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Creating Resinous Perfumes: A Novice Perfumer’s Guide

Resinous perfumes are a category of fragrances composed of various types of resins as a base note upon which the rest of the scents are built. Resins, also known as balms, are thick, sticky, viscous substances exudated from trees. When resins…
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Allergy Relief: Natural Antihistamine Essential Oils

Allergies can be a frustrating and sometimes debilitating condition. They affect millions of people worldwide. The symptoms can range from mild discomfort to severe reactions, whether it is seasonal hay fever, pet dander, mold, or food allergies.…
Antiseptic Properties of Essential Oils

The Antiseptic and Antibacterial Properties of Essential Oils: Nature’s Potent Healers

In a world increasingly leaning towards natural and holistic approaches to health, essential oils stand out for their remarkable therapeutic benefits. These concentrated plant extracts, known for their aromatic qualities, have been used for…
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Unani Medicine and Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is one of the fastest-growing therapies today, being accepted all over the world as a holistic therapeutic approach in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that deals with a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being…
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Olfactory Psychology

Olfactory psychology refers to the science that describes the effects of smells on the human psyche and nervous system, playing an important role in activating the endocrine system. It involves multiple psychological factors such as emotion, mood, memory, and behavior. Scents have been found closely intertwined with emotion and memory.
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Vetiver Perfume: Properties, Distillation, and History

Vetiver oil acts as a natural antioxidant that may help reduce a wide range of inflammations. It also shows antiseptic actions that can help eliminate and inhibit the growth of invasive bacteria. The vetiver oil is also used in messages to improve circulation, metabolism, and digestion. It naturally alleviates muscular aches and soothes joint stiffness and pain.
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Iris Perfume – Properties, Distillation, and History

Iris perfume, also known as orris perfume, is among the most loved perfume notes for both men as well as women. Iris perfumes are made from iris butter, which is one of those legendary perfumery substances in the world – exclusively beautiful and extraordinarily expensive.
Essential Oils for Infections

Essential Oils for Infections

Some essential oils have tremendous anti-microbial properties that can heal a large number of infective conditions including ear infections, sinus infections, bladder infections, skin infections, kidney infections, and urinary tract infections among others.
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Jasmine Perfume – Properties, Distillation, and History

Jasmine perfume oil has diverse uses and benefits, making it one of the most expensive natural oils in the world. About 1 million flowers are required to produce 1 kg of jasmine absolute. Jasmine, popularly known as "the Queen of the night", helps to maintain emotional balance by promoting euphoric and peaceful feelings. Jasmine helps to alleviate stress and anxiety without producing any sedative effects. Therefore, it’s also useful in reducing inflammatory conditions caused by emotional stress.
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Rose Attar

Rose Attars are typically natural essential oils derived from the petals of diverse types of roses. Rose attars are made through the steam distillation process while rose absolutes are collected through the solvent extraction process. The absolutes are more commonly used in the perfumery industry and the techniques of production originated in Persia.
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Oakmoss Perfume

Oakmoss (or oak moss) is one of the most beloved substances to perfumers around the world. It’s a type of fungi lichen that usually grows on the branches and trunks of the oak trees. The essential oil derived from this moss primarily used in perfumery as a fixative or base note. Someone may feel its smell very strong and earthy, but to most perfume lovers oakmoss scent is unique with natural woody and leather-like undernote with no other similarities in the world. 
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Ginger Essential Oil Benefits

Benefits of ginger oil in medicines Ginger oil’s digestive and detoxifying actions enhance the digestion process and help to eliminate toxins from the body. Besides, it alleviates discomforts associated with the bowel and stomach, including dyspepsia, diarrhea, stomach ache, flatulence, spasms, and colics.
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Star Anise – Essential Oils benefits

Star anise is the seed pod from the fruit of the Illicium verum plant, an evergreen shrub grown in China, Indo-China, and Japan and sometimes referred to as Chinese star anise and has been used as a medicine and spice for more than 3,000 years. It is a native of Egypt, Greece, Crete, and Asia Minor and was cultivated by the ancient Egyptians.
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Lavender essential oil benefits

Lavender has a long history of being used medicinally. Hildegard von Bingen, a German saint and herbalist who lived from 1098-1179, wrote down that she used a mix of alcohol and lavender in order to treat migraines. In the 1600s, the Shakers…