I suspect this will be unpopular opinion on this listing. I never got full on the homeopathy hype, I literally can't fathom any reason (outside of placebo effect) anything super diluted to basically no PPM would physically/mechanistically work, particularly when you take into consideration the amount of absolute garbage and "energy" that public tap water would have. We're going to super dilute this super toxic thing so that this water retains it's vibrational energy then dose a sugar pill with this super purified energized water to treat like with like... yeah I MMMM. I used to work in a supplement store and one of my friends at the time was a homeopath. She is incredibly well educated in the field, had a professional practice, and over the couple of years I knew her before losing touch, she gave me a lot of remedies that often times... worked? The mind-body connection is wild. Per the literature I think I have a good idea of how this functions, and if you can see an actual homeopath I think it's broadly more effective than just trudging ahead on your own. I don't want to get too far into the weeds here (likely too late). If homeopathy helps people and causes no harm, it's a net win. Placebo itself has been proven to be effective in a whole litany of research, and in those cases, it's helpful even if you know it's a placebo. I have a bunch of autoimmune issues and know how much my head can mess with my body, both negatively and positively. For me taking remedies is a kind of way to set an intention. In cases like this remedy, I kind of regard the chicory as a totem. I've been in therapy for awhile now and we've been kind of working to balance out my reactions to situations, I've always been super passive and accepting of everything, even when I shouldn't. I'm learning to prioritize myself and my needs, but the consequence has been a lot of feelings that are difficult to process, holding people accountable, and some resentment of people around me as a result. Trying to temper that and rather more ease into dealing with everything, I figured I'd give this a shot. (Apparently aspen or beech may have been a better call here. :'D) When I'm feeling stressed and angry, just taking a few minutes, breathing, grabbing this and having a glass of essence'd water while setting the intention to kind of accept and move past whatever I'm angry about, is making a world of difference. I used to take the rescue pastilles to manage anxiety, I felt the same way about them then as I do now. I think the practice of having a thing and setting an intention and refocusing makes a huge difference in how you interact with your reactions and presence in a moment. In the end, it doesn't matter how or why a thing works if it does for a person. I think Bach has cornered an interesting market, and considering the range and intention of their products, they can be helpful for a lot of challenging emotional situations. Worst case, the packaging on Bach products is great, reusable, very travel friendly. Nicely aesthetic, I dig the kind of modern apothecary vibe. The alcohol free line is super nice. Flavor is good, basically veg glycerin and water so it's sweet in that "this is the background of cough syrup before it goes horribly wrong" way. The dropper is probably my favorite execution of an eyedropper ever, great quality. The top is easy to unscrew. Basically branding, packaging, everything with Bach is as always, exemplary. I think for the price and reminder, it's a solid deal, especially if you feel less skeptical than I do.
