Newsletter: Essential Oils for SPRING Weight Loss!

Essential Oils for SPRING Weight Loss!

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There are man stages and nuances in weight loss to truly be effective and sustainable. Through the following information in this article, you will see how essential oils can aid the process from controlling appetite to feeling uplifted and confident in your pursuits and every day lifestyle. Of course there is no substitutes within a weight-loss regimen, aromatherapy must essentially be used in conjunction with an appropriate diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle. Aromatherapy harmonizes the mind, body and soul in a way that allows people to prepare better for a weight-loss program and derive the maximum benefit. continued.... How can essential oils help weight loss? Spring Makeup Special with Makeup Artist, Mariah! Is it time for a little 'spring cleaning' in that make-up bag of yours?  Do you need help figuring out how to get  that one make-up look that you have always wanted to learn to do on yourself? Only $25, normally $40-$55 value! (1/2 hour session) When you book your lesson receive 10% off La Bella Donna Makeup. Beauty this Spring is synonymous with nature, well-being and serenity. A soft, dewey finish for the face, the look is alluring, serene, and lush with shiny tones for the lips and a pinky-peach flush on the cheeks.  Learn new tips and techniques to make your skin glow all Spring long. Reserve time with Mariah, our makeup artist/skin expert and learn the right colors for you. Move your old, miss-matched  tones to the back of your makeup bag and add some fun fabulous Spring color to your routine! La Bella Donna Makeup is a complete collection of mineral-based formulas that are actually healthy for the skin! Our Loose Powder contains only 4 ingredients! Other benefits are Listed below. Daily SPF Covers, corrects and beautifies better than chemical cosmetics Ideal for all ages and skin types Long-lasting colour that does not crease, fade or wear away Ideal for sensitive, acne, or problem skin Anti-aging....and MORE. NEWEST EYE QUAD: Sedona Sunset at Kasia.....LOVE!     Kasia Beautiful Health Ways to SAVE!   ** Refer ONE  friend and you both will receive $10 OFF your next/existing service. Get your hair and skin ready for spring and trash your OLD products! **  Bring in any two or more products with a minimum of 3 or more "Top Ten Toxic Ingredients" and Swap them out and Invest in:  a minimum of any 2 Kasia products to Receive 10% OFF! Call 612.824.7611 for details and with any questions.

Kasia Organic Salon provides beautifying services with a side of environmental awareness. Put your eco-conscience and its cranial encasement at ease during your services at Kasia. The former nurtures noggins with customized blends of essential oils, repairing damaged follicles while helping to prevent dandruff, some hair loss, and scalp irritation. With the health of your head restored, a skilled scissor shaman will get to work on the style.  We are devoted to designing looks that let each client's personality shine through, so whether you are fun and flirty, serious and sophisticated, or enraged and enamored, you'll leave the salon with a 'do' to match your personality. This is the fine print text where you might tell your customers how the item will be shipped and, for example, if they are overseas that there will be additional shipping charges and must contact you.

Quick Note! We wish Colette a fabulous trip to Australia.  Layne and myself (Kassie) will be more than happy to service those whom wish to put a "spring" in their "hair-doo" while she is gone. Patina is still on their way in laying the foundations. Please be aware of any congestion of parking in the coming months.  Thank you- and we are just as excited as many of you.  I did call the builder this last week, and they are projecting JUNE.  Wow.... T-shirts and Tanks from Kasia coming soon........ Cheers and thank you for your patronage! XOXOX

"Beauty sleep" and stress. More important than you think, do you know why?

As you probably already know -- stress is bad for our health, and many of us are affected differently. Frustration can create havoc on your skin and as a matter of fact too much stress triggers your skin to start the aging process prematurely leading to wrinkles and fine lines before you want to have them.  Stress can actually age you as far out as three to six years!

Stress causes our hormones to operate ineffectively, run down the wrong pathways and to become unbalanced.  Radiant skin comes from great skin care routines, protection from environmental damage and UV rays, good nutrition, adequate hydration, and getting plenty of sleep.

Dermatologist have come to agree that during hours of sleep, cortisol and insulin production inversely peak so that collagen production is accelerated.  Collagen production firms the dermal layers so evaporation is reduced and water retention is maximized.

Resting Tips for “Beautiful Health” Skin

Surroundings:

While you slumber, your skin produces more collagen, which gives it the support to counteract the forces of gravity.  If you have a radiant heater or air conditioner running, this can result in evaporation in your skin and water loss.  This contributes to dry skin, especially if you don’t use a high quality facial cream/serum, or do not replenish intake of water hydration through your day.

Bio-chemical Requirement

As the body enters the deepest stage of rest (Delta Sleep), our growth hormones peak and turn on cell and tissue repair.  When there is restless or limited sleep, we cut ourselves short of this crucial restorative process.

In order to give your skin beautiful health it deserves in repairing, rejuvenating, and producing collagen with minimum natural moisture loss, you need a good 6 – 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night.

Additional science on how stress can affect your skin include the following:

* Cortisol degrades collagen and directly leads to the formation of wrinkles in the skin.  When you live in a chronic state of stress your body finds it harder and harder to repair itself naturally and so you develop more wrinkles and fine lines.

* The stress hormone CRH can fuel inflammation in the skin and that in turn can cause acne.  Since acne is an inflammatory disease all it takes is in increase in inflammation in the body to cause more acne.  And if you are stressed you are more likely to pick at your breakouts which could lead to even more breakouts.

* Stress hormones can cause your body to release histamines, which can cause a range of skin conditions like dermatitis, irritation, hives, or inflammation or aggravate existing skin conditions like psoriasis.

* Stress can make your hair fall our and make your nails brittle

* Stress makes your eyes look tired.  This could be because you are not getting enough sleep since you are stressed out.  A chronic lack of sleep could lead to fluid stagnation under the eyes and then dark, puffy under-eye circles in the morning.

* Stress could cause your skin to enter mini-menopause.  A chronic flow of cortisol causes a drop in estrogen, which means your skin produces less collagen and less moisture.  Your skin could end up looking dull and dry as a result.

Not just your skin…yes, your belly.

I have learned first hand the effects of too much of the stress and the ramifications of the increased hormone of cortisol.  Lack of sleep and rest leads to our adrenal glands pushing out too much of this belly fat-promoting, collagen-destroying hormone.  The flip side to this is that when getting enough sleep, our cortisol levels reduce. In fact, a landmark sleep study found that those who sleep between 7.5 and 8.5 hours a night secrete half as much cortisol as those only sleeping 6.5 hours or less a night. This can mean significant weight gain of 33 pounds or more!

Excess cortisol turns your once flatter stomach into fat deposit because the abdominal region contains four times more cortisol receptors than other areas in the body.

Researchers have also found that lack of sleep can cause cravings for sweet and salty foods.   We end up compromising and eating foods lacking any nutritional value and lack hydration.  Our waistline or our skin responds well to this kinds of lifestyle for a period of time.

Other studies have found that sleep deprivation leads to inflammation and oxidative stress. One of these studies found that women who don't get their beauty sleep experience disruptions with their skin barrier function, have more water loss in their skin and have extremely high levels of inflammatory chemicals circulating in their bodies.  If we are under chronic stress, cortisol will disrupt collagen production, making skin thinner and weaker.

If you need more encouragement to turn in early every night, then keep in mind that adults who sleep five or less hours a night have a 15 percent chance of dying early from any reason you can think of. Why? Because lack of sleep ages your body.

Supplement to Sleep

Supplements like GABA and melatonin are known to have a muscle-relaxing effect and may improve sleep quality. In turn, better sleep can lead to greater skin repair capabilities, a better-looking complexion with fewer wrinkles and dark circles and less overall dullness.

GABA is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter with a proven connection to the quality and quantity of sleep we achieve. The brain chemical -- gamma-aminobutryric acid, or GABA -- is involved in regulating brain activity.

"It's the brakes of your brain," says Karl Doghramji, MD, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. "It stops activity."

Both sleep problems and anxiety disorders may result from problems with GABA, which helps neutralize the effects of glutamate, a brain chemical that causes excitement. When there is too little GABA, it causes those racing thoughts that characterize anxiety -- and keep you up at night.

Gaba increases the integrity of collagen and elastin and both preventing and counteracting sagging skin.

Melatonin is one of the most powerful antioxidants produced in the body. In addition, since it is both water and fat soluble, melatonin can reach almost every single cell in the body.

Since it cannot store in the body, it must be replenished daily. This would normally not be a problem, except  exposure to artificial light reduces production of melatonin in our bodies.

Mood Elevator: Nighttime melatonin levels are low in people with major depressive and panic disorders. Individuals with noticeable mood swings or who are melancholic also have depressed melatonin levels. Both seasonal affective disorder and non-seasonal cyclic depressions are related to the peaks and valleys of melatonin levels.

Contact Kassie at Kasia Organic Salon for more info on supplementation of Gaba and Melatonin.

Kassie Kuehl is a respected leader in, and advocate for, natural health and beauty care. The founder of Kasia Organic Salon, a stylist, and developer of Kasia natural line, Kassie combines her experience as nutritionist and living foods educator with her ongoing Functional Medicine research to apply a whole of body “Beautiful Health’ approach to hair care and styling. She can be found at www.kasiaorganicsalon.com.

SOURCES: American Medical Association's 22nd annual Science Reporters Conference, Philadelphia, Sept. 11-12, 2003. Karl Doghramji, MD, director, Sleep Disorders Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; professor of psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.

Does your lethargic skin need a little extra assistance?

Corrective facials are a great way to give our skin a boost when it needs it the most. For example, as we move forward in age, certain physiological responses are inevitable like the dreaded wrinkle, lost of elasticity and hyperpigmentation. There are also life challenges that occur such as illness, or increased stress due to moving or changing jobs. All of these life occurrences can be addressed and rejuvenated with corrective facials.

A wonderful complement to the corrective facials are glycolic peels that can be included alternately in a series. As with any skin care regimen, a series of three to six facials, depending upon the extent of the condition is very important.

Naturally, Kasia's Organic Facials are all highly therapeutic and will give you an ultimate experience in skin care. Allow Mariah to treat you to a  monthly preventative ritual to capture and enhance the absolute radiance that is within us.

Stress Management and How Stress Affects Us

Stress Management in Our Modern World

Ask any doctor, yoga teacher, natural health practioner… what their patients’ biggest complaints are and we guarantee the answer is stress-related. Yes, guarantee. Sure our modern world is full of amazing technology that make our lives easier, wonderful vacation destinations that make our lives more relaxing and medications a plenty to make all of our boo-boos go away like that.  But the more that our contemporary world has to offer, the more responsibility we assume. We have to learn to use that new microwave, take 2 hours of our precious time at the travel agents to book that flight, and work 40 hours a week to have benefits that cover those pricey meds.

Types of Stress, a Caveman & the Stress Response

There are two different types of stress, the first being acute stress or short-term, the less severe of the pair. Acute stress is that rush we feel in a sticky situation – that deadline in an hour, that fender-bender last week. This type of stress quickly fades once the threat is gone. The second type, chronic stress or long-term, is more brutal than the latter. In today’s 24/7 world, many people stay with their chronic stress symptoms for months or even years. This type of on going stress is one of the most common causes of mental illness and disease today.

In another perspective, stress can be a  good reaction as well, as it protects us from harm. Just imagine a strong, tall, and unruly caveman running for his life, a vicious wild beast hot on his trail. Although, as soon as he saw the viciousness  on his opposite, this particular caveman’s body went through a rapid series of hormonal responses that ran through his brain, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands so that he could, well, run for the hills! Let’s take a look at the process.  First, his brain secreted a hormone messenger to the pituitary (also located in the brain) which sent another messenger to his adrenals to release cortisol. The release quickly shifted the blood, oxygen and energy flow away from the digestive and reproductive systems to the muscles and heart. Thus his quick get away. Phew!

How Stress Affects Us

The problem is we are no longer cavemen running for our lives. In fact, we are far from it. So far in fact, the stress response is working against us.

Our bodies go through the same process as his, only many of us are so consistently overwhelmed that we don’t shut it off the way he did once safely at home. This chronic stress means that our body is always in “fight or flight” mode, never fully resting; be it days, months or years. And the problem with never shutting off is that long-term stress affects the body in ways we could have never imagined.

Here are a few of a lengthy list:

-       Dysfunctional blood sugar metabolism, often leading to diabetes

-       Cellular aging leading to older appearance and shorter life span

-       Literally, restructuring a brain, increasing the risk of anxiety, depression and/or other mental disorders

-       Heart problems, oftentimes deadly such as heartattacks

-       A conflicted immune system often resulting in auto-immune diseases wherein the body attacks its own cells

Common Auto-Immune Disorders Caused or Heightened By Stress:

-       Allergies

-       Cystitis

-       Diabetes

-       Hyper or Hypthyrodism

-       Narcolepsy

-       Psoriasis

-       Rheumatoid arthritis

-       Schizophrenia

Once this stress response has been turned on for a significant period of time, the adrenal glands become wiped out. This happens over the period of time, in what some in the medical field describe as the three steps to adrenal exhaustion. At first, the adrenals are turned on like there is a ten-alarm fire in the body. Hormones, like cortisol, are pumped in to combat the flames. But when the stressors don’t go away, the second phase, or resistance response comes into play. The adrenals simply can’t maintain the demand for cortisol. Thus, daily functions are carried out but with a struggle. Anxiety and insomnia begin are more present as is irritability. In the third stage, the adrenals become exhausted. Fatigue sets in and different systems in the body begin malfunctioning. If stressors are not minimized, the adrenals will fail. Most patients at this point collapse or die of cardiovascular dysfunction.

3 Steps to Fight the 3 Phases

If you find that you are lacking in stress management skills or think you may be falling into a pattern leading to adrenal exhaustion, all’s not lost. Fight back with three easy lifestyle fixes: Nutrition, relaxation, and therapeutic techniques.

Nutrition

There is a lot to be said about the healing power in the right foods. Those that are stressed often reach for the easiest foods which are nearly always laden with sugar, fats, and caffeine. To get balance back, skip the coffee and sweets in favor of a diet that combines whole grains, proteins, and heart healthy fats (ie: olive oil). Eat three portioned meals and two snacks daily to keep blood sugar intact. Adding mineral-rich Celtic salt or sea salt is also beneficial, especially in causes of adrenal exhaustion.

Supplements can also help the body properly handle stress. This include but are not limited to:

-       2,000 – 4,000 mg of Vitamin C

-       800 IU of Vitamin E

-       B-Complex

-       Zinc and other trace minerals

-       Ginseng

-       Licorice

-       DHEA

If you plan on taking any of these supplements, please consult a doctor first as some may have averse side effects.

Relaxation

A change of pace is what most of us need. Now this doesn’t necessarily mean the need to pick up the pace but rather to change the pace. Therefore, if you find yourself running around like a nut all day everyday, by night, a soothing yoga and meditation practice is right up your alley. But if you find yourself deskbound, your change of pace should be something more lively; a ½ hour walk on your lunch break or a cycling class after work. This yin-yang approach to daily life helps our bodies stay in tune to being both sedentary and active. In essence, it keeps us balanced.

Therapeutic Techniques

Whether it is reading self-help books or going to see a counselor in the flesh, 99% of the population can benefit from therapy of some sort. Learning to see reality for what it is and most importantly, what it is not, is the first step toward mental stability. (Hey, most of our lives really aren’t all bad.) Once we have a handle on our emotions, we are better equipped to handle anything that life might throw our way.

Although stress is one of the biggest health issues of our time, it is one of the easiest fixes – no meds required. Taking the time to learn what causes your unique stress story and finding your own coping techniques are the first steps in a road to regain balanced well-being and freedom of life back.

Resources:

http://www.project-aware.org/Resource/articlearchives/adrenalfatigue.shtml http://www.womentowomen.com/adrenalfatigue/adrenalglandnutrition.aspx http://www.drlam.com/articles/adrenalexhaustion.asp

Kassie Kuehl is a respected leader and educator in natural health and beauty care. The founder of Kasia Organic Salon and many result orientated "beautiful health" products, and experts in ammonia free hair color.  Kasia remains on the cutting edge of all-natural, non-toxic, and organic professional hair, skin, and body products and services. To become an Informed Beauty, contact Kassie at 612.386.4044, or visit www.kasiaorganicsalon.com.

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Hey there kassie, "our Informed Beauty."  I promise, we're well on our way to more temped weather, but unfortunately at the tail end of winter our skin, hair and health feel as they have been dragging.  The Kasia Team has your back!  Learn more below! Jump start a cleanse with our Infrared Sauna or our simple Beautiful Health 10 Day Detox Protocol. CELEBRATION! Much gratitude to you kassie , in our one year Birthday at Kasia Organic Salon!  March 1st, one year ago we birthed a resting place to plant seeds....nurture, learn, grow, and celebrate the options of truth, pure beauty, and community. What we've accomplished in 1 year: Added variety of services/programs Feather Extension/Extensions Introduction to Infrared Sauna and detox support A year in Kasia "Gk: Pure" Products launched:Kasia Apothecary Essential Oils Small Batch, Fair Trade Teas Spicy Citrus Shampoo/Conditioner and Dry Shampoo Organic Skin Walnut Scrub Restore Hair Oil Laundry Soap Nuts and Stain Soak Sunless Tanning Lotion Pure-oderant Thank you to all of YOU from the Kasia Team. We will throw a party and celebrate soon...stay tuned. Come out of Hiding! Are you prepared? Tips from Mariah: We have been hiding our legs and arms for too long.  Now is the time to start waxing so you are hair-free for your spring break vacations and warm weather. Because our hair grows in 3 different cycles, we can train the hair to grow all at the same time by continually waxing every 4 to 6 weeks.  By the time Spring/Summer rolls around your legs, bikini and underarms will have less ingrown hairs, the hair will be less coarse and easier to remove and the hair will grow back slower allowing for hair free worry when wearing shorts, bikinis and tank tops. Limited Waxing Special Offer! Choose any 3 waxes for $80 Half leg wax Bikini Underarm Eyebrow Lip Chin Upgrade to a full leg or Brazilian wax and receive 15% off. Don't Forget your back! Come in for a back facial. Receive 30 minutes of attention to the one area that is hard to reach.  You will get a deep cleanse, exfoliation treatment, extractions, massage and treatment mask for $40. Normal price is $55 Exp: 4/28/11 Does your lethargic skin need a  little extra assistance? Corrective facials are a great way to give our skin a boost when it needs it the most. For example, as we move forward in age, certain physiological responses are inevitable like the dreaded wrinkle, lost of elasticity and hyperpigmentation. There are also life challenges that occur such as illness, or increased stress due to moving or changing jobs. All of these life occurrences can be addressed and rejuvenated with corrective facials. A wonderful complement to the corrective facials are glycolic peels that can be included alternately in a series. As with any skin care regimen, a series of three to six facials, depending upon the extent of the condition is very important. Naturally, Kasia's Organic Facials are all highly therapeutic and will give you an ultimate experience in skin care. Allow Mariah to treat you to a  monthly preventative ritual to capture and enhance the absolute radiance that is within us.

Causes of dandruff and tips with essential oils

The best essential oils for dandruff will depend on the underlying cause of your dandruff.

What are the triggers?  Stress?   Diet?    Lifestyle?

Recommended Essential Oils include:

Geranium, juniper, lavender, rosemary, sage, and lemon scented tea tree.

If your dandruff is the result of fungus, Kasia Lemon Scented Tea Tree oil is  your best choice. If your scalp is oily:  Cedarwood and juniper  may be useful.

For a dry, flaky scalp, you can try chamomile,  lavender or sandalwood.

If you want to use one oil at a time, add a few drops to your shampoo.  Kasia Organic Salon team recommends your choice of essential oils with Jojoba oil, and/or scalp treatments with Kasia Restore Hair Oil.

Causes of Dandruff

Truly, the cause of seborrheic dermatitis is unknown and can have a variety of catalysts.

A relationship to hormones and  yeast infections has been a consistent possible causation of guests at Kasia Organic Salon.

The primary cause of dandruff is thought to be a yeast.

• Over activity of oil glands is another possible cause. Shampooing daily with a sulfate free agent will eliminate the oil and help prevent the dandruff.  Do not over strip the hair.

• Shampooing in too hot of water may strip out the natural oils and dry out your scalp. It's best to use tempid and/or cooler water to help close the pores, which will relieve the flaking problem.

• Avoid PVC and alcohol-based styling products as they tend to dry out the scalp. The styling gels, sprays and mousses can build up on your scalp.

• Excess Stress can trigger or exacerbate dandruff very easily.

• A high sugar intake may be another major cause. Sugar requires B vitamins in order to metabolize and can cause a deficiency. To compensate take a high potency B-complex to relieve the dandruff.    Diabetes and the high sugar levels result in dehydration of the tissues as the body flushes out fluids in an attempt to rid itself of the sugar. One of the end results is dry skin.

• People on low or no fat diets may be deficient in unsaturated fats called essential fats, such as omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids

Call Kasia Organic Salon to have a consultation or to schedule a treatment for your hair/scalp!  612 824 7611

Essential Nutrients for your hair and skin with antioxidants, cold pressed oils and fatty acids

  Our hair and skin are the fingerprint of what’s going on inside your body because it is one of the 4 exit doors for waste along with bowel, Kidneys, and Lungs. Depending on your diet, age, exercise habits, sun exposure, and your personal lifestyle.

Underneath the epidermis is the dermis, leaving a matrix of collagen, elastic tissue, and  fibers.  Sagging skin, slow hair growth and deep wrinkles can occur when there is a breakdown in your inner structural  layers from free radical damage.

Restore Hair Oil and Renew Facial Serum minimize the damage done to your hair and skin with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals and essential fatty acids.

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Antioxidants

Antioxidants give you the anti aging protection against the diseases and help slow down the aging process of your skin, cells, tissues and organs. The main antioxidants found in food include vitamins A, C and E, the minerals selenium and zinc and all of the phytonutrient carotenoids.  Antioxidants keep free radicals from ravaging your body and stealing the life from your cells.

Critics used to claim there was no evidence that topically based products affected skin aging. Over the years, a remarkable number of published studies have proven these skeptics wrong! Science clearly substantiates the role that free radicals play in causing skin aging and the fact that topically applied antioxidants confer significant protection and can even partially reverse some aspects of skin aging. Indeed, various animal and human studies have proven that low molecular weight antioxidants, especially vitamins C and E, as well as alpha-lipoic acid exert protective effects against free radical damage (oxidative stress) (Podda et al. 2001).

Essential Fatty Acids

Essential Fatty Acids offer anti aging benefits to dry skin, hair, and nails.   EFA's will give your body the nutrients it needs for smooth, glowing skin and healthy hair and is even known to help balance hormones.

Fatty Acid (Omega 3) anti-aging benefits and reduction may be directly linked to cell inflammation. They help to keep the cells healthy and reduce the inflammation that may occur in the cell when omega 6 levels are too high. Internally the most commonly consumed source of omega 3 fatty acids are salmon, mackerel, linseeds, flax seeds, spinach, walnuts, brazil nuts, pecans, egg yolks, canola oil, linseed / flaxseed oil.

Sunflower oil (comprised in Kasia Restore Hair Oil) contains fatty acids and are essential to hair health and effective in preventing hair loss from male and female pattern baldness and alopecia areata.

Enjoy the effects of anti-inflammatory, free radical fighting, and  lipid rich solutions in Restore and Renew for your skin and hair!

WHAT IS A FREE-RADICAL?

Free radicals are molecules with an unpaired electron seeking another electron. They travel through the body seeking out healthy cells and breaking them down. This process is referred to as Oxidation and the damage it causes is known as Oxidative Stress. It has been linked to a number of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and certain forms of cancer.

WHERE DO FREE-RADICALS COME FROM?

Free radicals are produced in the body when it is physically excerted. They also come from pollutants and toxins in the air and water, toxins, smoking, and an unhealthy diet.

WHAT IS AN ANTIOXIDANT? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Antioxidants help the body fight back and repair itself from the inside out. They give the free-radicals the electron they are looking for to prevent them from stealing them from healthy cells. Antioxidants have the ability to reduce free-radical stress and promote healthy by assisting in preventing illnesses and chronic health problems.

Enjoy the effects of anti-inflammatory, free radical fighting, and  lipid rich solutions in Restore and Renew for your skin and hair!

Have you tried Pure-odorant? Nancy has.....

She's SURE! 

This is a fabulous product!  I have tried several deodorants that claim to be green, healthy and safe, but have failed to find one that REALLY works!   I can count on pure-odorant to keep me smelling great! (my husband even uses it and he's a marathon runner)

Kassie also has other wonderful and worthy products, including organic aromatic teas--yummy!  And lucky for me, I live close enough to her salon to take advantage of the beautiful organic hair care she offers. I love, love, love her stuff!

Nancy, MN