Tag: CARE Chemistry
Christmas Scents – Volume 2, Number 7
Christmas ScentsBy Kelli Nelson, Editor and Co-Publisher, Zia’s Essential ConnectionsOriginally Posted Christmas 2004One of my favorite things during this time of year is all of the wonderful scents. Whether it be from special meals we have prepared or greens we have decorated with, the holiday smells are everywhere. I love the way the scents welcome me as I enter a room. There is no question in my mind of the therapeutic value of aromas. While I diffuse all year round, there...
Why Clockwise Circles? – Volume 2, Number 6
Why Clockwise Circles?By David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted September/October 2004In applying essential oils, healing aromatherapists teach us to “energize” the oil with a “clockwise” spin. This is often done by placing the desired number of oil drops in the palm of our non-dominant hand (usually the left) and then stirring the oil in small clockwise circles with one or more fingers of the other hand. It can also be done directly on the site where oils are applied. Why is...
When is Organic Organic? And Natural Natural? – Volume 2, Number 5
A Rose is a Rose is a RoseBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted July/August 2004The science of essential oils falls within the realm of organic chemistry, a specialty of the broader field of general chemistry.While organic chemistry was originally supposed to be the study of the compounds of life, it was not long before scientists came to realize that carbon was the basis of all compounds created by living processes. Hence, today organic chemistry is defined as “the study...
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Volume 2, Number 4
A Rose is a Rose is a RoseBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted May/June 2004Most men and women enjoy perfumes, whether they be colognes, aftershave lotions, sachets, or costly potions to titillate emotions. There are perfumes for the morning, for the working day, for ocassions of entertainment, for the evening, and for the night. Some people wear different fragrances according the occasion and the time of day. People usually wear fragrances for a purpose.Flowers do the...
The Merck Manual – Volume 2, Number 1
The Merck ManualBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted January 2004(The following is an excerpt from Dr. Stewart’s upcoming book AROMACHEMISTRY: THE SCIENCE OF ESSENTIAL OILS MADE SIMPLE God’s Love Manifest in Molecules)Consider these two publications published by Merck & Company, New York, NY:Merck’s Manual of the Materia Medica, published in 1899, 192 pages. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, published in 1999, 2833 pages.The intent of the Merck...