Category Archives: The Aromatherapy Store

The Aromatherapy Store Information bank presents ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body’.

The Aromatherapy Store Information bank presents ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body’. There are three main ways that essential oils are accessed by the body – inhalation (perhaps the truest ‘aromatherapy’ method), topical application (through the use of oiled baths, and massage oils etc applied directly to the skin) and ingestion (in the UK the [...]

The Aromatherapy Store: ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body – Inhalation’.

The Aromatherapy Store Information bank presents ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body’. The Aromatherapy Store highlight the three main ways that essential oils are accessed by the body – inhalation (perhaps the truest ‘aromatherapy’ method), topical application (through the use of massage oils etc applied directly to the skin) and ingestion (in the UK the [...]

Peppermint Essential Oil

Peppermint Oil is so broadly used in our daily lives that there is a tendency to overlook it on the part of many Aromatherapists. As a plant is likes a moist environment and that’s one of the reasons it has always done well in Northern European countries. Traditional Aromatharapy Uses for Peppermint Oil Peppermint oil [...]

Grapefruit Essential Oil

The Grapefruit essential oil joins rank with the central citrus fruit oils, and provides an attractive alternative to lemon, lime or bergamot – although being slightly sweeter it also lends itself to perfumes and warmer room scents. In terms of its classification it is only in relatively recent times that the species citrus x paradisi [...]

Lime Essential Oil

The term lime actually refers to a number of varies species, but all are part of the citrus family, and have the distinctive sharp tangy flavour and scent. Used in everything from cooking through to medicinal use, the fruit is an essential oil to have in your collection. Originating in Central Asia and India the [...]

Thyme Essential Oil

Thyme has traditionally been both a resident of the medicine cabinet as well as the kitchen, and although it is perhaps a lesser used oil, it still contributes many qualities to this area and is worthy of inclusion in your collection. It has a fragrant sharp scent which sharptop note to an oil burner and [...]

Aromatherapy Store Logo Launched

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Tea Tree Oil

Introduction Tea tree oil has a wide range of uses and is particularly valued for its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, as well as a number of other cosmetic and everyday uses. Like the eucalyptus plant, its origins are Australian, but similarly it is now cultivated and harveted around the world, particularly China. Traditional Aromatherapy Uses [...]