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THE LATEST BOOK REVIEWS..

Aromatherapy Soap Making by Elizabeth Wright….
Extensively revised and improved we are all glad to have this book back on our shelves.
It contains everything you need to know to make your own Aromatherapy soaps.
Easy to understand instructions are given for soap making using basic ingredients and utensils. “You can choose from over 20 recipes with a [...]

MAKE YOUR OWN GIFT PACKS..

Why not make your own gift packs for Christmas, following are some ideas you could use:
Match one of our premium essential oil blends with a massage blend, along with one of our attractive metal candle burners. Place in a nice square box with rose petals scattered around the product, wrap with cellophane and a Christmas [...]

BERGAMOT – WHY TWO TYPES?

Bergamot is a refreshing oil derived from the cold expression of the Bergamot fruit. These days the oil is extensively cultivated in Calabria in Southern Italy and along the Ivory Coast .
Bergamot essential oil contains naturally occurring bergaptens or furano-coumarins, which are known to cause skin photo toxicity. This means that skin can discolour when [...]

“Oil Free” Moisturising Gel

95ml Chamomile German Water
5ml Aloe Vera Concentrate
3gm Sclerotium Gum
0.5ml Grapefruitseed Extract
8 drops Sandalwood West Australian Essential Oil
4 drops Lavender French Population Essential Oil
2 drops Yarrow Essential Oil
1 drop Chamomile German Extra Blue Essential Oil
Warm the Chamomile water to 60oC in a glass jug or beaker. Add the Aloe Vera Concentrate and mix well.
Sprinkle the Sclerotium [...]

Entertaining and Vibrant Soaps

LOVE SOAP
1tbsp Pink Clay
3tbsp dried Rose Petals
250gm Ecol Soap Powder
3ml (60 drops) Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
100ml Water
Your love soap can be rolled into the rose petals to make it look really appealing, do this while soaps are still very moist.
Please Note:  Rose petals may bleed colour.
CHOCOLATE SOAP BALLS
1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
250gm Ecol Soap Powder
20ml Vanilla [...]

Aromatherapy Uses

Ylang Ylang helps to relieve irritability, nervous tension and mild anxiety in an oil burner, or diluted for massage (4 drops in 10mL of carrier oil). Beneficial to help relieve insomnia in a warm bath before bed (1drop in 2mL of vegetable oil) or 1 drop in an electric vapouriser.
Ylang Ylang is beneficial in skin [...]

Facial Treat for the Home Spa

This facial treat leaves your skin feeling and looking radiant!
•5mL Borage Oil
•5mL Avocado Oil
•10mL Neroli 3% in Jojoba Oil
Combine in a 20mL bottle
Step 1: Cleanse your skin, and then lightly mist the skin with floral water.
Step 2: Apply 4-6 drops of oil to your skin and lightly massage in.
Step 3: Cover your eyes with cotton [...]

Citrus Burst Cleansing Cream

Refreshing and cleansing – perfect for morning and night, suitable for all skin types.
•15 drops Lemon Distilled Essential Oil
•10 drops Mandarin Essential Oil
•5 drops Bergamot Non-Phototoxic Essential Oil
•100mL Cleansing Lotion Additive Free
Add essential oils to cleansing lotion and blend thoroughly. Use twice daily to cleanse your face, avoid the eye area. Remove with damp cotton [...]