Our Story

It began years ago. My childhood on an organic farm cultivated a love for nature and the healing power of plants. As my knowledge and interest deepened over the years I began experimenting with essential oils and eventually making herbal oil infusions. Inspired by my own body's needs and my desire for natural, clean, high quality, pure remedies I began creating my products.

The first was Pain Relief. Inspired by a severe knee injury I sustained while skiing. Most of the ligaments in my knee were torn along with my Patella (knee cap) cartilage. Although the rest of the injury healed with time and lots of PT, I was told the cartilage tear might never heal fully and could therefore leak inflammatory fluid into the joint, causing swelling under my knee cap after activity.

This did prove to be the case. I am a retired professional dancer and still lead a very active life. Not wanting to have to take ibuprofen regularly I tried a number of topical creams, which helped, but didn't totally stop the swelling. After a friend suggested Saint John's Wort I remembered a salve I had used years before that seemed to heal everything, it's base was Saint John's Wort. So, I did some research and decided to try making an oil infusion with the plant, then added 4 essential oils I knew to be anti-inflammatory, pain relieving and healing, creating a strong blend. It worked wonders! After massaging it into my knee at night the next morning the swelling was gone. I found myself sharing this product with my friends and family, and then creating other custom blends for people's individual needs, using essential oils, Saint John's Wort oil and Calendula oil as needed. As popularity grew Thrive Remedy was born.

Today, I grow the Calendula on my family's organic farm, harvest wild Saint John's Wort locally and Reiki charge the products to elevate their vibration.

May you enjoy the healing power of plants!

Melissa Vovou