The Aromatics International Blog

As the holidays approach, we’ve been receiving requests for gift ideas.   The new essential oil kits from Aromatics International are great ways to introduce beginners to Aromatherapy–and they also make wonderful collections for those who are already using essential oils in their daily and professional lives.  Each kit is priced with a built-in 10% discount.

The Exotic Floral Collection and Sunny Citrus Collection each contain oils that blend beautifully together and complement each other.  If you’re sharing either collection as a gift, try shopping for baskets at your local craft store or at garage sales.  Use potpurri or tissue paper to nest the oils in, wrap it in some lovely tulle, and you have a personalized gift that beats a gift basket full of synthetic chemical bath products.

Exotic Floral Collection

This collection is perfect for a romantic or sensual personality.  Floral aromas can be very “love them or hate them” so always make sure the person you’re shopping for enjoys the scent of fresh flowers.  Jasmine, Neroli, Rose absolute, and Ylang Ylang are all very potent oils.  A little bit can go a long way.  Each flowering plant yeilds its own unique and exotic aroma.

Sunny Citrus Collection

Nothing beats the Winter blahs like the diffused scent of fresh, crisp citrus.  Each of these oils absolutely sparkles with sunshine.  Citrus oils are energizing and uplifting–so keep this kit in mind for anyone who could use a bright pick-me-up.  This kit includes Bergamot, Lime, Lemon, Mandarin, Orange and Grapefruit. When blending with citrus oils for use on the skin, always check individual oil information for potential phototoxitity.

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Our unscented lotion is now packaged with a wider mouth, allowing easier pouring/scooping into your own bottles and containers.  While the lotion can be used on its own, it’s most often used as a carrier for essential oils.  It’s absolutely beautiful to blend with, and helps promote quick absorption.  The texture is extremely light and moisturizing, without leaving any oily residue.  Perfect for the face!

This is one of the few lotions on the market that is made without any synthetic chemicals.

Note: When blending with this lotion, you may want to consider using a slightly smaller amount of oil that you would usually use.  We’ve found that the light and airy texture really brightens the aroma and affect of the oils you’re blending with.

We package our lotion in PET, an inert plastic and does not leach harmful materials into its contents. We selected PET packaging because it is safe, recyclable, and convenient.

Lotion Ingredients: Distilled water, aloe vera, cold pressed vegetable oils of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), apricot (Prunus armeniaca), and sesame (Sesamum indicum), plant emulsifying wax, almond glycerides, vitamin E, and grapefruit seed extract.

Tags: Aromatics International, blending, unscented lotion

When I started working with Andrea Butje two years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about essential oils.  My concept of Aromatherapy was limited to a general sense that Lavender was calming and Bath and Body Works carried a minty stress-relief lotion.  As I began working on the Aromatics International website, I was shocked to learn how many essential oils existed, and how varied their aromas and therapeutic uses seemed to be.

Although I felt like I’d learned quite a bit by working with the content of the websites, it wasn’t until I started the Aromatherapy Certification Program in September that I began to have a true understanding of the power and depth of Aromatherapy.

When Andrea discusses Aromatherapy, she frequently mentions her “relationship with the oils.”  I’d never doubted her passion, but in the past the concept made very little sense to me.  Then we had our first blending activity in class.  We sat around a big table and took turns simply opening and smelling bottles of Andrea’s gorgeous essential oils.

It’s impossible to truly describe in words the sense of energy and power you feel when you’re getting to know pure essential oils for the first time.  I immediately felt drawn to some oils, and others commanded an instant, deep respect.  My classmates and I discussed our reactions, and what we liked and disliked, and before I knew it I understood to the core of my being what it meant to have a relationship with essential oils.

Andrea’s teaching style made the days go by with amazing fluidity.  I never felt bored or frustrated.  We learned through activities, games, blending, discussions and engaging lectures.  By the beginning of the second week we all passed our first quiz, each of us stunned to discover how much we’d learned so quickly.

I’ve been incorporating the oils in my everyday life and the process has really opened my eyes to natural alternatives to chemical cleaners, body care, scents, and health care products.  After just two weeks of class I already feel like my life is taking a different direction and that my career opportunities have absolutely blossomed.  On top of all this, I have dozens of wonderful goodies to try on myself and my family from all the great blending activities we did in class.

I’d like to share one of my favorite blends, a recipe I came up with for a healing face cream for my Fall/Winter dry skin:

2 oz. Unscented Lotion from Aromatics International
1 drop Frankincense essential oil
1 drop Myrrh essential oil
2 drops Vetiver essential oil
2 drops Helychrisum italicum essential oil

Tags: Aromatherapy Certification Program, Frankincense, helichrysum, Myrrh, Vetiver

1. Tell me about Essential Elements

Essential Elements is a  women owned and operated holistic  therapy center in St. Petersburg, Florida. We offer   Aromatherapy Consultations and Custom Blending, Acupuncture, Cranial Sacral Treatment, Massage, Holistic Skin and Body Treatments, as well as Aromatherapy Workshops and Classes.
We are developing product lines and offer Essential Oils and related items for sale. All in a relaxing and nurturing environment.

2. What inspired you to begin Essential Elements?

Our own personal search for Organic/Wildcrafted, Essential Oils. What we found was the Aromahead Institute. Through our education we were impressed by the healing potential of Essential Oils not only in our lives but for our clients as well.

We decided to create a space where we could share our knowledge in treatment and provide education to our community.

3. What are some of your favorite aspects of your business?

Being around the oils in the morning is better than coffee! The infinite learning possibilities with the oils, the more we learn the more we feel there is to know. The feed back we get from our clients is amazing. People love the oils and how they make them feel.

4. What are your goals/visions for the next few years?

We are excited about the future growth of the business and awareness of Essential Oil Therapy.  We will continue to develop curriculum for education and reach out to health care related establishments who could benefit from Aromatherapy. We plan to travel to countries where the plants are growing and the oils are being distilled to learn more about the process and the people involved.

5 How can people contact you?

We are located at 3001-First Avenue South in St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
We can be reached at 727.327.1309 or online at www.EssentialElementsSite.com

Click here to listen to Andrea’s guest appearance on the Aromatherapy Thymes Audio Podcast.  You can subscribe here or via iTunes to catch this and upcoming shows.

About the Aromatherapy Thymes Audio Podcast

A weekly entry into the healing and beauty of aromatherapy where the editor chats with leading experts, researchers and aromatherapy enthusiasts in the field of holistic health.

Aromatherapy Thymes: The only magazine that brings aromatherapy directly into your home in an elegant and easy to read format. For the first time you get updated information on aromatherapy, plus get exclusive resouces on essential oils. Prepare to open all your senses and appreciate the healing power of plants like never before!

Tags: aromatherapy thymes, experts, talk radio

We recently had the privilege of working with the United Aromatherapy Effort.  They are currently accepting donations for hurricane relief.  While Gustav is no longer an active threat, Ike remains a danger and the hurricane season is not yet over.  We’d like to call attention to this unique charity!

From the United Aromatherapy Effort Website:

The United Aromatherapy Effort, (UAE) is a not-for-profit Charitable organization born out of the September 11th tragedy. The mission of UAE is to provide stress relief and aromatherapy to relief workers during emergency work and afterwards. We collect and disseminate donated aromatherapy products to those affected by disaster in conjunction with chair massage. It is for this reason that the United Aromatherapy Effort teamed up with the Emergency Response Massage International (ERMI) to provide assistance to those dedicated and heroic individuals. ERMI’s mission is to provide a 15 minute stress relief chair massage to first responders and relief workers following a disaster or other critical incident. Historically we have responded to NY (2001), Florida Hurricanes (2004) and most recently the Gulf Coast affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Updated Information

The UAE can utilize any ready to use products: They need gallons of bug spray (with extra labels), empty spray bottles for the bug spray, inhalers of all types (uplifting, allergies, sinus, stress, sleep) and any other sprays/roll-ons. They can also take balms, lotions, and shampoos.

They UAE needs aromatherapy supplies that are simple and basic for everyday use. Whatever you can send, they will put to good use. If you have the time, please attach a label worded: DONATED TO www.unitedaromatherapy.org FOR DISASTER SUPPORT.

Your name/company will be posted to the UAE website in appreciation of goodwill.

PLEASE SEND ALL MONETARY DONATIONS TO:
United Aromatherapy Efffort
c/o Sylla Hanger, Founder
16018 Saddlestring Dr
Tampa FL 33612
813.265.2222
sylla@tampabay.rr.com

PLEASE SHIP PRODUCT DONATIONS TO:
NOTE: For immediate details of what has been received and what is needed, please call Geraldine. Pass the word.

Geraldine Zelinsky, UAE Assistant Director
6051 Roma Dr; #202
Shreveport LA 71105
318.518.1187
unitedaromatherapy@gmail.com

Tags: blends, charity, donations, Essential Oils