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Goodbye, Bugs! Hello, Summer!

Hello, summer. Nice to see you again. I see you’ve brought some friends with you. Mosquito. Wasp. Gnat. Tick. Oh, and how could I have forgotten you, Biting Flies? I can’t say I’m pleased to see an...

NIB Spotlight Aromatherapy and Avocado Oil

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants for healing. Although the word “aroma” makes it sound as if the oils would be inhaled, they can also be...

Beard Balm: A Tale of True Transformation

“So, how do you like your Alise Beard Balm?” This is the question I casually asked my husband while we were together in the car the other day. Above his slightly bushy lumberjack’s beard, his eyes ...

NIB Spotlight Peppermint EO and Comfrey Root

Peppermint essential oil is one of nature’s most versatile and multi-purpose oils with numerous therapeutic benefits. Two of the main active constituents in Peppermint Oil is Menthol and...

NIB Spotlight Lavender EO and Calendula

Lavender oil offers an incredible number of benefits and uses.  So many in fact, that if you had to choose just one essential oil this one would have to be it.  Lavender essential oil can be used t...

Embracing Change

Change is inevitable.  And nothing will teach you that like a selfie.  I say this because I had to take one not long ago for the purposes of work.  I dutifully shifted the camera into selfie mode, ...

NIB Spotlight – Anti-inflammatories

April 10, 2018 Nature’s Ingredient Benefit (NIB) Spotlight this week is focused on Anti-Inflammatory properties of Olive Oil and Clove essential oil. Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) – Extra Virgin ...

Celebrating Green this St Patrick’s Day!

Shared thoughts by Lisa Scheerer, March 2018 Green is one of my favorite colors! I just love seeing so many people wearing Green on St Patricks Day. It inspired me to do a little research on the co...

Mud Mask or Seaweed Mask Step-by-Step Guide

Follow our Facial Mask guide to have clear, smooth healthy skin. What you’ll need: Mask:  Calistoga Mud Mask or Calistoga Seaweed Mask Moisturizer:  Beautiful Skin Facial Salve (Lavender or Ylang Y...

Cinderella: A Self-Care Tale for the Holidays!

Cinderella:  A Self-Care Tale for the Holidays! I know fairy tales have been getting a bad rap.  All that business of princesses waiting around for their prince to come can look pretty terrible thr...

A Time for Gratitude

Expressing Gratitude for Our Bodies Every Single Day I don’t think I’m alone when I say Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I just can’t help but love a celebration 

Live Courageously!

Seizing those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities The bucket list. We all know what it is, most of us have one of our own and on rare occasion you are presented with an opportunity to check one of tho...

Confessions of a Beauty Product Junkie

I’ll just confess this right up front.  I was once a beauty product junkie. There was a time I had an entire dresser drawer jam-packed with lotions, creams, sprays, and oils.  I read every article ...

Our Journey to Alise

Our Journey to Alise Back in June of 2017, we joyfully announced our new brand, Alise.  The seeds for this new brand were planted out of our desire to have a fresh face placed on our products and o...

Why We Do What We Do

OUR MISSION The mission of Alise is to create authentic body care products that empower our customers to live a fun, connected, and “feel good” lifestyle.   OUR VISION We create authentic body care...

What Makes Our Products Special

WHAT MAKES OUR PRODUCTS SPECIAL? OUR FORMULAS All of our products are designed to work holistically with our bodies natural healing mechanisms to provide immediate and long-term relief from pain, s...

Who is Alise?

 A Very Special Announcement! With excitement, joy, and butterflies, we’d like to introduce you to our new brand name and logo!   Same products, fresh new face.   Please meet…   After a great de...

The Secret’s in the Mud

Why Mud? Mud baths are a detox therapy, which has become extremely popular around the globe. Many European practitioners promote mud baths as a treatment for arthritis. When enjoyed in a bath, the...

Aromatherapy Defined

  What is aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants for healing. Although the word “aroma” makes it sound as if the oils would be inhaled, they can also be massaged into ...

Eucalyptus Can Make Dreams Come True

It’s tough being a woman in desperate need of a little aromatherapy. Especially when that woman lives in a house full of men staunchly opposed to fragrances of any kind. Smelly candles, scented lo...

Calistoga Her-Story

Established in the mid 1800s by Samuel Brannan, Calistoga was built as a hot springs resort that was meant to rival Saratoga Springs, New York. The natural geothermal hot springs were said to have ...