Testimonial Part 2

On Wednesday I talked about how I became hooked on essential oils. I love that Purify Skin Therapy's essential oils are Certified Organic and Wildcrafted. They are sourced by Certified Medical Aromatherapist, Holly Draper. She was raised by an herbologist mother and learned natural healing techniques at a young age. She REALLY knows her stuff. Holly runs the business out of her home while she is also stay at home Mom to four children. When you buy Purify Skin Therapy's oils, you are paying for premium medicinal grade quality oils, not commissions to distributors and their fancy vacations. Have a question about how to use an oil or what oil to use for your condition? Ask Holly!

When I start to think about my favorite essential oils, I could list probably 25 that I use on a regular basis. Today I will highlight five and why they rank highest on my list.

1. French Lavender - French Lavender has the highest healing properties of all the Lavender oils in the world. It is the single most useful essential oil. If you don't know what oil to use for your condition, give Lavender a try. It is great for burns, insect bites, emotional complications, skin care and insomnia, just to name a few. The uses for lavender are honestly endless. Several times a week I end my day with a hot lavender bath to melt away stress.
2. Tea Tree - Also known as Melaleuca, our Tea Tree oil comes from Australia. Tea Tree has amazing antibacterial, antiviral and anti fungal properties. Historically it was used for disinfecting and healing wounds. It is also a powerful immune stimulant. We use tea tree at our house to clean cuts and scrapes, relieve sore throats, heal ear infections and fight acne.
3. Pain Ease - Holly is also a Master Blender. Her blends work incredibly well and smell amazing. If you have sore muscle pain (and there is no wound or broken skin) rub a few drops of Pain Ease into the affected area. You will find relief within five minutes of application. This blend of oils is highly anti-inflammatory and goes deep into your muscles and heals the muscles and ligaments. I am a runner and apply some pain ease after a long run to relieve sore muscles and joint pain.
4. Headache Relief Serum - Crafted with the highest quality of certified organic essential oils, Headache Relief Serum is anti-inflammatory and quickly melts away the pain caused by a headache. It comes in a roll on bottle for you to roll all the way around your head on the hairline. The bottle is small enough to put in your pocket, so if you suffer from headaches you can have it with you on the go. I love the smell and purity of this blend!
5. Kids Immune - I learned the hard way that not all essential oils are safe for the use on children. Having four children of my own, I love having a blend specifically formulated for children. Expecting another child? This blend is safe to use during pregnancy! Kids Immune is formulated to support and strengthen the immune system. Use as a preventative during the sick season or use more frequently if they are already sick to fight off the illness. I rub a couple drops into my kids feet. Only a few applications are needed before their symptoms disappear.

I know I said I was only going to mention five, but other oils I use very frequently are: Digestion, Peppermint, Immune and Orange. There is a reason that the use of essential oils is popular right now. Because they really work! Purify Skin Therapy's essential oils are medicinal quality and have no negative side effects.

Dawn Testimonial Part 1- Smell the Difference!

Hello, my name is Dawn Dart and I thought that I would finally formally introduce myself. I started working for Holly Draper, owner of Purify Skin Therapy and Certified Medical Aromatherapist, this past spring. At that time, I had been successfully using essential oils for just over a year. It took me a long time to finally decide to try the oils that everyone seemed to be talking about. My daughter was six at the time and was having problems with bed wetting. Up to that point we had tried limiting fluids, waking her up in the night and had discussed the issue with a doctor more than once.

After doing some online research, I decided to order some Cypress oil from a well known essential oil company. I rubbed the oil on my daughter's abdomen before bed. For the first three nights, she still was waking up wet. I had considered giving up, but was out of other ideas, so I kept at it. She was dry that fourth night! I continued to use the oil for two more weeks, but she was consistently dry and didn't need any more after that. I was hooked! A natural supplement that could cure bed wetting? I needed to try more! So I attended a class and was talked into being a distributor for this essential oil company. Over the next few months, I successfully used essential oils to cure strep throat, manage depression, heal ear infections and more! I wasn't actively selling the product, but I was using them regularly and taking advantage of my wholesale discount. After a few months though, I realized I was buying oils faster than I could consume and I decided that buying them retail price would actually save me some money.

Shortly after that time, a mutual friend introduced me to Holly. I was wanting to earn some income from home and Holly needed some help marketing her growing business. So here I am, the woman behind the posts, but only the formatting of the posts. All of the knowledge, application tips and amazing skin care and blends come from Holly Draper. I have learned so much about the safety of applying oils. I had not been taught this previously and was scared to learn that oils I had been using on my children were not safe for them. Not only that, I had been told by other distributors that the oils I was using were pure and I assumed them to be organic. I learned that that was false, as it is for the majority of essential oil companies. Learning about the importance of oils being sourced from organic and wildcrafted farms was eye opening for me.

So I ordered some new oils from Purify Skin Therapy and started to try them out. I compared lavenders from two other companies to Purify Skin Therapy's lavender. I was SHOCKED to realize I could honestly SMELL the difference in quality. If you can smell the pureness of an oil, you will only want to use those oils from then on. I still use some of my other oils for house cleaning and a drop or two in the bath tub, but I don't care to rub it directly to my skin knowing that harmful chemicals are contained in those bottles. Although they do contain healing properties in them, they also contain risk.

Be sure to check back on Friday, for part 2 of my testimonial and to hear about my favorite products!

Winner of Headache Relief Serum Is . . .

If you suffer from headaches at all, Headache Relief Serum is a blend you will want in your purified medicine cabinet. Congratulations to our August Giveaway Winner: 

Kami Graham!

Please send us an email with your shipping address so we can get you your prize ASAP. Our winner was chosen using random.org. If you weren't the lucky winner this time, subscribe to our newsletter in the sidebar so you won't miss out on our next Giveaway. You can purchase Headache Relief Serum HERE.

Is it safe to take essential oils internally?

We recently received a question on our Facebook page and decided to make it into a post. It is a question we get often and who better to ask than a Certified Medical Aromatherapist? The question is: How do I know which oils I can take internally?

It is so important to remember that not all oils are the same high quality that is needed for therapeutic use. Some bottles may even warn you on the label they are not for internal use. Often oils are adulterated with toxic and synthetic chemicals so the company can make more profit. In addition, not all plants are grown organically and the pesticides and herbicides are being distilled into the essential oil. Do you really want to put synthetic chemicals on your skin? Not to mention putting them in your mouth!

Certified Medical Aromatherapist, Holly Draper has done the hard work in finding and sourcing the highest medicinal quality essential oils on the market. For more information about taking essential oils internally, fill out the form on the home page of purifyskintherapy.com. You will receive an email with detailed information on this topic and you can reply with any more questions you may have.

Lastly, you don't want to every ingest Eucalyptus oils or Ravintsara. The plants themselves are not safe for ingestion. Also, HOT oils such as oregano, clove and cinnamon (or blends containing these oils) are strong and only recommended for ingestion via a capsule. Placing them directly in the mouth can burn sensitive tissue inside your mouth and throat. To begin using essential oils internally, start with only one drop of a gentle oil such as Lemon oil. Learn how your unique body reacts to using essential oils internally.

Don't forget to enter our current GIVEAWAY!

Giveaway: Headache Relief Serum

Time for another giveaway! On Monday, we talked about Headache Relief Serum and the amazing blend that it is. You can find relief to your headaches within minutes with the all natural ingredients. We will be giving away a bottle to one lucky winner. There are two ways to enter:

1. Leave us a comment on this post telling us what your favorite essential oil is.
2. Follow us on Pinterest and then leave a comment on this post stating that you did so.

You have until Sunday, August 24 at 5:00p.m. MST. A winner will be announced on Monday.

Headache Relief Serum

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Frequent headaches, tension headaches, cluster headaches, migraines. What pattern of headaches are you suffering from?

Headaches keep us from doing what we need and love to do. Along with resting, getting adequate hydration and gently massaging the area of pain, give our Headache Relief Serum a try. It is a 100% natural and organic remedy that melts away the pain and inflammation of a headache. Even better, Headache Relief Serum gently detoxes your liver!

Use the serum at the very first sign of a headache. Roll the tip of the bottle all the way around your hairline. Front, back, behind your ears, roll it all around the hairline. Next, gently rub in the serum with your fingertips. You will find relief within 2 minutes vs. 15-20 minutes that over the counter medications take.

Cough Care: Nature's Cough Syrup

 

A cough is an important way for our bodies to keep our throat and airways clear. However, too much coughing can mean we have an illness and can keep us from getting the rest that we need.

Cough Care blend is specially formulated to relieve coughing within minutes. Being made from certified organic essential oil, it is safe for ingestion with the following guidelines:

1. Make your own natural cough drop - Drop five drops of the Cough Care blend into 1 TBSP honey (don't use honey with children under 12 months of age) and mix well. Take pea size amounts of this mixture and suck on them and then swallow. 
2. Don't have honey on hand? Put one drop of this blend onto the back of your hand and lick it off. Hold it on the back of your throat for one minute, then swallow.
3. In addition to the above methods, you may also apply one or two drops topically to the outside of the throat.  
4. For night time coughing, apply three drops on the sole of each foot. Allow the blend to soak in. 

Cough care blend is safe for children and the elderly and has no harmful side effects that over the counter medications can have.

Heartburn

Heartburn is actually a symptom of acid reflux. It is the painful burning feeling just below or behind the breastbone. The pain rises in your chest from your stomach and may spread to your neck or throat.

When I was pregnant with my first child, I felt the burning in my throat and didn't realize what it was at first. Once I did, antacid tablets became my best friend. I had some by the bed, in the kitchen and in my purse so I had them at all times. I used them frequently until my doctor told me that too many could be harmful, cause side effects and was damaging to my teeth. Some common side effects of antacid tablets are: upset stomach, constipation, and depression.

Essential oils are natural and do not cause harmful side effects as long as they are used appropriately. Lemon oil can relieve heartburn naturally within minutes. Even better, it also detoxes your liver and stimulates your brain. 

Warning: Is your lemon oil organic? Check the label on your bottle of lemon essential oil and see if it is organic. This is the same for all citrus oils. Citrus oils are pressed from the rind of the fruit. If the plants are grown with herbicides or pesticides or any other chemical, it will be in your bottle of essential oil. So if organic is not on your label, you do not want to ingest the essential oil.

To apply: Put one drop of lemon essential oil onto the back of your hand. Lick it off and swish it around in your mouth and then swallow. Wait a minute and repeat 3-5 times. Your heartburn will be gone!

Natural Relief for Asthma Attacks

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Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that causes difficulty breathing. With asthma, there is inflammation of the air passages that results in a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. This inflammation can lead to an asthma attack. Symptoms include: coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. If left untreated, it can result in decreased activity and inability to talk. With proper asthma treatment, you can live well with this condition.

Certified Medical Aromatherapist, Holly Draper is a master blender. She has created a new blend using certified organic and wildcrafted essential oils to aide in the relief of asthma attacks. We call it Asthma Aide. At the first sign of symptoms, put 2-3 drops of Asthma Aide Blend in the palms of your hands and rub them together. Cup your hands over your mouth and breathe in deeply the aroma of the oil. Another treatment option is to use seven drops of this blend and massage it into the spine.

The oils in this blend reduce inflammation, opening the airways to provide 100% natural relief with no harmful side effects.