Within the ’90s, Cynthia Gaultney was recognized with fibromyalgia and neuropathy, and the unwanted effects from her medicines have been inflicting her ache. Gaultney determined it was time for her to experiment with natural elements to assist treatment her ache.
Now, Gaultney spends her time in her kitchen creating do-it-yourself well being and sweetness merchandise to assist these like her with their ache. Gaultney stated it took years of a trial and errors for her to create a method of natural and natural elements to assist together with her persistent ache.
When Gaultney completed her method for her persistent ache serum in 2018, she launched her personal natural well being and sweetness merchandise enterprise, None of Your Beeswax. Via None of Your Beeswax’s Fb web page, Gaultney sells her merchandise to purchasers all through the U.S., however her largest buyer base is Delaware County, as she additionally sells her merchandise at The Mailroom and the tattoo parlor Black Sword Alliance.
Utilizing oil-infused elements like lavender, mint and yarrow, Gaultney stated she delivers 10 to twenty orders every day with numerous merchandise in every package deal. Gaultney stated her most-sold merchandise are her natural ache balm and therapeutic massage oils. Lately, Gaultney launched an natural fibromyalgia ache cream and an natural neuropathy ache cream.
Within the ’90s, Cynthia Gaultney was recognized with fibromyalgia and neuropathy, and the unwanted effects from her medicines have been inflicting her ache.
Janessa Erickson, a jewellery vendor and one among Gaultney’s purchasers, stated she met Gaultney once they have been each promoting their merchandise on the Muncie Farmers Market. Erickson stated she makes use of Gaultney’s natural ache balm on her fingers after working in her backyard and to alleviate her son’s leg and shoulder cramps. Though Erickson was skeptical at first, she stated she likes how inexpensive Gaultney’s merchandise are, and she or he plans to stay to her merchandise as a lot as doable.
“Cynthia shouldn’t be solely an excellent enterprise particular person however a sort one that goes to prolonged lengths to ensure the whole lot is natural,” Erikson stated. “I really like the whole lot [Gaultney] makes. [I] love her soaps, [and] they don’t dry you out.”
As Gaultney makes her natural well being and sweetness merchandise in her residence, she works alongside her husband of 26 years, Jeffrey Gaultney. Jeffrey started wooden carving in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Cynthia purchased Jeffrey a carving knife, and whereas he was “caught at residence,” Jeffrey stated, he watched YouTube movies to discover ways to carve wooden.
“As soon as I began seeing how superb his carvings have been, I knew we needed to promote them,” Cynthia stated.
As a result of Jeffrey doesn’t use social media, Cynthia has promoted Jeffrey’s enterprise, Woodchuck Carvings, since Might all through Fb teams. She additionally created an Etsy page for his wood gnomes, nation males and different characters. At present, Jeffrey has offered 20 of his wooden carvings, and he plans to make extra after he finishes reworking their residence. He enjoys making all his characters and doesn’t have a favourite, he stated, however the Santa Clauses he carves are the simplest.
As Cynthia appears to be like towards the way forward for her and Jeffrey’s small companies, not solely is she grateful for his or her prospects, she stated, however she can also be grateful for her husband, who helped her whereas she was in ache and taking remedy with hurtful unwanted effects.
“My husband held up our household after I received sick,” Cynthia stated. “As soon as I made a decision that conventional medication wasn’t working anymore, he supported me via years of trials and tribulation. He actually is my hero, as are my youngsters … Truthfully, we every do what the opposite can’t do or doesn’t essentially wish to. It’s undoubtedly a partnership made in heaven each personally and professionally.”
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