Sunshine

1. I was able to wean myself off my anti-depressant medication by using this blend. It's made all the difference in my life. It's like I'm finally breathing some fresh air. The name is perfect!

2. I am 60 years old and lost my husband to a massive a heart attack about a year ago. It was a total shock, as we both considered ourselves in very good health. I held up fine for a few months as my life turned upside down, but after dealing with everything one deals with after a death, I crashed emotionally. A precious friend found some information on your website and decided to get me your Sunshine blend. I apply it over my heart daily, and it has been a great remedy. I'm much more stable now and learning to serve others instead of dwelling on my heartache. Thank you for your service. I hope to live out my remaining days in service to others. Certainly your service has released that potential in me. God bless you!

3. I have suffered from seasonal depression and chronic fatigue for years. Your Chronic Fatigue blend and Sunshine blend have help immensely! - Mary

4. I work at an academic library and was at our circulation desk the other day. A student came up to the desk to check something out and said, "Something smells REALLY good - I think it's you!" I was wearing Sunshine :-). - Kate

5. Yesterday, I was having difficulty getting my brain to turn on, so I put a drop of Sunshine on my temples and the base of my skull. Within moments, I was alert and feeling like "the light had been turned on"! Thank You Hopewell Essential Oils! You are a Gift from the Lord! - Nora

6. Sunshine is the perfect pick-me-up in the afternoon! - Angie

7. The other day I was taking a walk and got into poison ivy. I had a bottle of Sunshine with me and used it on the rash. Of all the oils I've used, Sunshine deals the best with the itch - sometimes up to 8 hours. Once I my arm was very swollen from the ivy rash, and I used Cypress to reduct the swelling, but nothing beats Sunshine (and it smells wonderful!).

8. Thank you for the Sunshine oil blend. I find that I need this as a pick-me-up about every other day. It has been a wonderful help in dealing with the multiple losses in my life. God bless! - Jenn

9. I took Zoloft for about 12-14 years, but I really don't like taking drugs. So I worked on some tinctures and used those to get off Zoloft. Zoloft is very hard to get off of because there are several weeks of feeling what I can only describe as little electric shocks. I worked my way down to the smallest possible dossage and then went a couple weeks going every other day and then quitting. I made some tinctures based off the ingredients Mountain Rose Herbs has in their anxiety care and mood care (Anxiety: Borage, St. Johns Wort, Hawthorn, Oat Top, and skullcap. Mood Care: Kava Kava, Gotu Kola, Passionflower, Ginger root, and Wild lettuce.) I didn't have exact measurements and was pretty new to all this then, so I filled a quart jar about half way with the herbs, filled the rest with 80 proof rum and shook them every day for 6 weeks, strained and stored. I used a couple dropper fulls as needed to help me feel better. I don't like the taste of the tinctures, but they help me feel as if I'd had a half a glass of wine. I don't drink in general so that may be why the taste was so unappealing, but I was so desperate to get off drugs, it was worth it. It was a rough month, but it worked. I now use Sunshine and a blend of some other oils listed here. - Anonomyous

10. If you haven't tried it....Get Sunshine!!! It's so uplifting and brings the chaos in your head to a gentle halt. It's love folks! - Amanda

11. I had postpartum depression so I tried a few different antidepressants, but because of an unusual history I've had with medications, they numbed me too much and made it hard for me to care for my baby. I thought I'd try essential oils instead. When Sunshine arrived in the mail, I wasn't doing great, and I was sitting on the couch. I put it on right away and forgot about it. Half an hour later, I was up on my feet laughing while talking to my husband and playing with my baby. I was surprised that I was feeling well, and then I remembered that I'd tried the oils. It was working! But because I was using it in place of a medication for a real illness, I had to stay on top of applications. I prepared 20%-10% diluted in a rollerball and applied every few hours for several months. I would know it had worn off and I needed to reapply when I began to feel depressed again. Eventually, I didn't need it as often. It's been almost a year, and now I only need to apply it in the morning, and when I'm going through stressful things, I will continue to reapply throughout the day a few more times. It has a very natural affect. I don't feel medicated when I'm using it, but I do realize that there is a lack of my usual problems in my brain. Because I also have suffered PTSD and anxiety, I used this along with Frankincense CO2, which as the postpartum depression has worn off, has become more of a staple for me. - Laurie

12. I had a traumatic birth with my last one and had to have an emergency c-section. I had bad PTSD and kept thinking my baby was going to die. I went to a nutrionalist, and she recommended Sunshine and DeepEase. Both were very helpful. - Betsy

13. I placed an order specifically for therapeutic, all-natural perfumes to add to homemade lotions, shampoos, soaps, etc. Sunshine was one of the blends I had included because I thought it might smell nice. When it arrived, what I didn't expect was the immediate joy it gave me when I smelled it. I have 3 little girls (aged toddler to teenager), and when my orders of oils come in, we all sit in a little circle and smell each oil that comes in. We give our opinion of each oil, and each of us had a positive response to this bottle. My middle daughter (10 years old) said, "Oh that's a happy one!" I couldn't agree more! I think Sunshine is absolutely the best name for this oil because you have managed to bottle just that. I have never had an immediate response to an oil like this before, which is why I had to write this testimonial. If anyone has been in a funk or feeling "out of sorts" lately (like I have), this oil is the one for you! I suffer from severe insomnia, therefore I also suffer from migraines and depression, and I drag through the day. It was like a switch had been flipped when smelling this oil, and I just woke up. It is now in my diffuser, and I will be making sure I keep this oil in stock around here. I think it just might be what I needed to help me get back on track. Maybe having more energy in the day will help me sleep in the night. What a wonderful blend you have made! Thank you so much! - Stacey

14. I love Sunshine. I'm an oncology nurse and have it in my oil stash at work. When I'm feeling stressed, I go to the break room and apply a little Sunshine. It helps calm me so I can handle the stress a little better. - Leslie

15. When a very minor scratch from a plant that had been sprayed with an unknown (to me) chemical, the area between my wrist and the first joint of my thumb became very inflamed and swollen. The joint ached like arthritis. After a week with no improvement of these symptoms, a friend recommended HEO's Sunshine blend. The blend is diluted at about 10% in a roll-on applicator. After the first few applications, I saw and felt substantial relief. It got much better very quickly. On the third day, my hand was symptom free. - Debbie

16. I'm truly amazed by Sunshine! I've never personally had a pure reaction to an oil like this before. I've had your oils work wonders with my daughters' immune systems, especially my youngest with respiratory issues who I thought would never have a strong immune system. She has now has been antibiotic free longer than she ever has in her life. I've had your oils clear infections in my own body that even antibiotics never fully got rid of, but I've never had an instant reaction like this to any oil, ever. It's hard to explain the feeling that I felt. It felt as if a switch inside me had literally been flipped, and I felt uplifted and joyful. I feel it every time I smell it. Honestly Linda, I've been in a funk for quite some time and I didn't think anything would make me feel uplifted and hopeful again. To find that I can get that feeling from smelling a bottle of essential oil is amazing and just strengthens my belief in using them over medicating. You've really got something special with this blend and I'm so glad you made it! I pray God continues to bless you and guide you in your everyday life. You are such a blessing to many people. -Stacey

17. My anxiety levels were definitely helped as the bacterial infections were eliminated. However, that being said, applying Frankincense topically every morning and evening was a help, not only for relief of anxiety, but also to help build my immune system. Other essential oils I used to combat feelings of anxiety were: Lavender plus Cedarwood rubbed over my heart area, Peaceful (just a drop or two applied on the back of my neck just below hairline) and last, but certainly not least, is the blend called Sunshine. I apply Sunshine anywhere/everywhere on the body. It's such a wonderful blend, very uplifting and anti-anxiety. Personally, I wouldn't do without any of the oils listed, as they all seem to work differently at different times for me. If I don't get the immediate response from one oil, I'll try another. - Teri

18. We got samples of the Potential, Purpose and Sunshine with our last order. WOW! They have been a great blessing while dealing with the stresses of COVID-19 quarantine. These will be new staples in this household! - Kimberly

19. I constantly recommend this blend and it has been very useful through these uncertain times of [the virus of 2020]. My Mom was recently in the hospital and my elderly father was very anxious with her gone. Sunshine was so helpful and calmed him down so well. I also mailed a 2 ml bottle to friend who lost her Mom a month ago. She felt that it was a help to her. We are never with out Sunshine and it is one of the blends that we always take along when we travel. - Lana

20. I use it in place of the antidepressant I used to take. - Ginger

21. WE love sunshine! It has been a gift in this season of the loss of our loved one! - Katie

22. The oils have been a mental-health saver throughout this thing we're going through right now [COVID-19 quarantine]. I use the Sunshine and Revitalize (along with Vitex which I ordered for a different issue) in a necklace diffuser, and I've been handling this situation remarkably well. I struggled at first with depression and low energy, but ever since I started using the oils, I've not had anything I couldn't handle. - Melissa

23. My husband had a heart attack in a parking lot after dark on Dec. 27, 2016. I was not with him but God sent a couple to his aid. He actually died and they revived him, but he was in a coma for 10 days then they told me he would never wake up from it. I sat by his bed in CICU and used your oils for all  ten days. When I came home I checked through all the bottles and asked God to show me which ones to take back to the hospital, and He showed me every time. After three days they really started putting pressure on me to take him off life support, but my good friend/mentor told me to just not listen and do what needed to be done. And praise God he woke up! He does have a brain injury and is disabled, but God spared his life and I credit the oils for clearing infection that was introduced into this body in the hospital. Every night when I left the hospital, he knew I was going and he would cry, even in the coma.  I decided to put a drop of Sunshine on his pillow before I left, and it calmed him because it was familiar and a favorite blend of his. The oils continue to be a big part of every day for him, and I just thank you for what you do every day to help those in need. You are the best! - Lana

24. Sunshine lifts one's mood immediately. It's just like the name says: it's like sunshine coming in where there was only a gray cloud before. I use both the blend and as a prediluted spray (3%). It lifts mood, depression and feelings of doom and despair. - Sara

25. Five years ago my husband was in a coma for ten days and he would cry when I left the hospital each night, so I started putting a drop of Sunshine on his pillow before I left and it calmed him. - Lana