Top Ten Uses for Vetivert Essential Oil

vetivert organic essentail oilWelcome to another week of Organica J’s Top Ten Uses! This week will be focusing on 10 helpful uses for Vetivert essential oil (known as the ‘Oil of Tranquility’). For using essential oils for specific medical problems always contact a qualified aromatherapist.

Here’s our Top Uses:

1.  for stress & anxiety
2.  for burnout & exhaustion
3.  for painful muscles & rheumatism
4.  helpful in menopause & PMS
5.  as a boost for tired skin
6.  minimising stretch marks
7.  to help with grounding & centring
8.  for insomnia

9.great to use as a base note in any essential oil blend

10. boosts the immune system

If you feel this would be a useful oil for you, you can buy it here from Organica J.

Tune in next week for another oil in another Top Ten Uses and comment below what you would like to see next!

Top Ten Uses for Frankincense Essential Oil

frankincense-2207Welcome to another week of Organica J’s Top Ten Uses! This week will be focusing on 10 helpful uses for Frankincense essential oil (boswellia carteri). For using essential oils for specific medical problemsalways contact a qualified aromatherapist.

Here’s our Top Ten Uses:

1. can alleviate anxiety
2. a powerful meditation aid
3. good for dry & mature skin
4. helpful for scars
5. can aid respiratory issues
6. reputed to ‘deepen the breath’*
7. can alleviate wrinkles
8. can promote stillness of the mind
9. may be helpful for heavy periods
10. releasing the past and past blocks

If you feel this would be a useful oil for you, you can buy it here from Organica J.

Tune in next week for another oil in another Top Ten Uses and comment below what you would like to see next!

Top Ten Uses For Cypress Essential Oil

220945262Welcome to another week of Organica J’s Top Ten Uses! This week will be focusing on 10 helpful uses for Cypress essential oil (cupressus sempervirens). For using essential oils for specific medical problems always contact a qualified aromatherapist.

Here’s our Top Ten Uses:

1. can be helpful for varicose veins
2. can relieve hemorrhoids
3. good for oily skin
4. helpful for sweaty feet.
5. can aid hot flushes in menopause
6. may help regulate menstruation
7. it can be a good deodorant
8. helpful as a cough treatment
9. supportive in times of transition in life
10. it has insect repellent properties

If you feel this would be a useful oil for you, you can buy it here from Organica J.

Tune in next week for another oil in another Top Ten Uses and comment below what you would like to see next!

Organica J at Whitmuir the Organic Place

Whitmuir the Organic PlaceWe recently stopped in by one of our retailers Whitmuir the Organic Place. Whitmuir is located about 16 miles south of Edinburgh, in a peaceful area called Lamancha. The farm rears it’s own beef, lamb, pork, and turkey as well as growing veg and keeping hens for eggs. All of their produce can be bought in the shop, served in the restaurant, and those in the area can get home deliveries.

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Ayurvedic Massage with Erika Azkue in Beautiful Madeira

Can you imagine anything more lovely than an amazing massage treatment to help you relax on holiday?  During a recent family holiday to celebrate my Dad’s 80th birthday in Madeira, my daughter, Mother-in-Law and I enjoyed amazing treatments with Erika Azkue and her brother David.  My daughter, Josephine and I had an Abhyanga Ayurvedic Massage, which Erika explained is a full body massage.

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