecular Biologist and Herbal Formulation Scientist. She brings the other half — what’s actually happening at a cellular level, and how to formulate it so the body can use it best.

One reads the body through clinical herbalism. One reads it through molecular science. Every numbered blend is what happens when both women agree it’s ready.

Oh Holiday exists because these two women decided women’s internal health deserved formulation, and we hope you taste this love in every steep.

Every positive impact the blend has made to you, your happiness is shared by us. 🍃

These are women across different blends and different conditions, telling us that the formulation actually changed something in their bodies; that the pain was different, the cycle was different, the recovery was different. These are what keeps us going, genuinely wanting to spread the love and joy to you.

If a blend has changed something for you, we’d genuinely love to hear it.
If you’re ready for a blend to change something for you, feel free to message us, visit in-store, or browse our website: www.ohholiday.shop

Women’s hormones are not one problem. So why would one tea fix them?

Endometriosis, PCOS, postpartum depletion, fertility problems, an irregular cycle — these are different conditions with different mechanisms, and they need different formulations. This is the entire reason our blends are formulated to target different areas, each one built around what a specific body is actually going through.

If you’d love help figuring out which will be suited best for you, feel free to message us and we’d love to assist you.

Caring for yourself doesn’t need to be complicated. Sometimes, it’s just a cup of tea, made without rushing.

There’s something in the act itself: measuring the herbs, waiting for the steep, holding a warm cup with both hands, that asks you to slow down, even briefly. It’s a small window in the day, but a real one.

We’d like to think that’s part of what a good cup of tea is for. Not just what’s inside it, but the pause it gives you to actually notice how you’re doing.

Take the ten minutes. You’re allowed to. 🤍

There's nothing wrong with wanting things simple.

Some days call for a full blend, formulated with intention. Other days, all you want is one herb without anything else in the way.

We keep pure, single-origin herbs on hand for the second kind of day.
Our pure herbs are available in-store or message us for availability of your desired herb.

Endometriosis, PCOS, menopause, postpartum recovery—there is no single formula for a woman's body. �

Each is a different physiological story, and each deserves a formulation built for it. This is why we formulate by problems, that we’re more than happy to share with you.
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This month, we're making it easier for you to have the support from proven clinical herbal practice, built around what your body is actually doing.��

So for August, as the 8th month, we gift you 10% off when you buy any 2 of our 8 women’s blends. We hope that this is a gift for you and your favorite women.

��You can order through messaging us or check out at our official website: www.ohholiday.shop�