A Spotlight of Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Ylang ylang, pronounced ee-lung ee-lung, is as exotic sounding as the tropical regions from where these fragrant flowers originate. The name means, “flower of flowers” and the abundantly sweet flowers are prettily colored pink, mauve or yellow, colors frequently seen during sunrise and sunset. These trees flourish in […]
Eucalyptus Essential Oil The History, Sources, And Medicinal Effects of Eucalyptus Essential Oils It is said that the Eucalyptus tree is one of the most useful trees in the world. Belonging to the Myrtacae family (the same family as Tea tree), the name Eucalyptus means ‘well-covered’ which refers to the little cap that covers the […]
The Wonders of Helichrysum Essential Oil Helichrysum Essential Oil for Sports Injuries, Bruises, and Tissue Repair: A Primer for Active Health and Fitness Readers. (See our Helichrysum Italicum Oil Here.) ‘Aromatherapy’ has become an extremely misleading term in America; the position of ‘Aromatherapist’ was ranked as one of the top 100 ‘quackery’ up-and-coming new jobs […]
Essential Oils for Healing the Skin Healing the Skin with Essential Oils Trends in health and beauty are placing more trust in the efficacy of natural and organic ingredients. Skin care is no exception, with more women coming to realize the purity of what they put on their skin is as important as that of […]
Despite the image aromatherapy has gotten for itself in the USA, science keeps backing up the practice! While one can easily find information on the medicinal effects of many essential oils through pubmed.gov, it’s a little rarer to find articles that discuss effects of only the oils’ aromas. This just-released study shows a significant anti-stress […]
Why Disease is Prevalent Humans have been given an incredible immune system ? able to ward off some of the nastiest of microscopic invaders. Yet, if this defense system is compromised due to an overload of toxins (from the environment, our diet or our stress level), cells tissues become exhausted and susceptible to attack. Since […]
by Erica Allen Aromatherapy Use in History The use of infused aromatic plant oils as a means to restore as well as maintain wellness has been used for centuries. Coined as the term “aromatherapy” since the 1930s, this therapeutic medicinal practice of using essential oil continues to be used for both physical and emotional needs. […]
This is a very interesting study validating aromatherapy’s aroma-therapeutic action, looking at changes in the brain as a result from inhaling bergamot essential oil. Our smell sense is the only one with the direct connection to the brain, while all the others have their signal travel through something to get there. And the smell sense […]
Depending on what part of the country you live in you may or may not be familiar with chamomile and its characteristics. If you have been in cultivated fields or along roadsides in moderate climates that you probably recall this fragrant daisy-like plant regarded as one of the gentlest essential oils available. Chamomile refers […]
For much of mankind’s history, people have used herbal treatments to reduce pain and inflammation in joints and muscles. The bark of the Willow tree has given us ‘the wonder drug’ for pain reduction, which actually occurs due to a reduction of inflammation. Now, many professional therapists lay-practitioners are turning to essential oils for inflammation […]
Historical Insights Into This Very Diverse Plant Genus Commonly known as geranium, species of Pelargonium are widely cultivated around the world. Of the hundreds of varieties of this perennial shrub, only about a handful are actively cultivated for commercial use. There is an actual botanical genius called Geranium that shares the same family as Pelargonium, […]
The word Frankincense actually refers to the dried resin from the Olibanum tree. Frankincense essential oil is distilled from the resin itself, not from the tree. The CO2 distillation available from Ananda Aromatherapy brings larger molecules considered to have healing properties into the oil, with a more wonderful aroma (we think!) than the steam […]