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Aura 22 Tip from Celie Fago

For those of us who have tried to use Aura 22 and got frustrated with it, Celie said that lavender oil in the Aura 22 has shown to make it much easier to work with and more successful.


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Article ID: 10067 Article Created: 07-23-2008 18:48 PM

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