Essential Oil Recipes & Aromatherapy Ideas
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, you’re probably looking for ways to find relief, both for yourself and for the person you care for. Dementia, a syndrome characterized by a deterioration in memory and ability to perform everyday activities, is very common. In fact, the World Health Organization reports that about 50 million people…
Carrier Oils Your Face Will Love Essential Oils are wonderful for the skin, but it’s also vital to choose the right carrier oil. Carrier, or base oils, are simply the vegetable oil in which you dilute your essential oils. They have incredible regenerating and healing benefits in their own right. Today we’re going to talk…
Can Aromatherapy Help You Quit Smoking? It’s time to make those New Year’s Resolutions, and if you’re a smoker, what could be better than starting off the year without cigarettes? Quitting smoking isn’t easy, of course, and many people with good intentions fail because they try to stop cold-turkey, without a solid plan. It can…
Lately, we’ve been getting a lot of request for oils and blends that will improve concentration and focus. Maybe you’re in school and trying to learn new material or maybe you’re just overwhelmed with life and can’t remember where you put your car keys.
A study published in the April 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing (“Providing Consolation For Bereaved Relatives Through Hand And Foot Massage,” Mar 26 2010), describes the benefits of receiving a soothing foot or hand massage during a period of grieving. Eighteen subjects who had lost a loved one to cancer participated in…
A customer recently asked us for information and recipes to help deal with the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. In researching some ideas for him, we came across a site that many of you might like — Positive Health out of the U.K. The particular article in question discussed a research study using a blend of…