A Terressentials Horror Story

Thanks Yuliya Nemova!

It was one of those beautiful autumn days. Bright blue sky bringing out the vibrant gradients of green in the trees, golden sunshine and the first chilly morning portending more to come. I took a deep breath of fresh air, finished my coffee and headed upstairs to get ready for work.

I turned the shower on and stepped in, wet my hair and reached for my Terressentials Lavender Garden Hair Wash. For some reason the bottle felt different in my hand...I wiped the water from my eyes and looked at the bottle. It was different. Hey! This isn't my Hair Wash! I looked around. Where is my Terressentials Left Coast Lemon Body Wash?

Irritated and dripping, I stepped from the shower and went to the cupboard, glancing at the clock on the way. It glaringly read 8:30! I opened the cupboard door, it was filled with other body care products. Terror filled my heart! I heard the clock ticking...TIC TOC, TIC TOC. Well, I had to get to work, maybe I could just use the bottle already in my shower, after all it did say “organic “ on the label. I headed back to the shower, already blaming my husband in my head for moving my stuff from the shower.

So, this stuff's organic huh? I poured the thick sweet smelling shampoo into the palm of my hand. Then a little voice inside my head (sounding vaguely like my boss Diana) said, check the ingredients Christy. (TIC TOC,TIC TOC, time was flying by, I was going to be late!) I read the label..ammonium lauryl sulfate, cetearyl alcohol, hydrated palm glyceride. What? This isn't organic! In fact it's down right unhealthy! TIC TOC,TIC TOC. Ugh! Maybe I can use that body wash for my hair after all I use Terressentials Body Wash for a shampoo sometimes. I read those ingredients. Nooo! More of the same propyls,-ides,and -enes. What was happening?

I ran to the cabinet, please, please let my Flower Therapy Replenishing Cream be there. Gone! As well as my Terressentials Fragrance-free Body Lotion and my Passionate Lavender Anointing Body Oil. They were all replaced by imposters, laden with plastics and polymers; -enes, -oses, propyls, and -ides. I closed my eyes and let out a blood curdling scream.

When I opened my eyes my husband was shaking me, the dogs were frantically barking and the covers were in a pile in the middle of the bed. My husband said “you were having a bad dream.” I pushed passed him and into the bathroom, leaving him looking at me like I was a lunatic. I opened the shower door and a light shone from above. All my Terressentials products were right there where I had left them the day before. I rushed to the cabinet. Ah, my Flower Therapy Replenishing Cream, my Fragrance-free Body Lotion and my Anointing Oils. All here safe and sound.

My husband stepped into the bathroom and asked if I was OK? Yes, yes, I'm fabuloso! It was just a nightmare, a true horror story. To think I might actually have to use once again products that were so harmful to me and the environment sends a chill down my spine. Instead, it's a beautiful autumn day. Life is good, as good as Terressential Organics!