The Moon, the Seasons, and Your Skin
- Backland General Company
- Aug 26, 2025
- 2 min read
Look up on a clear night and you’ll see the same moon our great-grandparents watched as they planted, harvested, and rested by its light. For centuries, the moon has been our clock in the sky, tugging the tides and keeping quiet time with the seasons. At Backland General Co.,
We believe the skin listens to those rhythms too not with a stopwatch, but with the kind of slow wisdom nature has always known.
The Old Ways
The Almanac once told us to plant by the waxing moon, harvest under the full, and lay fallow as the light waned. Healers whispered that the body followed those same patterns—that skin drinks in nourishment when the moon grows, sheds impurities as it fades, and finds balance in the dark of the new. Whether or not you take it literally, there’s something grounding about letting the night sky remind us to slow down.
The Quiet Work of Night
Just as the moon guides nights, the seasons guide years. Skin shifts with them, and care should too.
Spring – Light oils and bright scents, as skin wakes from its winter rest.
Summer – Protection, citrus, and shade, keeping balance under a strong sun.
Autumn – Deep, grounding balms to steady the body as the air cools.
Winter – Rich nourishment, warmth, and rest to see us through the quiet months.
Little Rituals
The point isn’t perfection. It’s rhythm. A dab of balm before bed, a pause under the moonlight, a shift in oils with the season—small gestures that keep us in step with something older than any trend. Care isn’t a sprint. It’s a cycle.
Our Way of Crafting
Backland General Co. makes blends with these patterns in mind. Tallow for strength, mint for clarity, citrus for brightness. We don’t call it magic—we call it respect. Respect for the moon above, the soil underfoot, and the skin that ties us to both.
Sources & Inspirations
NASA Moon Phases Calendar (nasa.gov)
The Old Farmer’s Almanac (almanac.com)
Hardman, J.A. et al. The circadian clock in skin: implications for tissue homeostasis and disease. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2015
Science Advances, Moonlight and Human Sleep, 2021
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