Tag Archives: do-it-yourself
January 12, 2020
ESSENTIAL OILS: WELLNESS IN HOME
Essential oils, known since ancient times, allow us to improve our health in a way that is sweet and natural. I am not referring only to your own person health but also to the environment that surrounds us, where we …
December 30, 2017
HOW TO DISTILL MINT
The mint species is known and cited by numerous ancient authors for its beneficial therapeutic properties; it is so old that it finds its origins in mythology. It was used anciently in Egyptian civilization, as well as in Greeks and …
November 15, 2016
AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS: CONSERVATION
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the various details that characterize the proper preparation of medicinal plants for household use. We started with a series of suggestions for safe and sustainable harvesting, then moved on to the …
October 13, 2016
AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS: DRYING TECHNIQUES
Are you drawn to the idea of making your own selection of culinary herbs, herbal teas, and medicinal plants? Then, don’t miss the first part of this guide to preserving wild plants: harvesting. If you are ready for the …
September 19, 2016
AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS: HARVESTING
Wild harvesting: choice of plants and recognition whit all the advices for sustainable and safe harvesting In Italy, as well as in other countries of the Mediterranean area, it is possible to identify, without too many difficulties, several …
September 17, 2014
ENFLEURAGE: ANCIENT TECHNIQUE TO EXTRACT ESSENCES FROM FLOWER PETALS
Enfleurage is one of the most ancient extraction methods, born at the time of Egyptians, used to obtain fragrances from flower petals. Flowers are the most delicate part of the plant and they do not tolerate treatments at high temperatures …
September 11, 2014
ESSENTIAL OILS AND ECOLOGICAL DETERGENTS FOR HOUSE CLEANING
For decades, the use of chemically aggressive products has accustomed us to a very strong and clean concept from the point of view of effectiveness, but it’s not very attentive to the quality and content of the products used. Ecological …