The cool weather is thankfully returning to our little corner of Gaia. After 6 months of a record long, record hot summer, that melted all it could, ALOF can now safely resume shipping our wildly popular Whipped Shea Butter Chocolate Body Mousse! This all natural, richly decadent, non-greasy skin food includes the finest Fair Trade […]
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As we count down the days and nights to All Hallows Eve I am happy to share one of my favorite annual “scentual” seasonal crafts! Scented Jack O’Lanterns & Spicy Squash: My Jack O’Lanterns not only look seasonal, but smell seasonal too! Having a pleasant, warm and luscious scented jack-o-lantern is easier than making pumpkin
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ULTRA FRESH! Frankincense Carterii Hydrosol – Certified Organic and Artisan Distilled in the USA. Makes a beautiful linen spray and room perfume. Helps promote a calming and spiritual energy in any space. For personal use, author, Suzanne Catty sites Frankincense Hydrosol as quite beneficial for those ailing from infections of the mouth and/or gums; gargle
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Essential Mother’s Day Feast This month we celebrate Mom and all that she has given us. If nothing else, she gave us life, what we chose to do with it from there is our own business. In return for that wonderful opportunity, making a scrumptious feast is a very nice gesture that everyone gets to
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Archived from my Oils Herbs Etc Yahoo List and posted with the permission of original author – Butch Owen, making him ALOF’s guest blogger of the day. Origanum onites and Lung Cancer in Rats Hi y’all, A number of folks have asked me about the portion of the lecture I gavein September 1999, at the
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As the day wanes and twilight approaches, I’m about to grill up some chicken and corn seasoned with my new “Lime Light” flavored salt – a blend of unrefined sea salts, white and pink peppercorns, paprkia, chili powder & parsley, accompanied by the essential oils of lime zest and thai lime leaves .. add a
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I am feeling good! I have created a woman owned & operated company that has been self financed, in biz for over a decade & all of our items are manufactured in The United States of America down to the 100% post consumer recycled bottles that are thrown away by Americans, made into new bottles
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News release from the American Chemical Society: Catnip Essential Oil Proven BetterThan Deet At Repelling Mosquitoes “Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET” CHICAGO, August 27, 2001 — Researchers report that nepetalactone, the essential oil in catnip that gives the plant its characteristic odor, is about ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET
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New study from the University of South Hampton: Candles with Essential Oils Kill Bacteria Researchers Dr Lindsey Gaunt and Sabrina Higgins from the University of Southampton have found that adding essential oils, such as eucalyptus, orange, litsea and thyme to candles can destroy bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (staph) on
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Many moons ago I had this valuable information on my web site, but it has since been streamlined, and now I am archiving it here on the blog .. Research findings from The University of Manchester:Essential Oils could help stop the spread of the deadly MRSA bacteria 21 Dec, 2004 – According to research carried
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