NIX the ITCH of SUMMER

Nix the Itch of Summer Much as we love nature, outdoor encounters sometimes put us face to face with burns, itches and ouches. Herbal remedies can help. With the joy of gardening comes the challenge of fending off biting bugs, harmful sunrays and irritating plant oils, as well as healing the damage to our skin. To be well and at ease outdoors, we humans just have to be smarter than the natural forces that surround us. With a little planning and discipline — plus the tips and recipes we offer here — you can make it through this summer with...

Recipes for Natural Purfumes Body Sprays, Solid Perfumes and Aromatherapeutic Dusting Powder

RECIPES A standard perfume — the kind you’d purchase at your favorite department store — usually contains about 15 to 30 percent aromatic oils diluted with alcohol and dispersants. A perfume oil uses a carrier oil rather than alcohol. The carrier oil slows the evaporation process, and the resulting mixture holds its fragrance longer than an average perfume. Jojoba oil is an excellent carrier oil because it is actually a liquid wax. It does not go rancid as quickly as other oils. Jojoba oil has little or no fragrance of...

Aromatherapy: Another Approach Cold and Flu Season

from; http://www.redrootmountain.com/aromatherapy-another-approach-cold-and-flu-season/20 There was once an herbalist I knew who swore off illness. He believed that illness was a state of mind. He claimed that he had not been ill for years. Perhaps it was his state of mind, and perhaps it was the fact that he was a hermit living in a remote part of New Mexico with no kids, not a lot of friends and no mate. The reality for most of us is that we will get sick this winter. How we handle it is our choice. Because there is a wealth of information...