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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
Jasmine Tonic Floral Water For this skin tonic it’s best to use fresh blossoms gathered from the garden or from an indoor, container-grown plant. Although dried flowers (available from herbal suppliers) can be used, the full beauty of the fragrance is lost in the drying process. This floral tonic is excellent for cooling and moisturising … Read moreAromatherapy: Jasmine for Beauty and Home
Jasmine is a semi-evergreen shrub, which can grow up to 10 metres in height. In a cool climate it will shed its leaves once a year. It produces abundant clusters of white, star-shaped flowers whose fragrance intensifies at dusk. The plant is native to China, India and Persia where hundreds of varieties are known. The … Read moreAromatherapy: The Magic of Jasmine
Coral has been popular since Ancient Rome, when twigs of red coral were tied to cradles and coral pendants made for children. It was believed to ward off illness and the Evil Eye, keeping children in good health; this belief persists in some Arab countries and in the Mediterranean, where fresh coral is tied to … Read moreCrystal Work: The Magic of Nature’s Gems
Petitgrain and neroli are both oils yielded by the orange tree. The leaves contain tiny sacs of oil that, steam-distilled, release petitgrain oil, while petals are steam-distilled to give neroli oil. Petitgrain’s haunting fragrance is reminiscent of neroli, but is lighter and more refreshing. The sweet and the creamy The sweet aroma of petitgrain makes … Read moreAromatherapy: Healing with Neroli and Petitgrain