Articles on Essential Oils

The fragrant white blossoms of bitter orange trees yield the precious Neroli essential oil. Gentle, yet strong, Neroli has been highly esteemed for centuries. Practical uses for Neroli oil Neroli essential oil has an extraordinary ability to uplift and soothe the spirits. Acting as a potent mood enhancer, it effectively changes agitation and instability to

How to Use Palo Santo in Meditation When used in meditation, Palo Santo essential oil creates a serene and uplifting atmosphere. Its warm, woody scent helps to calm the mind, reduce stress, and encourage a sense of inner peace. Many people find that diffusing the oil during meditation enhances their ability to focus. To incorporate

Discover the Essence of Oshadhi Welcome to Oshadhi, a world where purity, diversity, and captivating scents converge. Oshadhi’s name is a Sanskrit word which signifies the power of plants to harness sunlight and create aromatic oils. Embrace the natural, unaltered essence of plant oils and join us in celebrating life, beauty, wisdom, and health. Unveiling

To better understand the properties of the diverse range of essential oils derived from various plants, it is sometimes helpful to categorize them based on the specific part of the plant from which the oil is extracted. The following graphical representation illustrates essential oils originating from different plant components. Whole plant Oils derived from the

‘Use it or lose it’. This advice is often used to explain the benefits of yoga, pilates and other stretching routines, as well as cardiovascular exercise: keep the muscles active or they lose their tone. This precept has also been applied to the idea of slowing down the onset of dementia, with older people being

Hydrosols (also known as hydrolats) have been variously described as ‘The forgotten aromatherapy’ and ‘The new aromatherapy’. The implication, I suppose, is that we used to know a lot about them, and in the future we will know a lot about them, but at the moment we don’t! This is probably quite a good reflection

As we delve more deeply into the world of essential oils, it becomes clear that they have the potential to become our ‘helpers’ on many different levels of our experience. (I know that this is a theme that has come up in previous newsletters, but I feel it bears repeating.) The physical realm (cuts and

It is said that we fit into two categories: ‘big picture’ people and ‘detail’ people. But there are some who tick both boxes, and Salvatore Battaglia is one of those. Sal is probably known to you for his comprehensive classic text book The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy in which he offers copious amounts of detail

It sometimes seems that our understanding of Lavandin can go through three stages. The first is to see it as a type of Lavender. This is completely understandable because it has an aroma which is distinctly ‘lavender-ish’ and a name that suggests a connection. And in a way it is ‘lavender’. Lavandin is actually a

Everyone wants it to be July or August when they visit Provence. At this time the lavender harvest is in full swing, the yellowish soil has been baked to a dry crustiness like a loaf of wholemeal bread which has been left in the oven just a little too long, the cicadas scratch away from

You probably wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t already have an interest in quality of essential oils. So it’s worth taking time to go more deeply into the factors that determine the characteristics of the end product. Did you know that distillation is one of the critical factors that determines whether we end up

Would you agree with me that there are, broadly speaking, two different ways of looking at our relationship with Nature? The modern scientific approach sees Nature as something ‘out there’ that we need to understand, measure, modify, make use of, and maybe even ‘conquer’. Traditional cultures on the other hand tend to see Nature rather