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Oils for the December Holiday Season

Thanks to our limbic system in the brain, we can spontaneously associate various events or emotions with different scents. Inevitably, during the holiday season, the limbic system is stimulated by aromatic delights and all those wonderful childhood memories are stirred up within us. One of my favorite limbic memories at Christmas is associated with fresh cut…

Peppermint and the Holiday Season

Peppermint needs very little introduction since it is one of the most popular essences that we use in daily life. From the moment we awake and brush our teeth, mint is a part of our routines – we use it in mouthwashes, shampoos, soaps, lotions, in our teas, in cooking and in our health care.…