Arnica – The Healing Carrier Oil

by David Howell

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!
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Article by David Howell | New Products,Profiles - Carrier Oils | Tags: , , , , , | Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 - 9:45

Great Expectations

by Sue Charles

The festive celebrations and the parties are now all over, the New Year is here and no doubt many of you will have already made the annual ‘resolution’ to mend your wicked ways in some way or another. Usually, we resolve to eat less junk food, cut down on alcohol, get ourselves more organised, do more exercise etc, etc. All highly commendable stuff.
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Article by Sue Charles | Mind and Body | Tags: , , , , , | Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 - 9:44

Chamomile German Essential Oil Profile

by Geoff Lyth

German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) is a flowering medicinal plant that has truly stood the test of time, with over 2,000 years of documented medical use by luminaries such as Asclepius, Galen, Hippocrates and Culpepper. It would be almost impossible to find a herbal book published during the past 500 years that does not include the virtues of this amazing healing herb. Read more…