http://jencalla.com Scentually Speaking Sat, 05 May 2007 21:05:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever picked up a pot that was too hot? Or accidentally brushed up against a hot iron? Or perhaps you spilled some boiling water on yourself as you drained the spaghetti. Ouch! Burns are among the most painful injuries I can think of. The initial burn is bad enough, but ... http://jencalla.com/2006/11/lavender-essential-oil-treats-burns/ I'm staring out the window, thinking how dreary it is right now. It's pouring rain, the sky is gray, and the trees have lost most of their leaves. Sigh. Yow, I need something to lift this blue mood I'm in! As usual, aromatherapy to the rescue! And this is definitely a ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/aromatherapy-for-a-blue-mood/ Years ago, I got my introduction to aromatherapy from my massage therapist. She casually mentioned that whenever she was around someone coughing, sneezing and generally acting flu-like or cold-like, she would take out a bottle of cinnamon bark essential oil (cinnamomum zeylanicum, sometimes called cinnamomum verum) and put a drop ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/cinnamon-bark-essential-oil-for-flu-prevention/ I just found a great soap making site, with tons and tons of information. Its called teachsoap.com. There are all kinds of instructions and recipes, and a great section called Ask Anne-Marie. Ask Anne-Marie is a treasure-trove of questions and answers about soap-making. I found this site because I was ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/great-soap-making-site/ While I was reading one of my aromatherapy books yesterday, I came across an interesting "fun fact" about lemon essential oil (citrus limon). It's great for mental concentration and clear thinking. Who couldn't use some more of that? :) According to The Essential Oils Desk Reference Third Edition, researchers in Japan ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/lemon-essential-oil-great-for-mental-concentration/ Well, I have to say that the concoction I put together yesterday really did help. My head felt like it was stuffed with styrofoam peanuts when I woke up! And I had this horrible dry cough that was making me feel like my abdominal muscles would burst out of ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/eucalyptus-for-cold-and-congestion-follow-up/ I just love a shopping bargain, don't you? I'm always getting online coupons emailed to me by various websites, and this morning I got two of them. JCPenney has a coupon that's only good on Sunday, October 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. You get 20% off your online ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/jcpenneycom-and-blaircom-coupons/ Oh, Lordy. I am just kicking myself for not ordering a nebulizing aromatherapy diffuser! I woke up yesterday with laryngitis, stuffed-up head and congestion, and a dry, rattling cough. Argh! Isn't it a bit early for this kind of thing. I mean, Fall just began! I put together an essential oil ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/got-the-cold-and-congestion-blues/ Here are some Jasmine (jasminum officinale) "fun facts": It takes about 1,000 pounds of Jasmine blossoms to make 1 pound of Jasmine oil. That's about 3.6 million blossoms! Jasmine blooms at night, and the blossoms last only one day. They must be picked before sunrise, or most of the scent will have disappeared. Jasmine ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/so-thats-why-jasmine-oil-is-so-expensive/ If you have toenail fungus, then you know how tough it is to get rid of! And you know how hard on the liver the oral anti-fungal drugs are. I've heard a lot of people tell about success treating toenail fungus with tea tree oil (melaleuca alternifolia). Even Dr. Andrew Weil ... http://jencalla.com/2006/10/toenail-fungus-responds-to-tea-tree-oil/