Lemongrass Essential Oil
Lemongrass essential oil is derived from a plant used for countless centuries throughout Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and India in folk medicine and cuisine
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Silver Fir Essential Oil
Silver fir essential oil offers a wide range of therapeutic benefits towards better health and well being. Learn about the history, properties and many uses in aromatherapy . . .
Cypress Essential Oil
The type of cypress essential oil used in aromatherapy is obtained exclusively from the leaves of Cupressus sempervirens, although it is not uncommon to find inexperienced oil suppliers offering incorrectly labelled cypress oil derived from other cypress species. This is because “cypress” is the common name given to several genera of evergreen, aromatic trees and […]
Eucalyptus Radiata Essential Oil
Eucalyptus radiata essential oil is growing in popularity in aromatherapy. Learn about its history, properties, and the many ways it can be used to improve health and wellbeing . . .
Cedarwood Virginian Essential Oil
Cedarwood Virginian essential oil is known botanically as Juniperus virginiana, and strictly speaking this species is not considered a true cedar. As the botanical name would suggest, it is actually part of the genus Juniper, which belongs to the Cupressaceae family. There are several ‘cedarwood’ essential oils extracted from trees of the Cupressaceae family and […]
Palmarosa Essential Oil
Palmarosa essential oil is obtained from a sweet lemon-scented grass from India – learn about its history, properties and many therapeutic benefits in aromatherapy . . .
Sweet Marjoram Essential Oil
Sweet Marjoram essential oil is antimicrobial, relaxing and antispasmodic, and offers a wide range of benefits. Learn about the history, properties and many uses in aromatherapy . . .
Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil
Cinnamon is an ancient aromatic medicine that has been used for thousands of years. Discover its history, properties and the many uses of cinnamon leaf essential oil in aromatherapy . . .
Arnica – The Healing Carrier Oil
New to the Quinessence Aromatherapy Collection for 2012 is infused Arnica Oil, which is renowned for its unique anti-inflammatory, soothing and healing properties. Arnica’s reputation for reducing pain and swelling is both legendary and well deserved, and this is why we included it in the formula for Aroma-botanicals Therapy Base Cream almost 10 years ago! […]
Frankincense May Ease Pain Of Arthritis
Cardiff scientists have been investigating the viability of an extract from frankincense (they used Boswellia frereana not B. carterii) for treating the pain of arthritis. From the report below it appears that they think it could produce good results. Of course this is not exactly news to aromatherapists who have been using frankincense essential oil […]
