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Try this simple blend to keep your air clean and your lungs clear.
Try this simple blend to keep your air clean and your lungs clear.
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own products at home, toothpaste is a great place to start. Here’s a simple recipe that details how to make your own natural toothpaste—using things you might already have at home!
Part of the Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family, Spearmint is steam-distilled from the flowering tops of Mentha spicata. Learn all about Spearmint in this month’s Exploration.
Ever wonder how your body maintains equilibrium? The answer is: through a complex system of chemical communication that we call the endocrine system.
I want you to know, you’re not alone. Many people discover that they have a passion for essential oils—only to find out that it means learning (or re-learning) one of the most feared sciences.
But it’s also one of the most fascinating (IMHO).
In the early days, when I used to sit in nearly every aromatherapy class that my mom taught, I was relieved to find out that learning essential oil chemistry didn’t mean I had to learn all chemistry.
She would often say, “Most essential oils are made up of different combinations of virtually only 3 different atomic elements.”
Though this is a slight oversimplification, it isn’t so by much.
As you study essential oil chemistry, you might find a component containing a molecule that has a nitrogen, and maybe one with a sulphur, but you’ll find those are few and far between.
I remember thinking to myself, “I can handle three kinds of atoms.”
That became the door that opened my mind to understanding as much as I could about these volatile aromatics … a.k.a. aromatherapy.
Here’s the deal: you can totally start to understand aromatherapy on a scientific level. It starts one layer at a time.
Do you need an essential oil chemistry pep talk?
Check out these words of encouragement from us:
If you’re just beginning to learn about essential oil chemistry, or you’ve got a background but want to go deeper, here are a handful of amazing resources that we highly recommend:
What are your biggest challenges when it comes to learning essential oil chemistry?
Let us know by leaving a comment below, and let’s see if we can tackle those so you can learn more.
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