Elements Aromatherapy

[...] & flu.  If you are recovering from illness, a massage with rosemary and grapefruit essential oil will be stimulating and could help the body to recover sooner. In skincare, its astringent [...]

[...] person, you could do far worse than have a bath with a blend of rosemary and grapefruit essential oil.  Apart from the fabulous aromas of this blend, it will wake you up and give you the necessary [...]

[...] petitgrain from the leaves and twigs.  The leaves and twigs give a much higher yield of essential oil than the flowers, making it much cheaper, and therefore Petitgrain is sometimes referred [...]

[...] colds & flu.  If you are recovering from illness, a massage with rosemary and grapefruit essential oil will be stimulating and could help the body to recover sooner. In skincare, its [...]

[...] a morning person, you could do far worse than have a bath with a blend of rosemary and grapefruit essential oil.  Apart from the fabulous aromas of this blend, it will wake you up and give you the [...]

[...] am talking to all the guys out there. Why is it that men think Aromatherapy and essential oils are the domain of females only?  Is it the fear of smelling all flowery after a [...]

[...] and for people suffering from S.A.D., and its fabulous smell makes it a great oil to add to the oil burner during the winter months when you’re feeling low. Need a detox?  Personally I can& [...]

[...] of rosemary’s main strengths — diffusing a few drops of rosemary essential oil in an oil burner will stimulate the brain, give mental clarity and improve poor memory.  I can attest to  [...]

[...] bad ones from the pesticides, which is why it so important to only go for organic when you buy citrus oils. A quality it shares with other citrus oils is its high Vitamin C content, making it a good [...]

So… This is officially Aromatherapy Awareness week!  Which just so happens to coincide with Mens Health Week, which leads up to Father’s Day… [...]

[...] excellent choice of oil to use when making your own deodorant.  Click here for the recipe. Petitgrain helps the body recover after illness and has a tonic, uplifting, refreshing effect, especially [...]

[...] make it useful as a treatment for acne, dull & oily skin.  Mix 4 drops grapefruit essential oil with 20ml jojoba oil and apply twice a day to the face (if applying this to the back/ [...]

[...] and helps with constipation, cramps, diarrhoea and flatulence.  Try having a home-brewed cuppa rosemary tea after a fatty meal to help with digestion or the next time you suffer from a hangover. [...]

Woody, floral, citrusy, herbaceous — that’s what you get when you open a bottle of Petitgrain (Citrus Aurantium var. amara).  Another one of my f [...]