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Vetiver Essential Oil Profile

Vetiver Essential Oil  Another of the scented grasses which produces an essential oil is vetiver - not as well known as citronella or lemongrass , vetiver is a popular plant used in ancient perfumes of...

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Myrtle Essential Oil

  Myrtle Essential Oil Myrtle was used by the ancient Greek Dioscorides and has a lot of associations with love! Most notably it was associated with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, and legend...

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Yarrow Essential Oil

Yarrow Essential Oil  Yarrow is an essential oil which is chemically composed in a similar way to a couple of the chamomile oils. It is said to have gained its latin name, Achillea, from the Greek...

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Clary Sage Essential Oil

Clary Sage Essential Oil  Clary sage essential oil is a very good oil for the ladies! It helps with a lot of problems women suffer from PMS to menopausal problems. However, clary sage essential oil...

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Niaouli Essential Oil

Niaouli Essential Oil Niaouli essential oil is perhaps not a well known essential oil but it is in fact related to tea tree essential oil. It is an Australian essential oil which naturally has similar...

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Silver Fir Essential Oil

Silver Fir essential oil is probably not as well known as Scotch Pine essential oil, yet it has very similar properties, being from the same botanical family.  To learn more read my latest essential...

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Cardamom Essential Oil

Cardamom Essential Oil Cardamom essential oil, sometimes known as cardamon essential oil, is one of the lesser known essential oils in aromatherapy.  However, cardamom is related to ginger essential...

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Different Types of Mint Oil in Aromatherapy

"Mint oil" is a broad term used to describe a number of different mint oils used in aromatherapy.  As mint oils generally contain a high level of menthol content, which can cause some adverse reactions...

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Galbanum Essential Oil

Galbanum Essential Oil, wikimedia commons Galbanum essential oil is probably not an essential oil that many people are familiar with.  It is certainly not one of the more common essential oils used in...

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Ravensara Essential Oil

ravensara essential oil for aromatherapy A few weeks ago I wrote a profile on ravensara essential oil; for those of you who may not have found it, or do not follow my articles on Suite 101, I'm adding...

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The Difference Between Ylang Ylang and Cananga Essential Oils

Ylang-Ylang and Cananga Essential Oils: Photo Credit, ISP Plants within the same botanical plant family are often closely related; sometimes they are so closely related that it is difficult to...

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