The Future of Aromatherapy: Professional Compendium
It was in 2019 that I recognized I had been using aromatherapy for over twenty-five years. In that time, I have witnessed tremendous...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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Essential Oil Shelf Life
Essential oils will not go rancid as many carrier oils can; however, they do have a finite shelf life and will continue to degrade,...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 24, 20204 min read
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Carrier Oil Shelf Life
Carrier or base oils are the most common foundation used in aromatherapy blending. Carrier or base oils are the optimum environments to...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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Aromatherapy Facial Serum
An Aromatherapy Facial Serum is healing, nourishing, toning, and regenerating to the skin surface and individual skin cells. The...
by Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 11, 20203 min read
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Amazing Absolutes
There are several extraction methods used to acquire essential oils. Although, steam distillation is the most common extraction to...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 8, 20204 min read
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Resources for Aromatherapy Research
It is fantastic that there has been such a rise in popularity of aromatherapy in recent years. Over time, it has become crucial for...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 8, 20203 min read
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Curious About CO2's?
The use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils has been embraced by civilizations for thousands of years. Through crude extraction...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 8, 20204 min read
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Threatened Essential Oil Species
Inside a bottle of essential oil, we can capture an aromatic experience of plants spanning the world. From the comfort of our home, the...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 7, 20207 min read
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Salvia rosmarinus – Rosemary’s new binomial name!
Brief History of Rosemary’s Binomial Name “In the 1700s, Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) invented binomial nomenclature,...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 1, 20204 min read
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Aromatherapy Applications
One of the amazing qualities of aromatherapy as a natural healing modality is the variety of applications that can be utilized....
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
Jul 1, 20204 min read
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