For many newcomers to aromatherapy there might be lots of different questions that you might want to ask; ‘which oils should I start my collection with?’, ‘how do I know that I am using essential oils safely?’, ‘should I use essential oils neat or in dilution?’ and also often included in this list is ‘how… Read more »
Homemade shampoo is a great way of ensuring you only put natural and fresh ingredients on your hair. Rosemary has many hair and scalp enriching properties which makes it a great choice for shampoo, and it also smells fantastic and blends with ease with other ingredients. Making your own rosemary shampoo isn’t too difficult at… Read more »
As the summer days get steadily hotter and hotter (and let’s not forget that here on the lovely Channel Island of Jersey we get even more days of sunshine than the rest of mainland UK!) it’s great to have a few tricks up your sleeve to keep cool. Obviously, cool drinks, loose cotton clothing and… Read more »
Mental health issues, including stress, anxiety and depression, are the reason for one-in-five visits to UK GP’s. But what exactly is stress, what causes it and what can we do to beat it? Put simply, stress is the feeling of being put under too much pressure, whether it is emotional or metal. When the pressure… Read more »
There are oodles of reasons to incorporate the use of essential oils into your lives; they smell amazing, they have an absolute myriad of uses and they are completely 100% natural. Here on our wonderful Jersey Lavender Farm we produce absolutely fantastic lavender essential oil, rosemary essential oil and eucalyptus essential oil and also blend… Read more »
During a recent trip to Amsterdam, we were delighted to discover that the wonderful Dutch have a great love for three things; cake, waffles, and cheese! Obviously this sent them heading straight to the top of our list of favourite nations, especially when in one gorgeous cheese shop we discovered a Gouda style cheese that… Read more »
If you really start to look around your home, you may find that there are actually lots of different ways that you can save money. Cut your energy bills by switching off lights and only heating the rooms that you use. Rent out that spare room on Air BnB. Buy fresh, unpackaged and unprocessed ingredients… Read more »
At this time of year, here on our lovely Jersey Lavender Farm, we (along with many other of you we’re sure!) find our thoughts increasingly turning to Christmas and all things Christmassy. There are so many things that mean Christmas (and winter in general), but especially food and gifts tend to spring into our minds…. Read more »
Unfortunately, as with so many things in life these days, you don’t always get what you pay for. The trade-in counterfeit goods are growing at an alarming rate and in 2012 in Europe alone, almost 40 million products were detained by EU customs with an estimated value of c. €1bn – and these were only… Read more »
Sometimes it feels like there is no end to the number of uses that can be found for one simple little bottle of our gorgeous Jersey Lavender Essential Oil – and most of these can be enjoyed by nearly everyone (babies and pregnant women excepting). However there are a few times when lavender’s amazing properties… Read more »
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