Petrichor, Aromatic Molecules, and the Grand Canyon
Earlier this year we were all blown away to discover that the human nose can detect some trillion different smells so it won't surprise you to read that my nose was working [...]
A tale of two lavenders
As an aromatherapist I have been trained to look to the chemistry of essential oils to best determine what their therapeutic actions will be. Essential oils are sent off to a lab [...]
Discovering cape chamomile
My bottle of Cape Chamomile (Eriocephalus punctulatus) arrived in the mail this week much to my delight. I've only just stumbled onto this oil through the tip of Marge Clark at Nature's [...]