Nature's Gift May Flowers Newsletter

This newsletter contains:

• Back in stock book and oils
• 10% off sale on May flowers - our favorite absolutes
• Save 11% on the Eleventh of this month
• Ordering Deadline - Baby Bottom Balm and Shea Souffle
• "Our clients say"
• Recipes (to serve on Mother's Day?)
• Recent Press Notices
• Aromatic Quote of the month

Back in Stock:

First and foremost, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, by Salvatore Battaglia. It seemed to take forever to restock this best seller. Finally our shipment arrived the end of last week. We've been able to hold the price steady this time, in spite of the bouncing value of the dollar.

Essential Oils:

We had been either out of stock or extremely low on all of these.  Shipments are in, Sadie has been pouring and labeling, and they are now back online. We apologize for any inconvenience and delays. 

Himalayan Lavender (Lavender Kashmir)
Cajeput
Cassia Branches
Manuka
and a stunning new Rosemary Cineole from Tunisia.

We weren't out of stock on the next luxury list, but our supplies were very low. We've been able to restock our Tuberose, Jasmine Grandiflora and Jasmine Sambac supplies and anticipate having enough to last through the next year.

Special Sales:

On our new and special page - May Flowers - many of our favorite floral absolutes, in a skinsafe 10% dilution. Save 10% by ordering now. Add one of our rare wooden Essendulums for a wearable perfume bottle.  Give her a Bouquet of Roses, a Bouquet of Jasmine, or a Week of Bliss Baths, all on sale this month. Gift sets for Mom, or the Mom To Be,  our favorite Women's Blends, Do-it-yourself Gift kits - bath salts, bliss bath, and for the first time ever, UNSCENTED Shower Gel ready to add your favorite oil or blend. Hydrosols of the month: Vitex and Owyhee. All at special pricing only on our Specials Page.

11% on the 11th

A very special savings event on Mother's Day.   On Sunday, May 11th, enter the promotional code "mother" (without the quotation marks), press "Apply" and save 11% on your order.  As always, the discount may not be applied retroactively. If you do not see it reflected onscreen, please go back and re-apply the code.  Sale pricing does not apply to any product marked "may not be discounted"...our kits, special books, etc. No other discounts may apply.  Enjoy!!!

Deadline:

If your baby's bottom depends on our Happy Baby Bottom Balm to keep him or her happy, please remember that once summer's heat arrives we can no longer ship this product, or our Shea Soufflé.  We don't want you to receive soup, instead of soufflé.  My daughters-in-law each have two in diapers, and are stocking up to get them through the summer.  You might want to do the same.

Our Clients Say:

Robyn Kevlin wrote about our SkeeterBeater this week:

Just wanted to chime in on that product... 
 
I tried it for the first time this past week, during five days of camping in the woods of Dickson County.  Normally, after five days I'd have several chigger and tick bites, despite the fact that I soaked myself in DEET each day.  With the Skeeter Beater, I had ONE TICK BITE after five days, and it was under my bra strap where I hadn't sprayed.
 
That stuff is terrific.  I wouldn't have thought I'd have such success, using less product, using a safer product, using a product that smells better, LOL!  Thanks for turning me on to it.

When I wrote asking her permission to quote, (and suggesting adding a bit of Rose Geranium, said to repel ticks) she replied:

"Absolutely -- use whatever comments you like .
 
The place we camp is literally crawling with ticks and chiggers, so only having one bite at the end of the trip was nothing short of phenomenal.  ;)  I'd say the S B formula works fine just the way it is."

and more about SkeeterBeater:

"Dear Marge,
 
A couple of months ago I was very bothered by chigger bites. I tried a number of different products to repel them. Nothing worked very well until I tried your SkeeterBeater Synergy. I put a few drops in water in one of your atomizers and spray it all over me if I'm about to go outdoors. The smell is lemony and acceptable. It definitely repels the chiggers. This has solved a major problem for me.
 
Before I started using the SkeeterBeater, I got quite a number of chigger bites. I put a tiny bit of your Helychrysum on each itchy bite and within a few minutes the itchiness went away. I needed to put more Helychrysum on every few hours but within a couple of days, the bites had stopped itching altogether. Given the extreme itch that chigger bites can cause, this is a godsend. I always want to keep Helychrysum on hand, just in case.
 
I want to mention that your cobalt blue atomizer is very pretty and works extremely well.
 
Thank you for your wonderful products! Please feel free to publish my testimonials.
 
Sincerely,
Alexandra Hopkins
Los Angeles "

Speaking of Chigger Bites:  From a 1999 newsletter:

Another client just wrote: "Also want you to know the helichrysum
oil (in carrier) did WONDERS with a chigger bite I had on my leg! 
Good God!  Swelling (welt) and itching immediately reduced to
almost NOTHING.  Last time this happened, I itched for about one
solid week and the nasty bites left almost scars and darkened
spots that remained for a long time. "

And Christi recently posted a blog article about using Skeeterbeater and Rose Geranium to protect her furkids from fleas and ticks.

Easy Recipes: (to serve on Mother's Day?)

Somehow citrus flavors "taste like Spring" to me...so I dug out these old favorites.

Orange Almond Spread (for bagels or muffins)

8 oz (250 grams) Cream Cheese
2 Tablespoonsful Ground Almonds
1 Tablespoon grated orange rind
3 drops Organic Orange Essential Oil

Cream all ingredients together and chill for two hours or overnight. Allow spread to reach room temperature before serving.

Great with crackers, bagel chips, bagels or hot out of the oven muffins.  (Use "Light" cream cheese to cut calories.)

Lemon Myrtle Cheese Cake: quick and easy

Crust:  2 cups crushed Graham Crackers or Ginger Snaps.  125 grams (4 ounces) real butter.  Melt butter, blend into crumbs, press into springform pan.

Filling:  250 grams Cream Cheese (8 ounces.)  1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk,  1/2 cup Lemon Juice.  Beat Cream Cheese, gradually add condensed milk, then lemon juice.  Add one or two drops Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) essential oil. Pour into prepared shell and chill well.

Press Clippings:

My book was recently reviewed in the Journal of the Northeast Herbal Association.  Since their new website is still under construction, you may read the book review here.

Quote of the Month:

"Every blade of grass has its own angel that bends over it & whispers, grow, grow."
                                             ........ The Talmud
 

Have a wonderful May everyone, and a Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms and Grandmas!