Our first glimpse into the world of Essential & Botanical Oils for creating natural bath and skin care products was by way of a personal trial. One of our children had a case of ringworm that would not go away. After trying every OTC Ointment and even some prescriptions we finally looked into a natural way of healing and stumbled upon the world of essential oils. The results were outstanding and healing took place quickly. With the information we had gleaned from our research we decided to make holiday gifts that year instead of buying them. As a result our family and friends received soap bars scented with Essential Oils. Their response was encouraging, so we designed and sent out a simple one page flier for our family who in turn passed them on to their friends and co-workers. Within a couple months we were selling our custom aromatherapy soaps and new body care products in retail stores throughout several states.

 We were so fascinated by what we found that we decided to spend the next several years researching natural cosmetic formulating, while studying to become certified and registered in Aromatherapy. Since that time we have developed hundreds of formulations by trial and a lot of error, and created what is now our bulk wholesale/private label/custom formulating business. The old retail line no longer exists and now our goal is as it always has been to stay true to a natural theme and to utilize ingredients that are beneficial to everyone and our environment. We remember how well that pure Essential Oil worked on our son and have decided to continue to use only 100% pure unadulterated Essential Oils by offering them with our unscented naturally derived bulk cosmetic bases or in the products we private label for our clients. These bulk cosmetic bases now represent one of the largest selection of naturally derived cosmetic bases in the world.

Today, we are growing throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and into the World Wide Web. We are no longer a home based hobby, in location only, due to space limitations, but our methods are very down home. Now we have over 35,000 sq ft. of offices, manufacturing and R&D space with equipment for any size job, large or small.  And if you ask us, if a couple years ago we were planning to out grow our home business like this, we would have laughed. We are truly blessed and excited to see people finally have options in caring for their mind and body. Essential Wholesale is committed to you and your needs, so if there is something we can do for you or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Essential Wholesale is a green energy-neutral company that uses renewable energy IE. wind, solar or other "green" energy sources. This program is available to anyone, contact your power company for details.  Our warehouse uses the heat generated by our manufacturing processes to heat the warehouse year round as needed and our employees are actively involved in a recycling campaign on everything we use in our offices.

Essential Wholesale is also a debt free, privately held family company. The owners take an active role in the daily operation of the company. Although the company has grown, we still believe that every customer is equally as important and deserves the highest level of customer support.  We want your business and we want to prove that to you, just give us a chance. We don't claim to be perfect, but if you decide to develop a relationship with us, we will always treat you fairly and will know that you have a partner in business that cares about your success.

Our goal is to help you fulfill your business dreams. To ensure your business remains viable for years to come, we pledge to supply the highest quality products at a great price. We invite you to browse our online store and venture down the path of starting your own business. Again please feel free to contact us with any questions and comments! We love to hear from our friends.

	Dennis Fioravanti - CEO:  with over 20 years experience in business development and management. Responsible for Growth & Development for all divisions. He has owned and operated businesses in the restaurant, maintenance and direct marketing industries.  He studied Biology/Chemistry at Montana State University, Theology and Education at Oklahoma Christian University and Multnomah Bible College, Business Management at University of Phoenix and has a degree in Theology with an emphasis in Education.  He is a former US Marine serving in Okinawa, the USA and other locations and is a veteran of Desert Storm. He has a 4th degree black belt in Okinawan Goju Kempo and enjoys spending time with his family more than anything else.  Little Known Fact: Optimus Prime is his favorite Transformer. David Hasselhoff's Knight Rider character "Michael Knight" is directly based on Dennis and his life from 1981 - 1985. The car was sold in 1987, but the pants, jacket and hair still hang in his closet.
	Laura Craig - Corporate General Manager:  runs the daily operations of the company. Her education in Business Administration and extensive experience in top management for various corporations along with being a Licensed Esthetician with extensive knowledge of skin care make her a uniquely qualified person to help run our company. She is responsible for coordinating the continued development of the company as well as overseeing the office and sales staff.   Little Known Fact: She is secretly honing her knife throwing skills to complete her ninja training... DON'T TELL ANYONE!  Her favorite color is Orange and her favorite hobby was working until she gave birth to a cute baby boy on Christmas day 2008. Now teaching him how to throw knives is her new favorite hobby.
	Kayla Fioravanti, R.A. - Chief Formulator:  with over 18 years in business management and ownership. She has a BA from Lewis & Clark University, is a Registered & Certified Aromatherapist with ARC and over 20 years experience in natural product development. Kayla has owned and operated two other companies and has lived and studied abroad in Ireland, Germany and Japan. She has consulted with some of the best known cosmetic companies in the world and is sought for her extensive natural cosmetic formulating knowledge.   Little Known Fact: Her favorite color is Green and her favorite hobby is writing, especially poetry. She wrote the first script for "Gigli" when she was 7, hoping it would star her then favorite actor, Ben Kingsley. It was a driving script with a deep plot, intense character acting and a tender "golden" moral quality not seen within the circles of the Screen Writers Guild. Directors and Producers stood in line for a chance to broadcast her vision on the silver screen, but the 1975 Food Catering strike buried her chances like a chip in dip. A dusty copy found it's way into Ben Affleck's hands in 2001. After a MAJOR re-write, the rest is history. Kayla then got into soap making trying to wash her hands of that disaster. Thanks Ben!
	Alex Badcock - Design Director:  with years of experience in all aspects of graphic, web and creative design. An expert in POP Displays, Labels, Catalogs and Web Design. He has a BFA degree in Digital Media and Painting from Southern Oregon University. He designed for companies with international exposure before coming to us and is a huge advantage to your next graphics design project.  See our Graphic Design page for details on how we can help you today. Little Known Fact: Alex was born prematurely in 1975 with an unusually abundant and rigid amount of hair on his head. An unknown medical occurrence at the time, he was immediately incubated and flown via The Concorde to a german hospital, where it was deemed he had Capillus Galea (common name: Hair Helmet). Considered to be a curiosity, his name and image gathered instant celebrity. His parents seized the opportunity to feature their child on television shows such as, That's Incredible and CHiPs. As the hair softened over time, so did his stardom. In addition to his design duties, he also assists the EW lab as a consultant for hair contitioners. His favorite color is Pearlescent White and his favorite hobby is anything to do with electronics.
	Steven Borden - Purchasing Manager:  Buyer Master Little Known Fact:Not much is known about Steven as he comes from a lost Tibetan tribe of levitating yogi's but as a young with an interest in botanicals decided to find fulfillment in bringing the earth to the people. So now for over 15 years he has been a buying and sourcing guru in botanicals and brings to Essential Wholesale a wealth of knowledge that translates to better pricing for you our dear customers. Other items of note, while he would not admit it, he did help JK Rowling with her first Harry Potter idea and Cat Stevens used to be the bratty kid that lived down the road.
	David Curtis - Facility Manager:  With several years of experience running production operations, warehouse and compounding he is uniquely qualified to help oversee the company's facilities. Dave is our first employee and he is still with us even though his first love is motorcycles.  That and the fact that we chain him to the 1000 gallon tank so he can't leave.  Little Known Fact: Dave actually developed the prototype of the new Batcycle for the upcoming "Batman" movie, however the studio decided not to go with his design because they could not see Dave's vision in having the bobby pin and joker playing card on the spokes.
	Barry Weinnman - Production Manager:  With years of production and operations management experience, Barry keeps the entire Production Staff on track.  Responsible for moving daily production for both our distribution and labs divisions.  Little Known Fact: Barry was once a World Championship Speed Eater. Known as "Straw" Barry Weinnman, he challenged a young Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi to a televised strawberry eating competition. At the time he was able to eat a dozen more berrys than his 6 year old competitor, but was accused of using the "Roman Method" in order to consume the winning berry. Unjustly disqualified, he left the arena never to return.
	George Lizer - Chemist / Consultant:  With over 40 years in product development, he is on of our chief business sounding board members for all kinds of developmental and production ideas and issues. Our consulting chemist and business development guru. Little Known Fact: He has also developed a working Flux Capacitor inspired by "Back to the Future". At this moment he is shopping for a used Delorean and a little more hair.
	Our Amazing Customer Relationship Staff- Melissa, Lisa and Maria make up the backbone of our customer relationship department. They keep the orders flowing out the door by taking your orders and handling any service or product issues so that you get what you want when you need it.    Little Known Fact: You may not know it but the new generation of super hero's with mad skills were based off of their lives.
	Most Awesome Production Staff - The folks in production not only make, fill and ship your products but they do it with great care and skill.  Compounders, Pullers, Shipping/Receiving and Private Label Fillers make up this great team. And no, you can't have any of them...they are ours. Humph!