How to Choose Essential Oils

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

If you’re new to essential oils, chances are you’ve had an oil recommended by someone, or you’ve read something somewhere and you think it may be worth a try. So, how do you choose your essential oils? If someone has recommended...

Essential Oils for Bedtime Monsters

by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy, Baby Massage, Blog, Buying Essential Oils, Complementary Therapy, Essential Oil Safety, Introduction to Essential Oils, Massage for Children, sleep, Toddler massage

During my baby massage course I talk to parents about how to safely use essential oils around children. If you’re thinking about using essential oils with your baby you may want to read this post, essential oils and babies. Many parents think about using...

Looking After Citrus Oils

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

If you buy essential oils then you may well have already looked into how to store them and look after them. If you don’t know how to store them and you’d like some guidelines you can check out one of my previous blog posts about how to look after your...

Looking after your essential oils

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

If you’re buying essential oils, you may discover that some cost a few pounds while others actually cost quite a bit. The cost is usually a factor of where it was obtained, current levels of availability and how difficult it is to extract. For example,...

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...