(NC)—Clean crisp air, fresh cut grass and fragrant florals are a few of the scents that evoke fond memories, as they mark the changing of the seasons. It’s a little known fact that scent is the number one memory trigger. It’s just one of the many effects that scent has on the human mind. A [...]

(ARA) – With tight schedules and even tighter budgets, it’s becoming more difficult for people to indulge in the luxury of a day spa visit or relaxing vacation. Recent studies show when it comes to life’s little luxuries, like that sliver of cheesecake, we can’t resist the urge to give ourselves a treat from time [...]

(ARA) – Staging a home visually with a thorough cleaning and appealing decorative touches can help make a sale, but why stop there? Use essential oils to infuse a property with a pleasant background aroma to stealthily ply the senses and break down the defenses of potential buyers. Shopping malls and upscale boutiques use the [...]

Hunting down the perfect wedding ensemble, negotiating seating arrangements with squabbling relatives, honeymoon flight reservations that change on a dime – how did something that should be so joyful become so stressful? Planning a wedding can be a high-pressure time, even for couples with a clear vision of what they want and the budget to [...]

Recipe to Make Your Own Essential Oil Essential oils are the oils obtained from plants by various methods, such as distillation. They are called essential oils because it carries a distinctive scent, or essence, of the plant. The use of essential oils has a history dating back at least a thousand years and has been [...]

What pops into your head when you think about holidays? Sugarplums? Or do you see yourself trying to balance work and family with gifts, baking and parties? You’re not alone. But there is a way to both enhance the holidays and comfort yourself during a hectic holiday season — aromatherapy. Aromatherapy uses pure essential oils [...]

It seems that lavender, or the scent of it, is everywhere – candles, hand lotions, shampoo, bath gel, air freshener, even laundry detergent. It’s the most widely used and best-selling essential oil. Why is lavender so popular? According to Tim Blakley, aromatherapy author and educator, pure lavender essential oils offer benefits for the body, mind [...]

The best part of spring cleaning is opening the doors and windows to welcome fresh air and sunshine. Why not add to that spring freshness with natural cleaners? Taken from the flowers, bark, leaves, and other parts of plants, essential oils are as natural as fresh air and sunshine. Many have their own properties as [...]

Organic lavender essential oil is definitely different from other lavender essential oil without the “organic” label. It all boils down to the farmers and their growing practices of lavender and whether or not they adhere to the regulated agricultural organic practices of not using chemical pesticides and other non-natural ingredients in the growth of the [...]

Aromatherapy has been practiced in different parts of the world for thousands of years. Ever since making it’s way to the Western world, it has been steadily gaining in popularity. As more people have been introduced to the positive effects of aromatherapy, the number of different aromatherapy scents available has increased as well. This ancient [...]