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December 14, 2017
MINT ESSENTIAL OIL: USES AND PROPERTIES
The name “Mint” has a mythological derivation: Mintha was a nymph, daughter of the river god Cocito. She was loved by the god Hades but Persephone was jealous and transformed her in a humble, insignificant plant. But not even Persephone …
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January 16, 2015
ROSEMARY ESSENTIAL OIL: USES AND PROPERTIES
The name comes from the Latin “ros marinus” meaning “sea dew”, because this shrub grows spontaneously along the coasts of the Mediterranean sea. In ancient times it was often used as a substitute for incense that was too expensive, thanks …
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September 18, 2014
OLEOLITES: THE POWER OF HERBS IN OIL
Surely known in very ancient times, macerated herbal oils, also called medicinal oils or oil tinctures, are extracts of medicinal and aromatic plants obtained by the solvent action of an appropriate vegetable fat oil. For the extraction it is …