Aromatic Studies Blog
Food for thought: Our like or dislike of a particular aroma/essential oil
Should we only use aromas that we love or are attracted to? Years ago I was teaching a class in Vancouver Canada. During the class I passed around sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). One of the students in the class quickly proclaimed “I cannot stand the smell of orange.”...
The Energy of Essential Oils: article 1992
The Energy of Aromatherapy Written By Jade Shutes This article was written in 1992 for the Aromatic Thymes journal. It was later printed in Scentsitivity. It is here unaltered. "The most beautiful experience we can have, is the mysterious." -Albert Einstein, in Living...
Helichrysum: Helichrysum italicum
Helichrysum: H. italicum (Roth) G. Don. syn. H. angustifolium subsp. italicum (Roth) Briq. & Cavill.by: Jade Shutes, B.A., Dipl. AT, Cet. HerbalistOther botanical synonyms: Gnaphalium angustifolium Lam., Gnaphalium italicum Roth (basionym), Helichrysum...
Some Research on Olfactory Benefits of Aromatherapy
Research and Our Sense of Smell The sense of smell is truly a wondrous sense, a sense which is often underutilized within our modern culture however the growing popularity of aromatherapy is perhaps bringing with it the awareness of this incredible sense. According to...
2 Questions
Hello all!!!! Boy oh boy has it been an odd beginning to a year. Lots of great things unfolding as the school continues to expand and we cultivate new grounds and new relationships to expand our visions and goals as a school and as a community of individuals...
Do essential oils contain vitamins?
Over this past weekend a student of ours wrote the following: "my question is....a friend of mine (naturopathic doctor) has been approached a couple of times regarding citrus oils being a good source of vitamin C. This seemed like an easy question to handle when she...
Make Your Own Love Potion
Make Your Own Love Potion Let your mind slowly drift and picture yourself in an era many years ago..in the 1st century B.C. in Egypt. Cleopatra was setting sail on the Nile with her entourage, her handmaidens busily scenting her sails with jasmine to announce her...
Carrier oils: Moisturizing and/or Emollient
There is often confusion between the terms moisturizer and emollient. Moisturizing typically refers to the act of adding water to the skin to hydrate it, while an emollient works to soften and soothe the skin. Taking care of our skin is an essential part of our...
Aromatherapy in Budapest, Hungary
Gergely Hollodi studied with me a number of years ago and then we met about two to three years ago in person while I was in Seattle. I was so impressed with his work throughout both our Aroma101 and Aroma201 programs and truly loved meeting him in person. He is...
The King of Spices
Black Pepper Piper nigrum Other names: Hu Jiao (TCM), Marica (Sanskrit) I have found myself quite drawn to all the warming essential oils this winter. Ginger was posted on our blog here. And here is a much loved spice: Black pepper! Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a...
Beloved Ginger
Zingiber officinale Falling in love with Ginger! Over the past couple of weeks I have found myself quite drawn to ginger and have used it as a tea, a body scrub, a body oil, an additive into our humidifier, a divine bathing experience, and simply to inhale via direct...
Reflecting on the loss of connection with plants
Stephen Harrod Buhner believes “that the loss of connection to plants, to the land, to Earth, leaves the holes with which we are naturally born unfilled. No matter how much Ritalin or Prozac is poured into those holes, synthetic pharmaceuticals can never fill them;...
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