Herbiary

Wish I could have spent lots more time here. Bought some elderberry lozenges. I work at a holistic center myself so I can say with authority that the prices are very reasonable. Will definitely be back!!! And will shop online to ship to VA.

Love this place. a bit pricey but great quality!!! Bought some copal resin today and it burns clean and beautiful!!!

I go to the Herbiary store at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. Not too helpful and friendly as far as the staff. They seem to be useless for that! You will think going there to look at the many herbs and spices and to learn about them and get information will be the thing. I was there about 3 times and the staff there, usually about 3 women will greet you in a warm,” hello”, or how are you? Or Welcome to Herbiary let me know if you need any help. You do not get that! It seems they are just there to keep the items neatly in place on the shelves or make sure none steals anything. Not to say that is bad but they could be friendly and smile not look depressed or disgruntle or have that,” I do not want to be bothered” look. It is sad for an herb store staff to have an demeanor like this. It makes me not want to go there anymore and buy my herbs somewhere else. It is good to buy in person from a herb store to get a first hand in hoe they look, smell and get information about everything. I research some essential oils and ingredients to use to make homemade toothpaste before going there. I’m glad I did be cause the girl there seems to not really answer any questions or have a long conversation about what I was saying. You cannot have a store like that and you do not seem to want to converse with the public. I hope those women at Herbiary do not have ‘SELECTIVE” in whom they want to speak. That will be totally wrong!

Arlene and I had the opportunity to return to Herbiary. Their wide selection of merchandise made for quite the shopping experience. Even though the shop was bustling with many customers, Yarrow took the time to help us with product selection and the questions we had.
We purchased several items, one of which was a serenity bowl salt crystal lamp. The lamp itself is beautiful and claims to ionize the air based on the heated salt crystals.
In all, our experience was a good one with a wide production selection, friendly and professional help and reasonable prices.

I am secretly crunchy so as soon as I saw the vials, bags, and shelves of organic and natural remedies, medicines, supplements, relaxation aids, and beauty products hidden beyond all of the fluorescent lights of Reading Terminal Market, my heart skipped a beat.
They have a HUGE selection of dried herbs to cure whatever ails you. The only thing is I wish that they had more descriptive cards or packages so you could learn more about the product. I am assuming that the people who go here already know what they are getting but for a no0b like me I found this a bit confusing. ****EDIT: Owner wrote to me to let me know that they are unable to do this because of FDA Regulations. Damn the man!***
I loved thumbing through their book selections and ended up taking home a beautiful abalone shell and white sage stick to bring some good vibrations into my home.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Nice selection of natural products.

Just wanted to upgrade to 5 stars. I was hesitant to write a bad review about the customer service, but the store owner contacted me about my experience. I appreciated that. The Herbiary is kind of the only game in town, and I want it to do well. For such a tiny space, they really do have an amazing selection, and everything is fresh and well-​maintained (i.e. not dusty and expired, like some «health» and «holistic» shops). I go here all of the time for all kinds of herbal and aromatherapeutic items.

This place is excellent and is one of my favorite places in the Reading Terminal Market. I have made purchases from them many times, buying non-​toxic candles and health/​body care products. They are all top-​notch and seem to be locally (or semi-​local) sourced. As someone who tries to avoid buying crap that is made in China, I really appreciate this shoppe. I only wish they had another location in my neighborhood, the 19 125 zip code.

Really cute little shop –I’m big into chemical free, all-​natural products. Really nice selection of high quality all natural body products. I really am enjoying my purchase!

This place is pretty much as crunchy as it gets.
If you know what you’re looking for at an herbal shop, this place has it. And the staff is super knowledgeable and friendly. However, I can’t count the number of times I’ve walked through it or by it and heard people ask for cilantro or oregano. No people, not those kind of herbs.
They have TONS of cool products and a lot that appear to be sourced locally. I took my mom recently as this shop is right up her alley and she tried one of the natural bug-​repellant candles, and was really impressed by its efficacy.
It’s refreshing to have a spot like this in the city and especially in the crowded and busy Reading Terminal Market.

I was running errands one cold morning, and on my way to get my sons eyeglasses fixed I realized I arrived an hour before the store even opened. So I decided to walk over to the Reading Terminal instead, get a coffee, and walk around the shops a bit to kill the time. Amid all the loud commotion of the early morning setup and unpacking, imagine my surprise to come across a quiet little herbal shop, packed to the ceiling like a library of teas and holistic remedies. Pagans paradise, if thats your sort of thing, but man do they have EVERYTHING! The sales lady was really nice and helpful, and helped me pick out exactly what I needed. The quality of the products validate the price.
I want to see this store here for a long time :)
TIP: The Goji tea is soooo good! I dont put honey or sugar, just brew it straight and its perfect just like that

They have a large selection, but I wouldn’t shop there again. I bought a $ 5 bath bomb, and when I dropped it in the bath, I saw that it was only a half inch thick and the rest was a wooden ball. It fizzed for all of 3 seconds and then died out. What a ripoff! I’d rather go to Lush.