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J-Tree in the News
Automotive Accessories :: October 2009
Verdict: It can be hard to tell which is worse: filthy hands from working on a car or the dry-skin side effect of heavy-duty hand cleaners. Joshua Tree salve, originally made for climbers, helps restore moisture without softening skin. It’s more effective than lotion but takes a lot longer to soak in, making for a few minutes of greasy palms. 
Career Transition :: 6/22/09 “I was scared to take the leap on my own. I was fearful and ecstatic at the same time when I got the call that they had to lay me off.”  The Story on NPR with Dick Gordon
David Lawrence was studying engineering at University of Michigan when a professor plucked him out of class to work at his nanotech start up company. Ten years into it David was burned out from the technological challenge and prolonged product development. Luckily David discovered a way out, and plan B. An avid rock climber David was a loyal consumer of a hand salve made especially for climbers, and when he heard the company was for sale, jumped on it. He’s now manufacturing in a shed in th backyard, and his mom is labeling the products in the evenings while she watches TV. But David says he is as happy as he’s ever been. Download thestory.mp3 Products The Pros Use Sonnie Trotter pro climber, on hand balm "... I've found that Joshua Tree balm keps my hands moisturized and repairs the damage almost over night, so i can climb the next day." 
Puplife.com
2008 Dog Health Product Of The Year Tazlab Joshua Tree Healing Pet Salve PupLife.com prides itself on the fact that we only carry the finest dog supplies available. We search far and wide for the healthiest, safest, highest quality dog products... For a dog product to make the cut, we think it has to be pretty special, but at the end of the day, our dogs made the final decisions. 
Joshua Tree's New Line of Lip Therapy
Matt Stark, Editor, Dead Point Magazine Joshua Tree Climbing salve has been making its way into climbers backpacks for a while now. Its healing powers, organic qualities, and pleasing scent have been making climbers hands happy all over the world. Now, Joshua Tree is expanding its line of products to broaden its marketing appeal. Joshua Tree now offers an entire line of lip balms, to protect those chapped puckers just in time for the cooler temps. They have lips balms with SPF, shimmer, and even tea tree oil. The desert shimmers come in unique ergonomic tubes that sit flatter in your pocket. The balms have light tints, great “flavors” and still jam packed with the organic and healing power of all the Joshua Tree Products. Joshua Tree balms are so natural, you can actually pronounce their ingredients! Our favorite was the Desert Shimmer – Cholla. It had an incredibly pleasing scent and no coloring. 
Burt's Bees, Tom's of Maine, Naked Juice: Your Favorite Brands? Take Another Look -- They May Not Be What They Seem
By Andrea Whitfill, AlterNet Posted on March 17, 2009, Printed on March 17, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/131910/ "...I was shocked when I recently found out that Burt's Bees is now owned by Clorox"  By Leslie Timms, Life in a Hippie Van
I'd like to consider myself a lip gloss conessure of sorts. I have tried so many different ones, always searching for somthing better. Well I have finally found my one and only lip therapy, and it is Joshua Tree Products new Desert Shimmers. They are 100% organic, and 100% awesome. The colours are very subtle and natural looking and the packaging is adorable. You just gotta try them out for yourself, they are seriously amazing!! If they arent the best you've ever tried, let me know why! 
By Stewart Green, About.com Guide to Climbing
Outdoor Retailer Show: Joshua Tree Climbing Salve is a natural ointment composed of eight different herbs, including comfrey, echinacea, and lavender, that was developed at Joshua Tree by herbalist Jenny Q for the usual wear and tear—cuts, abrasions, scrapes, and gobies—that climbers develop on the rock. Last year David Lawrence, a Michigan climber, bought the secret recipe from Jenny Q and started Joshua Tree Products. 
Judith Ecochard, Editor, LYRAMAG
A chance stroll along some mezzanine in the Salt Palace Convention Center had us meeting David Lawrence, now proud owner of the Joshua Tree Company. Naturally, he and his gal climbed their way across America to attend OR-and we know he is- and was- a proud user of J-Tree Climbing Salve ($15)… that got him all pumped about the company...(click the link to read the rest) 
Mark Eller, Senior Associate Editor, Rock & Ice Magazine, issue 125
Climbers around the country will apprectiate Joshua Tree Climbing Salve ($12.50 for a two-ounce jar), a soothing mix of organic herbs (including echinacea, chaparral and comfrey) in a base of sunflower oil and beeswax, among other oils. As someone who suffers from split fingertips and chapped hands, I can vouch for this balm's healing properties. It goes on a bit goopy, but the moisture is quickly absorbed, soothing minor nicks and splits. 
Matt Stanely, Senior/Equipment Editor, Climbing Magazine, issue 222
Gobies: Always get 'em, but what to do about 'em? The next time your flesh is fried, check out Joshua Tree Climbing Salve ($12.50, 2-ounce container). This concoction of natural substances- including echinacea, jojoba, and beeswax- will ease the sting and hasten your recovery. 
Herbal entrepreneur finds niche in outdoor industry August 20, 2004, By Sara Munro / Hi-Desert Star JOSHUA TREE - "For the tip rippin', knuckle nickin', climbing fiend," reads the label on Joshua Tree Climbing Salve, a healing hand salve masterminded by herbalist Jenny Qaqundah, who hails from the place after which her product is named. The label also claims that this 100 percent cruelty-free concoction of organic herbs "helps heal flappers, gobis and blown tips." "What's a flapper? A gobi?" you ask. No, they're not birds or fish. Blown tips? Let's not go there. The terms are actually climber jargon used to describe the condition of one's appendages after long days of stuffing and jamming hands, elbows and knees in cracks and crevices. The quartz-monzonite granite rock of Joshua Tree National Park has an international reputation for its scouring-pad-like surface texture. Unlike at other climbing locations, climbers here take rest days not because their muscles are sore, but because the tips of their fingers are wearing off. It's exactly this rock quality, and the resulting whimpers of her climbing friends, that sparked the connection between a special product and a previously untapped market... (click the link to read the rest) |
