Welcome to the June issue of the NIRC Newsletter.

New Articles/Interviews:

1. Grapefruit Seed Extract interview with Citricidal's General Manager, Richard Perry.

Interview by: Lisa Valentine, NIRC Board of Advisors
Recently I was afforded the opportunity to ask some questions to Citricidal’s General Manager, Richard Perry, regarding their Grapefruit Seed Extract. The following is what we discussed: READ MORE......

2. Information About Hydrosols ~ from Jeanne Rose

Advisory Panel Member Deborah Seewald contacted Jeanne Rose, author of 19 books on herbs and aromatherapy including "375 Essential Oils & Hydrosols", about the 'naturalness' of hydrosols. This page contains the generous information provided by Jeanne Rose. READ MORE.....

3. Hydrosols or Distillation Waters-Their Production, Safety, Efficacy and Sales Hype

Advisory Panel Member Deborah Seewald contacted Martin Watt about hydrosols. This page contains the generous information provided by Martin Watt. READ MORE.....

4. Information About Hydrosols from Tony Burfield

Advisory Panel Members Deborah Seewald and Kelly Holland Azzaro contacted Tony Burfield about the 'naturalness' of hydrosols. This page contains the generous information provided by Tony Burfield. READ MORE.....

Advertising Opportunities for Pledge Members

Check out our Pledge Member Page for Advertising Opportunities. We are offering some amazing discount packages for pledge members to advertise with us. We also invite you to visit and support the other companies who have taken the NIRC Truth In Labeling Pledge. CHECK IT OUT NOW....

Discount Opportunities-Pledge Members Supporting Each Other

SoapEquipment.com, an NIRC Pledge Member, has graciously decided to offer a 5% discount to other NIRC Pledge Members. Just let them know you are an NIRC Pledge Member when placing your order.

We want to thank the team at Soap Equipment for offering this generous discount to the NIRC members.

Also, the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA), to which our fabulous Advisory Panel Member, Kelly Holland Azzaro is Vice President, has kindly offered NIRC pledge members a 10% discount to join NAHA as a new member or to expired members upon renewal as well as a discount to advertise in the NAHA Aromatherapy Journal. Thank you to Kelly and the rest of the NAHA team for offering our members such a fantastic deal! For more information contact Kelly at ashitherapy@skybest.com

If any other pledge members would like to offer a discount, please contact us at nirc@naturalingredient.org for more details.

NIRC Seal and NEW Pledge Certificate

Because Truth In Labeling is central to our mission, we encourage you to display the NIRC Truth In Labeling Seal on your website to promote honesty in labeling as well as to proudly display that you are an NIRC Pledge Member who follows these high standards. Click here to find out how you can download the seal. Along with displaying the seal, we invite you to print out the NEW Truth In Labeling Pledge Certificate to display in your store or website. Click here to print yours.

We are committed to bringing you the latest information and benefits for NIRC Pledge Members. This is an interactive site so let us know if there are any particular topics you would like us to explore in the future.

Naturally Yours,

The NIRC Advisory Board

The Natural Ingredient Resource Center in the subject line.

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