Take the Challenge: Smell the Difference!

I have a challenge for you. For those of you whom are already customers and those who are sitting on the fence, please take this challenge. The first time I ever met with Holly in person, she gave me the smell test. I smelled common oils from Purify Skin Therapy and then smelled the same oil from a few other well known essential oil companies. I had always liked to smell of Lavender, which I use often in a warm bath to reduce stress and make my skin feel soft. I thought the brand of essential oil I had been using was the highest quality of essential oil that there is on the market. I was literally shocked (and disappointed I might add) that by simply smelling the two oils next to each other, Purify's oils smelled more pure. The other brand of oil actually smelled weird to me after smelling Purify's Lavender. Hmmm . . . so that is what an organic essential oil smells like!

It has been awhile since I took that test and I decided to do it again yesterday and tried it out with my husband. I still am using oils I have from the other brand that I use for house cleaning and such. I asked my dear husband to take the smell test and had him close his eyes. I didn't want to chance him telling me what I wanted to hear and not what he honestly thought. He doesn't really love the smell of Lavender, so when I had him smell Purify's Lavender, he shrugged is shoulders and said, "K." Then I immediately had him smell the other brand and he instantly pulled away from the bottle and said, "Uck, the first one." He honestly did not think that he was going to be able to smell a difference at all, nor did he really care what they smelled like. He was as shocked as I had been!

So that is my challenge to you. Smell the difference of Purify Skin Therapy's oils compared to the company that you are using now. If you don't want to purchase a bottle to take the challenge, visit us at one of our live classes and we will be happy to let you take the challenge there. We would love to hear about your experience!

Do you currently have more than one brand of oils in your medicine cabinet? Quick, go compare the smell side by side and come back and tell us what you think in the comments!

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

My two and five year old sons contracted Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease this week. It is a fairly common illness among young children and can be quite contagious which allows it to spread quickly in child care and school settings. The first symptoms were a fever and later that day, a sore throat. I thought we might have strep in the house. In fact it wasn't until about 24 hours later that the rash started, they almost look like blisters. As soon as I saw it, I was fairly certain that it was Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. I took them to the doctor the next day to be sure.

Yes, the doctor confirmed, it is Hand, Foot and Mouth and unfortunately it is a virus and there isn't any treatment other than home remedies: drink lots of fluid so they don't become dehydrated and use Tylenol and Motrin to keep them comfortable. With my five year old, his sore throat looked very red and irritated, so the doctor actually did a swab test to be sure it wasn't strep. It wasn't. One concern the doctor had was he had a rash also on his leg and it was red and inflamed, so he prescribed a cream and told me to bring him back in if it gets worse.

I decided to hold off on getting the prescribed cream, hoping that essential oils could take care of the inflammation. I gave the boys a warm bath with drops of lavender essential oil in it. They love the smell of lavender and the next day the rash looked so much better!

We have also been using Kids Immune Blend since the first sign of a fever and I have no doubt that it helped from progressing to a more severe reaction. Both boys had a fever for only 24 hours. My two year old only had a sore throat and mouth for 48 hours. Some children suffer for at least a week.

Along with Kids Immune on the soles of their feet and warm Lavender baths, I rubbed a drop of Tea Tree oil on their necks, we forced liquids by offering lots of popsicles and having ice water in water bottles for them available constantly. Dehydration and weight-loss are concerns with this disease, because the mouth sores make it difficult to eat and drink. Whew! It's been an exhausting week, but could have been so much worse!

Do you have any tips on helping a child with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease? Tell us in the comments.

Vetiver Essential Oil

Vetiver Oil is made from an aromatic grass with a grounding, earthy smoke scent. The essential oil is steam distilled from the roots of the grass. Vetiver is deeply relaxing and can be used in baths and as a massage oil to assist with stress, insomnia and depression. It also can be used for acne treatment for oily skin and accelerates the healing process of cuts and wounds.

Depending on your symptoms, Vetiver can be applied the following ways:

• Combine a few drops of Vetiver oil with coconut oil and use as a massage oil to promote circulation and calm negative emotions.
• For deep relaxation, soak in a warm bath with a few drops of Vetiver.
• Use Vetiver with Lavender in a diffuser to relieve stress.
• Rub a few drops onto the feet of a high energy child to calm and ground them so they are more able to focus.
• Use one drop of Vetiver oil with 3 drops coconut oil and apply to a freshly washed face to reduce excess oil in the skin.
• Massage over your heart to reduce anxiety.
  

Vetiver Oil is also one of our 7 Super Star Essential Oils and can be purchased at a discount in the 7 Super Star Pack.

Beware of Greenwashing

What is Greenwashing? 

Green-wash (green’wash’, -wôsh’) – verb: the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. 

Greenwashing is when companies claim to be "all natural" or "organic" when they really are not. They do this to make you feel confident in their products and purchase them, giving their company money. There are more products claiming to be green on the shelves of stores today and 95% of them either include harmful chemicals or are manufactured in a way that they really aren't good for the environment like they claim.

 

Avoid falling for false green claims by reading the labels. The following are ingredients that you really want to avoid:

• Parabens -  (Or anything ending in -paraben, ie: methylparaben) Parabens are a synthetic chemical that mimics estrogen in the body. Parabens used topically on the skin bind with the estrogen receptor sites in the dermis. Once they are on the skin, they are difficult to remove and cause hormone issues; estrogen dominance, extreme mood swings and difficulty reproducing.
• Phalates - Phalates are used with synthetic fragrances. They are an extremely toxic chemical group and can quickly cause sterilization, especially in men.
• Propolene Glycol - Propolene Glycol is antifreeze and is found in most topical skin care products and in some foods like salad dressings and ice cream. It is used as a preservative and is toxic and harmful to the body.
• Petroleum Products - Petroleum products are highly processed, synthetic chemicals that cause all kinds of skin issues. You don't want these on your skin.
• Waxes - Like E-wax and Panthenol (synthetic pro vitamin B5) - These waxes coat your skin, clogging the pores and harm the normal function of your skin.
• Anything with a number in it - for example: 1-4 doxane. Numbers in skin care ingredients rarely denote natural, healthy ingredients.
• Ingredients that are initials - for example: PEG-100. The initials stand for a synthetic chemical that is too long for them to type out on the label. Stay away from these synthetic, toxic ingredients that harm your healthy skin!

These are just a few, for an entire list click here.

Now for the Good News!

Purify Skin Therapy goes to great lengths to get the best, all natural, organic, wild-crafted and clean ingredients all over the world. We encourage you to read our ingredients and know for yourself that only the best ingredients go into our products. 

Our skincare is packaged in one month size containers because it does not contain any preservatives or waxes. Only pure ingredients that are nutritious food for your skin.

Try our 100% Natural products for yourself and see the difference!

Repiratory Blend

Respiratory Tract Infections include a wide variety of symptoms and illnesses such as: tonsillitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, influenza, common cold, fever, nasal congestion, sore throat, etc.

Purify Skin Therapy's Respiratory Blend is a blend of medicinal grade essential oils that cleanses and heals from your sinuses down to your lungs. 

There are a few options with applying this blend:

• Put 2-3 drops of oil onto a cotton ball and smell it for 5-10 minutes. Deeply breathe it in and you can feel the vapors opening up your respiratory system.
• Use the oil in a diffuser to diffuse throughout your home. This helps in preventing others in your home of contracting the infection also.
• Rub a few drops onto your spine, neck and/or on your chest and gently massage it in.
• Rub a few drops onto the bottoms of your feet.

Respiratory Blend gives a boost to your lymphatic system and is incredible for helping reduce night time coughing.

If coughing is ailing you, check out this post Here.

Oil of the Month Club

Join our club to get all the certified organic & wildcrafted essential oils you need at discounted prices!

Here is how it works:
Every month we'll have a different Oil of the Month pack. You can buy these packs at a discounted price and save money. Each month there will be a FREE video on our website with correct aromatherapy training on how to use the oils that are in the current month's pack.

Before long you will have a collection of the must have oils and know exactly what to use them for.

September Oils of the Month Pack: 

• Peppermint
• Vetiver 
• Marjoram
• Cough Care

Retail Price: $108.80
Club Price: $97.92