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Component Blending
For 15 years I have been importing essential oils from distillers, testing each batch with GC/MS and pouring countless kilos of essential oils into tiny 15 ml bottles. I just love essential oils. I love the aromas, the surprisingly effective impact they have on health and yes, the chemistry! I am especially interested in essential oil components. I have been blending from a component perspective for many years now and have found the approach really effective.
Sitka Spruce from a Component Perspective
Let's consider Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis). Sitka has a nice percentage of beta myrcene (β-myrcene). I like β-myrcene. (I admit, I have molecular preferences, come on don't you?) As molecular structures go, beta myrcene seems simple, sweet, helpful and easy to relate to. I know, calling a molecule sweet means that some people have just closed their browsers and are no longer reading this newsletter. Read More
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Business Books
I love to read (why not read in a pool?). I especially love to read inspiring business books. The books I find most engaging feel like a crash course on improving my business. I have added these business books to our Amazon Bookstore. When you click on each book there is a good review and description.
Component BlendingThis 3-day weekend includes an in-depth study of the chemistry, therapeutic uses, and blending techniques for a wide selection of conifer (pine, spruce and fir) and helichrysum essential oil species. Blending is approached from a component perspective, looking at which components in an essential oil are most therapeutically effective. Register Here
Do you love body butters? Take this in-depth workshop on blending and the use of body butters. Study blending approaches using cocoa butter, shea butter, beeswax, palm kernel, kpangnan butter, and coconut oil! Learn to make your on cream, whipped shea, bar soap, salt scrubs and Body butters! Come spend three fun days smelling, blending, creating, comparing, and understanding a wide variety of aromas! Register Here
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