The season of cold weather, and windy days is upon us. These weather conditions can lead to dry skin and chapped lips. In this article you will find an easy aromatic recipe created by our director, Jade Shutes. Not only does it smell fabulous but it uses no animal...
With so much emphasis these days on safety and essential oils, it seems that the challenge isn’t really about “more safety” but rather how shall we relate to it? How shall we interpret it so that it makes sense in our practice or general use of essential oils? And how...
Recently my son was experiencing a sore throat which was then diagnosed as tonsillitis and, thankfully, negative for strep. I decided, amongst other palliative tools we were using, to make him aromatic slippery elm lozenges. I chose slippery elm specifically for its...
Distillation is an act of magic. While we can explain the process – heat, evaporation, transpiration and condensation – in doing so we bring forth the essence of a plant. Molecules, previously held in and between the cells of its parts, reveal themselves to us in an...
What are hydrosols? Hydrosols, also known as hydrolats, are the aqueous product of distillation and carry the hydrophilic properties (water-soluble components) of the plant in solution as well as microscopic droplets of the hydrophilic components of essential oils in...
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While essential oils, CO2 Extracts and absolutes are all considered aromatic extracts, what makes them unique is their method of extraction and the resulting chemical composition of each type of extraction. This article has been created to help you decipher how these...
Essential oils are highly concentrated aromatic extracts that are distilled or expressed from a variety of aromatic plant material, including flowers, flowering tops, fruits/zests, grasses, leaves, needles and twigs, resins, roots, seeds, and woods. Through the...
The New York Institute of Aromatherapy was founded by a graduate of Jade Shutes. Jade's graduate called her to ask if she could teach Jades programs in NY city. The New York school was licensed to teach Jade Shutes Aromatherapy certification programs (Foundations of...
A New Generation of Aromatherapy Education Clinical Aromatherapy Certificate Course: A Physiology-Based Integrative Approach - Level Three Certificate Program The School for Aromatic Studies has created a comprehensive level three clinical aromatherapy certification...
*This recipe has been adapted from Gummy Snacks by Stacy Toth & Matthew McCarry in Real Life paleo. Ingredients for Aromatic Gummies - 1 cup chopped and pureed fruit. (Puree fruit with water in blender or food processor) - 1/4 cup lavender hydrosol - 1/4 cup water...
Violet Latin name: Viola spp.Family: ViolacaeaeEnergetics: Cooling, moisteningTaste: Sweet, mucilaginous, cool, minerally The Violet by Jane Taylor Down in a green and shady bed,A modest violet grew;Its stalk was bent, it hung its headAs if to hide from view. And yet...