Tag: CARE Chemistry

3 Day CARE Raindrop Training Intensive- Warrenton, MO

Written by Andrea Blevins on August 9, 2025.

You are invited to a three day CARE intensive in Warrenton, Missouri to learn the fundamental techniques of aromatherapy, essential oil chemistry, Vitaflex application, Raindrop Technique, and the history of biblical anointing and emotional release. This powerful 3 day intensive will give you the foundation to empower yourself to increase the health and wellbeing of yourself, your family, friends, and your community. Instructors: Andrea Blevins, CI & Tonya Kerrin, FCCI...

Christmas Scents – Volume 2, Number 7

Written by Eric Hill on December 13, 2021. Posted in RAINDROP MESSENGER.

Christmas ScentsBy Kelli Nelson, Editor and Co-Publisher, Zia’s Essential Connections Originally Posted Christmas 2004 One 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...

Why Clockwise Circles? – Volume 2, Number 6

Written by Eric Hill on December 13, 2021. Posted in RAINDROP MESSENGER.

Why Clockwise Circles?By David Stewart, PH.D., R.A. Originally Posted September/October 2004 In 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...

When is Organic Organic? And Natural Natural? – Volume 2, Number 5

Written by Eric Hill on December 13, 2021. Posted in RAINDROP MESSENGER.

A Rose is a Rose is a RoseBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A. Originally Posted July/August 2004 The 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...

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Volume 2, Number 4

Written by Eric Hill on December 13, 2021. Posted in RAINDROP MESSENGER.

A Rose is a Rose is a RoseBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A. Originally Posted May/June 2004 Most 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. ...

The Merck Manual – Volume 2, Number 1

Written by Eric Hill on December 13, 2021. Posted in RAINDROP MESSENGER.

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...

Tag: CARE Chemistry

3 Day CARE Raindrop Training Intensive- Warrenton, MO

Christmas Scents – Volume 2, Number 7

Why Clockwise Circles? – Volume 2, Number 6

When is Organic Organic? And Natural Natural? – Volume 2, Number 5

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Volume 2, Number 4

The Merck Manual – Volume 2, Number 1

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