Dec 23 2009
Fragrances are experienced through the breath, and greatly impact our experience of the world. Think of how you feel when you step out the front door and take in that first breath of springtime. What happens for you when you bury your nose in a delicious gardenia? We can create deeply therapeutic and purely pleasurable [...]
Dec 18 2009
What a great year! Are you tempted to reflect at the end of the year? My tendency is to work, learn, create, and then work more… and on the cycle goes.
Sometimes I forget to pause and notice the growth in our businesses over the year. The end of the year does gently remind me to [...]
Dec 04 2009
At Aromatics International we believe that in order for essential oils to have a therapeutic effect, they must be pure plant extracts. The best way to assure the purity and quality of each batch of oil is to test with Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS).
The precise breakdown of the chemical components in individual oils is [...]
Nov 16 2009
Mark, an essential oil distiller in South Africa, has sent me two kilos of his Frankincense essential oil, distilled from the resins he acquired on his trip. Here is Mark’s story, in his words:
Mark has always been deeply interested in Frankincense from Arabia and Somaliland. Arabia and Somalialand are the homes of the highest quality [...]
Nov 05 2009
Kimba is so happy we clean with natural products!
On Aromatics International we have a recipe section with successful blends we have made over the years. I recently added several new recipes for cleaning products: a hand cleanser and a hand soap (the soap is listed under colds and flu).
I find that when I clean with [...]
Sep 20 2009
A guest post by Cindy Black, cross posted on her blog, Long Life Happy Life
There is plenty of concern going on these days about the H1N1 Swine Flu. I’ve been getting many questions about how to prevent the flu from friends and clients as they go to work in schools, public and private [...]
