Nature NurtureApr 36 minThe Spices of AntiquityAlthough herbs and spices go together like peas and carrots, they could not be more different from each other in terms of their place in...
Nature NurtureFeb 283 minRosemary, Dew of the SeaMany herbs have a place in magical folklore, going back through the ages - and Rosemary is no exception. As with several of the herbs...
Nature NurtureOct 3, 20215 minYlang! Ylang!The Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata) tree is also known as the perfume tree, and with very good reason. Worwood states that the heady,...
Nature NurtureAug 30, 20213 minPurple Haze PatchouliNobody who was alive in the sixties and seventies would be unfamiliar with the scent of patchouli oil. Utilised partly for nefarious...
Nature NurtureJul 30, 20215 minCinnamon Spice and all things... fights?All spices were considered highly valuable throughout antiquity, having their own specific road and sea transport routes across the...
Nature NurtureApr 25, 20213 minLovely LavenderLavender is often called the 'mother' of essential oils, and it is no wonder - there is seemingly nothing that lavender oil can't fix. A...
Nature NurtureMar 30, 20213 minEternal MyrrhYou don't get oils much more steeped in religious and spiritual history than resin oils, and Myrrh is prime amongst them. Used since...
Nature NurtureFeb 28, 20213 minJuniper 'Berry'......is NOT, in fact, a berry, but a round-shaped fleshy cone, which takes 2-3 years to ripen into the beautiful blue/black colour it is...
Nature NurtureJan 31, 20214 minWould a Rose by any other name...There is no more ultimate, or well-known symbol of love than the rose, the Queen of Flowers. The letters of the word 'rose' can even be...
Nature NurtureJul 2, 20203 minBergamot, A Bottle Full Of SunshineIf ever you could put sunshine in a bottle, Bergamot oil would be it. Robbie Zeck says "Bergamot brings a sunny, effervescent quality to...
Nature NurtureApr 16, 20203 minNoble LaurelI think the oils I love most are the ones steeped in history, and Bay Laurel certainly has rather lofty historical connections! And so to...
Nature NurtureFeb 25, 20206 minBenign Basil?!As promised in my last blog, I just have to share this observation I found from Nicholas Culpeper - I will be referring to him a lot as...
Nature NurtureJan 27, 20201 minIntroduction to my Essential Aroma-BlogI will be writing a series of blogs on the essential oils supplied by Essential Therapeutics, as well as future products which will be...
Nature NurtureJan 20, 20204 minAngelica ArchangelicaI find Angelica to be a truly remarkable oil, steeped in medieval history, yet not as commonly used today as it could be. In this blog...