Why Don't we Shower After Raindrop?
by David Stewart, PhD, DNM

When we teach or do raindrop technique we normally advise receivers
not to shower till the next day in order for the oils to continue their
work. The question has been asked as to why we do this since
essential oil molecules are readily absorbed through the skin. Hence,
it would seem that within a short time, they would all have been
internalized and no longer on the skin surface. If they are no longer on
the skin surface, then why would it matter if one showered or bathed
or not? That is a very good question, and a thoughtful one, too.

The truth is that when one receives raindrop, not all of the oils
applied are aromatic or essential. There are a variety of vegetable
and nut oils also applied which are not aromatic and not entirely
absorbed. Among the fatty oils used in raindrop are those
contained in Valor, Ortho Ease, and V-6.

The oil blend of Valor is composed principally of the essential
oils of spruce, rosewood, blue tansy, and frankincense, but also
contains the fatty oil of almond.

Ortho Ease contains a variety of essential oils, which are absorbed
through the skin, but its principal constituents are fatty oils of
coconut, grape, almond, and wheat germ.

Another YLEO oil often applied during raindrop is V-6, which
is composed  completely of fatty oils.

When fatty oils are combined with or layered over essential oils,
the rate ofabsorption of the aromatic oils is considerably slowed
down. Hence, it may take 12 hours or more for all of the oil
molecules to findtheir way into the body. This is the main reason
for recommending that clients wait over-night before showering.

There is another reason for waiting to shower. Only part of
the magic of raindrop has to do the absorption of therapeutically
active molecules through the skin. The other part is inhaling them.
Inhalation allows healing molecules to enter the blood stream
through the lungs and to pass directly through the olfactory
organs across the blood-brain barrier. Thus, raindrop addresses
all of the systems of our bodies via several routes.

Due to the layering and mixing of fatty oils with the aromatic ones
during raindrop, the fragrances linger for a good 12 hours or more,
which continue to administer healing to the receiver via the nostrils
throughout this time, as well as through the skin. You don't want
to wash this off until it has all of the tiny therapeutic molecules
have been absorbed. To bathe too soon will wash away and reduce
some of the therapeuticbenefit and potential effectiveness of the
raindrop received.

Now you know why we don't wash after a raindrop.