Bumps and Bruises!

One day, I was reading an herbal book and learned that Geranium essential oil would help heal a bruise. I am kind of a klutz, so I filed that in my brain as useful information! Sure enough, a few weeks later, I was baking with some new sugar I had bought that had seetled and gotten hard. To loosen it up, I hit it hard with the heel of my had. Of course, it made a big blood blister. I had some Geranium essential oil, so I rubbed some in. It felt great, so I continued to rub it in for about five minutes. While I was doing this, the bruise started going away!! I couldn't believe it!! Through the years, I used this when my family started to bruise and it worked for them too!

A couple of weeks ago, my hubby's cousin and his family came to visit. They have a beautiful, active two year old. She was enjoying her lunch in her little booster seat, when all of a sudden she hopped out of her chair and ht her head extremely hard on our dining room table! We all were so relieved when she started to cry! Immediately she got an egg on her forehead. I got the Geranium out and massaged it in her boo-boo for five to ten minutes. I could feel the egg getting smaller! This was about 12:30 in the afternoon. By 5pm the same day,  it was gone! Her mom couldn't believe it!

The next week we were at church for Wednesday night supper. A small child had spilt some of his lemonade and  no one had seen it happen. Sure enough, someone walked through it and fell. She hit her had and within five minutes, she had quite a swollen bruise on the side of her forehead. My daughter immediately thought of the Geranium and asked me to help her. I had to run home and pick some up (now I know to keep some in the glove box of my car!), but I could see the blue go away and the swelling seemed to start to go down. I hear back from her recently.  I'm happy to say she is mending well!

Help prevent A Loved One from Becoming a Stroke Victim

When I was nine, my grandmother had a stroke. We lived very near her and my grandfather, so we were there before the ambulance got there. I was devastated to see my precious grandmother not know the people that loved her most in the world. It was hard to watch such a wonderful, capable woman completely lose her health that night. The right side of her body was completely paralyzed. She could no longer run her farmhouse, knit, sew, or use her beautiful handwriting. She wore a brace on her right leg for the last five years of her life. She was 62 when she had her stroke and 67 when she died. 

I got a great email today from my sister and wanted to share the information with you. I wonder if knowing this could have helped my grandmother thirty six years ago. 

Remember the first three letters of the word STROKE.... The letters S, T, and R. 

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are hard to identify. A stroke victim can suffer severe brain damage when not treated immediately. Many doctors say that if the patient can get medical attention within 3 hours of the stroke starting, they can reverse the effects of the stroke!

Doctors now believe that a bystander or family member can recognize a stroke by these three easy questions.

S - Ask the person to SMILE. Is the smile straight or crooked? A crooked smile could be a tip off to a possible stroke.

T - Ask the person to TALK. Can he/she repeat a simple sentence? (We are outside.)

R - RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he/she has trouble with ANY of these tasks, call 911 immediately.

There is now a NEW SIGN OF A STROKE - STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE.

If the tongue is crooked, or bends to one particular side, that is also an indication of a stroke. 

Share this information with people you love. 

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How Do I Know My Skin Tone?

Watch this tutorial to learn what your skin type really is.

Your Voice Matters This Election Year - Even with Skin Care

It's election year and we want to hear from you! Vote on your favorite product. 

Go one step further and post why it is your favorite. One the first day of April we will review them and pick the most convincing. The winner will win her favorite item.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Affusion - A Must for Men

Did you know that Affusion began formulating because of a man's skin problems? My husband needed a synthetic free skin care product due to allergy problems. It seemed that no matter what he used, he was uncomfortable and itchy in his own skin. Since I could not find any products like this in 1999, I started formulating. Share Affusion with the manly metrosexual in your life. Follow these instructions in order to incorporate good skin care in his daily rotine.

-Shave
- Wash face - Make sure you wash off all the synthetic additives in shaving cream.
- Tone - This step with soothe razor burn and hydrate skin. Apply like after shave lotion.
- Apply moisturizer - Keep your skin younger looking by keeping it well moisturized. Our Day Cream is great for normal skin. Try our Herbal Replenishing Cream if your skin is drier.
He will love the way his skin feels.

Our Fruit Facial Peel will help keep skin clear and manly. Is he fighting crow’s feet? Try The Daily Repair Skin Therapy as part of his regimen.

It’s important to keep an edge on looks for business and social events. My mom used to say, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts. But no one will know if you don’t present yourself with your best foot forward.

When is Organic a Good Thing?

This is the time when many people are “going organic”. You see green businesses and products that say they are organic everywhere. This is wonderful. Healthy choices are finally being advertised in the grocery store, health and beauty, even on water bottles!

But just because something is labeled as organic doesn’t mean you don’t need to check further. In the health and beauty industry, many products have essential oils in them, but also have parabens and other synthetic ingredients to cancel many of the benefits.

Does that organic shampoo you just bought have methelparabens or polyparabens in it? Is there sodium laurel sulfate in that new cleanser you just bought? I was recently in Whole Foods and saw a lovely package of foaming bath salts with sodium laurel sulfate in it. It was labeled organic, but the extra ingredient in it made me walk on by! I saw the same with many of the skin care products there.

Affusion works hard to make their products safe, even good for you. We don’t preserve our products with parabens, but use a healthier alternative. We use essential oils to help your skin maintain its youth and control blemishes, the highest quality plant-based Co-Q 10 to minimize wrinkles, and botanical oils to form the base of our creams and lotion. Now that is quality that makes for a more beautiful you, inside and out!

Affusion’s makeup stays on longer than other mineral makeup because we don’t add fillers, and maintain extremely high standards. I was talking with a customer recently who battled watery eyes. Her eye makeup would run and smear, causing her to have to re-apply. Since she started using Affusion’s makeup, she has had no more problems. This frees her up to think about other, more important things, and not worry about her looks as she goes through her day. She now knows she looks great!

Don’t let companies fool you by adding one healthy or organic ingredient and then calling themselves natural or organic. Read the ingredients label and make sure you aren’t putting artificial colors and fragrances on your skin. Affusion is ready to help you at our web store. Our makeup is labeled by skin tone for easy shopping. Free USPS Priority shipping makes your life hassle-free and saves gas and time. Let us know how we can help you!

Tips for Carcinogen-Free Living

Recently I was a guest on Canada’s AM1410 CFUN morning show. Canadian rock star Bif Naked, announced that she has stage two breast cancer. The star enjoys a vegan diet and reports that she is very careful to live a healthy lifestyle. CFUN radio personalities Val and Nikki saw the link between the entertainment industry’s heavy use of cosmetics and breast cancer. They contacted me to discuss the connection between beauty products and the disease. We discussed some of the information in our blog article “10 Ingredients to Avoid in Skin Care Products”.

We also discussed how our modern household environment is perpetually exposing us to carcinogens.

Many home deodorizers are made from synthetic fragrances. Many man made fragrances combine with other synthetic ingredients and make phthalates. Phthalates will not be listed in an ingredients list, because they are a by product of synthetic fragrances. Spray them in your home and breathe them all day! I stay away from phthalates by staying clear of any man made fragrance.

Dryer sheets are not necessary. The problem with dryer sheets is that carcinogens not only go into your household, but also drift into the neighborhood as well. If you really need to use a dryer sheet to cut down on static electricity, I recommend Static Eliminator. I purchase these from the Bread Beckers, a local company that also sells organic grains and teaches a healthier lifestyle.

Paraffin candles many times have a wick with lead inside of it. The paraffin candles emit petroleum byproducts into the air, which are unsafe. If the wick has lead in it, heavy metals are floating in the air for you and your loved ones to breathe. Instead, I recommend a pure beeswax candle with a pure linen wick. Pure beeswax candles send out negative ions that clean the air instead of polluting it. My favorite candle is from the Chase Candle Company. If you really like scented candles, I recommend Bear Creek Candle Company. Their candles are scented with pure essential oils, like Affusion’s skin care products are scented with pure essential oils.

Do we really need all those heavy bathroom cleaners? My mom taught me to clean porcelain sinks, tubs, and toilets with simple laundry detergent. You will be surprised how well this simple cleaner shines your tub, toilet, and sinks. Just put a little laundry powder on a damp cloth. Then scrub and rinse. When finished cleaning, I wash my hands well with soap and water, and then massage in 1-2 drops of Tea Tree and Rosemary Essential Oil.

Don’t take this personally, but skip a meal once in a while. As Americans, we eat much more than we need to survive and be healthy. By skipping a meal, we allow our bodies to completely digest the food we have already eaten. When our digestive system gets backed up, reflux is more pronounced, allergies can act up more, and our bodies can have a hard time assimilating all the new vitamins, minerals, and waste products. Give your system a break.

Let go of bitterness. “Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer's 'German New Medicine®' integrates emotional cancer triggers and the inherent self-healing capacity of the body.” Believe it or not, Dr. Hamer has proven that negative emotions can lead to cancer. The good news is that by changing our attitudes, we can change our health and our lives.

Constipation really is the enemy your mother told you it was. I have a friend who just overcame cancer. Her doctor informed her of a link between constipation and breast or prostate cancer. I recommend cleansing your system. If you battle constipation, you may want to cleanse once a month. If you don’t, cleanse once a quarter. My favorite is Nature’s Secret Ultimate Cleanse.