Fragrant Friday: Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata) Essential Oil Profile Spotlight
Today's featured essential oil is sensually sweet and can calm everything from high blood pressure to an angry rage. Women, in particular, respond beautifully to Ylang Ylang. My personal relationship with Ylang Ylang: It's taken me a long time to appreciate Ylang...
The Ultimate Guide to Liquid Castile Soap: Uses, Benefits, and DIY Tips
When it comes to natural, eco-friendly, and versatile cleaning solutions, few products can match the efficiency and all-around benefits of liquid Castile soap. From household cleaning to personal hygiene, this simple yet powerful soap has become a favorite among those...
Fragrant Friday: Sweet Orange Essential Oil Spotlight (Citrus sinensis)
Today's featured oil helps us hold onto the joyful energy of summer year-round! Sweet Orange essential oil is a prime choice when we take life too seriously and forget how to laugh; maybe that's why it's often the favorite essential oil of children. Essential Oil of...
Fragrant Friday: Basil ct linalol (Ocimum basilicum ct linalol)
If you were born under the astrological sign of Gemini, today's featured aromatic is your signature essential oil since both Basil and Gemini are ruled by the planet Mercury. Ever hear of someone having a mercurial nature? It means they are lively, animated and...
Pink Himalayan Salt in the Kitchen and Bath: 7 Skin and Health Benefits
White Table Salt? No Thank You. Salt has been given a bad rap ever since we discovered that common "sodium chloride" (table salt) can raise blood pressure. But like everything else we put in – and on - our body, the benefits and detriments of salt depend on what kind...
Why Aromatherapists and Perfumers Use Coffee Beans to Clear Their Olfactory Palette
If you’ve ever heard that coffee beans are used by aromatherapists and perfumers, you might have wondered why. After all, coffee beans aren’t essential oils, so what’s the connection? In this blog post, I'll break down why both aromatherapists and perfumers use coffee...
Manage Holiday Stress with Essential Oils and Affirmations
You can also listen to the episode here: AromaticWisdomPodcast.com/18 The six-week period from Thanksgiving Day through New Year’s Day can be one of the most stressful, over-busy, anxiety-producing, overwhelming times of the entire year! Luckily, there are some...
5 Cozy DIY Essential Oil Diffuser Blends for Fall
My Libra self loves that autumn is my birthday season and the leaves put on a spectacular show as they change colors. However...autumn also means - as is the motto of House of Stark - winter is coming. And I am not a fan of winter.Therefore, ever the optimist, I...
Essential Oil Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Part 1
In this post we're going to take a look at the importance of paying attention to those scientific names printed on your essential oil bottles. Taxonomy is a system of grouping like things together to give order to all that exists (plants, animals, minerals, etc). ...
10 Ways to Use Hydrosols for Animal Care
Welcome to the Aromatic Wisdom Institute Blog! Today, we’re diving into a topic that blends my love for animals and my passion for hydrosols. Hydrosols are a big part of my life, and I’ve explored their therapeutic properties extensively in my podcast episodes, blog...