Drops of Kindness: An Exploration of Essential Oils & Other Aromatics
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Vetiver Essential Oil Spotlight
Wednesday Sep 18 2019
“Deeply sedative and serenely relaxing, it (Vetiver) has an important role to play in treating the effects of our 21st century disease, stress (Ashley, 2015).”...
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Spearmint Essential Oil Spotlight
Friday Aug 23 2019
Spearmint essential oil may not be your first choice when it comes to the mint family, but it should be! In this spearmint essential oils...
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Essential Oil Certificates versus Titles
Thursday Aug 22 2019
Hooray!!!! It seems like more and more individuals are becoming educated regarding essential oils! This is a beautiful and amazing thing considering how many still...
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Rhododendron Essential Oil Spotlight
Thursday Aug 15 2019
You might be asking yourself, “What the heck is Rhododendron?” Or perhaps you are thinking of the tree that grows in the US. If you...
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Sweet Orange Essential Oil Spotlight
Thursday Aug 08 2019
Sweet Orange essential oil… Oh, the heavenly sweet aroma of oranges! This essential oil is sweet, fresh, citrusy and has just the right amount of...
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Botany Matters
Sunday Jul 28 2019
Botany matters. I can't tell you how important it is to really know what a plant looks like. Even if you are only using a...
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Mandarin Petitgrain Essential Oil Spotlight
Tuesday Jul 23 2019
If you have never experienced a Mandarin Petitgrain (Citrus reticulata blanco var mandarin) essential oil, it’s rather unique. From using it in acneic formulations to...
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Learning About Local Aromatic Plants
Wednesday Jun 26 2019
Several years back when I first began learning about all the different essential oils, there always seemed to be a push to get the "most...
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Eucalyptus – are there more than just a few different species?
Tuesday May 21 2019
Eucalyptus – are there more than just a few different species? Recently, I was asked about this. The answer is an emphatic yes. There are...
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Aromatherapy Energetics
Tuesday Feb 19 2019
Imagine that you have just received an essential oil or other aromatic product that you have held dear to your heart in secret. It is...
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Black Spruce Essential Oil Spotlight
Thursday Dec 20 2018
Essential Oil Spotlight by Reader Request! This month when I asked what readers wanted to see in the newsletter, I was asked to do an...
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Alligator Juniper Essential Oil Origins
Thursday Sep 20 2018
Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana) is a native tree of Arizona that can be found near the Mogollon Rim, the Coconino National Forest, and the Apache...
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Distilling Blood Oranges for Hydrosol
Monday Feb 05 2018
I am a believer in “everything happens for a reason.” Recently I was gifted some organic and locally grown blood oranges. This gift was not...
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My Top Four Hydrosols for Acne
Wednesday Sep 20 2017
Acne isn't fun. Especially at 40. But, here I am and I am going to make the best of it and share my four favorite...
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How to Ground Yourself with Essential Oils
Monday Apr 24 2017
Have ever heard someone say something about the energetics of an essential oil? Or perhaps you have heard someone say something about needing to be...
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Blending with a purpose
Wednesday Sep 07 2016
It is not hard to see how trendy essential oils have become. It is also not hard to miss all the recipes floating around the...
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Geranium Rose Essential Oil-What's the big deal?
Tuesday May 17 2016
After three years of really studying this specific essential oil, I have come to learn many things about it that I would like to share....
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