Aromatherapy Education and Resources
I just love 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 took [...]
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A few weeks ago, I got an email from Maggie Tisserand telling me about an exciting project she has been working on with several thyme species/chemotypes, and Thymus zygis (Loefl L.), and MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). This is how she describes the work on her website, www.benchmark-thyme.com: “Benchmark Thyme is a unique blend of ethically [...]
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Cary Caster, an Aromahead Institute graduate, has created an innovative and exciting new essential oil company called 21 Drops. The 21 Drops website’s homepage begins with this: “21 Drops is a thoroughly modern line of therapeutic grade essential oils. Our artisan blends are 100% natural, organic or wild crafted. Tried, tested and incredibly effective. Designed [...]
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I love Lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus. The thing is, it can be skin irritating. I use it carefully, being sure to dilute it well. One great quality of Lemongrass is that it’s anti-fungal, due to the high levels of citral (neral and geranial). Sometimes I choose to use Geranium, Pelargonium graveolens, instead–its geraniol content is anti-fungal, [...]
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As the weather turns toward fall, I’m drawn to using my citrus essential oils. I diffuse them, make cleaning products with them, and add them into my body care products. When I leave the house, I turn on my Spa Mist Diffuser and let it run (it has an auto shut off function). When I [...]
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Palmarosa is high in geraniol. The current batch we have contains 75%. What’s so great about geraniol? It is cooling. Make a spray with an oil high in geraniol (try Palmarosa!) and spray it on the back of your neck on a hot summer day–the relief comes fast! You can also try a cool Palmarosa [...]
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