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Go For It Body Lotion Bergamot can help you feel positive, confident and energetic, and in this respect it is a real beauty essential. Renowned for its uplifting qualities, use this bergamot body lotion when you feel you need an extra boost. 50ml base or unperfumed body lotion 7 drops pure bergamot essential oil 8 drops pure jasmine … Read moreAromatherapy: Bergamot for Beauty and Home
Sleepy Time Wrinkle Oil This will help you have a really good night’s rest, with the added advantage of smoothing out any fine lines while you’re asleep. Don’t expect immediate results – it takes a while to work, but you should notice a positive difference after one month. These soothing oils will also help you … Read moreAromatherapy: Chamomile for Beauty and Home
Beauty Essentials Fragrant Hair Rinse For dark hair use marjoram in the final rinse when you wash it, to help make it strong and healthy. 500ml water 2 drops pure marjoram essential oil. Bring the water and oil to the boil and leave to cool To absorb any excess essential oil that may be floating on the … Read moreAromatherapy: Marjoram for Beauty and Home
Soothing Hand Lotion 50ml unperfumed lotion (available at chemists, health stores and supermarkets) or a base body lotion. 10 drops diluted lavender oil 5 drops pure palmarosa essesntial oil Stir well to blend in the oils and store in a small cosmetic pot. Use a small amount after doing housework, washing up or gardening, or … Read moreAromatherapy: Lavender for Beauty and Home
Your circulatory system transports life blood around your body and takes away toxins. It is backed up by your lymphatic system, which drains away excess fluids, toxins and waste. Your next essential system provides your body with oxygen, which is required by all your cells for energy to allow these processes and other chemical reactions … Read moreAnatomy and Physiology: Aromatherapy for the Respiratory System
Your lymphatic system works closely with your circulatory system and performs three important roles: it helps to maintain correct fluid balance in body tissues by draining excess fluids; it absorbs fat and fat-soluble substances from the digestive tract; and it aids the body’s defence systems by filtering foreign substances such as micro-organisms from lymph fluid. … Read moreAnatomy and Physiology: Aromatherapy for the Lymph System
Blood circulation is the transport system of the body. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and tissues and carries away carbon dioxide. It takes absorbed foods to the organs of digestion for assimilation and carries waste to the liver and kidneys for excretion. The circulation of blood relies on a central … Read moreAnatomy and Physiology: Aromatherapy and the Circulatory System
Anatomy of the Neck and Shoulders The neck is one of the most flexible parts of the spine, able to bend to the front and side, and, to a lesser extent, backwards, and allowing a large degree of rotation. Many muscles are needed to engineer all these movements. They range from large sheets of muscles, … Read moreAnatomy and Physiology: How the Neck and Shoulders work
Anatomy of the Face and Head The head, particularly the face, is probably the single body region that most determines how we respond to the world around us, and because of our society’s emphasis on looks, the way in which others respond to us. The face and head contain the sense organs, the structures which … Read moreAnatomy and Physiology: How the Head and Face Work
Why We Need Skin What we can see and touch of our skin is just the surface of a complex structure that carries out many functions. For instance, our skin acts as the first line of defence against harmful micro-organisms. It plays an important part in helping maintain body temperature and in balancing out levels … Read moreAnatomy and Physiology: How the Skin Works