aromatherapy,essential oils

Essential Oils 101

Plants are crucial to our survival. They release oxygen into the atmosphere. They provide us natural fibers for clothing. They form an important part of a healthy diet, and increasingly, western medicine is accepting that the extracts contained in many...

Posted: May 03 2013, 06:16 AM by Karen | with 41 comment(s)

Filed under: aromatherapy, Art of Shaving, bath and body, L’Occitane, Skincare, botanical extracts, botanicals, grooming products, massage, Moisturizers, essential oils, skin care, skin care for men, relaxation, natural products, natural skin care

DIY Spa- Treatments from your Kitchen Cupboard

What do the rich and famous get to do quite often that the rest of us don’t normally get to do? Well a lot of things, but one thing in particular is something we too can do…just not quite in the same way. The well-to-do get to go to spas and have regular...

Posted: Mar 22 2013, 07:13 AM by Karen | with 40 comment(s)

Essential Oils – Best Choices to Revive and Relax

When I speak of essential oils I’m most often referring to them in terms of skin care (although there are a number of other uses for them as well). Additionally, when I speak of essential oils I’m referring to them as being formulated into certain products...

Posted: Feb 20 2013, 07:48 AM by Karen | with 10 comment(s)

Filed under: mood lifting, aroma therapy, aromatherapy, bath and body products, bath products, bath salts, botanicals, reviving skin care, essential oils, relaxing, spa products, spa treatments

Pevonia and Ole Henriksen Take the Red Out

Those who suffer with rosacea and other types of sensitive skin issues and concerns know all too well the importance of using products from professional brands that are gentle yet highly effective. Typically people with sensitive skin and/or Rosacea have...

Posted: Mar 13 2012, 08:07 AM by Karen | with 16 comment(s)

Filed under: Pevonia, Pevonia Botanica, aroma therapy, aromatherapy, Oily Skin, squalane, t-zone, combination skin, essential oils, essentical oil, marine collagen, Ole Henriksen dry skin, Pevonia Face Oil

Two Essential Oil Pevonia Products that are Indeed Essential

Whether you have extremely dry skin or are constantly battling complicated combination t-zone skin issues… Pevonia brand can help! Pevonia Botanica Face Oi l contains property specific essential oils to combat either end of the spectrum. The benefits...

Posted: Jan 09 2012, 02:45 PM by Karen | with no comments

Filed under: Pevonia, Pevonia Botanica, aroma therapy, aromatherapy, Oily Skin, t-zone, Dry Skin, combination skin, essential oils, essentical oil, Pevonia Face Oil

Summertime hair!

For gorgeous summertime hair you’ve got to up the ante a little in terms of special shampoos, conditioners and treatments. This holds especially true for those of us with color or highlighted hair. For beautiful summertime locks check out Frederic Fekkai...

Posted: Jun 28 2010, 08:48 PM by Karen | with 1 comment(s)

Frederic Fekkai! For long beautiful, shining, gleaming, flaxen hair!

Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair…Shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen! Flow it, Show it. Long as God can grow it, My Hair! Ah, what words of wisdom. There is absolutely nothing like shining beautiful hair. And the only way to get it is...

Posted: May 14 2010, 01:27 PM by Karen | with no comments

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The Beauty Ingredients Snob! Part One!

One of the main reasons I consider myself an expert in skincare is because I always want to know the “x” factor. I want to know why products work. And simply put the “x” factor is the active ingredient(s) within the product themselves. Think of back in...

Posted: Apr 23 2010, 03:09 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Alchimie Forever Diode 1 Plus Diode 2 Age Defying Serums are a Face Saving Grace!

I’ve wanted Alchimie Forever Diode 1 Plus Diode 2 Age Defying Serums forever but didn’t feel like I should pony up the 95 bucks considering I usually only have a couple of hundred dollars each month for fun and extras. But before I knew it I succumbed...

Posted: Apr 22 2010, 10:51 AM by Karen | with no comments

Deb's Dynamic Eye Creams! Zo Skin Health, Perricone MD, EmergnC, and Sundari!

My girlfriend Debbie obsesses over eye cream and it always makes me laugh because she has the best eyes ever! Her brows are lifted and her eyelids are not saggy and the bottoms of her eyes have no bags or dark circles. And then it hit me that maybe the...

Posted: Apr 13 2010, 08:31 AM by Karen | with no comments

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Massage MakeOver with Aromatherapy Associates, Pevonia and Nuxe!

After answering today’s forums I realized I had never written about the benefits of therapeutic massage. My favorite skin care websites sell lots of great spa quality massage oils so it dawned on me to write a little bit about massage as well as share...

Posted: Jan 26 2010, 02:34 PM by Karen | with 1 comment(s)

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Archipelago Botanicals Candles Will Transform Your House into a Home!

With the horrible rains and weather in California I’ve been spending most of my time in my little new apartment. And the funny thing is I love being in my cozy little place and it’s not just for the warmth and obvious benefit of staying dry…it’s because...

Posted: Jan 21 2010, 01:12 PM by Karen | with no comments

When it’s Cold and Dry Outside…I’m Crazy for Kerstin Florian!

When in the bitter cold...do as the Beauty Researchers do! Treat and protect your dehydrated skin and lips with Kerstin Florian ! I’m so crazy about the moisturizing and soothing properties of Kerstin Florian products that I just had to share a few of...

Posted: Jan 19 2010, 11:06 AM by Karen | with no comments

Revive, Renew and Rejuvenate with Kerstin Florian and Thalgo

Moved again this weekend...blah... Needed a nice long hot bath last night to revive myself, but at the same time relax and even more importantly…stop my muscles from aching! Anytime I feel this drained I think of three things…aromatherapy, Kerstin Florian...

Posted: Dec 14 2009, 11:14 AM by Karen | with 2 comment(s)

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Give the Gift of Well-Being with Aromatherapy!

I had such a nice response from our readers about yesterday’s aromatherapy article that I thought I’d write a little more today about it. I thought I’d share with you all what type of reaction is provoked by certain essential and precious oils’ individual...

Posted: Dec 09 2009, 07:36 PM by Karen | with no comments

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