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It was about a week or so after our much adored, family dog passed that I felt an overwhelming urge to create a fragrance of him.

I’d like to introduce you to the concept of Aromachology. No, it’s not something I’ve made up or even a new idea or buzz word of the moment, although...

My reason why… It’s been forever that I’ve suffered with very dry and what may be called ‘problem skin’. When I was a tiny tot, I was covered in eczema. Back then (a long, long time ago) in a bid to help, I would be smothered in an unpleasant concoction of white petroleum and liquid […]

A timely reminder from a best kept secret The one thing that struck me most while away celebrating our special anniversary in beautiful Lake Orta this summer, was how time and time again nature shows itself to be such an amazing healer. You’d think that as an aromatherapist I’d already be well aware of this, […]

As the first sense we experience, our sense of smell provides an innate and instantaneous link directly to the limbic area of our brain where our memories and emotions are processed. Unfortunately, it’s also the most underrated and undervalued of all of our senses. However, once we know how to use it purposefully, our sense […]

Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile/Anthemis nobilis), is one of the most ancient of medicinal herbs and has been used for centuries for its calming properties, both to the body and to the mind. Like a ray of sunshine beaming down, it’s gentle nature and sweet herby, apple like scent makes it ideal for use with children […]