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Nature's Gift July Newsletter

Independence Day,  Ice Cream Day and Gorgeous Grandma's Day...July gives us lots to celebrate. We hope you all had a safe and joyous Fourth.   

This newsletter contains:

• A sale on Sunburn Soothers: oils, hydrosols, our new Aloe Vera Gel and Lavender Bliss Bath
• Gorgeous Grandma Celebration and Gifts
• A Bath Salt Sale for summer relaxation
• A Name Change/Sale on SmokeEase/Fresh Aire
• Back in stock announcements - Guaiacwood Essential Oil and Slow Dance Candles
• A new, sweeter Calophyllum
• An Ice Cream Day recipe for Licorice Ice Cream
• Instant refreshment - summer coolers
• A safe driving hint
• A gardening tip from one of our favorite clients
• First Aid: Spider Bites
• Announcement of a seminar in Tennessee
• Winner of our "Naming Contest"
• Our Anniversary Celebration
• Charity of the Month

Looking ahead at vacation plans, we see sunburns in the future, so our most soothing sunburn healers are on special.

Be prepared with our favorite blue oils at all time low prices: 

• German Chamomile
• Blue Tansy
• Yarrow

Add some Yarrow or Peppermint Hydrosol, our brand new organically grown Aloe Vera Gel, and/or a tepid Lavender Bliss Bath and you'll be able to 'get the red out' in no time at all. All of the above items are available at special pricing on our New and Special page.

Gorgeous Grandma's Day - July 23rd

For all you Gorgeous Grandma's out there - place an order on the 23rd and get a free sample bath's worth of our Rose Bliss Bath - this Grandma's very favorite self-nurturing goodie. Just tell us in the comments section at checkout that you are a Gorgeous Grandma!

We've put other goodies for Grandma's on sale this month: our favorite hydrosols - White Rose (Rosa Alba), Rose Geranium, and Witch Hazel, as well as our Mature Skin Elixer. All on our Specials Page.

July 17th is Ice Cream Day

Celebrate with a bowl of Licorice Ice Cream - 3 or 4 drops of our new Aniseseed Myrtle Essential Oil stirred into a pint of really rich vanilla ice cream.  Heavenly! (You may read more about this new Australian oil on our Specials page, or our descriptive listing.)

Summer Relaxation

All of our Aromatherapy Bath Salts are on sale. Save $2.00 on any or all. Only on our Specials page, of course.

Name Change/Sale:

Our SmokeEater synergy was under-appreciated.  Everyone who tried it, loved it.  But not everyone needs to clear smoke from their home or office or car.  And if you don't need to clear away smoke, why try SmokeEater?  Since we are convinced it is a wonderful air clearer and spirit lifter...we've renamed it to Fresh Aire.   Seems more descriptive.  Since several 5 ml bottles still bear the old "SmokeEater" label, we are offering existing stock at a reduced price on the specials page.

Back in Stock 

Our wonderfully smoky Guaiacwood essential oil and Gabriel's Aunt sensuous Slow Dance aromatherapy candles.

Carrier Oils: 

We found a different source for Calophyllum, and like the new supply even more than what we have been using.  It's thinner (less viscuous) and even sweeter smelling.  (Still makes me crave Butter Pecan ice cream every time I work with it!)

Summer Gardening for all you Tomato and Rose Gardeners:

Chris Lewandowski wrote:

I used your Sumatran Patchouli last year on my tomatoes with fantastic results.

Of course I had to know more: 

She shared:

I experimented last year & found that the best mixture was 2 parts Sumatran patchouli, 1 part lavender, 1 part peppermint & a drop of Thyme linalol.  I cut old cloth towels or diapers into 4" strips, put about 3 to 4 drops on the cloths & then tie them to the tomatoes cages or bean stakes.  I found that one cloth near the ground & one up higher per cage is all that's needed to keep white flies & any number of garden pests away from my tomatoes.
The Tagetes is new for me this year & I plan to use it, by itself, near my roses.  I'll use the same cloth tie method, since all of my 17 rose bushes are along the fence.
It's great because the cloths can be recycled; plus the blend smells absolutely wonderful.

Instant Refreshment:

Try adding a teaspoon or so of Peppermint Hydrosol to your chilled water bottle.  YUM!  much more cooling than 'plain' H2O.    Shirley Price recommends adding a teaspoon of Peppermint Hydrosol to heavy cream before whipping it to top a chocolate dessert.  (Don't forget it's on sale!) 

Dilute two or three drops of Peppermint Essential oil in a bit of liquid soap or carrier oil and add to a tepid bath for quick relief from overheating. (Don't use more than three drops!)

Safer Driving:

More on Peppermint:  Driving Fatigue:  a recent study showed that Peppermint Essential Oil helped reduce driving frustration, anxiety and fatigue, while increasing alertness. Relief from Road Rage???

FIRST AID: Spider Bite

Found in a six year old July Newsletter:

Lisa wrote:
i got a very large, itchy spider bite on my leg.  i thought i was going to have
to *not move* all day because when i walk, the itchy/burniness is tremendous.
then i remembered the Bulgarian Lavender sample you sent.

in about 15 minutes, the itching went away and just a moment ago, i forgot it
was there!  isn't THAT fun!?

Seminar - for Health Care Professionals

On Saturday August 20 in Cleveland TN or Sunday August 21 in Chattanooga, Dr. Jane Buckle will be teaching a one day seminar covering some of the latest clinical research in aromatherapy. CEU's are available.  For further information or registration go to the seminar listing page.  (Yes, Courtney and I plan to attend, even though we are not health care professionals.  We always learn so much from Jane.)

Naming Contest:

We can not believe how many of you replied to our "suggest a name for the Miracle Blend" contest.  If we could harness all the creativity among our clients and readers we could ... I don't know what!  At any rate, after reviewing all the suggestions, and all the replies that love the present name, we decided to leave "Marge's Miracle Blend" well enough alone.   Since we didn't choose anyone's suggestion, there really was no winner, but that didn't seem fair.  We drew a name, and Eileen Kronmilller  will be receiving a bottle of Marge's Miracle Blend as a thank you.

10 on the 10th

Don't forget to help us celebrate our 10th year online - On July 10th use the promotional code "anniversary" (without the quotation marks!), press apply, and receive 10% off almost every item in your shopping cart.  The 10% discount will automatically be added to your order.  If you do not see the discount added, do NOT submit your order.  We can not retroactively apply it.  

 (Please don't order any Fast Buys, or the special books that cannot be discounted.  If you do so, it will delay processing of your order.)   The overwhelming response to this monthly celebration really has slowed us down a bit.  Shipment of your order may be delayed an extra day or so while we try to catch up. (We hope the savings will be worth the delay!)

July's charity of the month:

The Mental Health Research Association,  www.narsad.org, is the largest  donor-supported organization in the world devoted to funding research on brain and behavioral disorders.   An estimated 22.1 percent of Americans ages 18 and older -about 1 in 5 adults- suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year - 2.2 million American adults have schizophrenia in a given year, while approximately 18.8 million American adults have a depressive disorder in a given year.  NARSAD funds grants studying causes, treatments, and eventual cures for psychiatric disorders.  With cuts in government funding for research, public donations become more and more important.    2% of our gross sales every Wednesday are given to the charity of the month.  If this is a cause you would like to support, you may also add a donation to your order via our shopping cart.

Aromatic quote of the month:

Perfect for midsummer, this quote from Cowper:

Nature, exerting an unwearied power,
Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower;
Spreads the fresh verdure of the field, and leads
The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads.

Enjoy your July, everyone!