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Cake and Eat It(Post)
No season in New York is complete without a trek to Joe’s house, and aroma-tidbit time.“When do you want to come for geranium-jasmine cake?” he asked.Well, of course I answered as any sane person w
Essential oils and open heart surgery.(Post)Yes you read that right. I’m coming off a mitral valve replacement with a hefty side of pulmonary hypertension. It’s my 4th day in ICU and it looks like there will be a few more before I move to the
Tuberose in India(Post)One summer, about 2006, I had the pleasure of visiting a Tuberose farm near Pune. Indian farm plots are quite small--this one was about an acre I think. Marigolds were planted along the edges, and
Education/Classes/Schools(Page)Here are a few perfume/aromatherapy/formulation schools we recommend. Fragrance Alliance Network Here in New York, we have the Fragrance Alliance Network, in lower Manhattan. They...
It's the Lunar Month of Ramadan(Post)The Muslim world today begins the lunar month of Ramadan, which many of us know for its fasting: no food or drink, tobacco, sex or gossip, from sun up to sun down. The idea is to stop focusing on wo
Can Essential Oils Help?(Post)What to do? I can only speak though essential oils and most of this you will probably have already thought about this. But maybe you would like a reminder. The tsunami is breaking. Most of us do what
What is Natural?(Post)This seems to be a simple question, but in fact, “natural” means different things to different people. Many of us want to use “natural” products, and “synthetic” just sounds gross. I think a lot of
Chemotherapy(Post)Many people ask about this. And it’s no wonder; a bad diagnosis can upend the patient’s life and the people who love and care for her/him. It’s natural to want to help, and this help is often in th