Disclaimers

Wendy Made It is about learning, making things, trying things, and sharing what works for us.

Some of the subjects we discuss can also affect health and safety. This page explains the limits of the information we provide and the responsibility each reader, viewer, customer, and community member has when using it.

Educational Information Only

Information provided by Wendy Made It through WendyMadeIt.com, social media, videos, email, downloads, courses, community discussions, demonstrations, recipes, product descriptions, or other content is provided for general educational and informational purposes.

It is not individualized medical, pharmaceutical, nutritional, mental health, veterinary, legal, or other licensed professional advice.

No Medical Advice

Wendy Made It and its owners are not acting as physicians, pharmacists, nurses, registered dietitians, or other licensed healthcare professionals when providing Wendy Made It content.

Nothing we publish is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease or medical condition.

Statements concerning herbs, foods, teas, tinctures, salves, supplements, wellness practices, or other products should not be interpreted as medical claims unless expressly permitted by law and properly identified as such.

Never stop, start, replace, or change prescription medication or medical treatment based solely on Wendy Made It content.

Talk With a Qualified Healthcare Professional

Natural does not mean risk-free.

Herbs, foods, supplements, essential oils, topical preparations, tinctures, teas, and other products may cause allergic reactions, side effects, medication interactions, or other unwanted effects.

Talk with a qualified healthcare professional before using a new herbal or wellness product if you:

• Take prescription or over-the-counter medications
• Have a chronic medical condition
• Have known allergies or sensitivities
• Are pregnant or breastfeeding
• Are preparing for surgery
• Are giving a product to a child
• Are elderly or medically vulnerable
• Are unsure whether an ingredient is appropriate for you

Seek appropriate medical care for symptoms, illness, injury, allergic reactions, poisoning, or other health concerns.

Do not delay necessary medical care because of information provided by Wendy Made It.

Individual Results Vary

People are different.

Something Wendy uses, enjoys, tolerates, or finds helpful may not have the same effect for you.

Personal stories and experiences are exactly that: personal experiences.

They are not promises, clinical evidence, or guarantees of results.

Herbal and Home Apothecary Content

Home apothecary content may discuss traditional uses of plants, historical practices, personal experiences, published research, recipes, preparation techniques, or other educational information.

A discussion of the traditional or historical use of an herb does not mean that the use has been proven safe or effective for a particular medical condition.

Plants can be misidentified. Preparations can vary in concentration. Dosage, age, health conditions, medications, preparation methods, storage, contamination, and individual sensitivity can all affect risk.

Users are responsible for identifying ingredients correctly and determining whether a preparation is appropriate for their own circumstances.

Food Safety

Cooking, baking, fermentation, dehydrating, canning, pickling, preserving, and other food preparation activities can carry risks if performed incorrectly.

Foodborne illness can be serious.

When preserving food, use current, tested food-safety methods from qualified sources and follow applicable instructions concerning sanitation, processing time, acidity, temperature, refrigeration, storage, and handling.

Do not assume that an untested ingredient substitution, altered batch size, different container, changed processing time, or modified recipe remains safe simply because the original recipe was safe.

If you are uncertain whether preserved or prepared food is safe, do not consume it.

Recipes

Recipes are provided for informational and educational purposes.

Kitchen equipment, ingredients, temperatures, humidity, altitude, ingredient brands, measurement methods, ovens, fermentation conditions, and individual techniques vary.

Wendy Made It cannot guarantee a particular result from a recipe.

You are responsible for safe handling, cooking, storage, allergen management, and determining whether ingredients are appropriate for the people who will consume them.

Allergies and Sensitivities

Always review ingredient information before consuming or using a product or recipe.

Common ingredients may cause serious allergic reactions in some people.

References to an item being "natural," "homemade," "clean," "simple," or similar language should never be interpreted as meaning that it is allergen-free or medically safe for every person.

Unless expressly stated for a particular product, Wendy Made It does not guarantee that foods or products have been prepared in an allergen-free environment.

Topical Products

Before using a new topical preparation, consider ingredients, allergies, sensitivities, intended use, and manufacturer or product instructions.

A product being appropriate for external use does not necessarily mean it is safe for ingestion, eyes, mucous membranes, broken skin, children, pets, or every skin type.

Stop using a product if you experience an unwanted reaction and seek professional care when appropriate.

Products Sold by Wendy Made It

Physical products sold by Wendy Made It may carry additional ingredients, allergen statements, instructions, warnings, storage directions, cottage-food disclosures, or other information specific to that product.

Those instructions and disclosures are part of the product information and should be followed.

Do not use a product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling or intended purpose.

Cottage Food Products

Some food products offered by Wendy Made It may be produced under Texas cottage-food laws rather than in a commercially inspected food establishment.

When those laws apply, the product page, ordering process, packaging, label, invoice, or accompanying material may contain disclosures and handling instructions required by Texas law.

Those product-specific disclosures should be read before purchasing and followed after receiving the product.

Affiliate Disclosure

Some Wendy Made It content may contain affiliate links.

If you purchase through one of those links, Wendy Made It may receive a commission or other compensation without increasing the price you pay.

We may also occasionally receive free products, discounts, samples, sponsorship payments, or other benefits.

A financial relationship does not guarantee a positive review.

When Wendy recommends something, the goal is to share products or services she genuinely believes may be useful to her audience.

Material relationships will also be disclosed in or near individual content when appropriate.

Sponsored Content

From time to time, Wendy Made It may publish sponsored content or work with brands.

Paid or sponsored relationships will be identified when required.

The fact that content is sponsored does not mean Wendy Made It guarantees the safety, suitability, quality, or performance of the sponsor's product.

Third-Party Products

Wendy Made It may discuss or link to products made and sold by other companies.

We do not manufacture or control those products.

Ingredients, formulas, packaging, instructions, pricing, availability, manufacturing practices, and safety information can change.

Before using a third-party product, review the current information supplied by its manufacturer.

Testimonials

Testimonials and customer stories describe the experiences of particular individuals.

They should not be interpreted as promises or guarantees that you will receive identical results.

Your results may be different.

Research and Changing Information

Information concerning health, nutrition, herbs, food safety, gardening, preservation, and similar topics changes over time.

Something believed to be accurate when content was created may later be revised, challenged, or replaced by newer information.

We may update older content, but we do not promise that every older article, video, social media post, download, or comment will always reflect the newest available information.

Check publication dates and consult current authoritative sources when safety is involved.

Your Responsibility

You are responsible for how you use Wendy Made It content.

That includes deciding whether to:

• Consume a food or ingredient
• Use an herb or preparation
• Follow a recipe
• Preserve or ferment food
• Apply a topical product
• Purchase a recommended product
• Modify a recipe or technique
• Follow information shared by another community member

Use reasonable judgment.

When the consequences of getting something wrong could affect your health or safety, verify the information with an appropriate qualified source.

No Professional Relationship

Reading Wendy Made It content, subscribing to an email list, purchasing a product, participating in a community, attending a class, asking a question, or communicating with Wendy does not by itself create a physician-patient, pharmacist-patient, dietitian-client, attorney-client, therapist-client, or other licensed professional relationship.

Contact

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