How an Essential Oil is Extracted

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

Have you ever wondered how an essential oil is extracted? When you buy an oil, have you thought about how it came to make its way into that little bottle? To be honest, unless you’ve had essential oil training then you’ve probably bought the oil for...

Essential Oils and Pregnancy

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

Recently, I’ve been contacted by a therapist who is concerned to see a course encouraging essential oils for pregnant women. The person advertising the course has a health background but is not an aromatherapist and is part of a multi-level-marketing...

How we Choose your Essential Oils

by Louise Morgan | Blog, Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy massage, Complementary Therapy, Introduction to Essential Oils, Uncategorised

If you’re thinking of booking an aromatherapy massage, you may be wondering what oils are used for the session and if it’s a pre-blend of essential oils, or if you’re expected to tell the therapist what oils you want – if you have a limited...

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...

What affects essential oil absorption into your skin?

by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy massage, Blog, Complementary Therapy

If you have a massage, you probably think of essential oils being smelly, fragrant aromas which are massaged onto your skin before being absorbed by your body. The skin is designed to be a barrier and to protect things getting into our body. This isn’t to say...