Anne the Aromatherapist

23/03/2023

It's a long piece but fascinating, showing how essential oils could fill some of the gaps caused by our growing resistance to antibiotics. After all, plants make them to fight bacteria!

"The fact that essential oils can kill bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is amazing in itself. The fact that they can sometimes reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria is seemingly miraculous."

Read more:

https://tisserandinstitute.org/resistance-is-futile/?vgo_ee=FwqpFy8otbQ7RPzUhMRfYqKfw7b49wmwDbbi5w%2Foaa9ma0Q7%3A2VvBRxbTZtf6PQIjd2WE48ElyRnEyyG7

06/11/2022

After such a beautiful, bright Autumn, it seems particularly hard to get used to the darker evenings and shorter days now that the clocks have changed.

At this time of year the citrus family oils can be such a delight, especially the 'warmer' citrus aromas like sweet orange and mandarin.

They bring a sense of lightness, uplift and energy as well as being familiar and comforting. They're also such good mixers, blending beautifully with invigorating herbal oils, rich woods or warm spices. You'll find the classic pairing of sweet orange and cinnamon in lots of seasonal fragrances. It's rightly popular, combining the warm spiciness of cinnamon leaf with the sweet yet sharp tang of orange, perfect to raise the spirits on dull days, and also antibacterial to combat winter bugs.

So if you're missing the sun, try bringing some cheer into your day with your favourite sweet citrus! 🍊🍊🍊

29/10/2022

Warning - other bugs are available...🧫!

Our focus has been on Covid for so long that we may have forgotten other respiratory bugs are always around. And Autumn is here, the season when we start to see colds, sore throats and sniffles spreading as we spend more time indoors together.

Essential oils are an easy, natural and truly effective way to keep the air in our homes and workplaces germ free. Choose from single oils known for their anti-microbial properties like Eucalyptus, Pine, Ravansara, Frankincense, Lemon, or a blend of your favourites. Then use them in a room spray or a diffuser to reach every corner and begin their work.

Remember to keep the space ventilated, and take advice before using oils around young children or animals.

Stay healthy and well into the Winter!

21/06/2022

So this morning I posted a picture of the year's earliest sunrise - here's its partner, the year's latest sunset! What a wonderful, sun filled longest day 🧡

21/06/2022

Happy Summer Solstice to all, from this beautiful Cornish beach. Breathe in, be grateful, enjoy every moment of this longest day x

19/06/2022

Number 10...thank you Volant, for compiling this list

19/06/2022

What an honour to be included on the same list as some of my Aromatherapy heroes and influences! Why not follow the ones whose knowledge and background appeals to you? And definitely check out Volant, they have created a range of beautiful, award-winning essential oil diffusers and gorgeous organic blends to fragrance your home safely.

https://volantaroma.co.uk/blogs/guides/volant-most-influential-people-in-aromatherapy-2022

Essential oils have the potential to change our mood. They can relax us, energise us, make us more focused or help us sleep better. They can even take us back to a distant memory - like how a certain perfume can remind you of the first time you fell in love.

22/04/2022

Wow! Another amazing effect of essential oils - released from large conifer forests they cool the air temperature! Helping to heal our planet as well as ourselves 💚

Pine trees as climate saviors! Terpenes emitted by coniferous trees can cool down the atmosphere - read on to find out how this may help our climate.

18/07/2021

I love fragrant lavender - and the quote on my 1 euro flea market vase "if love could take root, I would plant it in my garden" 💜 Ah, so French 🇨🇵

11/06/2021

It's Aromatherapy Awareness Week, so may I present Mother Nature's very own burst of Aromatherapy - walking under this rose covered arch in my garden. Never seen SO many stunning blooms on this rose before! It inspires me to create some rose based blends... let me know if you'd like me to make something beautiful for you 🌹❤

09/06/2021

We're halfway through Aromatherapy Awareness Week, and I'm moving up the 'scale' of fragrance notes, from base to middle. Where base notes are the bedrock of a blend, holding the higher notes and making the whole aroma last longer, middle notes are the 'heart'.

A fabulously versatile essential oil middle note is geranium, Pelargonium graveolens. Not the showy kind of geraniums we grow in pots, but the scented leaf variety with tiny flowers that you can see behind the sprig of lavender in the picture. The finest geranium oil is said to hail from the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, and is often referred to as Geranium Bourbon after the former name of that island.

It has a beautiful floral, rich, sweet, rosy aroma, but also shows green and citrus notes that make it such an easy oil to blend with. Geranium works well with herbs like lavender, chamomile or rosemary; citrus oils like mandarin, sweet orange or lemon; spices like ginger and coriander; and even the deep woods and resins such as frankincense, sandalwood or patchouli. In fact, it's hard to find an oil that geranium doesn't work with...

The effects are balancing and harmonising to mind, moods, skin, and female hormones. It has the ability to uplift yet relax at the same time, which is often how we want to feel.

In summary, geranium essential oil is definitely one you should have in your Aromatherapy toolkit! If you'd like a personalised blend or Room Fragrance spray based around geranium, contact me and we'll create something beautiful!