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Nature's Gift August NewsletterThe Dog Days are here. We are all suffering from this unseasonable heat, so we've tried to include some 'coolers' in this newsletter. New oils, a Peppermint sale, new and returning hydrosols, a 'not sure which it is' give-away, other goodies on sale, and some hints, tips and suggestions from our clients and one of my favorite authors to deal with your fur family's problems during the Dog Days of Summer NEW Essential Oils: Two new Conifers (Atlas CedarLEAF, and Sea Pine Needle) and rare Thyme Thujanol. All organic from France. So new they aren't on the main website yet, but you may read about them and order them on our New and Special Page. NEW Hydrosols: Delicious Elderberry and rare Cornflower. It's been years since I could source Cornflower, and the Elderberry is new to us. Read about both on our Specials page. Black Spruce and Ledum Hydrosols have also arrived, fresh from our organic Canadian distiller. Back in Stock: How we ran out of both High Altitude Lavender and our best selling Bulgarian Lavender at the same time is beyond me, but both arrived last week and are poured, labeled and ready to go. We also were able to restock our organic coldpressed Tangerine, along with fresh stocks of our favorite Canadian Conifers, Black Spruce, Balsam Fir, and Scotch Pine. DOG DAYS SALE: Both Tea Tree and Yarrow Hydrosols are also recommended to treat hot spots and other skin irritations that our pets are prone to in summer's heat. We are offering both these standbys at a 10% discount, only on our Specials page. New and Old Peppermint Oil: We have finally been able to purchase more of my very favorite Peppermint Oil, grown and distilled in the midwestern USA by an old friend. Since we don't really need THREE peppermint oils, we are clearing the shelves of our Indian Peppermint. Save $2.00 a bottle on it, or be the first to buy our brand new Midwestern. See them both on our Specials page. Read about all the uses of Peppermint oil on our informational listing. PETITGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!! I never realized how very similar Petitgrain and Clementine Petitgrain are, aromatically. Until someone really confused us. They are in the wrong bins. Or are they in the right bins with the wrong labels? Or are the labels wrong AND they are in the wrong bins? Or maybe...well, it made my brain hurt! I smell one, and say "it's THIS." But then I smell another and say "Well, I thought that was that, but maybe it's this..." Rather than take a chance on shipping the wrong product with what may or may not be the wrong label, we are just going to give it all away. As long as they last, anyone who types the word PETITGRAIN in the comments section of an order (not the promotional code, the COMMENTS!) will get a bottle of... something. It will be labeled one or the other. The label may or may not be right. They are both lovely oils, and can be used interchangeably. So have FUN!
Essendulum Sale: I've been urged to put our most popular Essendulums on special. Remember the essendulums keep your essential oils tightly sealed, unlike the amphoras which allow the aroma to waft out. One of our male friends wears an Essendulum with some Sandalwood 2002 10% in it, ready to apply just a tiny bit. Mmmmm he always smells sooooo good! Diffuser Sale: This month we are featuring the AROMASTONE, our safest and most popular electric diffuser. Save $5.00 by ordering on the Specials page. Please remember our Charity of the Quarter - St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital. Hints, tips and other ideas from our clients, all animal related this month:Toenails: A friend had taken her schnauzer to the groomer, who cut one nail a bit too close. On the ride home the poor pup started bleeding profusely. As soon as she got home, our friend applied just a dab of undiluted Helichrysum Italicuum to the cut. The bleeding stopped immediately, and evidently the pain did too, based on the dog's behaviour. Hot Spots: Max, the Nature's Gift Pom, with his long thick puppy coat, gets a hot spot every summer, right at the base of his tail. A spritz of Yarrow Hydrosol clears it up overnight, or, at worst, in two or three days. Ticks: A reminder from our April Newsletter. Wendy wrote, "And yes you mix the rose geranium with your skeeter beeter, witch hazel and water and it keeps everything off the dogs. Thanks again. I'll be placing an order soon." (and of course SkeeterBeater keeps fleas away!) Ear Problems and Yeast: Jenine Stanley has shared that
Tea Tree Hydrosol is the best thing to dry out, disinfect and generally clear up
oozing nasty hot spots, those patches of skin your dog just loves to chew until
raw. Tea tree hydrosol is also an incredible ear wash for killing yeast in dogs
ears. You can tell if your dog has yeast as a part of the gunk in the ear if the
discharge coming from the ear has a sweet almost rancid smell and is crusty. Flatulence Blend. Well, I need to confess. Max comes to work with me and normally sleeps curled up at my feet. Today, someone here fed him something he couldn't handle. And he about ran Christi and I out of the office. Amazing how such a small dog can make such a BIG bad smell! I grabbed Kristen Leigh Bell's Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals and found the following blend. 1/2 oz (15 ml) carrier oil. She suggests Sweet Almond or Hazelnut, but any edible oil will do. 3 drops Caraway (which I omitted because we don't have it.) It seemed to have helped Max. Thank goodness for Fresh Aire in the diffuser!!! Arthritis: I have been using our Miracle Oil on old Starr's bad hip. (Starr is a rescue Sheltie that I am lucky to have. He suffers from severe arthritis and has difficulty getting around.) I try massaging a little bit through his coat each evening. Don't want to put it on him in the morning and risk sunburn, although through that thick Sheltie coat it's unusual. He SEEMS to be moving a bit more easily, but it's hard to tell.
Kristin Leigh Bell, in Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals gives two formulas, one to keep your cat free from fleas, the other 'anti-tick." I've modified one, and used them on Jez and Blue. (The dogs get a bit of SkeeterBeater in Jojoba brushed down their coat when I think of it.) My variation of Kristin's Flea Spray: 30 mls Lavender Hydrosol Mix, shake well, spritz daily. Feline Tick Spray 2 oz Lavender hydrosol Mix, spritz daily. (She also recommends making an 'herbal collar'... a tube of fabric filled with dried Peppermint, Lavender, Rosemary or Orange Peel, and tied around the cat's neck. To which I can only say "good luck!" Jezebel and Blue do NOT appreciate collars, herbal or otherwise.) TICK BITE TREATMENT: Kristen recommends this treatment following a tick bite or removal of a tick to prevent Lyme Disease. 1/2 oz carrier oil Enough... I'm tired of typing. Off to add some Peppermint Hydrosol to a bottle of spring water and cool off. AROMATIC QUOTE for the month of August: (Courtesy of Christi, who finds the neatest quotes!) "If we breathe the scent of goodly grass, the fragrance of spices, the aroma of good fruits, |
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