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Making Your Own Soap

Please make sure you read the Safety Instructions below as they are very, very important in making a successful soap. Good Luck! What is Soap? The production of soap dates back to approx. 3000 years ago and is quite simple to produce. The basic ingredients are caustic soda (lye) dissolved in water and tallow (animal [...]

Create Authentic Ritual Incense

Charcoal blocks are a traditional way of making your own ritual incense. The resins of Frankincense, Myrrh and Benzoin can be sprinkled onto the burning charcoal block to release their aromatic vapours. People often ask how to use the charcoal blocks, and once you get the hang of it they create a fabulous effect.  Ensure [...]

I’m Not Sleeping….Just Resting!

Beneficial for soothing a frazzled nervous system, the essential oils of Orange, Lavender and Ylang Ylang work synergisticly, creating balance and calm, and a deeply relaxing blend. ingredients 5 drops Lavender French Alpine essential oil 4 drops Orange Sweet essential oil 2 drops Ylang Ylang Complete essential oilmethod Combine essential oils in a dripulator bottle. [...]

Body Boost, Relieve and Tone Massage Oil

Your skin will love the moisturising and protecting properties of Jojoba oil, while the essential oils help revive, boost and tone your body and mind. ingredients 90mL Jojoba Oil 15 drops Cypress Essential Oil 10 drops Juniper Berry Extra Essential Oil 10 drops Lemongrass Guatemalan Essential Oil 10 drops Grapefruit Essential Oil method Combine all [...]

Delicate Divine Body Butter

Your skin will love the nourishing and moisturising benefits of this Body Butter blend. The essential oils of Rose, Bergamot and Ylang Ylang help soothe, nourish and maintain a youthful appearance. Auroma’s Body Butter also helps to protect your skin from the drying effects of the elements leaving your skin feeling smooth and supple. ingredients [...]

Super Shea Butter Recipes

Relaxing Bath BlocksTo make fragrant bath moisturising blocks, simply melt 500gm Shea butter over a very low heat, then add 1.5mL Lavender Essential Oil, 1mL Bergamot Non Phototoxic Essentail Oil and 2.5mL Marjoram majorana essential oil. Blend and pour the melted butter mixture into ice-cube trays. Once the butter has set, pop out the blocks [...]

Shea Butter-Butyrospermum parkii

Also known as Karite Butter or African Butter, Shea Butter is sourced directly from West Africa where it has been used for beauty and healing. Shea Butter is soft enough that you can scoop it straight out of the container and onto your skin or into your bath, the warmth of the water softens the [...]

Super Soother Skin Soaker

Soothing bath salts with Calendula and Chamomile German for extra soothing benefits. Your skin will feel super and you won’t want to get out of the bath! 200gm Dead Sea Mineral Salts 5mL Calendula Oil 5mL Chamomile German 3% in Jojoba In a large bowl combine the Calendula and Chamomile German 3% in Jojoba Oil. [...]

Calendula Infused Oil

Calendula is an infused oil, not a cold pressed vegetable oil. However, it still falls into the category of carrier oil, as it can be applied directly to the skin. Infused oils are made by maceration. This is a process where the plant materials, in this case the flowers of the Calendula plant, are placed [...]

Soothe Those Muscles and Joints Massage Oil

Warming, relaxing and soothing, this massage oil has been designed to help relieve sore, tired and aching muscles and joints. ingredients 90mL Sweet Almond Pure Oil 22 drops Lavender Spike Essential Oil 10 drops Eucalyptus Blue Gum Essential Oil 10 drops Rosemary Tunisian Essential Oil 2 drops Nutmeg Essential Oil 1 drop Wintergreen Gaultheria Essential [...]

Nutmeg Profile

The Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) tree is a very impressive one – an evergreen tree growing up to 20 meters. In Sri Lanka we saw Nutmeg growing in a plantation which had a number of different types of trees growing amongst each other – Nutmeg, Rubber, Clove, Sri Lankan Cotton Trees and vines of Vanilla and [...]

Ylang Ylang

Ylang Ylang is produced from Cananga odorata trees grown in plantations, in Madagascar and the Comoros Islands, where they rarely reach heights above 2.5 metres. Plantation trees are cropped so they spread rather than grow tall, as the branches are brittle, and climbing them can cause damage to the tree, flowers and the picker! Plantation [...]

Facial Treats

Facial treats are an excellent alternative to creams and lotions, and are of great benefit to the skin. Prepared facial treats are ready to use for a variety of skin conditions. Simply massage 3-4 drops to cleansed and lightly misted skin morning and night. These precious drops are an extremely economical choice as part of [...]

Wintergreen

Wintergreen is one of the most powerful essential oils, so care needs to be taken when using it; however, it is also one of the most effective for joints and muscles. The main component of Wintergreen is methyl salicylate which makes up more than 95% of natural Wintergreen oil. Methyl salicylate is a popular ingredient [...]

Muscle Ease Balm

Create your own Muscle Ease Balm/Liniment with the releasing powers of Wintergreen oil. A small amount of Wintergreen goes a long way, so please use sparingly. 2 drops Wintergreen Chinese Essential Oil 10 drops Lavender Essential Oil 5 drops Marjoram Majorana Essential Oil 100gm Auroma Balm In a bain-marie, gently melt the balm over a [...]