Why Don't we Shower after Raindrop?

I had my first Raindrop Technique last week, and it was great! But the therapist told me not to take a shower for at least 24 hours afterward. Why did she tell me not to shower? Melissa, Tennessee

Answer provided by Dr. David Stewart, Ph.D., originally published at www.raindroptraining.com and reprinted in the July/August issue of Fusion.

When we teach Raindrop Technique (R.T.), we normally advise receivers not to shower until 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. If they are no longer on the skin’s surface, then why would it matter if one bathed or not? That is a very good question, and a thoughtful one, too.

The truth is that when one receives R.T., not all of the oils applied are aromatic or essential. There are a variety of vegetable and nut oils also applied which are not entirely absorbed. Among the fatty oils used in R.T. are those contained in Valor, Ortho Ease, and V-6. The blend Valor is composed principally of the essential oils 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 principle constituents are fatty oils of coconut, grape, almond, and wheat germ. Another oil often applied during R.T. is V-6 Mixing Oil, which composed completely of fatty oils. When fatty oils are combined with or layered over essential oils, the rate of absorption of the aromatic oils is considerably slowed down. Hence, it may take 12 hours or more for all of the oil molecules to find their way into the body. This is the main reason for recommending that clients wait overnight before showering.

There is another reason for waiting to shower. Only part of the magic of R.T. has to do with 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, R.T. addresses all of the systems of our bodies through several routes. Due to the layering and mixing of fatty oils with the aromatic one during R.T., 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 all of the tiny therapeutic molecules have been absorbed. To bathe too soon will wash away and reduce some of the therapeutic benefit and potential effectiveness of the R.T.

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