Aug 17 2010
Creating body butters and essential oil blends with carrier oils has always brought me (and my skin) great pleasure! When creating an essential oil blend in a carrier, get creative. Choose from a wide variety of butters and oils. When deciding, think about consistency, the therapeutic properties of the carrier, and the intention of your [...]
Jul 26 2010
Healing Burns
There are many wonderful carrier oils that can nourish the skin and speed the healing of a burn on your skin. Baobab oil, Shea butter and Tamanu oil are three of my current favorites.
Baobab: The oil is made from the fruit of the Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) by cold pressing the seed of the [...]
Jun 07 2010
Peppermint leaves in water?
Trust me, it is so simple and so delicious. Just a few peppermint leaves in a glass of water can brighten the whole experience of drinking water!
I usually just walk out to my garden and pick a few leaves, but we have not had the chance to start our gardens in Ithaca [...]
Jun 04 2010
I always have hydrosols around, and lately I have started cleaning with them. My two favorite to clean with are Lavender hydrosol and Peppermint hydrosol.
I put them in a spray bottle and I clean the counter tops, stove top, bathroom sinks, windows…any surface I would be comfortable using water on.
I even sprayed them on the [...]
May 25 2010
Want to know some of my favorite blends for salt scrubs?
I leave mine right in the shower or by the tub, and use them every few days. If I want to use them on my face, I substitute the salt for brown sugar and the rest of the recipe stays the same.
1. Coconut/Orange Tropical Scrub
8 [...]
May 17 2010
I recently came across a great new diffuser called the Spa Mist. I bought one to try out, and I have been really pleased with the results.
It’s quiet, has cool optional colored lights and fills our living room with essential oil.
The Spa Mist is an ultrasonic humidifier and adds moisture to the air while diffusing [...]
