Category: Aromatherapy

Bergamot Orange: Earl Grey, Essential Oil & Skincare Uses

Bergamot Orange: Earl Grey, Essential Oil & Skincare Uses Bergamot has one of those fragrances that can seem instantly familiar even if you have never seen the fruit itself. Bright and citrusy but softer and more floral than a typical orange or lemon, its aroma appears in everything from Earl Grey tea and perfume to …

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Eucalyptus Essential Oil: Uses, Safety & What to Know

Eucalyptus has one of the most recognizable scents in the essential-oil world. Fresh, sharp, herbal, and almost cooling, its aroma appears in everything from shower products and soaps to chest rubs, candles, diffusers, cleaners, and spa-inspired fragrances. That familiarity can make eucalyptus essential oil seem more harmless than it really is. A bottle of concentrated …

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10 Essential Oils for Relaxation: Calming Scents & How to Use Them

Aromatherapy can be a simple way to make your surroundings feel calmer at the end of a long day. A familiar floral scent, a warm woody note, or a bright citrus aroma can help create a relaxing atmosphere for reading, bathing, stretching, journaling, or winding down before bed. Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts …

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Essential Oils to Lift Your Energy: The Power of Citrus Blends

The simple act of using citrus based essential oils can help increase energy and improve mental focus. Essential oils from citrus fruits such as grapefruit, orange, and tangerines have properties that naturally elevate mood and energy. The energetic frequency or “notes” as it is sometimes called in aromatherapy, of citrus blends invigorates energy to: * …

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Spring Break for Grownups: 4 Fresh Aromatherapy Recipes

Remember when your spring break was a hedonistic ritual that focused on excesses of sun, wild parties and alcohol? Now that you’ve outgrown that, you don’t have to give up the spring ritual of getting away from it all. Whether you are able to travel to a warm, sunny location for a vacation, or simply …

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Now Remember Rosemary

Mad Ophelia tells us: “There’s Rosemary, that’s for remembrance”. In Shakespeare’s day it was common knowledge that rosemary helped one remember. Today, as then, herbalists agree: “For weyknesse of ye brayne, sethe rosemaria in wyne and keep ye heed warme”. The leaves of this tough, evergreen shrub, are valued for both medicinal and culinary uses. …

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Essential Oils to Relieve Common Problems

There are many types of essential oils available at your local health food store, but what exactly can you do with them? If you’re unfamiliar with their versatile uses, the Canadian Health Food Association recommends trying these essential oils to help with three common problems. Chamomile oil to relieve tight muscles and tension. We’re all …

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Aromatherapy’s Role in the Home

Home is the heart of the family, so of course you want to create a clean, comfortable, relaxing environment at home. Aromatherapy is a wonderfully natural and effective way do this. Here are some aromatherapy cleaning recipes and a guide to some common essential oils that are wonderful for mood enhancement. Aromatherapy for Cleaning There …

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Aromatherapy for Boosting Your Immune System

Aromatherapy is a safe, natural, proven way in which to boost your immune system. For thousands of years people have been using essential oils for exactly that. There are many essential oils for you to choose from which will help protect your immune system. This article will talk about stress and the immune system. Stress …

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Aromatherapy Bath Basics

Aromatherapy uses essential oils extracted from natural plants and the term means “treatment using scents.”  Using botanical oils such as rose, lemon, lemon, and peppermint can change your mood, ease fatigue, promote relaxation, and relieve stress.  Aromatherapy has been used for over 6,000 years, but the term was not used until 1930 when the word …

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