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’).

We use protective vetivert essential oil in our soothing and calming Meditation Blend, Meditation After Shower, Bath & Body Oil, Meditation Pulse Point Roller Ball and our Meditation Soap.  All made with 100% organic ingredients.

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

For using essential oils for specific medical problems always contact a qualified aromatherapist or consult with your GP.

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).

Frankincense essential oil is a favourite and used in a few of our organic skincare products.  It is an essential ingredient in our Meditation Blend which calms and stills the mind, and also in our skin balancing and restoring orange and frankincense soap.  They are all made with 100% organic ingredients.

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

For using essential oils for specific medical problemsalways contact a qualified aromatherapist or consult with your GP

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

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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Beeswax Candles at Balmoral Castle & Shop

We are incredibly delighted to have our natural beeswax candles scented with organic essential oils available for sale at the shop at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire.  Balmoral is the Scottish holiday home of the British Royal Family and is open from 1 April 2015 until the Royal Family come back to stay in the summer time.

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