In classical times, rosemary was seen as a sacred plant and was used in and around temples. It was also used during wedding ceremonies, food preparation, cosmetic care, and medicinal herbal care. The rosemary plant and its extract were also used by the ancient Egyptian civilization as incense. Also, during the Middle Ages, rosemary was… Read more »
Just the other day I was having a lovely chat with an apparently normal looking person, when They uttered one of the strangest things that I’ve ever heard. They said ‘Oh, no, I hate the smell of lavender’. I was aghast! And then I slowly sidled away, as living on my wonderful Jersey lavender farm,… Read more »
Rosemary Oil to Keep You Going Now obviously, here at Jersey Lavender, we’re all for singing the praises of our home-grown and home pressed Lavender, but did you also know that we grow and press our own Rosemary too? Not only do we have our own range of Lavender and Rosemary products, but we also… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Now that the clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in and even here on the normally sun-drenched Channel Island of Jersey it’s definitely beginning to get chilly, many of us really find it difficult to stay awake. The combination of dark evenings and the temptation to curl up on the sofa in front… Read more »
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