About Restore HOpe oils™
From a personal struggle… to a mission to help others live with balance and well-being.
2009
A Life-Changing Diagnosis
In 2009, Gavin Poulton was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, a rare autoimmune liver disease with no known treatment and no known cure. With this disease the bile ducts inside the liver scar and narrow over time. The medical outlook he was given was one to ten years to live without a liver transplant.
That was seventeen years ago. Gavin is still here, and the numbers have not followed the trajectory that PSC typically follows. He has to still be wise in his choices and manage his lifestyle, but over seventeen years of blood work and monitoring, the overall picture has not steadily gotten worse. That is not common with this disease. And that journey, every choice inside it, is the reason this company exists. Every day is a gift and he chooses to share what has been helpful for him through education and the products he has developed that have supported him for years.
Discovering Essential Oils
Before founding Restore Hope Oils, Gavin spent years working in the essential oil industry. He worked in education, training, and product development across multiple companies, from large direct sales organizations to independent bottlers and formulators. During that time he became a Certified Aromatherapist, studying the chemistry, safety, and practical application of essential oils at a level most people in the industry never pursue.
But the deeper Gavin went into his own health, the more he realized that what he needed did not exist on the market. No one had built a liver-specific essential oil protocol designed for someone actually living with a liver condition. So he built it himself.
custom blends
From Personal Use to Product Creation
As Gavin explored the world of essential oils, he found that what he wanted didn’t exist on the market. He envisioned a blend that:
- Included oils researched for their ability to support liver health and overall wellness.
- Offered calming, non-stimulating properties for restful sleep
- Could be applied topically for simple, quick, and effective results as part of a daily routine.
Out of this vision came his first blend — now known as One Tap Detox PM — designed for easy, once-a-day application in the evening.
Why one tap?
Simplicity is Key
For Gavin, simplicity was key. He knew from personal experience that complicated routines are hard to keep up when you’re not feeling your best. With One Tap, you simply:
- Press once.
- Apply over the liver area (or the bottoms of your feet)
- Let the natural aromatic compounds go to work while you rest.
emotional wellness
More Than Physical Support
Gavin also learned something that changed how he thought about the liver entirely. In clinical aromatherapy and in several traditional wellness frameworks, the liver is not just a filter. It is connected to how the body processes and holds emotion. Anger, frustration, and the kind of tension that sits in the body long after the stressful event has passed all have a relationship with liver function.
That understanding shaped the way every Restore Hope Oils blend is formulated. The oils are not just chosen for their physical properties. They are chosen for their capacity to support the release of what the body may be holding, emotionally and physically. This is the foundation of the Protect. Release. Repair. framework that every product in the line is built on.
From personal experience to helping others
Restore Hope Oils Today
What began as one man's search for something that did not exist has grown into Restore Hope Oils®, a company Gavin runs with his wife Carrie out of the Kansas City area. Every blend is formulated by Gavin personally, built on years of research into both the science and the accurate historical use of essential oils.
Gavin is also the author of The Courage to Choose, releasing Fall 2026, a book built from seventeen years of navigating a disease the medical world does not have a cure for, and the choices that journey required.
Restore Hope Oils® was built on a single principle: healing is not a protocol you follow. It is a partnership you choose. The oils are messengers, helping your body remember what it already knows.