Archives: 2008 January

One of the reasons doctors of traditional medicine don’t want to deal with aromatherapy is that each person has differing reactions to the same oil. It’s hard to recommend anything that can cause side effects on who knows how many of your patients, especially if they are pregnant. But, when you are pregnant, […]

The name “patchouli” (”patch” meaning leaf and “ilia” meaning green) has its origins in India where the patchouli plant, which is known as the “puchaput,” has been used for ages in Malaysia, China, India and Japan. Patchouli leaves have a deep reddish-brown color. These leaves are then fermented and dried before steam distillation […]

The popularity of essential oils can directly be attributed to the therapeutic effects that are obtained by using such oils, which are produced through steam distillation, and also solvent extraction, and are absorbed by the skin, or they may even be inhaled after which a balance in activities is achieved that makes using essential oils […]

Aromatherapy is a science that utilizes essential oils. These oils are extracted from various leaves, herbs, plants, flowers, trees, etc. The process to accomplish this extraction is through a distilling process. The ingredients utilized are transformed into an oil which then can be diffused into the air or applied to the body […]

Honey myrtle essential oil is obtained from the marsh honey myrtle which has the scientific name of melaleuca teretifolia. This tree is typically found in the rain forested regions of Australia, and is indigenous to the region. This tree is quite small and only grows to a height of about twenty feet. The honey […]

There are so many kinds of essential oil out there that it’s hard to keep track of them. It becomes like trying to identify the herbs and flowers that a lot of the essential oils are made out of. Helichrysum essential oil is one of the more uncommon aromatherapy oils, mainly because it […]

The essential oils desk reference will typically include three major elements. First, there should be some listing or catalogue of the types of oils available, and for each of these, describe the origins and uses of them. Secondly, it should provide information on how the particular oil is manufactured and what the products […]

Sometimes it is better to use a synergistic blend of essential oils to get relief from symptoms rather than use a single essential oil. Some of these synergistic oils include Blue Tansy, Spikenard, Rosemary and Lemongrass. In its basic form, it is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid that contains aroma compounds derived from plants. The word […]

What is that apparatus of pipes and pots and tubes dripping into a bottle? Could it be a still? Yes, it’s a still, but not for making moonshine. It’s for making essential oil. Essential oil stills are the most popular way to make essential oils from the flowers, herbs or twigs […]

It is fairly simple to concoct a hand essential oil recipe, and all that is needed is to use the ingredients according to instructions and follow the directions to the T. You may want to check out the different hand essential oil recipes by visiting aromaweb where is mentioned a recipe for hand lotions using […]