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IMORTELLE / EVERLASTING: Helichrysum Italicum

Posted in Aromatherapy, Essential oil profiles, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Immortelle or Everlasting is the popular name of the plant Helichrysum Italicum /H. augustifolium. One of the reasons for the name is that the flowers of the plant retain their color and shape after drying, making them a popular flower for long-lasting natural flower arrangements, also called eternelles. Helichrysum means Gold Sun in Greek, and [...]

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VALUABLE ESSENTIAL OILS FROM WOOD

Posted in Aromatherapy, Essential oil profiles, Product information, perfume, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »

There are a few, very popular oils that come from the heart-wood of trees; Oud (Aquilaria agollocha, A. malaccensis, A. crassna) that I have written about earlier, Rosewood (aniba rosaeodora) and Sandalwood (santalum album). I will not write again about Oud, but concentrate on Rosewood and Sandalwood. These oils come from the heartwood of trees [...]

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THE MYSTICAL SCENT OF OUD

Posted in Aromatherapy, Essential oil profiles, Scents, perfume, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Oud is an oil that has fascinated me for the last 18 years. Its scent is mystical, mythical and magical, this is why I want to present this profile to you. Oud or Agarwood or Aloeswood (Aquilaria agollocha, A. malaccensis, A. crassna) is an evergreen tree native to the forests of Northeast India, Bhutan and [...]

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