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ROCK ROSE

Posted in Aromatherapy, Essential oil profiles, Flowers & Herbs, Product information, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Cistus, Labdanum (Cistus ladaniferus) A perennial shrub up to 3 metres high which grows wild in warm sheltered places on some mountainous Mediterranean islands and in the Middle East. The leaves are lance-shaped with white furry undersides, and the flowers are yellow with purple splashes at the center. The parts used for extraction are leaves [...]

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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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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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WATER AS A MEDIUM

Posted in Aromatherapy, Lifestyle, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »

We all know that essential oils and water do not mix, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be used together. I find water to be an excellent medium since it has a really high energy and can carry the imprints of thought and memory. Bach Flower Remedies function upon these principles; the water carries the [...]

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AROMATHERAPY & ANIMALS cont…

Posted in Animals, Aromatherapy, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Animals seem to know instinctively what they need. In the wild they search that which will heal them when they are unwell. This is the basis of treating animals with essential oils; of course you need to know the oils and how to use them, but the animal always chooses the oils: When I first [...]

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SCENTING WITH ESSENTIAL OILS – do you smell it?

Posted in Aromatherapy, Scents, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The whole point to scenting with essential oils is because they are mood-enhancers and they will make a difference in how we feel, or perceive, our environment. In the early 90′s a study was made where essential oil of petit-grain (Citrus aurantium) and grapefruit (Citrus paradisii) were used to scent the air in an underground [...]

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KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION about essential oils

Posted in Aromatherapy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One thing I keep coming across is the ignorance about aromatherapy and essential oils.  On top of this, essential oils are very easy to find and actually not too expensive. Everybody has heard of aromatherapy and essential oils, many are using them in a vague fashion to scent their homes or help with minor problems, [...]

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ESSENTIAL OIL QUALITY – Ravensara/Ravintsara

Posted in Aromatherapy, tagged , , , , , on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I wrote in an earlier post about an essential oil I picked up: Ravintsara (cinnamomum camphora). I couldn’t really get this oil out of my head so I have been doing some research. As usual there is plenty of misunderstandings between different oils, popular names, botanical names and the chemical properties. What continues to confuse [...]

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