Chocolate Indulgence. October is Fair Trade Month. Consider stocking up on Aura Cacia Fair Trade Cocoa Butter to help offset all of that not-so-good-for-the-planet (or its people) Halloween chocolate that is going to be passed out this month. Fair Trade guarantees that the growers of Aura Cacia's cocoa butter get a fair price for their product, while you end up with some guilt-free natural body care. Aura Cacia Fair Trade Cocoa Butter is minimally refined so it retains all of the luxurious aroma and skin moisturizing nutrients of the cocoa bean.

Craft your own wintertime body moisturizer

2 cups Aura Cacia Sweet Almond Oil
1 container Aura Cacia Fair Trade Cocoa Butter
1 1/2 teaspoons Aura Cacia Vanilla Precious Essentials Oil

Place cocoa butter in freezer for 10 minutes until it pops out of the container easily, then place in a sauce pan and melt over gentle heat. Add sweet almond oil and continue heating just until liquid has clarified. Remove from heat and stir in Vanilla Precious Essentials oil. Let cool into a salve-like cream. Use as an all-over body moisturizer. Tip: for a creamier consistency try whipping the mixture during the cool down phase.

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You, or someone you know might be participating in the Walk For a Cure. Reward your tired tootsies by using the above recipe to make an energizing foot massage cream. Simply substitute the Vanilla Precious Essentials Oil with Aura Cacia Peppermint essential oil.

Aura Cacia supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.

We are also participating in the Everyday Coupon Book which contains hundreds of valuable coupons for products you love and brands you trust, including Aura Cacia! The book also features delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, preventative diet tips, and other valuable wellness information to help you stay healthy, live well, and keep more money in your pocket!

Coupon books will be available at Race for the Cure events nationwide. Additionally, we're giving away books on our Facebook page.

OCTOBER FREE GIVEAWAY

Aura Cacia Soothing Heat Bubble Bath FREE with every online order! Click here for details.

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ESSENTIAL OIL OF THE MONTH

JUNIPER BERRY

Warm, fresh and activating, Juniper Berry oil combines the forest-like aroma of freshly crushed juniper needles and the fruity-resinous scent of berries. The oil is distilled from living, berried branches, trimmed from the small European  evergreen Juniperus Communis. The scent inspires mental awareness and clear, deep breathing. In massage, juniper berry stimulates body tissue and increases flow, it is a purifying, de-toxifying oil. (A little goes a long way!) Inhaling the fresh, foresty aroma of juniper berry helps to elevate ones thinking process by purging dark thoughts and negative energy.

Clear Vision Aromatherapy Diffusion
4 drops juniper berry essential oil
3 drops lemon essential oil
2 drops spearmint essential oil
3 tablespoons water
1 Aura Cacia Candle Lamp Diffuser

Add water to candle lamp. Add drops of oil to water. Light candle. Breathe.

Warming Massage Balm
5 drops juniper berry essential oil
4 drops balsam fir needle essential oil
3 drops nutmeg essential oil
3 tablespoons shea butter
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil

Place shea butter and sweet almond oil into small pan and warm over gentle heat just until melted. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, add essential oils. Allow to cool and set up then apply a tablespoon at a time during massage.

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