Clean and invigorating, lemongrass will uplift and refresh your home's spirits and yours, and today we'll show your our top 7 ways to use this delightful essential oil ! Lemongrass is steam distilled from the grasses of the Cymbopogon flexuosus plant. This rugged and very useful bush is tough in droughts, loves heat and humidity, full [...]
Old habits die hard! That’s why it’s easier to replace them with new ones. I’m reading a fabulous book by Charles Duhigg on 'The Power of Habit' (published by Random House). Though I’m only partway through it, I’ve reached a crucial part in the process of habit forming and habit changing that made an essential oil-powered [...]
When I was a youngster, I read a lot. I’ve never stopped! I’ve always had a thirst for learning. And books are awesome for education and learning, not to mention entertainment, too. I’m so glad hard copy books are still alive and well, in spite of declarations of their pending extinction when downloading them digitally first [...]
When you use Ylang ylang essential oil, you’re looking for love in all the right places! This beautiful oil with its light-floral fragrance is uplifting and relaxing, both of which are wonderful for fostering self-love. But it doesn’t stop there: ylang ylang’s intoxicating scent is laden with all kinds of beneficial constituents that help to create [...]
Every Winter, I dream of chasing summer. Visions spring to life of a home on the other side of the world where I can run away from the cold and live in perennial warmth and comfort. If you feel the same, this post is for you! I sometimes wonder if I suffer from a touch of [...]
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Today’s essential oil spotlight shines on one of the ‘blue oils’, yarrow. And like its similarly-hued cousins German chamomile and blue tansy, it aligns with the colour psychology of indigo – intuition and perception – and it’s helpful for promoting focus during introspection. This makes it a great companion oil for meditation and tuning into our [...]
Do you walk with a spring in your step, or a slouch in your slide? Confidence makes all the difference in the world between the two – and all it takes is a shift in your outlook and attitude. But that shift could be quite a massive one. And when confidence is low, we’ll stop ourselves [...]
Lemongrass is widely known, but how about red lemongrass? That’s the common name for Xiang Mao (pronounced ‘Shung Mao’). You’d easily think from the closeness of their botanical names that essential oils of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and red lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) would have similar key constituents and properties. Let’s take a closer look! They are both [...]
Bathing is a daily ritual that’s easy to take for granted. Nowadays, we rarely even talk about how busy we are. It’s become a permanent state for the vast majority of us. Deliberately taking time out to smell the roses is so important, but if that’s constantly eluding you: better turn those daily must-do routines into [...]
