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Coco-Craze – A Comparison of Coconut Oils: Part II
Medium Chain Triglycerides: A Magic Bullet? Coconut products have skyrocketed to superfood fame practically overnight. Or, to be more specific: coconut oil consumption in the USA jumped by 34% between 2004 and 2014. These changes in consumer behavior were accompanied...
Coco-Craze – A Comparison of Coconut Oils: Part I
Coconut oil boasts a checkered past. Demonized along with tallow and lard since the 1950’s for high saturated fat content, it’s recently overcome the stigma, and, oddly enough, rocketed to superfood fame. With its unique chemical characteristics, coconut oil has made...
Skin Health and Mask Wearing
In the last few months, I’ve been getting many emails and messages from clients asking for advice on how to tackle skin problems related to mask wearing. This post is not a commentary on whether or not to wear a mask but rather it’s a look at how wearing a mask for a...
What are Hydrosols?
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...
Aromatic Rituals: Resources to Cultivate Resilience and Stability
Collectively, we are all grappling with a number of unprecedented current events: the impact of COVID 19, record wildfires, an unstable political U.S. climate - to name a few. These are all palpable triggers for high levels of stress, anxiety, and fear. As a...
Diffusing Essential Oils
Diffusing Essential Oils: Everything you ever wanted to know Download and Print PDFs Diffusing Essential Oils class presentation Diffuser Comparison Chart Diffusing Essential Oils Ebook by Jade Shutes BONUS VIDEOS! On the Aromatic Studies Vimeo Channel
ACE2, Essential Oils, and SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity: An Article Review
In June 2020 an article entitled “Geranium and Lemon Essential Oils and Their Active Compounds Downregulate Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain, in Epithelial Cells” was published in the journal Plants (Basel). I know,...
What’s the difference between an Essential Oil, a CO2 Extract and an Absolute?
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...
Aromatherapy and The Seven Seas
"This trip was so full of conflict, argument and self-questioning; it was a struggle that had begun long before she had found herself on Cretan soil.” Sounds like a statement from me and my personal journey, or perhaps many of you reading these lines may feel sort of...
Aromatika Magazine in English for the First Time!
Aromatika is a quarterly e-journal focused on aromatherapy, herbal medicine, and complementary therapies targeting professionals working in complementary and alternative medicines. At the same time though, the magazine serves as a rich source of information for anyone...
Summer of COVID and Soothing Sunburn Gel
Summertime in the days of COVID has us mourning many of the joyful experiences these warm days ordinarily behold. While group gatherings and meal sharing may be postponed, one thing that hasn’t left us in this brave new world is the summer’s sunshine. These rays of...
D is for Drama: Demystifying Vitamin D in COVID19
D is for Drama: Demystifying Vitamin D in COVID19 Vitamin D is the current subject of dramatic debates and a clutter of studies. So what’s the deal, Is vitamin D preventative and protective in COVID19? You’d better buckle up... it’s a bit of a mess. TL;DR Current...
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