First Aid & Wellness
A practical shelf for the scrapes, bites and aches of an active life — with a natural-first slant. Summer is well covered: DEET-free botanical mosquito repellents, an icaridin spray option, a botanical tick repellent and a proper pair of tick-remover tweezers. Alongside the outdoor gear sit topical comforts like muscle and joint cream and traditional herbal ear oil. It's the drawer of useful things every household ends up needing, stocked with better-ingredient versions.
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Bug season drives this aisle. Citrobug's DEET-free mosquito repellent oils come in multiple sizes, Atlantik's Tick Attack botanical spray focuses on ticks, and Care Plus offers an icaridin spray for those who want a well-known DEET alternative. The tick-remover tweezers earn their spot too — removing a tick promptly and properly is a job for the right tool, and this one lives happily in a glovebox or day pack. As with any repellent, follow each label's directions for use.
The rest of the shelf handles everyday wear and tear. Thentix muscle and joint cream is a rub-in topical that regulars reach for after long days in the garden or at the rink, and St. Francis ear oil is a traditional herbal preparation with a loyal following. These are simple, single-purpose products — read each label for its intended use and directions, and you'll know exactly what job it's meant to do.
This category sits close to the pharmacy side of the store's heritage — Greenbrook is both a natural-foods store and a pharmacy, so questions that start at this shelf can be walked over to a professional. If you're unsure whether a product suits your situation, or how it fits alongside something you already take or use, just ask. Practical wellness is mostly about having the right small things on hand before you need them — and knowing who to ask when you're not sure.