Aromatherapy Education and Resources
Silver Fir essential oil (Abies alba) is perfect for winter! Silver Fir essential oil contains almost 50% d-limonene. Immunostimulant effects of d-limonene include stimulating lymphocyte proliferation (4) increasing the total white blood cell count (5), increasing the number and phagocytic activity of macrophages (1,2), and stimulating antibody production (5). Additionally, natural killer cell activity was enhanced [...]
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I was just standing outside my house admiring our Ylang Ylang tree. Our Ylang Ylang tree has grown huge in the past few years, and she produces hundreds of flowers throughout the year. I can smell the aroma of the flowers all the way down the street! The sweet floral aroma comes wafting into the [...]
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About a year ago, we received this story via email from one of our South African distillers about community farms and the power they hold to change lives for the better. This heartwarming story about the impact of community farms has been on my mind lately, and I’d love to share it with you again! [...]
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It’s true, I’m having a love affair with my citrus essential oils. And why not? They’re uplifting and supportive . . . of our immune systems! We can use them for cleaning and diffusing into the air. Their aromas are familiar and bright. Citrus essential oils are inexpensive, and great for cleaning bathrooms and kitchens. And how [...]
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I’m so excited to announce that I’ve published my first aromatherapy eBook! Essential Living: Aromatherapy Recipes for Health and Home. The 113-page aromatherapy eBook offers everything a beginner needs to get started with simple aromatherapy for health and home. The eBook includes over 60 easy recipes to help you create natural, safe and environmentally friendly products for beauty, skin care, your health, [...]
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Dust mites. I know, not the most fun topic. What are they, exactly? There is a website dedicated to these creepy little creatures called Dustmites.org. They define dust mites as “microscopic creatures that live in your bedding by the millions and cause allergies.” In fact, they say that “Dust Mite Allergies are the most common [...]
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