Aromatherapy Education and Resources
Making your own resin blends is easy and they make great gifts. Simply mix the resins together in a bowl, sprinkle on your powders and/or dried herbs, add a few drops of essential oil and mix. Let this sit for a day or two and you’re ready to burn the resins. You can burn the [...]
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Lubanchem Limited was named after their pioneer product “Luban” – the Somali word for frankincense or the Boswellia species. The company is registered and has its factory operations in Nairobi, Kenya. From their humble beginnings in 2002, the company now has its own facilities with 12,500 square feet of production area. Due to the ability [...]
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Mark, an essential oil distiller in South Africa, has sent me two kilos of his Frankincense essential oil, distilled from the resins he acquired on his trip. Here is Mark’s story, in his words: Mark has always been deeply interested in Frankincense from Arabia and Somaliland. Arabia and Somalialand are the homes of the highest [...]
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I have recently had some great experiences using essential oils to relieve tension headaches. First add 1 drop of peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) into a teaspoon of Trauma oil and rub it on the back of your neck. It should feel cool and tingly. I love using Trauma oil as my carrier, it is [...]
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Above: Mixed resins in a shell. The essential oils that are distilled from resins are extraordinary. Have you ever held a chunk of resin in your hands? It is hard to imagine that an oil can come from a hard, rock-like chunk that weighs almost nothing! Resins are drawn out by cutting into the outer [...]
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When I started working with Andrea Butje two years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about essential oils. My concept of Aromatherapy was limited to a general sense that Lavender was calming and Bath and Body Works carried a minty stress-relief lotion. As I began working on the Aromatics International website, I was shocked to learn [...]
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