They're called "essential" for a reason.

"Essential oils should be called 'essential oils'. If names are used that sound evasive, such as 'pure botanical perfume' or 'pure fragrance essence', that is an indication that the supplier is aware that the oils are not true essential oils."

-Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt, Director of the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy

With the increasing popularity of essential oils, the market has become increasingly filled with cheap imitations and diluted oils. Essential oils have very real healing properties for the body and mind.  Fragrance oils are synthetically made from chemicals and do not offer the same healing properties and effectiveness that essential oils offer. Hippy Elixir bug spray, and future Hippy Elixir products, are made with the highest quality (USDA organic- therapeutic grade oils), unadulterated oils that we are able to source. Plants produce their own immune system defenses and when distilled into an essential oil, those properties remain. It's the reason our bug repelling herbal elixir is so effective.

New Retail

We are excited to announce Hippy Elixir Bug Spray will be carried by one of my favorite places to shop in northern Minnesota, Christmas Point Wild Rice Co. They will stock Hippy Elixir at both of their locations in Baxter & Walker Minnesota. Christmas Point is my go-to place to shop while in lake country for gourmet gifts, coffee, fudge, funky jewelry and clothing and unique house wears. Stop in and check them out if you are in Walker or the Brainerd/Baxter area this summer!

Brainerd/Baxter store

                                                  14803 Edgewood Dr. Baxter, MN 56425

Walker Store 

                                                   523 Minnesota Ave. Walker MN 56484

Hippy Elixir Goes to Mexico!

On a recent trip to Mexico, Hippy Elixir visited Xel-ha, a natural aquatic park with beautiful sea life and fish you can swim with. They require you only use chemical free sunscreen, bug spray etc. to protect their delicate ecosystem, aquatic life and jungle animals. Our bug spray worked great and met their "chemical free" requirements. Nothing is worse than having your vacation ruined by pesty bugs! Here are a few pictures from our trip: 

Labeling makes healthy choices easier

What's in that? It's a legitimate question many of us find ourselves asking when it comes to food and personal care products these days. Lunds and Byerly's makes life a little easier with their own in-store labeling system. If you don't have the time or patients to read every label while grocery shopping, look for their own "All Natural" label through out stores, and take the guess work out of trying to identify which products belong on the naughty or nice list. Check out the link to the Lunds and Byerly's blog below to see how their labeling system works. 

http://www.lundsandbyerlys.com/Blog/Whats-in-that.aspx

20 Plastic things you didn't know you could recycle

While catching up on "green news", I came across this great blog post from Green America Blog. It lists 20 common household items that you probably had no idea you could recycle. Fishing line? Yes! Even tennis balls are recyclable, well if your dog hasn't destroyed them first. Click the link below to get the full list. We are proud that Hippy Elixir bug spray is bottled using recyclable packaging.

http://blog.greenamerica.org/2012/01/03/20-plastic-things-you-didnt-know-you-can-recycle/