aromatherapy
Sandalwood Oil
By Ruth Preston at December 31, 2011 | 10:30 am | 0 Comment
Sandalwood oil is extracted from Santalum album from the Santalaceae family and also known as East Indian sandalwood, santal, saunders and sandalwood Mysore. Oil properties: The oil has a woody, exotic smell, subtle and lingering. The color of the oil is pale yellow to pale gold. Origin of sandalwood oil: Sandalwood is an evergreen, parasitic tree that burrows its more...
Aromatherapy Lotions
By Ruth Preston at December 21, 2011 | 7:54 am | 0 Comment
[box] Aromatherapy Lotions Lavender Lotion This easy to make lotion eases the pain associated with sunburn and helps to promote healing. Ingredients: 1/4 Cup Shea Butter 1/2 Cup Aloe Vera Gel 1 Tablespoon Vitamin E Oil 1/2 Tablespoon Lavender 40-42 Essential Oil Instructions: Melt shea butter over low heat on the stove. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in more...
Hair Care Using Essential Oils
By Ruth Preston at December 7, 2011 | 5:05 am | 1 Comments
Hair Care Using Essential Oils The following recipes are based on 1/2 ounce of base oil (jojoba or sweet almond). You may increase the proportions as needed. (I.e. double the amount of essential oils used for 1 ounce of base oil.) To make an undiluted hair oil blend from any of these recipes, combine 10 drops of each oil in a 4 ml amber bottle. Basic Hair Oil: more...
Aromatherapy Weight loss
By Ruth Preston at September 19, 2011 | 12:42 am | 0 Comment
All of us will like to see ourselves well groomed and fit enough to look great and flaunt those athletic physiques among friends and relatives. Unfortunately, it is not always possible for the most obvious reasons; we simply can not maintain our body weight. For some people the dilemma of being overweight starts first in the mind: It is all psychological and once the more...
Aromatherapy Lotions
By Ruth Preston at July 29, 2011 | 1:36 am | 0 Comment
Aromatherapy Lotions Lavender Lotion This easy to make lotion eases the pain associated with sunburn and helps to promote healing. Ingredients: 1/4 Cup Shea Butter 1/2 Cup Aloe Vera Gel 1 Tablespoon Vitamin E Oil 1/2 Tablespoon Lavender 40-42 Essential Oil Instructions: Melt shea butter over low heat on the stove. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in more...
Damask Rose Oil
By Ruth Preston at July 22, 2011 | 1:30 am | 0 Comment
Damask Rose Oil Damask Rose oil is extracted from Rosa damascena from the Rosaceae family and is also known as Bulgarian and Turkish rose, Otto of rose and attar of rose. Oil properties: Damask Rose has a deep, rosy, fresh aroma, the color ranges from clear to a pale yellow or greenish tint and the viscosity is watery to crystalline, when warm or cold more...
