Reducing the toxin load in your daily life.
In the early days of my aromatherapy journey I was told to cut a fresh clove of garlic, cut it in half and squeeze the juice onto the instep of my foot. Then I had to time how long [...]
Aromatherapy – New Age or Old Time Pharmacy?
Aromatherapy is the science of using pure essential oils for therapeutic, mood enhancing and cosmetic benefits – basically old time pharmacy. This is not ‘New Age’ – for centuries essential oils have filled dispensaries and provided pharmacists with the [...]
The four main ways to use your oils in Winter
The four main ways to use your oils in Winter. This is often a question that we get asked. There are many different opinions on which way is best and many reasons why these differ. The things we take into [...]
How can I soothe my skin when things don’t go to plan?
In my previous blogs on skin… What are the pimples on my face really telling me? Essential Oils and Skin Conditions – Eczema, Dermatitis and Psoriasis I spoke about the inside of the body and how nutrition, organ function and gut health [...]
What are the pimples on my face really telling me?
Another vital learning curve about skin from Jennifer Jefferies book ‘If you want great skin throw away your cosmetics’. What is my face trying to tell me? I vividly remember when I gave up smoking around 15 years ago, Jennifer said [...]
Essential Oils and Skin Conditions – Eczema, Dermatitis and Psoriasis
I am one of those people that react to the world around them and have struggled with my skin for most of my life. I had severe psoriasis over most of my body including my ear canals and contact [...]
Can oils help me to sleep better?
If only it was that simple! Wouldn’t it be incredible if everything that went wrong in the human body could be prevented or cured by the use of plant extracts or pure essential oils. Whilst they hold a special kind of [...]