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February 10, 2017

TANGERINE ESSENTIAL OIL: USES AND PROPERTIES

Tangerine represents, together with Cedar and Grapefruit, one of the three citrus fruits from which all the others generated. Its taste, sweet and not too sour, made it popular and Tangerine is the second most requested citrus fruit, after orange. …

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February 3, 2017

HOW TO DISTILL TANGERINE PEEL

  The main method for extracting Tangerine essential oil, as it is for other members of the genus Citrus, is certainly cold pressing. This is because the essence contained in the peel is sufficiently high, that it is enough to …

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May 22, 2014

YARROW

Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium L.
Family: Asteraceae
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December 29, 2016

YLANG YLANG ESSENTIAL OIL: USES AND PROPERTIES

The name probably comes from the Filipino expression “Alang –Alang” which means “hanging, floating”, to describe the big, pendulous flowers from which the essential oil is extracted.   In the second half of the 18th century this big tropical tree, …

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May 15, 2014

BASIL

Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum L.
Family: Lamiaceae
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May 8, 2014

LAVENDER

Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia Miller.
Family: Lamiaceae
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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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December 4, 2014

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE ESSENTIAL OILS

  Essential oils, the set of aromatic substances responsible for the scent of plants, are known and have been used since ancient times.  Over the centuries there is an alternation of glory and oblivion, the latter essentially following the progress …

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September 17, 2014

ESSENTIAL OILS, A RELIEF FOR THE RESPIRATORY TRACT

Everyone at least once in their life has put into practice one of the most famous and practical home remedy for colds, sinus infections or coughs, which is to arm yourself with a pot of boiling water, cover your head …