Fragrance & Well-Being:
Perfumes that Delight & Heal

February 11, 2010
The Romance of Perfumes

GORGEOUS FLOWERS and floral fragrances have enchanted me since I was a wee one. As fortune would have it, a decade of my childhood was spent in (West) Pakistan & northern India, where the bazaar, train stations, countryside, the cuisines, gardens, and holy places…all were infused with aromatic scents. And where cultural associations on the [...]

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‘Mandarin Spring’™ ~ Citrus & Roses
with a Hint of Mystery

January 31, 2010
Mandarin Spring, a Healing Essential Oils Perfume made with pure natural aromatics

Among the 40 therapeutic essential oil recipes I’ve formulated, 5 are lovely “healing” perfumes. Mandarin Spring™ ~ Summer Dreams™ & Woodrose™ have pronounced rosy notes. Paradis™ & Sarazz™ (our newest 2010 fragrance) have distinct citrus nuances. In this article we introduce Mandarin Spring™, a fragrance that elicits appreciative “hmms & ahhs” from everyone who smells [...]

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Organic Rose Hydrosol
~ Kitty 1st Aid Purr…fection

January 14, 2010
smiling cat blown glass hand painted Christmas ornament

In the depths of winter, both indoor-outdoor cats I’ve had have gotten teary eyes for a short while. I’m not trained in veterinary medicine, but if I recall correctly what the vets have said, it’s caused by a common virus cats may contract…similar to people “catching colds.” Anyway, I don’t like my fur babies to [...]

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GERANIUM Pelargonium graveolens Essential Oil’s Healing Properties

January 12, 2010
Rose Geranium essential oil is produced from the plant's leaves, not the violet flowers

Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) is a well-loved fragrance used for cosmetics;  food, tea & alcohol flavorings, perfumery, and holistic healing…especially for emotional balance / stress, the skin, and women’s endocrine system issues. ~ Physically, it helps with hormonal balance, liver & kidney functions, discharges toxins from the liver that may be impacting the body’s overall [...]

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QUICK Relief for Sore, Inflamed Joints
Arthritis, Rheumatism, Injuries, etc.

January 5, 2010

Every now-and-then, the top joint on the middle finger of my right hand flares up painfully. It gets slightly hot, swollen (visibly puffy), stiff & hard to bend, and quite SORE – sharply so! Don’t know what causes the flare-ups or if they may be early indications of arthritis? (Several of my father’s family members [...]

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LAVENDER (Lavendula angustifolia)

January 3, 2010

~ LAVENDER (Lavendula angustifolia) from the mint family is one of the four ‘Universal Healing Oils’ known to balance the body and to work where ever there is a need. It has a long history of herbal medicinal uses since Medieval times. When in doubt, use Lavender! Lavender therapeutic-grade essential oil has pain-relieving (analgesic) properties, [...]

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