Today I read an article on news.therawfoodworld.com about a woman who cured her bladder cancer with frankincense essential oil.  The article stated that she took four drops by mouth twice daily and now has no signs of bladder cancer.  She discovered the healing abilities after reading the results of research conducted at the University of Oklahoma that found frankincense oil has properties that kill off cancer cells, especially in conjunction with sandalwood oil.  According to this article frankincense oil has not only helped with bladder cancer, but it has been shown to have anti-cancer properties that help keep other cancers, including melanoma, prostrate, and leukemia, at bay.  It also boosts your mood, heals wounds, remedies bad breath, strengthens hair, eases digestive problems and fights fungus.

So what's in it?  I'm glad you asked.  Apparently it contains monoterpenes, compounds which have the ability to help eradicate cancerous cells at the onset of their development, as well as their progression stages, making it ideal for those who discover their cancer regardless of when it's found.  Monoterpenes stop a cell's replication process, then cell death, and ultimately, tumor regression.

Common Uses: The therapeutic properties of Frankincense Essential Oil include use as an antiseptic, astringent, carminative, digestive, diuretic, sedative, tonic and expectorant. Frankincense is said to help rejuvenate the aging skin, and is effective with bacterial and fungal infections. The anti-inflammatory property of this oil is reputed to be an effective treatment for joint pain and arthritis. Frankincense can also be used as an insect repellent.  Frankincense Essential Oil has a rich woody, earthy scent with a deeply mysterious nuance. Avoid use during pregnancy. 

I woke up this morning, itching bad, I wanted to scratch, I was going mad.  Went to the doctor, said help me please, he just shook his head, and he said to me... - Itching For A Scratch, Force MD's

Recently I was reminded how much whipped shea butter moisturizes and loves our skin.  I was in a hotel with very hard water and rushing to check-out on time and forgot to put on my whipped shea butter.  Well about an hour later my back was so dry and itchy I couldn't take it anymore.  This whipped shea butter relieved my skin, I haven't itched like that since the winter.  I have fairly soft water at home so I took it for granted that the water would be the same while I was out of town.  This is my own testimony that whipped shea butter helps with dry cracked skin, eczema, and to nourish the skin of those with hard water.    

To give you a little background, I started making whipped shea butter out of pure necessity.  To put it frankly, I was broke.  I found myself faced with no other choice but to be innovative with my budget as I tenaciously searched for a new higher paying job.  During that time I bought a block of shea butter.  You know, the square hard block that you find at any given health focused store or bodega.  Well I was tired of melting the shea butter in my hands by rubbing them together vigorously to get it to spread easily on my hair and skin.  That's when I pulled out my mixer and started breaking up the hard block then whipping it up with other skin and hair nourishing oils to come up with the best formula for whipped shea butter.  To my surprise not only was I able to stretch my block of shea butter, whipping it gave me five times the amount I originally had, but I also loved my concoction.  In fact, I loved it so much that I started researching the best balance for the perfect formula and most complementary essential oils that will aid in healing and helping to nourish your skin and hair.  This was the beginning of Madison Lauren.  

Fast forward one year, I began giving out my experiments to friends and family to test.  As you know, when people receive something for free, they don't value it as much.  So most times they forgot I even gave them the samples.  It wasn't until another year passed that people started coming back to me saying how much they loved the shea butter and how it helped their dry, cracked skin especially in the winter.  The greatest blessing to me was hearing how mothers with babies who had extremely dry skin and/or eczema were able to give their babies relief through the whipped shea butter.  That warmed my heart.  My nieces have dry skin and suffer from eczema so I always shipped them whipped shea butter to help them but I never thought about it helping other children.  This journey has been a series of blessings in so many surprising ways.  I hope your skin loves it as much as my skin and my family's skin does.