Aromatherapy Education and Resources
I enjoy blogging about innovative, new companies! Bella Avani is an exciting company focused on herbal and aromatherapy skin care products. They offer a variety of holistic and therapeutic skin care products from bar soap to moisturizers to sumptuous spa scrubs, all uniquely designed. The owner is Elizabeth Hornak. I first met Elizabeth when she [...]
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Aromahead Institute has a new batch of GC/MS-tested teachers! I am excited to introduce to you to five wonderful Aromahead Institute graduates who will be teaching Aromahead’s 235-hour Aromatherapy Certification Program (ACP). They all attended a special teacher training with me (in addition to all of their many years of previous training!) focused on teaching [...]
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I love solid perfumes. They can be simple to make and really satisfying. I made one recently with beeswax, vanilla infused jojoba wax, neroli essential oil (Citrus aurantium var. amara), petitgrain essential oil (Citrus aurantium var. amara or Bigaradia) and orange essential oil (Citrus sinensis). To begin, you can use regular jojoba wax, or infuse [...]
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Aromatics International imports their Ylang Ylang (Canaga odorata) essential oil from a South African distiller who has been in the essential oil business since 1983. Clive works with rural communities and emerging farmers to establish crops specifically for essential oils. His daughter, Jessica, works with him in the business concentrating primarily on organic essential oils. [...]
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This summer I bought some foamer pumps and bottles from SKS Bottles to use for liquid soap. I added organic Castile soap, organic aloe vera gel, organic jojoba and some essential oils to the container and to my complete delight, I had foam soap! I know these containers are not new, but this is the [...]
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Recently I was introduced to a really fabulous new carrier oil called Natal Mahogany (also called Mafura oil or Cape Mahogany). The Natal Mahogany tree (Trichilia emetica) is a majestic hardwood tree, which can grow over 65 feet tall! The aromatic flowers are creamy and yellow, and the fruit is filled with bright red seeds, [...]
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