Essential Oils for Hair Care
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People have long used the properties of plants and herbs to care for the hair. Whether hair is dry, oily, frizzy, prone to dandruff or even falling out (!) there have been remedies promoted to f...
The Missing Link in Online Essential Oil Recommendations
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If you spend any time at all on the internet, (and don’t we all spend more time there that we should!) you will no doubt have seen all sorts of recommendations for using essential oils.
Or l...
What are Carrier Oils?
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You may have seen references to using “Carrier Oils” with essential oils. And you may have wondered what exactly is a “carrier oil”?
Carrier oils are cold-pressed, vegetable oils. They ar...
5 Favourite Essential Oils for Christmas
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The scents of the Christmas season evoke some of the most powerful memories, whether it is the fresh green scent of a Christmas Tree, spices in traditional Christmas cake or mince pies.
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5 Things to do with Old Essential Oils
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As much as I recommend to only have essential oils that you will actually use. (and in sizes that you will use in a reasonable space of time), I know that we all have times when we find we have s...
Surviving Exams with Essential Oils
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At this time of year with exam season looming, many students (and their parents!) are looking for ways to get through this stressful time as well as doing well in the exams themselves.
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How to Make Beeswax Wraps
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One of my favourite ways to use our beautiful natural beeswax (sourced right here on the Mornington Peninsula) is to make my own Beeswax Wraps.
Beeswax wraps are a very practical and popu...
What does an Aromatherapist do
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In my early days as an aromatherapist, I once made a healing aromatherapy blend for someone I worked with. (Like many therapists, in my earliest days my practice had to fit alongside additional p...
What is Therapeutic Grade?
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What is all the fuss about Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils?
“Are your essential oils Therapeutic Grade?”
This is one of the most common questions I am asked. It is a ques...
Fact or Fiction - The Blotter Test
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You may have heard of or seen people talking about the Blotter Test which is supposed to be able to tell you if your essential oil has been adulterated in any way.
If this Fact? Or is...
How Long Can You Keep Essential Oils
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One of the questions I am so often asked is -
How long can you keep essential oils for? How long do they last?
This often comes just after the statement -
I ha...
How to - Use Essential Oils in the Bath
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Using Essential Oils in the Bath is possibly one of the most enjoyable ways to capture the benefits of aromatherapy.
Aromatherapy bathing is not new – people have been enjoying aromatics ...
An Aromatherapy Tip For Organising Your Essential Oils
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Following on from my recent Blog Post about Caring for your Essential Oils, I have been asked about this common problem that arises with storing essential oils.
Some of the best ways to store e...
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