Aromatic History: Gattefosse’s Aromatherapie
French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé (1881-1950) is credited with coining the term aromatherapy (aromatherapie): which is the therapeutic use of essential oils. His contribution to aromatherapy includes a personal story - burned in a laboratory accident, Gattefossé develops gas gangrene, a potentially deadly infection of the skin. He employs the help [...]
What Every Mom Needs to Know About Essential Oils
Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother. ~Ann Taylor Moms are amazing healers, aren't they?! To whisk away pain through gentle words, soothing touch, and sometimes an appropriately-placed kiss is remarkable! I can [...]
{Giveaway} I Love Lavender
Do you love lavender? Do you love a giveaway? Then you're in the right place! I am raffling off this beautiful 'I Love Lavender' tea towel to one lucky guy or gal. To enter this raffle all you've got to do is leave a comment about Lavender on this blog [...]
Can Reflexology and Aromatherapy help your insomnia?
Most of us can list a dozen amazing things about living in Austin without skipping a beat. But living, and sleeping, in any large city can chip away at our ability to get a solid night's sleep. Light pollution from street lights can interrupt the body's production of sleeping hormones, [...]
Try some Turmeric Chai this season!
Turmeric shares a family tree with Ginger, Plai, and Cardamom, as part of the Zingiberaceae family of aromatic rhizomes. The rhizome, or root, has that familiar papery outer skin that when peeled away exposes fragrant flesh. But turmeric's flesh, unlike ginger's, is deliciously carrot-orange! Long used in culinary dishes in [...]
Why essential oils are not water flavoring agents
About once a month or every three weeks I have a client complaining of right-sided abdominal pain, lethargy, joint pain, and indigestion. At some point they mention they've been adding essential oils in their drinking water because their neighbor said it would make water taste better or help them lose [...]