April Shower Mystery Hostess Event!

April is one of my favorite months . . .

I am so looking forward to April and the Spring. . . after the winter we have all had I'm looking forward to APRIL SHOWERS

 

One of you will be very lucky,  Jordan Essentials as you could be the APRIL SHOWERS MYSTERY HOSTESS and receive all the Hostess Benefits!

It’s easy,  just drop into our Mystery Hostess Party www.myjestore.com/parties/7397  and place your order

Our April Showers Mystery Hostess Event will be running during the Month of April, so do not miss your chance to be my Next Mystery Hostess and receive ALL the Benefits.

There are so many ways to enter:
1 entry for every $10.00 Spent
1 entry for every Magnesium Lotion Purchased
1 entry for every Lip Butter purchased
5 extra entries for purchasing any of our Basic Sets
5 extra entries for purchasing the Essential Oil  Set with all 5 Oils
5 extra entries for purchasing the Herbal Blends Set with all 5 must have blends
1 entry for following me on facebook   http://www.facebook.com/CathyJELady
1 entry for joining my "Jordan Essentials Tuesday Tips Newsletter"   CathyJELady@gmail.com
1 entry for requesting a full catalog
2 entries for requesting a career catalog

MORE SHOWERS:
Every week on Sunday evening we will draw a winner  from ALL the entries so far in April for a  Jordan Essentials gift certificate good on your next purchase!
There will also be "Surprise Showers of Prizes" all during the month of April!

Let the April Showers Begin!

Fact Friday: A Defination of Dermal Absorption

HOW IS TOPICAL MAGNESIUM ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN?

from the Ancent Minerals Website

The skin, the largest organ of the body, has three primary functions:

• Temperature control
• Detoxification
• Barrier function

While one function of the skin, its barrier function, is to keep water and moisture in while keeping germs and toxins out, the skin’s other functions, temperature control and detoxification, could not occur if the skin was truly a complete barrier.

When you sweat, for example, you are both controlling your body’s temperature and naturally excreting toxins through your skin. If you can push out toxins, you can pull them in as well. One example of this phenomenon is that fact that a person who regularly uses underarm deodorant containing aluminum will actually show aluminum content in a fecal or urine test.

A Definition of Dermal Absorption

In fact, many substances do pass into the body from the outer surface of the skin and into the circulation. To understand how this works, imagine a tightly woven fabric. While from a distance it may appear impervious, at close range it is actually highly porous.  It is this porous nature of the skin, with its millions of tiny openings, that allows not only sweat and other toxins to escape, but also enables the absorption of some substances.

The process is known as dermal absorption. Once a substance passes through the outer layers of skin, it passes into the lymph and local vascular (blood vessel) system and soon after into the bloodstream.¹

Routes of Absorption of Topical Magnesium

While the exact mechanisms of skin transfer are yet to be completely understood, three routes of penetration have been hypothesized:

• Intercellular Skin Absorption, which occurs between the cells of the “stratum corneum”, the outermost layer of the skin
• Transcellular Skin Absorption, where substances actually pass through the skin cells themselves
• Skin Absorption Through the Follicles and Glands, also known as ”appendageal absorption”, which may also exhibit ”reservoir effects” in which substances may be stored within the glands for absorption over time

Fact Friday: Brief History of Transdermal Delivery

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY?

From Ancent Minerals Website

Humans have been using the skin as a direct pathway into the body for centuries, and only recently have we begun to understand the science behind it.

Ancient Roman Bath in Bath, England

Many people are familiar with the healing properties of saunas, used quite often for detox and general well-being. Saunas are the closest modern equivalent to the ancient practice of “balneology”, a healing method that can be traced to antiquity.

Ancient treatments in fact involved a variety of transdermal therapies ranging from mineral baths, to herbal compresses, to mud packs, to steam and sweat lodges. These topical remedies were not limited to one culture, but were a part of many of the documented societies spread throughout the world.

• In Homer’s Odyssey he frequently mentions the bathing habits of his heroes, drawing repeated attention to the significance of the deed. In the tenth century Paul of Aegina, a great physician, discusses balneology in a medical text, specifically detailing various forms of mineral waters for different ailments.
• The city of Bath in England took its name from the hot mineral springs it contains. The traditional tale of its origins told of how the son of an ancient king contracted leprosy. After he was banished from the palace he found the mineral waters in Bath and returned miraculously healed of the disease.
• When Ponce de Leon and Hernando DeSoto sought the “Fountain of Youth” in the new world, many speculate that the exaggerated tales that arose referenced the healing properties of a mineral-dense geothermal spring. Prior to commercialization, these same hot springs were a place where the native Indian populations would bring their sick or wounded, and would fight viciously to protect what they felt was sacred ground.

More recent examples of topical and transdermal therapies can be found from the 18^th through the early 20^th century and eventually led to the technological advancements seen today. Throughout Europe, the skin as a gateway for medical therapy became increasingly popular in the late 18^th century. In an age where open wounds often led to infection, topical remedies were favored over risky surgeries. For instance, soaking in sulfurous mineral baths became a widespread treatment for gout, which might otherwise have meant amputation.

Early editions of the United States Pharmacoepia (USP) contained several plasters, pastes applied with a cloth binding cover, which are precursors to current transdermal patches.  Similarly, herbalists utilize compresses and ointments based on the healing properties of plants.

In the same way that modern science has not only verified but also capitalized on traditional knowledge of the power of herbs and plant constituents, ongoing studies today explore the mechanisms of skin absorption, gradually confirming the practices of healers from before written history.

Tuesday Tip: Lip Primer

Our amazing Lotion Bar is the most unique lotion you will ever use! Made with beeswax and natural oils, your hands will be incredibly soft & smooth....but there are endless ways to LOVE your JE Lotion Bar:




Tip #12-use as a lip primer before you apply your favorite color of Lip Butter, it'll wear longer and your lips will be soft and healthy!







Jordan Essenitals carries both Lip Tubes and Lip Primer to help protect your lips and help your lipbutter last longer.  However,  if you're like me,  you don't always have your lip primer with you,  but I always have a lotion bar in my purse or tote.

The above pictured lotion bar is our Grapefruit Lime Essential Oil Lotion Bar,  but they are available in all Signature and Essential oil scents,  including unscented.

Description

Ingredients

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• A tangy, fresh squeezed citrus scent. Very refreshing!
• The most unique lotion you will ever use!
• Made with beeswax and natural oils, your hands & feet will be soft and beautiful! Place bar of lotion in hands, rub and go!
• Invented by our Founder!
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• Comes in a charming decorative travel tin.

Fact Friday: Baby Feet T-Zones

Essential Oils  are wonderful in helping with a variety of ailments.  However if you've been reading some of my posts on the Essential Oils,  you have picked up that with babies,  it's best to use the Essential Oils on ONLY their FEET!

Check out this great graphic on the babies foot to use in combination with the Essential Oils,  give it a try next time your little one is fussy.

Thursday Testimony: Acid Reflux Help

Over the years I've had bouts with Acid Reflux,  I've noticed that when I exercise that the problem seems to fix itself,  However we've been so busy at work that I find myself working 11 and 12 hours days.  Plus the things that need to be done when I get home.  So exercise has been missing from my routine,  I know I have to get back to it.    Well for over a week,  come about midnight or so,  I would wake up with some horrible acid reflux.

Last Saturday,  I guess I moved the wrong way,  and all of a sudden there was back pain,  so I thought I would give our new Peppermint Magnesium Lotion on the painful area.   However since I had the lotion out and using it I remembered that Peppermint is great for helping with digestion.  So I've been rubbing some on my stomach before going to bed.   Well I've had no more midnight wake up calls with Acid Reflux!

Tuesday Tip: Try Lavender Essential Oil to Help sore, cracked hands

Cold weather can be hard on you & your family's skin...do you have sore, cracked hands? Moms, treat those hurting hands with lavender essential oil: start by doing a gentle Salt Scrub (choose your favorite scent and you can add a few drops of lavender to your scrub), then place our creamy Shea Butter in the palm of your hand and add 1 to 3 drops of Jordan Essentials Lavender Oil, rub your hands together to mix and massage those dry hands. You will feel so much relief at this point, but go one step further and seal in the moisture with the JE Lavender Mint Lotion Bar....you will love your soft, supple hands again!

Fact Friday: Topical Magnesium

JOrdAN ESSENTIALS   earlier this month launched our new Magnesium Line,  Nancy Bogart,  CEO was on a mission to help her husband who is an avid marathon runner deal with some health issues due to low  Magnesium.   Use of our Magnesium Lotion and Dead Sea Salts had him back on track and approved by his doctor to run his next Marathon.    So I decided to do a little research myself and am LOVING all the information that I'm finding.   Check out this tidbit from the  "Ancient Mineral's"  Website

Topical Magnesium: How It Works

Topical magnesium, a method of delivering minerals to the body through the skin, may seem at first mysterious and new, but it’s based on both age-old principles and cutting edge science.

Have you ever used a patch to help you quit smoking, or to alleviate pain? What about Ben Gay? Or how about that expensive skin creme you bought to help give your skin a healthy glow?

If you’ve used or are familiar with any of these products, then you are familiar with the basic concepts behind topical applications of magnesium.

WHY USE TOPICAL MAGNESIUM OIL WHEN THERE IS MAGNESIUM IN FOOD?

Though it’s possible and preferable to get magnesium from a variety of sources, studies show that most Americans have magnesium deficient diets, with one in five getting less than half the RDA for magnesium in their daily diets.⁹

Oral supplementation, on the other hand, is affected by numerous things in your gut – no matter what type of oral magnesium you use.  Because all magnesium taken orally is potentially laxative, the ability to absorb magnesium through the GI tract is limited by shortened transit time.

Oral magnesium can be inconvenient as well, due to the amount needed for adequate dosage. Adequate magnesium is typically not added to multi-vitamins in an attempt to reduce the size and dosage, and magnesium supplements themselves can be large.

Considering these difficulties and the numerous factors that may negatively impact oral magnesium absorption in the GI tract, topical magnesium shows clear benefits.

Thursday Testimony: Magnesium Baths safer for Pregnancy

Cassie  Hatcher

So I've been very careful with which products to use during my pregnancy so far and I was unsure about the magnesium products but I SOOO wanted to use them! So I researched. You have got to read this! I'm taking magnesium baths daily now. So if you need me I'll be busy soaking 

http://drsircus.com/medicine/magnesium/magnesium-baths-for-safer-pregnancy-and-birth-2

                   The evidence is clear that inadequate magnesium intake is common

                   during pregnancy and that the plasma levels of magnesium tend to fall, 

                   especially during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.                         - Dr. Mildred S.Seelig

When we launched our NEW Magnesium products earlier this month,  I to did some research,  and even downloaded a book  "Transdermal Magnesium Therapy"  to learn more.    But I went to the link above and loved the wonderful information that it shared.  

It's been reported that 55% of the U. S. Population is below the  Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Magnesium,  and another 20% are Significantly below RDA.  While only 25% are at or above RDA.

In additional to helping our mom's to be,  Symptoms of poor magnesium intake can include

• muscle cramps
• facial tics
• poor sleep 
• chronic pain

Jordan Essentials offers an unscented  Magnesium Dead Sea Salt Soak in both 8 oz  and 32 oz sizes.   We also offer a Magnesium Lotion  in your choice of unscented or peppermint.   If you would like additional information on these products,  please feel free to contact me today.

Tuesday: Acne Face Care from Jordan Essentials

ACNE FACE CARE STEPS

Minor Acne:

1)      Complexion Bar: Daily or Twice Daily—Leave Bar in package but do NOT let water sit in package.  Wet Facial Brush and shake off excess water.  Rub Facial Brush on top of Bar a few swirls.  Cleanse Face well.  Rinse.  (I put mine on a suction cup holder on the back of the shower up high so the water doesn’t hit it.  The Complexion Bar will last a long time this way! 

2)      Toner Mist: Daily after each cleansing—Pat face gently dry, and spritz face with Toner Mist.  You may get the whole face with one spray, sometimes it requires two pumps.  Purse lips together and close your eyes before spraying.  Toner Mist contains Witch Hazel which naturally kills skin bacteria. 

3)      Acne Treatment Gel: Can use as a spot treatment up to 2 x’s/day—Acne Treatment Gel uses all natural Salicylic Acid to combat acne naturally, with no harmful ingredients or anything to “dry” the skin.  Heals damaged pores and soothes irritated clogged pores.  ONLY NEED A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF THIS….A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY!!!! 

Moderate Acne:

Steps 1-3 Above

4)      Detoxifying Clay Mask: Once/week for a Full Face Mask (10-15 min.), or as a nightly spot treatment (all night long)--  This Mask, which contains all natural Bentonite Clay, Detoxify, Deep Cleans, and Pull Pollutants from your skin.  Use once/week as a Full Face Mask to pull out toxins/bacteria to keep skin from breaking out.  Or use a thin layer as a spot treatment after Cleansing/Toner Mist all night long and rinse or cleanse in the morning for harder to treat acne spots. 

5)      Acne Treatment Moisturizer with Natural Willow Bark Extract: Use Daily or as needed—Oily, Acne prone skin needs a little help and Willow Bark Extract is another Natural Source of Salicylic Acid to fight bacteria, reduce inflammation and soothe skin. 

Severe Acne:

Steps 1-5 Above, but this would be step 2). 

2)      Spa Polish: 2-3x’s/week--  Spa Polish is an exfoliant to rid the skin of dead skin cells and clean clogged pores.  The cracked walnut shells have a natural antibacterial property to them that will kill skin bacteria.  Works great for Oily Skin or  in the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin) areas to help reduce extra oil.   Do not overexfoliate  (scrub too hard) if you have Rosacea.  You want to keep the skin calm.

6)      Tea Tree Essential Oil: Daily add in to the Toner Mist or Moisturizer to Combat Acne at the highest level.  Begin with 12-16 drops of Tea Tree Oil in the Toner Mist, or 10-15 in the Moisturizer and mix well before each use by shaking Toner Mist bottle or tapping Moisturizer on the palm of the hand several times. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions!  I am passionate about Skin Care having fought this battle myself, and I am here to help you get the most out of your products!  Remember, our products are Botanically-Based and FREE of DEA, Parabens, Mineral Oil, Isopropyl Alcohol, Talc, and Aluminum, so a little goes a long way.  Don’t overuse!