Creating a Digital Vision Board: An Aromatherapist’s Guide to Goal Setting
Note: If you'd prefer to listen instead of reading, you'll love this episode of the Aromatic Wisdom Podcast! 👇 Hello my beautiful readers! Today's blog post is on one of my favorite topics in the world....creating a vision board! In this tutorial, you will learn about...
How to Create a Guiding Theme for an Intentional Year (or any fresh start!)
Prefer to Listen? Then you'll love Episode #69 of the Podcast! Welcome Back to the Aromatic Wisdom Blog! In today's blog post, I'm sharing my personal experience of how I came upon my personal Guiding Theme for 2024 to help me live this year with focused attention and...
Carrier Spotlight: Jojoba Oil Benefits and Uses
Jojoba Oil (aka Jojoba wax) Simmondsia chinensis If you could have only one carrier oil to use in your aromatherapy practice or personal care products, I would strongly suggest organic Jojoba wax. It is versatile, safe, non-toxic, and highly stable making it the most...
Fragrant Friday: Bergamot Essential Oil Profile Spotlight (Citrus bergamia)
Today’s featured essential oil is an exquisite citrus that has a front-row seat in my oil cabinet for it's uplifting and antidepressant properties. And quite frankly, who couldn't use a little of that? Essential Oil of Bergamot Citrus bergamiaBergamot fruit harvested...
How to Make an Aromatherapy Vision Board
This blog post was updated for accuracy and relevance on January 3, 2024 nd may contain affiliate links which means I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase using them. The commission is paid by the retailer at no extra cost to you. What is a Vision...
Essential Oil Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Part 2
In my last post, Essential Oil Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Part 1, we learned the meaning of the words taxonomy and nomenclature. We learned that essential oils are named after their plant source and many plants are given several “common names”, thus creating...
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). ...
How to Make Calamine Lotion with Natural Ingredients
Make Your Own Calamine Lotion with All Natural Ingredients! Those two words “poison ivy” are almost synonymous with the allergic skin reaction many people get from the oils in the plant, and it's no wonder.  It's a terrible condition and, though I personally am not...
Aromatherapy Organizations Around the World
Aromatherapists can be found all around the globe! Regardless of where you find yourself in this big world, there is a professional aromatherapy organization to support you! Below is a list in alphabetical order by country. Australia: đź”— International Aromatherapy and...
Easy Sunburn Relief with 2 Natural Ingredients and a Quick DIY Recipe
No matter how careful we are, it seems that we just can't get through summer without a least one episode of sunburn; even a mild one. You're most likely already familiar with the naturally cooling and skin healing effects of Aloe Vera gel, but did you know that you'll...