Guest Author - Jackie O´Neal

Blooming Groves Herbal Remedies offers a 95% organic product line designed to pamper the senses. Founder, Jennifer Urezzio spoke to me about the many benefits of Lavendar. “Lavendar is the best essential oil and good for all skin types, so it is a miracle herb,” she noted.
Sometimes we are so preoccupied with helping and caring for others, we forget to nurture ourselves. Even if you are involved in charitable missions, you still need to look out for number one!
The Founder of Blooming Groves dedicates much of her time to donating her pampering, organic product line to many local organizations. I’m suggesting it highly for its affordability as well. I find her products are a perfect fit for my own charitable project: The recovery kit. These kits contains essentials for anyone in recovery of any type of crisis, and will include products from Blooming Groves.
If you are discovering the summer season to be rather a hectic time, you may want to consider slowing down and helping yourself find balance with the use of a high-grade lavendar essential oil. Urezzio suggests mixing about 5-6 drops of the oil with 4 oz. of purified water in a misting bottle. Once you have blended the ingredients, you can use the fragrant solution to mist your linens before taking a refreshing nap, or going to sleep for the night. You can expect restful and utterly relaxing sleep accompanied by vivid dreaming as a result of the intoxicating lavendar oil. According to Urezzio, lavendar is not only useful for relaxation, it also has purifying properties and can help boost the immune system. If you are an allergy sufferer adding a few drops to a cold diffuser will help relieve allergy symptoms as you breathe in the healing fragrance. Diffusers can be purchased at any health food store and are well worth the investment for the benefits you will derive from the treatment. Urezzio agrees that the one thing we can include more of in our busy lives are long baths. She recommends taking a cup of sea salt, or Epsom salt ( not table salt- not only will the lavendar oil not adhere well to it, table salt also contains iodine which is harmful to the body.) and adding 5- 6 drops of high-grade lavendar to the mixture before placing it in a warm bath. The powerful lavendar scent will immediately inspire calm and balance for the rest of the evening before going to sleep.
Urezzio based in Morristown, NJ is a dedicated herbalist who believes in the importance of structuring one’s personal life to allow time for pampering and self-care. “You are a mirror of what is going on inside yourself, so remain happy to reflect the best,” she said.
Urezzio teaches that the lavander fragrance is both relaxing and balancing, physically and emotionally and a great stress buster. It is ideal for everyone and she has never heard of any negative reports associated with its use.
She emphasizes purchasing therapeutic grade lavendar to enjoy optimal benefits from the healing herb. The following are additional ideas for pampering treatments:
Need to really calm down?
.Rub lavendar oil on the feet for a calming effect on the whole body
.Dry skin?
. Rub lavendar oil on dry or chapped skin for a hydrating boost!
Self-conscious about scars?
.To reduce or minimize the formation of scar tissue. Massage lavendar oil on and around the affected areas.
Hate musty closets?
.Place a few drops of lavendar oil on a cotton ball and place in a linen closet to scent the linens and repell moths and insects. (great for summer!) It’s a terrific mosquito repellent too!

Jennifer Urezzio, founder of Blooming Grove Herbal remedies invites you to join her Circle of Friends and receive free products! Send name and address to: info@bloominggrove.net
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Visit: http://www.bloominggrove.net
Or call 862-368-5877