About Essential 3

Essential 3 is a full-scope aromatherapy company focused on providing safe and effective essential oils, blends, and lotions that support health and wellbeing for the body, mind, and spirit. e3 is a private, family-owned company founded in 2002. We partner with individuals, health practitioners, health care facilities, and manufacturers who are looking for high-quality essential oils combined with well-researched education and an excellent customer experience.

The essential oil market has dramatically changed since 2002. Today essential oils are more popular than ever before – you can even purchase them at your grocery store. So it’s important for you to know what you can expect when you work with Essential 3 as your partner in aromatherapy solutions.

The e3 Difference

Difference #1 – Experience – Every Customer Deserves Our Best

Every day we try to live up to our committed belief of what each of our customer’s experience should be. We do not have purchasing requirements, such as minimum order amounts or monthly purchases. Instead we tailor the customer experience to you – whether you’re just starting out with one or two essential oils, are a heath care practitioner looking for guidance on patient care, or a large hospital implementing an extensive aromatherapy program.

Each member of our staff is passionate about what they do. We don’t promise to have all the answers, but we do promise to use all of our resources to help you make well-informed choices on the safe use of essential oils for your unique circumstances. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. We look forward to hearing from you!

Difference #2 – Education – We Share What We Know With You

Our staff is comprised of health care practitioners who have studied and/or are certified in clinical aromatherapy, as well as massage therapy, healing touch, Reiki, nursing, animal health care, and more. We are committed to providing education on safe and appropriate essential oil use specific to each individual’s needs.

You’ll find on this website detailed information on each essential oil: Latin name, country of origin, part of the plant used, extraction method, main biochemical components, properties, uses and safe application methods. We are happy to answer any and all questions you have regarding your use of essential oils.

Essential 3 hosts Just For The Smell Of It classes to introduce people to the use of aromatherapy. We also provide aromatherapy education for hospitals, hospices, massage schools, esthetic schools, wellness clinics, medi-spas and pain clinics, and can design education modules to provide staff members with Certificates of Competency in Aromatherapy. We also partner with hospitals and hospice programs to create written policies and procedures for safe and effective use of essential oils.

Difference #3 – Essential Oils – Distinctive, Customized, High-quality Blends

In order to produce the quantity and quality of essential oils our customers need, we partner with farmers and distillers throughout the world. This enables us to focus on finding the highest quality products available. Often, growing conditions for certain essential oils are only found in specific regions of the world, such as Frankincense, Lavender French High Altitude or Sandalwood.

We’re committed to using essential oils that are 100% authentic and free of pesticides, synthetics, stretching or adulteration of any kind. In order to be considered therapeutic-quality, an independent lab tests each of our essential oils to ensure purity. (Certificate of Analysis and SDS sheets are available upon request.) We often work with companies to develop customized blends for private label distribution. Our dedication to quality is appreciated by our business partners who use our essential oils in their products – ranging from natural perfumes to medical products used in hospitals.

Caryn Gehlmann

CEO & CLINICAL AROMATHERAPIST

Caryn founded e3 in 2002 and her insight, energy and cooperative nature are behind our success. As a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, she thoroughly researches e3’s essential oils to ensure therapeutic quality. Her expertise makes her a leading national educator and consultant on the use of essential oils, including work with hospitals, hospices and healthcare providers looking to implement successful aromatherapy programs.

LAKITA DUNKERS

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER

Lakita ensures e3 clients have an amazing customer experience – from social media engagement to warehouse support. She brings over 20 years of experience in healing arts as a massage therapist, energy practitioner, life coach and Clinical Aromatherapist. Lakita enjoys supporting customers to achieve their optimal state of wellbeing.

Andrew Sanis

IT DIRECTOR & NURSE

Andrew is one of e3’s founders. He’s involved in the business planning and oversees technology-related decisions, including web development. As a registered nurse (RN, BS, CCRN), with a background in critical care nursing and informatics, Andrew is committed to effective, holistic tools like aromatherapy for personal and community wellness.

Joni Keim

EDUCATOR & AUTHOR

Joni has worked in the alternative health and wellness field for over thirty years as an author, practitioner, and educator. She is a licensed aesthetician and has certificates in aromatherapy, wholistic health sciences, and nutrition. Joni researches and writes for e3, provides technical direction for skin care, and assists in product development.

Gema Allen

health advisor & massage/craniosacral therapist

Gema is one of e3’s most trusted health advisors. With a background in hospice homecare, massage and cranisacral therapy, Gema loves teaching people about the body’s wisdom and willingness to heal and how to give it a gentle nudge in the right direction. She believes aromatherapy provides access to memory, comfort, pleasure, relaxation, stimulation as well as specific healing remedies.

jill barker

animal health advisor & bodyworker

e3 benefits from Jill’s vast knowledge of the use of essential oils to help many kinds of animals. Jill’s experience is in energetic bodywork, neuromuscular re-patterning and injury recovery. She has found aromatherapy to be an amazing therapeutic tool, allowing both humans and animals to heal and rebuild a healthy balanced state of being.

Raquel Davis

order & inventory coordinator

Raquel works in the warehouse preparing orders, labeling products and managing inventory. This is the perfect fit for Raquel since she’s a detail-oriented person who thrives on repetition and consistency. She also loves that her job gives her the opportunity to continually learn amazing new ways essential oils interact with the body and mind.

Wendy Lampert

Bookkeeper & accounts manager

Wendy’s organized, detailed-oriented personality fits with her role as bookkeeper – entering orders, processing payments and creating shipping documents. She’s been interested in aromatherapy ever since she started looking for natural products for her children. Wendy loves her job because she’s constantly learning something new and gets to work with a fabulous group of women!

Denise Newell-Bresg

Operations Manager & Private Label Liason

e3 depends on Denise’s organizational skills to oversee procedures and operations for order fulfillment, customer service processes and quality assurance. She also works closely with private label clients by helping them develop special blends and write their procedures and policies. Denise is thrilled to be working for a company that promotes chemical-free, natural solutions.

Marisa Lampert

order & inventory manager & aromatherapy blender

Marisa is e3’s order fulfillment lead by day, by night she researches and experiments with new blends for future products. She draws from years of experience in customer service to ensure each order is delivered in a safe and timely manner. Marisa is passionate about e3’s natural products – for her own sensitive skin and for the endless learning opportunities.

Uilani Roberts

Retail Inventory Manager

Customers who walk through our door benefit from Ui’s ability to listen carefully and help them find the essential oil or natural product which best meets their needs. As a former international hula dancer, she brings grace, detail and organization to all she does. Ui loves working with e3’s fantastic team and helping people discover, as she has, the amazing properties of essential oils.

About Essential 3