What is phototoxicity?

by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy, Blog, Buying Essential Oils, Complementary Therapy, Essential Oil Safety, Introduction to Essential Oils

If you use certain oils on your skin or if you see an aromatherapist for a massage, you may be warned about going into direct sunlight after your session. Sometimes it will be because it’s summer and the carrier oil means you are more likely to...

I’ve seen something on the internet, is it safe?

by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy, Blog, Complementary Therapy, Essential Oil Safety, Introduction to Essential Oils

As a member of a few facebook aromatherapy sites, I keep seeing posts by exasperated American aromatherapists. This advice is being given by marketing companies about ingestion of oils and the neat application of many essential oils. What’s the Problem? While...

Beginning to Learn about Essential Oils

by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy, Blog, Buying Essential Oils, Complementary Therapy, Essential Oil Safety, Introduction to Essential Oils

I remember having a reading list of aromatherapy books for my course, and being so excited when the first one arrived. My attitude soon changed when I looked at it and became overwhelmed. There were so many oils with different cautions and Latin words. Honestly, even...

Neat And Internal Use of Essential Oils

by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy, Blog, Essential Oil Safety, Introduction to Essential Oils

A repost from March 2016, which I posted originally on another website. Yet again I’ve seen a post asking about neat and internal use of essential oils because people are confused. Some people say you should never use oils neat or internally while...