Repel Mosquitos Naturally with Essential Oils
Mosquitos are the deadliest critters on Earth. They carry yellow fever, malaria, sleeping sickness, and at least 100 different viruses, including West Nile. Boy skeeters are harmless vegetarians and feed solely on plant nectar. They don't bite. Girl skeeters, on the...
Fragrant Friday: Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides/Vetiveria zizanioides)
Vetiver for Grounding. Vetiver for Comfort. Vetiver for Trust. Being an over-thinking worrywart, I love this essential oil. Vetiver is the friend I turn to when I've worked myself into a mental frenzy. One whiff of this sweet, mysterious, earthy oil and there is a...
Are You a Burned-Out Aromatherapist? Five Solutions to Get your Mojo Back!
Burnout doesn't care what season it is, whether you're an executive for Apple or a young Mother trying to build a successful aromatherapy business. It is insidious, creeping in slowly, often beginning with frustration and evolving into feeling like you've hit a brick...
Poison Ivy Relief for your Skin with Essential Oils and Hydrosols
🎧 Prefer to listen? AromaticWisdomPodcast.com/65 📖 If you’re more of a reader, dive into the blog post below! 👇 Poison Ivy Relief with Essential Oils and Hydrosols My Encounter with Poison Ivy I recently found myself in a battle with poison ivy after tackling the...
Fragrant Friday: Carrot Seed Essential Oil Profile Spotlight (Daucus carota)
Today's featured essential oil has many therapeutic applications, but when it comes to skin-care, that’s where she shines! Essential Oil of Carrot Seed Daucus carota The Foundations Geographical source: Hungary, United States Plant Part: The essential oil is...
Essential Oil Safety Guidelines (or “Dumb Mistakes I’ve Made with Essential Oils”)
🎧 Prefer to listen? AromaticWisdomPodcast.com/60 📖 If you’re more of a reader, dive into the blog post below! 👇 In this blog post, I am going to be totally transparent and share with you several brief stories of those times I did not practice essential oil safety....
How to Make an Aromatherapy Travel Kit with Essential Oils and Hydrosols
🎧 Prefer to listen? AromaticWisdomPodcast.com/73 📖 If you're more of a reader, dive into the blog post below! 👇 How to Make an Aromatherapy Travel Kit with Essential Oils and Hydrosols Get out your notebooks, a cup of coffee, or lemon verbena iced tea, whatever you're...
Fragrant Friday: Spotlight on Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) Essential Oil Profile
The Song of the Geranium Fairy Red, red, vermilion red, With buds and blooms in a glorious head! There isn't a flower, the wide world through, That glows with a brighter hue. Her name ~ Geranium ~ ev'ryone knows; She just as happy wherever she grows, In an earthen pot...
Fragrant Friday: Tea Tree Essential Oil Profile Spotlight
Today's featured essential oil should be in everyone's home pharmacy and first aid kit. The remarkable antiseptic power of tea tree has been one of the most researched, documented and clinically proven of all the essential oils. Essential Oil of Tea Tree (Melaleuca...
Fragrant Friday: Neroli (Citrus aurantium var. amara)
Today's featured essential oil is exotic, romantic and heady. Essential Oil of Neroli (Citrus aurantium var. amara) This oil was named for Anne-Marie de la Tremoille, Princess of Nerola, Italy. The Princess used the oil to scent her hair, bathwater and even her...