Dec
15
2008

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 to relax, [...]
Aug
03
2008

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 and [...]
Jun
07
2008

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 disinfectants, [...]
May
02
2008
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 [...]
Feb
22
2008

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 [...]
Feb
01
2008

Whether you’re in a brand new relationship or a marriage that has lasted for decades, you can use aromatherapy to enhance the romance for your Valentine. A selection of fragrant essential oils can help create a passionate connection between you and your partner.
How do the aromas of essential oils impact romance? The olfactory lobe – [...]
Sep
12
2007

Learning how to make lavender essential oil at home can be a benefit to any household. Lavender essential oil has a plethora of uses. It has been used throughout history to protect the skin from infection, calm nerves, soothe headaches, decrease muscle pains, soothe light burns like sunburns, dull menstrual pain, and ease the symptoms [...]
Sep
10
2007

In 1920’s France, the chemist Dr. Rene’ Gattefosse’ was burned in a cosmetics laboratory explosion. Since it was lavender essential oil he was studying, he plunged his burnt hand into it. The rest is aromatherapy history. His hand not only healed, but did not have the heavy scarring common from burn injuries. Curious as to [...]
Sep
07
2007

Using lavender essential oil for rosacea is a very popular and all-natural treatment. All over the web you can find advertisements proclaiming the benefits of using lavender essential oil for rosacea, but are the claims true? And is it safe? Here is what you need to know about lavender essential oil for rosacea treatments.
What is [...]