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Sarah Wayt Tea tree, a wild, bushy tree native to Australia, yields one of the gentlest and most active essential oils. Its stimulating and germicidal actions are valued around the world and its strong, camphor-like scent is refreshing and uplifting, making it pleasant to use around the home. It blends well with other antiseptic oils, especially lemon, … Read moreAromatherapy: Healing with Tea Tree
Cleansing Shampoo An effective cleanser for oily hair prone to dandruff. 50ml unperfumed pH-balanced shampoo 3 drops pure tea tree oil 4 drops pure lemon oil 3 drops pure lavender oil Add the essential oils to the shampoo base and mix in thoroughly. Shampoo as usual. You’ll find that your hair will also be lightly conditioned. Tea Tree Gel … Read moreAromatherapy: Tea Tree for Beauty and Home
Tea tree oil is a remarkable healing agent, and one of the most thoroughly researched of all the essential oils. Tea trees belong to the genus Melaleuca, and the trees in this genus are commonly known as paperbarks or honey myrtles. There are many species including M. leucadendron, the weeping tea tree from which cajuput essential oil … Read moreAromatherapy: The Magic of Tea Tree
Calming and cooling, oil from the Mediterranean cypress tree is valued for its refreshing and astringent actions. The essential oil is stem-distilled from the leaves, twigs and cones of the evergreen tree and has a sharp, clear, slightly spicy aroma, with green resinous undertones. Cypress calms and comforts your nervous system. At the same time, … Read moreAromatherapy: Healing with Cypress Oil
Castor Oil Hair Pack A healing and beauty-care treatment in one – this gently medicated pack helps clear the scalp, leaving hair supple and silky. It is ideal for normal to dry hair with dandruff. Castor oil is available from most chemists. Despite its sticky texture, it’s very easy to shampoo out. Cypress is blended … Read moreAromatherapy: Cypress for Beauty and Home
There are about 20 species of cypress, though the variety commonly used for extracting the essential oil is Italian cypress (cypresses sempervirens), native to the Mediterranean basin. The cypress is a tree of great beauty, etching its tapering silhouette against the sky, sometimes reaching as high as 45m. Indeed, the branches of this tall, evergreen … Read moreAromatherapy: The Magic of Cypress
Pine oil is an effective natural weapon against infection and disease. Its penetrating, woody odour is associated with cleanliness. In Scandinavian countries, pine has been used for centuries in saunas and its needles burnt to clean and deodorise rooms. Blended with lavender and lemon in a room vaporiser, pine is invigorating, promoting feelings of strength … Read moreAromatherapy: Healing with Scots Pine Oil
Rapture Bath Salts A refreshing blend to add to the bath whenever you need a pick-me-up. 500g fine sea salt 10 drops pure pine essential oil 10 drops pure cedarwood oil 6 drops pure petitgrain oil 10 drops pure lavender oil 8 drops pure bergamot oil Few drops of food colouring Put the sea salt into a large glass jar. Add … Read moreAromatherapy: Pine for Beauty and Home
The pine family consists of more than 100 species, though the scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) is the most widespread variety, and the safest to use therapeutically. This tall, evergreen conifer rises over 35 metres, the crown at first conical, later becoming distinctly flattened. It has deeply fissured, reddish-brown bark, pairs of bluish-green needles and pointed … Read moreAromatherapy: The Magic of Scots Pine
Regarded as the ‘king of flower oils’, jasmine is an effective aphrodisiac, bringing out inner desires and restoring sexual energy and confidence. Used as a massage oil or to fragrance a room, jasmine is soothing and uplifting. It warms the emotions, calms the nerves and dispels feelings of apathy, indifference and listlessness, replacing them with … Read moreAromatherapy: Healing with Jasmine