by Liz Fulcher | Jul 27, 2024 | Blog, Essential Oil Profiles, Essential Oil Spotlight, Essential Oils, Fragrant Friday
This Fragrant Friday is dedicated to my sister, Rosemary, who lost her battle with ALS on February 6, 2013. Today’s featured essential oil has a long history; in fact, it is one of the oldest recorded herbs in history. References to Rosemary were found written...
by Liz Fulcher | Jul 26, 2024 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Essential Oil Profiles, Essential Oil Spotlight, Essential Oil Uses, Essential Oils, Fragrant Friday, Recipes and Blends
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...
by Liz Fulcher | Jul 26, 2024 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Essential Oil Spotlight, Essential Oils
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...
by Liz Fulcher | Jul 20, 2024 | Blog, Essential Oils, Fragrant Friday
Essential Oil of Peppermint Mentha x piperita The Greek god Pluto, ruler of the underworld, fell madly in love with a beautiful nymph, Mentha. His jealous wife, Persephone, pounded her into the earth. Pluto then turned poor Mentha into an aromatic plant that gave...
by Liz Fulcher | Jul 16, 2024 | Blog, Essential Oil Profiles, Essential Oil Spotlight, Essential Oils, Fragrant Friday
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...
by Liz Fulcher | Jul 4, 2024 | Blog, Essential Oil Spotlight, Essential Oils, Fragrant Friday
Today’s featured essential oil is Lavender! This is easily the most widely used and versatile of all the essential oils because it is a highly effective oil, safe for everyone, easy to use and nearly everyone loves the aroma! Lavender is sometimes referred to as...
by Liz Fulcher | Jun 29, 2024 | Blog, Essential Oils
If you’d like a deeper dive into the essential oil plant families, you will enjoy this educational podcast episode in which I outline 8 essential oil plant families and their characteristics. If you join Patreon.com/aromaticwisdom you’ll get a 5-page...
by Liz Fulcher | Jun 26, 2024 | Blog, Carriers
What Is Apricot Kernel Oil? Apricot oil, also known as simply “apricot oil”, is a versatile and nutrient-rich carrier oil derived from the kernels of apricots (Prunus armeniaca). This light yet highly moisturizing oil is extracted through cold-pressing,...
