The English Aromatherapist

Oct
20

Let’s talk about Massage

Let's talk about massage - The English Aromatherapist

Life is stressful — it always has been, and a certain amount of stress is normal. A world completely devoid of stress would be a pretty boring place. But we’re now in a situation where chronic stress has become something of an epidemic. In the UK last year, 17 million working days were lost due to stress, and a new case of work-related stress, anxiety or depression was diagnosed every 2.1 minutes. It’s fair to say that stress has hit an all-time high.

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Oct
13

Thieves Essential Oil: The Full Story

What is Thieves oil

If you’re into essential oils, you’ve probably heard about Thieves oil. In fact, it’s almost impossible to browse Facebook or Pinterest without stumbling across people raving about it.

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Sep
28

10 Ways to Spot Fake Essential Oils

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In our health-obsessed society, essential oils are more popular than ever before. With a global market value worth over $6 BILLION, it’s no wonder that businesses are keen to jump in and get a slice of the pie.

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Sep
23

The truth about drinking essential oils in water

The truth about drinking essential oils in water

One of the many nuggets of unsafe aromatherapy advice propagated online is the so-called “magic healing effect” of drinking essential oils in water. This trick is purported to provide relief from just about every ailment from headaches to allergies. Social media sites are chock-full of pretty memes advocating ingesting essential oils in this way – a practice that is potentially very harmful, and certainly not recommended by most certified aromatherapists!

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Sep
23

Why are Essential Oils EVERYWHERE?

Why are essential oils everywhere?

In an increasingly health-obsessed society, it is unsurprising that the alternative therapy industry has experienced a surge of popularity. Every day, we are bombarded with scaremongering news stories about the dangers of our toxin-filled, medicated, overweight, stressed-out lifestyles.

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Sep
08

Make Your Own Aromatherapy Body Scrub

How to make your own aromatherapy body scrub

Fancy making your own aromatherapy body scrubs using essential oils? Watch how quick and easy it is to whip up your own home-made scrubs in this new video!

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Sep
06

How much is one drop?

How much is a drop of essential oil

Have you ever wondered how much is “one drop” of essential oil?

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Sep
01

Make your own aromatherapy body lotion

How to make aromatherapy body lotion

Why spend a fortune on expensive aromatherapy body lotions when you can make your own?

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Aug
27

How to Use Pre-Diluted Essential Oils

How to blend using pre-diluted essential oils

So, you know the basics of how to make an aromatherapy blend using pure essential oils? (If not, check out my video here) Normally, for a standard 2% strength blend you would add 4-5 drops of pure essential oil per 10ml of carrier oil.

 

But what about making a blend using pre-diluted essential oils?

 

There is surprisingly little information or advice online about how to blend with pre-diluted essential oils. I decided to ask five major aromatherapy suppliers to find out their advice about how to use pre-diluted oils in a blend. Interestingly, I received a very mixed response! It seems there is no definitive answer on the subject.

 

Some expensive essential oils are sold pre-diluted in carrier oil in order to make them more affordable – e.g. neroli in a 5% dilution of jojoba. Can these be combined alongside pure essential oils to create an aromatherapy blend? Yes! The question is, how do we calculate the number of drops to use, when they are already diluted in carrier oil?

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Aug
17

10 Reasons To Avoid Raindrop Therapy

10 Reasons to Avoid Raindrop Therapy

If you’re into essential oils, it’s likely that you will have come across “Raindrop Therapy” or the “Raindrop Technique”.

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