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Spring
1 5 Natural Scents to Energize You
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2 Make Your Own Eucalyptus Steam Room (and Cure a Cough)
Slippers
3 Slippies Microwavable Foot Warmers
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4 Speak Up: What's Your Midafternoon Pick-Me-Up?
Wedding
5 Aromatherapy Wedding Bubbles
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6 Aroma Therapy + Cleaning = Mrs. Meyers Clean Day
Relax Already
7 Relax Already: Aromatherapy Nebulizer
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8 Aromatherapy Doesn't Work?
When Spring arrives, the air is instantly filled with the smell of sweet blooming flowers. That smell alone motivates me to get outside and enjoy the nice weather. How do scents influence your mood and feelings? Does the smell of lavender relax you while the smell of eucalyptus promotes alertness? If you need some assistance getting your Spring training started, have a peek at five of the Read more
Whenever I have a bad cough — take the last EIGHT days for instance — I'll take a hot shower for some temporary relief. The warmth of the heat coupled with the steam helps moisturize my dry and irritated throat and helps loosen the phlegm in my chest. Because the cold I have this week is especially brutal, my friends have been offering me all sorts of remedies, like these Aura Cacia Read more
To create a spa-like environment in your bathroom, simply add some herbs. One of my favorite scents is rosemary, which adds a spicy, bracing scent to a room. Cut the herb, wrap it with ribbon or thread, and hang it from your shower. Then, as you bathe, the hot steam will release the scent of the herb and wake up your senses as you scrub and shampoo. Other great herbs to try include peppermint, Read more
No matter how healthy my lunch is there are still days where I hit that dreaded afternoon slump. My eyes begin to glaze over and I start to zone out at my desk. A quick walk outside usually helps, but, depending on my workload, I can't always get away. Luckily I've found a quick and simple solution in the form of rosemary or peppermint oil. I know that there are doubts surrounding the validity of Read more
Aromatherapy is immensely popular nowadays. It seems like everywhere you go, you can find rose geranium-infused candles, citrus and bergamont room sprays, and lavender-scented eye pillows. I enjoy these sweet smells, and my spirit is often buoyed by them. However, recent research is saying that aromatherapy doesn't work — well, at least not for the two popular scents lavender and Read more
Scents have an amazing way of transforming your mood and calming your nerves. They can help relieve stress and bring your mind, body, and spirit into balance. A great way to introduce aroma into a room is by using one of these Brass Light Bulb Rings. They're inexpensive ($1.95), easy to use, and don't take up a lot of space. They're also a lot safer than using a scented candle or a diffuser Read more
Light, soothing scents have the amazing power to calm me down instantly. I've tried using lotions, candles, scented room sprays and even oils to surround myself with a certain smell, but the scent can be too obnoxiously strong (not so good for allergies or asthma) or it can quickly fade away. Plus using a candle around two young girls and a dog is not exactly safe. Then I found the Hubmar Read more
Life is about making messes and then cleaning them up. Often making the mess is more enjoyable than cleaning the mess, but I have found cleaning up with Mrs. Meyer's Aromatherapeutic Cleaning Products make that little competition a toss up. These cleaning products are heavily scented with fragrances of either Lavender, Lemon Verbena or Geranium, but not cloyingly so. The aroma of the sprays, Read more
If you're looking for something unique and fun to give for a wedding favor (it's also fun even if you're not getting married), I've got to tell you about Lunaroma Aroma Bubbles. I went to a wedding a few years ago and bubbles were handed out to all of the guests to blow at the newly married couple. It was fun blowing bubbles and seems so much better than rice since it is bad for the birds, or Read more
Your extremities (hands and feet) are normally the coldest part on your body. That’s because your body is sending the heat to its core, to keep your vital organs at the right temperature. What you need is a pair of Polar Fleece Microwavable Slippies. You can warm the slippers in a microwave and these slippies contain a special blend of treated flax seed and wonderfully relaxing herbs. Read more
