Creosote (also called chaparral) is a native Sonoran Desert shrub, used traditionally by indigenous people, early settlers, and modern herbalists here in the Southwest. Among its many other uses, it is a natural sunscreen. After wild harvesting and air drying, we infuse it for several weeks in skin-nourishing tallow, then strain and add locally sourced beeswax. Smells like a Sonoran rainstorm!