Aromatic Studies Blog
The Power of Smell Training
How Olfactory Training Can Improve Your Sense of SmellOur sense of smell, or olfaction, is incredibly important. Smells influence our mood, behavior, relationships, and health in ways we don't even realize. However, many people suffer from smell disorders that...
Conifer Essentials Oils for Workplace Wellness
Smelling the fresh, woodsy aroma of pine or cedar can instantly transport you to a peaceful forest setting. But did you know that inhaling essential oils from conifer trees could also help you feel less stressed at the office? A recent study dug into this idea,...
Essential Oils and Mental Health
The Power of Aroma: How Essential Oils and Our Sense of Smell Can Support Mental HealthOur sense of smell is deeply connected to our emotions, memories, and overall mental health. When we inhale an aroma, scent molecules travel through the nose and stimulate the...
Make Your Own Fire Cider
How to make Fire CiderAs autumn sets in and the crisp chill of winter approaches, our bodies cry out for nourishing warmth and immune-bolstering support. Fire Cider is the perfect traditional herbal preparation to answer this seasonal call. Infusing apple cider...
Essential Oils for Panic Attack
A few weeks ago, I experienced an overwhelming panic attack that seemed to come on suddenly. I noticed my breathing get shallow and my heart start racing with anxious thoughts spiraling. In that moment, I decided to make an aromatherapy inhaler to help calm me down. I...
The Importance of Magnesium
Magnesium is an essential mineral that is required for countless processes in the human body. Despite this, many people are not aware of its importance and may be unknowingly deficient in magnesium. Magnesium is involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body,...
Forest Bathing and Essential Oils
Forest bathing, also known as Shinrin-Yoku, is a practice that involves immersing oneself in nature to improve physical and mental health. The term “forest bathing” was first coined in Japan in the 1980s and has since gained popularity around the world. This practice...
Learn About Cypress Essential Oil
Latin name: Cupressus sempervirens Common names: Mediterranean cypress, Italian cypress Close your eyes for a moment and imagine walking through a forest of conifers with the sun peaking through the branches. You take a deep breath and inhale the sweet, earthy scent...
OLFACTORY TRAINING USING ESSENTIAL OIL FOR SUDDEN LOSS OF SMELL
(INCLUDING A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS RELATED TO SUSPECTED SARSCoV2 VIRAL INFECTION) What are Essential Oils? As so eloquently written by Valerie Ann Worwood, 2000, "Essential oils are one of the great untapped resources of the world. Here we have a system of natural...
Canarium Tree: The Tree that Keeps on Giving
The Canarium tree, more commonly known as Elemi and locally known as the Pili tree, is a tree endemic to the Philippines. It is one of the four genera in the family of Burseraceae, with over 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees--and 53 of which have been...
Personal Approach in Aromatherapy
“Each human being is unique, unprecedented, unrepeatable.” - René Dubo Every person is unique, one of a kind, it is proven by science. Our physical and emotional health depends on genetics, diet, microbiome, lifestyle and environment we live in. All those aspects are...
Equine Aromatherapy: Applications on Behavioral Issues
With aromatherapy gaining ground in human medicine every day, it also started to attract interest from the veterinarian community especially in Western European countries which in turn led to an increasing number of scientific research in the field. Very much like the...
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