The Many Myrtles
Myrtle essential oil isn’t often used in blends, but I was doing a bit of research and it came across my radar. I wanted to be sure which essential oil […]
Myrtle essential oil isn’t often used in blends, but I was doing a bit of research and it came across my radar. I wanted to be sure which essential oil […]
Everywhere you look you find people worried about getting the flu. This year’s flu season, which began in October, has hit hard and caused concern. The unease may be warranted, […]
Here in the Rocky Mountains we are seeing gorgeous vistas of snow-covered ground highlighted by evergreen trees. The conifers of pine and spruce are bountiful in this region and are […]
Recently I was asked if I carried Copaiba Balsam. Although I had heard of the oil, I was quite unfamiliar with it so it wasn’t a product I stocked. That’s […]
A lessen-known conifer is Pseudotsuga menziesii, or Douglas Fir. It isn’t a true fir, instead being a member of the pine family, but it is a common Christmas tree variety. […]
Myrrh is a famous plant substance with roots in biblical times, but it has a not-so-famous cousin called Opopanax. Opopanax (Commiphora guidottii), or sweet myrrh, is probably the variety mentioned […]
Australia gives us many well-known essential oils, such as Eucalyptus and Tea Tree, but also the lesser-known Fragonia™. This relatively new oil is related to the other two, but has […]
Lately I’ve been hearing so much about people suffering from respiratory ailments, whether due to allergies or illness. It’s apparently a tough time of year for the lungs. If you […]
Two things come to mind when I think of the herb sage – ceremonial smudge sticks and Thanksgiving stuffing. Sage (Salvia officinalis) essential oil is another story. You don’t hear […]
Elemi (Canarium luzonicum) essential oil is not very common in modern times although it was a medicine in popular use hundreds of years ago. “J J Wecker, an early seventeenth-century […]