“We believe in new soap and used pets. We believe dogs should be allowed everywhere. We believe in throwing a dog a bone. We believe in purebred dogs, pound puppies and rescue pooches. We believe rescue dogs know they hit the Powerball. We believe the more dogs, the better the mojo.” – Dogs are a big part of our lives at Indigo Wild.  They play together, play with us, greet customers in our retail area, visit our offices for treats, sit on our laps during meetings, eat lunch with us and add to the all around good mojo atmosphere of IW. Every dog is a part of the Indigo Wild family, and recently you may have seen our Facebook postings about our foster dog Ginger. 

Ginger, a 2 year old Collie, was rescued from a puppy mill in March and quickly adapted to life at the Indigo Wild factory. Whether its playing with her best dog friend Daisy, making visits between offices, or loving up on Lindsey all day, Ginger is a big part of everyone’s lives at IW. About two weeks ago, Ginger was at the factory when we noticed that she was having trouble walking. With the help of Kansas City Sheltie Rescue (www.kcsheltierescue.org), an awesome organization who saved Ginger from the puppy mill, we took her to the vet.  After a few hours of racking our brains, we discovered that Ginger had gotten into another dog’s medicine containing Ivermectin, a drug found in many dog medications that can be extremely fatal to Collies. With the great help and new treatments being developed at the vet, Ginger was quickly treated to get the bad stuff out. Lots of prayers and good juju were sent her way during her week long stay in the hospital. A big THANK YOU goes out to our Facebook fans, friends, KC Sheltie Rescue and Indigo Wild family.  She had many visitors at the hospital, her pooch friends included. Ginger came back to work last week and definitely has a new lease on life. Her willpower and strength really has supported the fact that rescue dogs do deserve love and know when they’ve got it good. After all that, we just couldn’t let her go; Emily is adopting Ginger so that Indigo Wild is her “Furever” Home!

You too can spread good juju to the pooches. The Indigo Wild Y.U.M. Line (http://www.indigowild.com/products/dog-products/) is great for your dogs and supports a great cause – Kansas City Sheltie Rescue which helped Ginger and many other dogs at Indigo and in Kansas City. What better way to clean Your Untidy Mutt than with all-natural products that are safe for your pets and not harmful to the environment.  

Y.U.M. Bar Soap (http://www.indigowild.com/products/dog-products/lavender-citronella/) helps your pet’s coat shine with this goat’s milk soap, while critters and dirt are washed away. Essential oils of Lavender, Citronella and Cedarwood mix together to create a Y.U.M.my aroma that is awesome for your dog and pleases your senses too! For each Y.U.M. bar sold, Indigo Wild donates $1.00 to Kansas City Sheltie Rescue (www.kcsheltierescue.org)  helping homeless Shelties find loving homes.

The Y.U.M. Wash (http://www.indigowild.com/products/dog-products/yum-wash/) is made with 95% organic oils including Citronella, Lavender, and Cedarwood. This wash is extremely moisturizing for both you and your pooches’ paws.

 Y.U.M. Mist (http://www.indigowild.com/products/dog-products/lavender-lemon-with-patchouli/) is a quick fix for stinky dogs and stinky rooms. Spritz some Y.U.M. Mist on your dog’s bed, coat, kennel or around the house for an aromatherapeutic experience both you and your pooch friend can enjoy. This mist made with pure essential oils of Lavender-Lemon and Patchouli is now available in a new BPA-free clear bottle for that little reminder to shake it then spray it!

 Y.U.M Glow (http://www.indigowild.com/products/soy-candles/yum-glow/) is a soy wax candle that keeps your house from smelling like the doghouse with the aroma of Lavender, Lemon and Patchouli essential oils.

Get these great products today by visiting http://www.indigowild.com/ or calling 1-800-361-5686!

We asked our Facebook Fans to choose between Patchouli-Orange or Sea Salt for our NEW Zum Mist; the vote was split 50/50 so BOTH will be available September 1st! Get excited, because we are excited, these two new scents are absolutely amazing! Patchouli mixes with Orange creating a calming and sensual aroma that will balance your chakra and bring on a positive outlook. The Sea Salt Mist brings the beach to your bedside with a blend of essential oils.  This aromatic combination makes a fresh and uplifting scent sans sand.

Wondering about all of the ways to use Indigo Wild’s Zum Mists? Well here’s a not so average day of using Zum Mist in your life:

• In the wee hours of the morning, mist your face with Sea Salt to wake yourself up.

• Add spraying Eucalyptus Zum Mist in your shower before you lather, rinse, and repeat, to your daily morning routine.

• We’ve put a new spin on the 3 S’s: Sit, S***, and Spray, so take a little Lemongrass Mist into the bathroom with you.

• Keep your drive to and from work fresh so spray Zum Lavender-Lemon Mist in your car to make that old car smell go away!

• Stick Zum Lavender-Mint Mist into your fridge on a hot summer afternoon, and spritz yourself for a refreshing and uplifting minty experience

• Make sure those pesky bugs don’t make their way into your home by spraying your entryways with Rosemary Mint Zum Mist.

• Want your entire home to smell like Zum? Spray F&M Zum Mist on your air filters and the Zumderful aromas will travel through your house.

• Instead of using a dryer sheet that’s not-so-natural, spritz a little Patchouli-Orange Mist on a washcloth and toss it in the dryer with your clothes!

• Combat any awkward smells that may arise from your couch, blankets, closet, pooch or significant other with Frankincense-Lavender Mist.

• Before you snuggle up in bed, spray your linens with Lavender Zum Mist for an aromatherapeutic experience that will literally put you to sleep.

We all have a pretty good idea of what Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen and the cast of Jersey Shore can’t live without…and here at the Zum factory we like to think of ourselves as equally important as these “A-list” celebs. Although we like to keep our crazy lives a little more low profile, we want to share with you the 5 things that each of us can’t live without.

Lindsey – Caffeine, dogs, trashy reality TV, wine/adult beverages, iphone

Dick – Wife, kids, sight, friends in Atchison, history

Annie – Iced tea, chocolate sheet cake, dogs, lip balm, ipad

Linda – ipad, Diet Dr. Pepper, chocolate chip cookies, Mike Dunn, reading glasses

Mike – 2 he can’t say in public, Linda Manco, books, red wine

Megan – Zumbo Kiss Stick, coffee w/cream, chips & salsa, ipad, clarisonic

Emily – Black turtle necks, bean pillow, essential oils, Malbec of any kind, my inappropriateness

Leslie – Daisy, tomatoes, cheese, garlic, down comforters

Angela – Books, music, wine, flowers, humor

Big Boy – Love, crafts, home-cooked meals, GOOD box wine, pair of pliers

Tina – Lighted magnified mirror, ipad, music, sunflower seeds, IW room spray

Max – Coffee, red licorice, notebook, music, getting tattoos

Troy – Diet Coke, chocolate, ipad, Go Chicken Go gizzards, NetFlix

Andre – Wilderness activities, America!, ipod, substance abuse, Shatto chocolate milk

Paula – Sunshine, chocolate, dogs, money, Diet Coke

Keelia – Phone, a good pair of heels, nail polish, heated blanket, a BIG hunk of meat

Bethany – Mexican food, DVR/TV, puppies, Captain & Coke, Reese’s

Krispy – Creativity, literature, laughing, hugging, brow groomer

Don – Music, coffee, dogs, laughter, love

Ben – Guitar, food, water, SOAP, Everlast CD

Tara – Bio-freeze, coffee, laughter, good food, good tunes

Pam – Watermelon, iphone, baked cheetos, hugs, cowboy boots

Noe – Morning java, DVR, yogurtini, Outlook Calendar, my husband’s meatloaf

Lauren – Espresso, water, my dog, sleep, sex

Sarah – My boys, spinning, crossword puzzles, Jeb & Lila, spinach

Julie – Migrating birds, hazelnut coffee, pets, big fat snow flakes, morning sun

Betsy – Lavender rub, beer, cheese, ipad, tote

Dan – wok, hat, towel, chalkboard for drawing, music

Indigo Wild’s new skin-soothing Dragon’s Blood Zum Rub® targets dry, cracked skin.

Kansas City, Mo., (Feb. 21, 2011)—It’s not every corporate executive who has a vial of dragon’s blood sitting on his or her desk. But Emily Voth, owner of Kansas City-based Indigo Wild®, isn’t your average business owner. Voth, along with her posse, manufactures some of the country’s most popular all-natural products including the Zum line of salves, aromatherapy sprays, lip balms and the company’s signature goat’s milk soaps that are layered with swoops and swirls of color.

So it was a natural when Perry Fink, Southwest Whole Body Associate Coordinator for Whole Foods Market®—America’s largest retailer of natural and organic foods and products—called Indigo Wild’s fragrant headquarters in mid-January with an idea to incorporate a centuries-old elixir into a viable product to relieve dry skin.

The ingredient with skin-soothing and moisturizing properties—dragon’s blood—sounds like a magic potion straight from a medieval storybook. A dark red resin extracted from trees indigenous to the Canary Islands, Morocco and Indonesia, the oil has been used for various remedies for hundreds of years. “At Whole Foods Market we sell dragon’s blood resin to burn incense,” says Fink. “My interest was piqued after Dr. Oz recommended dragon’s blood lotion to his viewers to help dry, cracked skin and people called Whole Foods Market in search of the perfect product. It was then I knew there was a customer demand for a high-quality lotion using the oil.”

Fink picked up the phone and called Voth. “When I asked Emily if Indigo Wild could produce a dragon’s blood lotion, she laughed,” says Fink. “She just happened to have dragon’s blood sitting on her desk.”

Voth, whose company’s products have been sold in Whole Foods Market stores across the country since 1996, says it was serendipitous to receive Fink’s request. “Our trademark at Indigo Wild is to dabble with cutting-edge natural ingredients and spin them into great quality products,” says Voth. “Dragon’s Blood Zum Rub is the perfect example of how we create solutions that are relevant. It’s the ideal recipe to help scaly skin, split cuticles and cracked heels.”

Into Indigo Wild’s test kitchen they went and within a week developed Dragon’s Blood Zum Rub, an innovative solid moisturizer packaged in a compact 2.5-ounce tin designed for on-the-go lifestyles. In addition to dragon’s blood infused organic sunflower oil, the greaseless rub contains grapeseed oil, coconut oil, natural beeswax, carnauba wax, organic shea butter, pure essential oils and vitamin E. Dragon’s Blood Zum Rub is made without the use of parabens, mineral oil or fragrance oil. Two samples of the prototype product were expedited to Fink’s Dallas office.

“It’s truly a wonderful product,” says Fink. Whole Foods Market ordered a shipment of the Dragon’s Blood Zum Rub from Indigo Wild, which is flying off shelves in its Southwest Region stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Dragon’s Blood Zum Rub is also be available at Indigo Wild’s Web site  (www.indigowild.com) and Voth says other stores across the country are ordering it every day.

Voth and Fink are pleased with their collaborative effort and creative partnership that resulted in a quality and effective product to soothe the masses.

“More than that, I never thought I’d be rubbing dragon’s blood on my hands,” says Fink.

And true to Indigo Wild’s animal-free testing pledge, the only thing tested in the creation of yet another successful Zum product was dry, cracked skin.

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About Indigo Wild

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Indigo Wild has been producing all-natural products infused with good karma for the body and home since 1996, including the wildly popular Zum line. Never tested on animals, the Zum line includes numerous all-natural products and blends: lotions, soaps, candles, body rubs, bath salts, aromatherapy sprays, baby products, dog products, laundry soaps, household cleaning products and more. Indigo Wild’s Zum products are available online at indigowild.com, by phone at 1-800-361-5686, and at specialty boutiques and natural food stores nationwide

1. New year’s resolution = getting in shape? At least you won’t have to worry about drawing attention to yourself at the gym with those squeaky thighs. Smooth some on your inner thighs so there’s no chafing while you run or walk.
2. After hitting the slopes, or the bitter cold city streets apply to wind burned faces for a soothing healing sensation.
3. Have a cold? Gotten dumped recently? Chances are you have been through a box of Kleenex and your nose (along with your mood) is feeling blue. Rub some nip stick on your schnoz and instantly, you’ll be feeling a little better!
4. We all have a bra (or two) that is so uncomfortable, but we just can’t get rid of because it makes our tatas look just right. Put a little under your boobs to ease that pesky underwire rub.
5. Snag a sweater on your dry cuticles? Prevent hangnails, sweater snags, and runs in tights by applying the Nip Stick on your cuticles .
6. Dry Wenus? It’s okay you don’t have to be embarrassed, the Nip Stick is here to save you!
7. For those stubborn drawers (we are talking about your desk and dresser, not you panties) add the Nip Stick to the tracks for a smooth ride.
8. If you are playing dress-up with your jewels and get the bling ring stuck, use the Nip Stick to slide yourself out of the sticky situation.
9. If you woke up late and are running late to work or schools, use can use Zips as a pomade to style your locks and tame your flyaways.
10. Spring Break and Bikini Season are coming soon, get your spring cleaning done and bushes trimmed early! Zips works great near your sensitive areas to help with uncomfortable razor burn.

T’was the night before Christmas, when all through I. Wild,

All of the Zum peeps were working; All orders were compiled.

The packages were stacked by the door with care

In hopes that Jay-Fed soon would be there.

The Kiddies were nestled all snug in their beds;

While visions of Zum Bars danced in their heads.

And the wife in her slip, and I in my skivvies so white,

Had just settled down for some holiday nookie that night.

When on the front porch there arose such a clatter.

Was it my Zumbo Kiss Stick or did it even matter?

Away to the door I flew like a flash,

Tore it open quickly to see my great stash.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,

My Indigo Wild order came before Christmas was here!

With its aromas so yummy I think I could lick.

F&M, Sandalwood, Sea Salt, none make me sick.

My natural lovelies laid there, no product the same.

I whistled, I shouted, and called them each by name.

Oh Zum Bar! Oh Zum Tub! Oh Zum Glow and Zum Body!

My Zum Yule! My Zum Joy! My Zum Nice and Zum Naughty!

I shouted it on the porch, to the top of the wall,

I love Zum! I love Zum! I love them all!

So onward to the next house Fed-Ex flew,

The truck full of goodies and Jay-Fed too.

Delivering Indigo Wild to everyone who’s been good;

To cities, to farms, to homies in the hood.

From all of us at the Zum Factory,

Wishing you a Christmas that is merry.

We spread Zum love to all far and near,

And wish you good juju this coming year!

Urgent Announcement from the Bed Bug Health and Safety Administration:

Attention all Bed Bugs!

Our quest for world domination has been drastically halted. As the holiday season falls upon us (our biggest chance to conquer all), please be on high alert for traveling humans. Word on the bed bug street is that they have this super new bed bug spray from Indigo Wild.  It’s full of essential oils, including cinnamon, which you know we all hate! Wasn’t dealing with all of the harsh chemical repellants enough? Now we have an all-natural product keeping us away from those precious mattresses!

We are unable to reach those directly affected from Indigo Wild’s Bed Bug Spray, but we do have first-hand accounts from concerned Bed Bug citizens:

“This bed bug spray is keeping us at bay from hotels, homes, and suitcases across the nation,” -Lulu B. Edeater

“Not only do those pesky humans spray all of our lovely hiding places, but they are even able to spray Indigo Wild’s Bed Bug Spray throughout the entire room, creating an aroma that is pleasant for them, but makes all of my 6 limbs cringe,” -Stan K. Ybug

“This spray is selling like crazy, the future of our society is in peril. There is nothing that can be done to stop the spread of the spray, but we have located the source of this danger: Indigo Wild in Kansas City, Mo. All efforts are being made to track the distribution of this spray, but it’s selling too fast!” -Icke P. Estes (Professor of Human Studies, Bed Bug University)

We urge all of you to stay away from humans carrying this bed bug spray. These humans could be located in hotels, homes, airports, schools, and restaurants. Please take all precautions when traveling, and it is suggested that all bed bugs and their families remain under lockdown in their homes until further notice.

In support of our “breast” friend Betsy and October being Breast Cancer Awareness month we picked out the top Boobie songs around! Remember to check out all of our Betsy products on our website and help kick breast cancer’s butt! A portion of the sales from the Betsy products go to Turning Point and Back in the Swing, so buy away.

Boobie Tunes:

1. 99 Words for Boobs – Robert Lund

2. Boobie Brush Song – Micfri

3. Otto Titsling – Bette Midler

4. I Fell Asleep On Her Boobs – Nice Peter

5. My Humps – Black Eyed Peas

6. Boobs For A Day – Matt and Ben

7. BIG BOOBS – Jaeger-Rivers

8. Dance: Ten; Looks: Three – Pamela Blair

9. Big Boobie B*****s Song – Micfri

10. Jugs – Fondle

11. Milkshake – Kelis

12. Hugs and Jugs – Danny Chavelier

13. Squeeze Box – The Who

14. Giant, Queensized, Mango Jugs – Johnno

15. Boobs – Ruth Wallis

16. Brick House – The Commodores

17. Low-Cut Sweater – Moes Haven

Drew Corrigan’s Green Smoothie

2 cups of coconut water (or just plain filtered water)

1/4 cup of raw cashew pieces

1/4 cup of chopped dates or 3-4 whole pitted dates

1 dessert spoon of raw cacao powder

2 medium size peeled oranges

1/2 pound of washed spinach leaves

2 stalks of purple kale (including stems), sliced into pieces

1 stalk of rainbow chard (including stem), sliced into pieces

2 frozen ripe bananas, slightly thawed and cut into 1-inch pieces

Add the coconut water, cashews, dates, cacao, oranges and spinach into the blender pitcher, and blend until the spinach leaves are broken up. Add the kale, chard and bananas, and blend until smooth. Depending on the nature and power of your blender you might need to stop and push the ingredients down to the blades with a spatula a couple of times. Chill (if necessary) and serve. Makes approximately 50oz.

One thing that I did was use an orange I had previously “skinned” using my zesting tool. (I made more of the coconut balls prior to making this smoothie! ) So, the orange had a lot of the white pith still on it, with just the outermost rind removed. The pith is one of the most nutritious parts of the orange and quite high in orange essential oil, adding a “zing” to the smoothie.

I always cut my fruits, veggies, or greens before blending as they blend more quickly, easily, and the blender doesn’t heat the smoothie, soup, or whatever I am making as much. (Heat is the enemy of enzymes!)

You can use this same recipe and change the fruit … eg replace oranges with peaches, nectarines, pears, strawberries, pineapple, for a different flavor. I don’t recommend apples or blueberries unless you want pudding … apples and blueberries seem to be high in pectin or some other compound that turns the smoothie into a jelly-like mass after a short time.

You can also try other combinations of greens … arugala adds a spicy kick, cilantro is nice (in small amounts), a leaf or two of romaine will vary the flavor in an interesting way. Dandelion greens are good but you may want more dates (they can be rather bitter).

Have fun!!!

Props again to Drew Corrigan “KC’s very own Yoga & Health Guru”  for a wonderful recipe!

Check him out at www.drewcorrigan.com

Drew Corrigan’s Famous Orange Coconut Date Balls

* 1/4 cup almonds or walnuts

* 2 cups dried, unsweetened coconut

* 7 large Medjool dates, coarsely chopped

* 1/2 cup walnut or almond butter, or a combination of the two

* 2 tablespoons coconut oil

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

* Zest of half an orange, or to taste

In a food processor grind almonds or walnuts to a medium grind and set aside.

Combine coconut and dates in a food processor. Add walnut or almond butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract and orange zest. Process until well mixed.

Form into 1-2 inch balls and roll in the ground nuts. Refrigerate.

Thanks Drew Corrigan “KC’s very own Yoga Guru”, we love your balls!