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  Pregnancy is a special time, and we don’t always feel our best, between morning sickness, tiredness and swollen ankles. The important thing is to use only 1-2 drops to 100ml of oil so that it doesn’t build up in your body, and with aromatherapy, less is more.     Pregnancy Massage Oil,...

  Sometimes we don't want a wet deodorant - we want a luxe body powder that we can puff on ourselves!   I have to admit, my memories of body powder as a child were mixed... there was the baby powder incident where I emptied a whole container in my room during a 2 yr old tantrum.... We had...

  Sometimes we really want a deodorant that smells like us!   So if you have your favourite perfume or essential oil blend and want to be able to wear it every day, or maybe only for special occasions, here's some recipes to get you started.  All of these I have worn at some point over the last...

  It’s 22 years this month since I completed my formal training as a medical aromatherapist, and I feel blessed to know what I do know, even though I’ve had some unexpected life experiences along the way. What fascinates me most about aromatherapy is the continual addition of essential oils ,...

  The hazards of essential oils that some of you may not be aware of are: Poisoning (oral and dermal), Skin reactions (irritations, sensitisation, phototoxicity and allergic reactions), Carcinogens (cancer causing), Neurotoxicity (convulsants and psychotropics), Hepatoxicity (liver poisoning) and...