Creating a Natural Perfume   The challenge in creating a perfume is to understand how aromas come together to release continuous layers of harmonious odor.  Perfumers build a scent around 2 predominant scents in each chord of base, middle and top notes.  Choose a family of preferred scent:  citrus, 4...

Blog 7   Cold Compresses   Cold Compresses benefit headaches, swollen and inflamed injuries and conditions; fever, itching and burns. Use cold compresses to reduce facial pores and oily skin after cleansing, leaving the skin radiant and smooth.   Step One: To make a cold compress, draw 3 cups of...

Children’s Blend     Essential oil blends for children are specific for small noses and sensitive to their changing needs. Scent is one of our earliest experiences. Babies bond to their mother’s scent very quickly after delivery. They find comfort in familiar kitchen smells, backyard trees, flowers and grass odors. As...

Exotics, Part III               Vanilla, Vanilla planifolia, is an orchid, indigenous to Mexico, Central and South America. The essential oil is extracted from mature beans by a solvent, such as grain alcohol. Essential oil floats on top of the solvent and is removed by low heat until only the...

Blog 19- The Other Orange   Bergamot, Citrus bergamia, is similar to bitter orange. It is best known for the distinctive flavor given to Earl Grey tea. Most people enjoy the aroma more than the taste. You may have smelled bergamot in colognes and creams.             The origin of this...

Compresses (Blog 6)   Compresses are a relaxing and healing therapy for local, topical, complaints and facials.             Warm compresses open the pores to facilitate essential oil penetration. Essential oils may be used singularly or in combination.             Step One: In four cups of hot water, add 6 drops of...

Blog12   Exotic Essential Oils: Part One   Exotic essential oils are unique, rare and sometimes expensive. With these essential oils, price can be indicative of quality. They may be grown, and produced in faraway eastern countries, such as India. Each one has a special application.               The essential...

The Power of Scent   Aromatherapy is the use of organic essenential oils, derived from aromatic plants, to catalyze inherent health and well being, sexual attraction, beauty and creativity.   The power of scent begins when the chemical components of an odor created from volatile fragrant molecules, is transformed into...

                                  Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, is the herb of festivities.  Historically, rosemary was used by Egyptians for ritual cleansing, healing and spiritual treatment.  Other cultures used rosemary at births, weddings, processions and deaths to celebrate every cycle of life.  It remains an herb of friendship and love.  Rosemary was...

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