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Aromatherapy 101

Find Your Favorite Fragrance

December 08, 2022

Our sense of smell is closely linked to memories and certain scents can evoke powerful emotions. There are at least ten thousand odors humans can recognize and everyone has a different sensitivity to fragrances and perceives smells differently. Aromatherapy is the art of using essential oils from plants to improve our physical and psychological well-being.

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The Art of Aromatherapy

January 31, 2022

Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of plant-derived, aromatic essential oils to promote physical and psychological wellbeing.

Essential oils are extracted from the flower, fruit, leaf, seed, bark or root of a plant or tree and just one drop can have powerful health benefits. Essential oils are usually created through the process of distillation, which separates the oil and water based compounds of a plant by steaming.

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The Power of Scent

August 18, 2021

How to safely add essential oils into your everyday products

Fragranced consumer products such as personal care products, air fresheners, and home cleaning supplies emit air pollutants that affect indoor air quality as well as personal health and wellbeing. Studies have proven that fragranced products have been associated with a number of health effects including asthma attacks, migraine headaches, neurological problems, and contact dermatitis. This is because the term “fragrance” listed on a product ingredient list can hide a complex mixture of chemicals that brands do not have to disclose.

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How to Make Your Own Clean and Organic Fragrances

May 03, 2021

One way to ensure your perfumes are made from the cleanest and purest ingredients is to make your own. A DIY essential oil perfume will have exactly the ingredients you choose. In addition, by using high quality organic essential oils, you will benefit from the properties and benefits associated with each oil.

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How to Find High Quality Essential Oils

December 08, 2020

If you’re an essential oil lover, then you know that there are tons of different terms used to describe the quality of oils. What you might not know, is that some of these regularly used terms don’t actually carry any significance. A lot of essential oil brands use these terms regularly in an effort to make their oils seem better or higher in quality, but the truth is these terms don’t mean anything at all.

Let’s dig deeper into two of these terms that we see misused and misrepresented on a regular basis: “Therapeutic grade” and “Food grade.”

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Why Certified Organic?

October 07, 2020

Products that claim to be organic but do not carry an official seal may not meet USDA organic standards. If organic is important to you, don’t rely on the claims—always look for a USDA Organic seal.

WHAT DOES CERTIFIED ORGANIC MEAN?

It indicates that our essential oils have been produced through approved practices that promote ecological balance, conserve biodiversity, and contain no synthetic fertilizers, harmful pesticides or genetically modified organisms.

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Guide to Essential Oil Shelf Life

May 21, 2020

Essential oils do not expire. They do not grow mold. They also do not grow mildew or even yeast. But that does not mean they will last forever. Why not? Oxidation—a chemical reaction where electrons are lost that can change the constituents of the oil. Oxygen, heat and light all contribute to oxidation.

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Where to Apply Roll-ons

January 23, 2020

Pre-diluted Application

GENERAL APPLICATION The skin is generally thinner around the pulse points, which allows for easier absorption – temples, wrists, ankles, side of the neck, inner elbow.

PROBLEM SPOTS Pain, inflammation and skin issues, apply directly to the area of concern.

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Carrier Oils

April 26, 2018

Essential oils are extremely concentrated oils that need to be handled with care and used correctly. Carrier oils are fatty vegetable oils used to dilute the essential oil, so it can be applied easily and safely to the skin. While they dilute the essential oil, carrier oils do not eliminate their positive properties.  In fact, they can even enhance the effect of the essential oils and alter the absorption rate.

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Essential Oil Blending

September 26, 2016

Mixing essential oils is part art and part science. The chemistry of the oil is important; this determines its volatility, viscosity and its properties.

  • Lighter and smaller molecules produce thinner oils (less viscous) that are more volatile (aromatic) and absorb in the body faster.
  • Heavier and larger molecules produce thicker oils (more viscous) that are less volatile (aromatic) and absorb in the body more slowly.

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