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Favourite Carrier Oils
Having been an aromatherapist for about 25 years I’ve tried many different carrier oils (and essential oils) and there’s always new ones coming on the market but I always come back to a few favourites that I have as my staples. Maybe it’s because they do exactly what I want and I know how they’re…
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Carrier Oils
Why don’t we use essential oils neat on the skin? Most essential oils need to be diluted and there’s a whole range of products that can act as suitable ‘carriers’ – mediums to ‘carry’ the essential oil through the skin and into the blood stream. Now anything can be a carrier – butter, water, lotion,…
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Spring Health on a Plate Course
So Spring is definitely on it’s way, it gave us just a little taster last week before the wind and rain set in again! So with that in mind I have some new courses and workshops in aromatherapy and nutrition starting just after Easter. The first one is Health on a Plate, a 20 hour…
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Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata, Ylang Ylang (pronounced ‘e-lang e-lang’) simply means ‘Flower of Flowers’ in Malayan and in the Philippines ‘alang-ilang’ implies flowers that hang and flutter in the breeze. The islanders would make a pomade from the flowers and coconut oil called ‘boori-boori’ and apply it to the skin to nourish, rejuvenate and prevent infection and…
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New Year? Not Yet…
I read something the other day that really resonated with me. I’ll not repeat it word for word, but the gist of it was ‘don’t beat yourself up if you’re struggling with keeping to your new years resolutions, starting fresh happens in spring, we’re still in winter.’ I’ve always thought it strange that people want…
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Patchouli
An acquired taste, Pogestemon cablin, otherwise known as patchouli is a herb that’s native to Asia although often distilled in Europe from the dried leaves. Fabrics and clothes transported to the west from the east were layered with the leaves because it is an impressive insecticide. As western manufacturers tried to emulated the same fabrics…
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Frankincense
Also known as olibanum, from the burseraceae family ‘Frankincense oil rekindles the inner light of the mind’ – Gabriel Mojay What a wonderful oil, you can tell by just smelling it! Woody and spicy, it has a citrus lightness that belies its deep base note. The essential oil is steam distilled from the ‘tears’ of…
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What is Aromatherapy?
One of the new parts to my business is natural skincare products. I’ve been making my own stuff for years (being an aromatherapist it seemed the obvious thing to do) so it was a natural progression to make aromatherapy products that are affordable and popular but a little more bespoke, and with good quality food…
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All Change
All change here at Pinnock Towers The last year and a half has been tough for everyone and it has taken it’s toll in many different ways. Some have lost their jobs or businesses, some have lost their sanity (assuming we had any to start with) and even though everything stopped for me in March…
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