Archive for July, 2007
Aromatherapy: getting started
Friday, July 20th, 2007The use of essential oils in aromatherapy has become very popular over the past decade. Many claims have been made for the oils, however your own experience with them is what counts.
Aromatherapy is a term created in the 1920’s by the French scientist Rene Maurice Gattefosse for the use of essential oils in the […]
Buying An Aromatherapy Diffuser - or using a home-made one
Friday, July 20th, 2007Want to add the lovely scent of essential oils to your office, or bedroom? You can use an aromatherapy diffuser to scent any room you wish.
The simplest type of home-made diffuser is a small dish with several tablespoons of water to which you add four or five drops of your favorite essential oil. As […]
Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and CO2s
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007CO2 is a new way of extracting essential oils from plants. It’s a better process than chemical extraction, because no C02 is left in the oils after extraction.
CO2 in liquid form works quickly and efficiently to extract the aroma molecules from plant material. In liquid form, CO2 becomes a solvent. But unlike the chemical solvents […]
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