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Rhododendron Essential Oil: Nepal’s Frankincense
Rhododendron Anthopogon: Tranquil Resilience from Himalayan Peaks Rhododendron essential oil is obtained via steam or hydro distillation from the aerial parts of Rhododendron anthopogon; its leathery leaves being the most aromatic part of the plant. Also called “Sunpati” in its native Nepal, this short, evergreen shrublet is categorized into the Ericaceae family—which includes Azalea, Bog…
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Combava Essential Oil and Its Holistic Aromatherapy Applications
Common Name: Combava | Latin Binomial: Citrus hystrix This article focuses on the essential oil derived from Combava (Citrus hystrix) leaves, known for its purifying, cleansing, and protective qualities. Discover the key therapeutic benefits, distinctive characteristics (its personality), and aromatherapy blending ideas. Exploring Combava Essential Oil: Its Origin and Various Names Combava essential oil is…
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Green Myrtle Essential Oil
Grace, demure, gentle, alluring, joyful. Who’s that about? Of course I’m describing Green Myrtle’s essence! Just looking at Myrtle’s flowers may spark immense joy and coax bright smiles! Notice how its flower’s stamens delicately fluff out like fireworks! Sure, Myrtle may seem showy at first glance, but it doesn’t show off or act bossy or…
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Plant Talk with Sweet Fern
Discover the Sweetness of Sweet Fern! Sweet Fern is an aromatic plant endemic to North America offering many virtues, such as soil ecology enrichment and stabilization. Within traditional medicine and modern aromatherapy its essential oil, rich in terpenes such as β-Caryophyllene, has calming, warming, and clearing qualities that may be experienced through inhalation or topical…
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Saro Essential Oil
There’s much more to the aromatic world and essential oils than Eucalyptus and Tea tree, no matter how lovely those plants of Australia are. Earth’s varying and vast regions host an array of plants, including aromatic plants, who have grown and evolved to suit those locations. Plants are a direct expression of “sense-of-place,” a reflection…
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Vetiver Essential Oil
Oh Vetiver! There is so much to appreciate about you and the essential oil obtained from your gorgeously long roots. Not only are you one of the few root oils of aromatherapy, but you also have cooling qualities that are nearly unparalleled and invite a calm that is different from any other calm. Sure, you…
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Learn About Sweet Marjoram Essential Oil
Do you know Sweet Marjoram is related to Oregano and just as powerful in its own right, with its own characteristics that set it apart? I like to think of Sweet Marjoram as the yin to Oregano’s yang. This aromatic plant talk profile takes you from the gentle sun loving plant to its softly powerful…
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Blending Essential Oils: Synergy, Additivity and Antagonism
Have you wondered if an essential oil (EO) can “cancel out” another essential oil when blending 2 or more EOs? It’s a question that often arises when someone embarks upon the art blending! The answer is multivalent just as an essential oil and the practice of aromatherapy is. My fun and frustrating take on this…
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