Dandelion Botanical Company

a great place to go! enjoying nice scents and even nicer people.

wonderful place with wonderful things and people

This is one of the premier places in Seattle to get wildcrafted and organic bulk herbs. As an aspiring herbalist I found everything to make my tinctures, including bottles. They also have supplies for other herbal product making. Amazing flower essences, incense, essential oils and their book assortment is on target for both the professional or lay person. If you value your health and wellness and want the best ingredients then this is a wonderful local source. Thank you for being here and being local.

lovely store, a bit confusing if you plan to browse around. Best thing will be to have in mind what are you looking for before heading over.
Overall good variety of herbs and essential oils and

My first visit to the store was like a warm hug. The owners were very inviting and helpful. I will definitely be back again!

Great herbal selection! Love their honey and books! Wonderful people and sometimes a tarot reader

This place is cute and has that whole apothecary feel down. Again, another place we weren’t really greeted so it wasn’t as welcoming or warming than the interior makes it seem. We also thought there’d be more plants inside with the word botanical and all – only a few bigger plants by the front window display. This place did have a cool variety of teas and such and Chinese herbal supplements/​medicines.

I found this store through a Unilocal search because I wanted to try buying my essential oils (EO) more locally before using Amazon or other online retailers. You can’t smell through a screen, after all…
PROS:
–good website to browse their goods. Nice location near NW Market St.
–great layout of the store (cozy yet enough room to browse even when other customers come in).
–The customer service person was very knowledgeable about my questions.
–I could smell any of the EOs before buying. And they had the variety I was looking for, at a reasonable price.
CONS:
–parking can be a pain, though this is Seattle in general if you don’t plan ahead.
–When I entered I was the only person there, yet didn’t get greeted (though we saw each other). From a customer service standpoint, I thought that was odd, since I’d rather acknowledge whoever enters, the customer service can set the whole tone of the experience. But that wasn’t enough to make me leave, and I do prefer browsing at my own pace. This is the same clerk who answered my questions and gave good advice – just putting this out there that she proved to be awesome.
The website has the rest of their goods. I would come back here again.

Everything you could need from an apothecary and more! They sell pre-​made sets of teas, tinctures, salves, balms, candles, and lotions, plus all the ingredients needed to make your own! Herbs are less expensive here than anywhere else I’ve been and they have organic varieties of almost everything.
It’s always so much fun to visit the shop and talk to the highly educated herbalists behind the counter. I’m looking into taking their herbalist coursework, which is the best in-​person training available in Seattle.

Love this place. Reasonably priced and extremely helpful, friendly service.

Very pretty store, vintage looking, old jars full of herb, goodies for the body and the soul. Smells gooood, feels good to be there. Initially, I thought this store was a flower shop. I was attracted to the floral arrangement and also the nicely wrapped chocolates made in San Francisco (that is what I actually ended up buying! a little pricey but dark chocolate with figs is also good for the soul). Very attentive person answering my questions. I will come back if in Ballard, to get some teas.

I have been coming here for years. The best natural cures products in bulk! This place reminds me of a giant old fashioned candy store but instead of the candies, the jars are filled with the best natural cures on the planet!
The customer service and care is the best in the West and I look forward to my visits here when I am not feeling well. I feel better just walking into the store!

This is a gem of an herbal store! I love the ambiance here – it feels like a healing type of place. And, they have a wonderful selection of herbals. I was finally able to find papaya leaf – organic – at this store, which was hard to find at some of the other herbal stores in Seattle. They also sell raw goat’s milk, which I love, too! Service has always been pleasant.

Again. just one of the many lovely stores along Ballard Avenue. The first thing that draws you in are the unique plants in the window, and then the jars of beautiful flowers and herbs along the wall. From soaps to oils, sage sticks and incense, Dandelion Botanical Company is a must-​stop-​in when in the area.

I really liked walking into this store and feeling relaxed, immediately. The smells were great, not overpowering and not too subtle either — just right.
I like that the herbalist wasn’t too pushy, but she was extremely helpful. I was looking for rose oil and man, let me tell you… their rose oil smells really great! It’s pricey, but rose oil of any quality will be anywhere you buy it. Don’t be fooled by the $ 12.99 special you can get online either — it’s always diluted and you’ll be disappointed. Been there and done that! Spending the extra money for quality is what I’m all about, it’s just worth it. The dram will last you a very long time if you use it right.
Great place and I highly recommend going during a weekday if possible.

Fantastic treasure, I love this place, even if your not in the market for botanicals, it’s a great place to browse in a great neighborhood.

Unlike most places I’ve gone to for botanical supplies, this store has no other focus. Their passionate attention to the needs of herbalists are their raison d’être.
An excellent selection in both quality and variety of herbs, herbal products and all the traps and trimmings to DIY, including classes I wish I could take. The ambiance is earthy and inspiring. My interactions with the wonderful folks who work there have always been warm and helpful.
Bonus: their house-​blends are innovative and delicious.
I make it a point to stop here whenever I’m in Seattle.

(… maybe you are starting to notice a pattern in my reviews — All 5 stars. OK, I only write about places I love, so far at least. They’re the places i think about when I get home and say, «hmmmm, I love that place».
So: I love Dandelion Botanical Company, they are the awesomest! They are in Ballard in a wonderful location on Ballard Ave, but I’ve been frequenting Dandelion since they had the place in Fremont. I like this space a lot better — their book section is right by the windows where I can read very well. They have a great selection of herbs, books, homemade soap (love their lavender soap– smells great and is beautiful), tea, incense and, of course, Theo’s chocolate.
They also have herb classes that are taught by several different instructors. I haven’t taken a class yet, but I plan to in the future.
The owner (Mary Kachi I believe) and the staff who have waited on me have all been knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful. This is one of my favorite shops in all of Seattle.

What a sweet little spot that only ever grows sweeter. I’ve got chamomile and linden flowers huddled up in little brown paper bags next to me. This evening is going to be an exquisitely relaxing one.
This is my first choice for bulk herb in Seattle. Their selection is best and I believe that they maintain a high quality by keeping an eye on turnover and via the use of amber glass jars (ethical/​quality sourcing is a given for me to patronize a place).
I don’t want to fault the other local companies too much for not having the jars, as they aren’t made any more and are hard as shit to get your hands on, but Dandelion DOES have them and deserves the credit for it, as no doubt they do help protect the herbs from some fraction of inevitable oxidation.
So the keynote for this place is herbs.
They also have a fairly broad selection of the standard Boiron homeopathics, however in 30C only. Flower essences and essential oils, too.
For fixed oils, etc. they do have all the standards, but it’s not really what they DO, I feel like you can get a better price/​more specifically what you want elsewhere (read: Zenith). I do really like the beeswax to be acquired here however — smells amazing — so good that I’m willing to use a grater instead of buying the little pearls.
They have a large selection of TCM patent teapills at the typical price; LOADS of herbalism and related fields books, both at a professional level and beginner/​gift sort of things; lots of teas and paraphernalia, gift ideas, jewelry, etc.
The final thing is that I really like the staff here, particularly the owner. The recommendations I’ve heard them give to all, from neophytes stumbling in wild-​eyed, confused, and nervous, but wanting to try the herbal thing, to laypeople with a history of herb use and wanting some refreshers/​advice, to my naïve-but-think-I-know-what-I’m-talking-about questions/​prying have been really good. They’ve got a lot of experience, are humble and friendly, etc. All the things you want in a purveyor of fine herbs.

you know that smell when you walk into an aveda salon? You know the one that smells soooooo good, the one you just want to find and spray all over your home? Well thats how Dandelion Botanical Compay smells… except about 10 times better!
I wandered in here randomly yesterday waiting for Thaiku to open its bar and I was thrilled at what I found! Dried herbs, spices, teas, roots, fruits, flowers and plants of all varieties. I had visions of ginsengy infused vodka and hibiscus tinted simple syrups flying about my head as I gawked at the wall crammed with beautiful brown jars brimming with possibilities.
The herbs weren’t the only things that caught my eye, beautiful cards and teapots cluttered the central tables as well as teas, balms and boxes all waiting for someone to fall in love and take them home. The left wall has beautiful yet hilarious mexican votive paintings which I am going to have to go back to buy one of these days.
Their prices were not unrealistic for what you were buying and you could buy in the ¹⁄₈ ad ¼ ounce if you want so just enough to get the experiementation going. The lady was quite nice and very helpfull and quite patient with me considering I was in there later in the day and wasn’t buying anything right then. I will be venturing back here soon.