What is the Difference Between Rose Otto Essential Oil and Rose Absolute?
In every class I teach, as soon as Rose Essential Oil is mentioned I know the question will be asked about the differences between Rose Otto and Rose Absolute, and rightly so. They are often both available from the same vendor...
Fragrant Friday: Helichrysum italicum Essential Oil Profile – Uses and Benefits
Today's Fragrant Friday Essential Oil Profile focuses on a healing aromatic that I will always keep in my home first aid kit. Helichrysum italicum is well-known for its quick healing properties and is the best essential oil for addressing bruises and topical wounds...
6 Guidelines for Best Hydrosol Storage
If you’re not using aromatic waters called “hydrosols”, I strongly suggest you begin. They are affordable, easy to use, versatile and their therapeutic applications are a safe choice, especially for children and animals. I wrote an earlier blog post called What...
AWP 050: Nighttime Fears in Children: Aromatherapy Tools and Practical Suggestions that Can Help Kids Feel Safe
If you prefer to read, the transcript is at the bottom of this page. EPISODE 50 SHOW NOTES About this Episode It’s normal for children to feel some fear at night, whether they are alone in their room or share with a sibling. Nighttime can make anyone feel...
AWP 015: What are Hydrosols? Five Ways They Help with Allergy Relief
Podcast 015 Show Notes Welcome to this week’s episode of the Aromatic Wisdom Podcast! This week, I delve into the world of aromatic waters! A hydrosol, also known as distillate water or hydrolat, is the water that remains under the thin layer of essential oil after...
Zoom Etiquette for Online Students and Meeting Attendees
Before attending your next online class or group meeting, please consider the following... I teach my online aromatherapy classes via Zoom as well as host and I attend many Zoom group meetings - as do most of us since the world changed in March, 2020.Here are a few...
Does Your Child Have Nighttime Fears? Make a “Monster Spray” or “Protection Spray” Together!
It's 9:00 p.m and for the past hour, six-year-old Michael and his Mother have been in a battle of wits. Mom has been urging Michael to turn off the light and go to sleep, but Michael refuses because he's sure that some unknown scary creature will enter her bedroom...
AWP 049: Successful Essential Oil Blend for Back Pain
If you prefer to read, the transcript is at the bottom of this page. SHOW NOTES ABOUT TODAY’S EPISODE In today's show I share how my husband has suffered from chronic back pain for decades. Over the years I've tried many different essential oils...
Using SweetGrass and Sage Hydrosols for Smudging
Liz and James Fulcher, Lakota Wedding, October 2001 What is Smudging? In a traditional Native American smudging ceremony, the clippings of dried herbs like sweetgrass, sage, pinon, and cedarwood are burned. Participants gather the smoke and bring it toward the body....
AWP 048: Tea Tree Hydrosol Therapeutic Benefits and Practical Uses
If you prefer to read, the transcript is at the bottom of this page ABOUT TODAY’S EPISODE Today's episode was by request. Many of my listeners have requested more episodes about those wonderful aromatic waters called hydrosols, so today's show focuses on the...