Neroli hydrosol is distilled (mostly) in France from organic blossoms of the bitter orange tree.
The scent is extraordinary, floral and sweet, with a light green and citrus notes mixed in.
On the physical level it can help: calm anxiety, relieve depression and balance dry and oily skin. It is a major anti-stress and calming agent, with a mild sedative affect on the central nervous system, but without causing sleepiness. One of the things that I LOVE about this hydrosol and why EVERY Parent should have it…hysterics in children and babies. At a job I had in a health food store we would have a small child or two come in and just go off. I would walk up to them, ask the parent if I could try something and then give them a quick spray of Neroli hydrosol. In a minute or two the kid would be calm and smiling (This also works on adults). It has shown to be of some help with ADHD, when used both topically and internally. It is somewhat bitter so it helps with digestion, stimulating bile and helping with heartburn, reflux and spasms.
On an energetic level this is (as we have seen) extremely effective for emotional work. One of the best uses I have used it for is in cases of sudden emotional trauma. Once I used this on a woman who came in for a massage. During the massage I started to smell Neroli, so I got out the 10% Neroli essential oil and mixed some in when I was doing neck work. Next thing I knew she was crying. She told me that two days before, she had gotten home from a business trip and walked in on her house being robbed. The robbers pushed her down and ran. She told me that this was the first time she felt safe and could let out all the emotions that she had been holding in. Not only did she let out all the emotional pain she was holding in, but the neck and upper back pain went away as well when she let it all go.
You can use Neroli during detoxification to help you “let go” of things. Adding about 1 tbs to 16oz of water and drinking that through out the day. It is supportive to the physical as well as the emotional bodies. It can be sprayed in rooms to “sweeten” the mood as well as on yourself and others.
This is also one of the hydrosols that is very safe to use on animals, even birds!
If you have questions or want to know more just let me know.
Love and Light
Dannie
Wolf’s Aromatics Massage and Bodywork
AromaTheraputics Medicinal Aromatherapy
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Purifying Basil Water
Want to know a fun and easy way to help remove negative energy from your home, self or other things? Try Basil water!!
There is a saying about Basil: Where Basil is no evil lives. This is a takeoff of an older folk belief about Basil that tells us: where Basil LIVES no evil is. It is thought that Basil will not grow where there are negative energies or “evil”, and that it can be used to remove the negative energy.
So, what is Basil water? This is not a hydrosol; this is more like a cold brew tea. It is very easy to make too. All you need is about a hand full of basil, I like to use the flowers, save the leaves for pesto, a cup or two of cold clean water (rain water works best) and a glass container with a tight fitting lid. Fill the container with the water, add the basil flowers (or leaves if you must) and cover. Put this in the sun for about 15 to 20 min(less if it is very hot out). Strain out the basil (or you can leave it) and I put it in a spray bottle. Then just spray it were you need it. Put the unused water in the refrigerator, it will keep for about a week. I like to use the purple basil, or the basils that have purple flowers, they turn the water a lovely orange / pink.
You can use this as a wash for crystals and other tools, to energetically clean floors and walls (if it is safe to use water on them) and even yourself. I spray it in my treatment room after each client, in my home daily to keep it fresh, and wipe down the door and window frames to help keep out negative energies. How many ways can you think of to use this purifying water?
Love and Light
Wolf's Aromatics Massage and Bodywork
AromaTheraputics Medicinal Aromatherapy
There is a saying about Basil: Where Basil is no evil lives. This is a takeoff of an older folk belief about Basil that tells us: where Basil LIVES no evil is. It is thought that Basil will not grow where there are negative energies or “evil”, and that it can be used to remove the negative energy.
So, what is Basil water? This is not a hydrosol; this is more like a cold brew tea. It is very easy to make too. All you need is about a hand full of basil, I like to use the flowers, save the leaves for pesto, a cup or two of cold clean water (rain water works best) and a glass container with a tight fitting lid. Fill the container with the water, add the basil flowers (or leaves if you must) and cover. Put this in the sun for about 15 to 20 min(less if it is very hot out). Strain out the basil (or you can leave it) and I put it in a spray bottle. Then just spray it were you need it. Put the unused water in the refrigerator, it will keep for about a week. I like to use the purple basil, or the basils that have purple flowers, they turn the water a lovely orange / pink.
You can use this as a wash for crystals and other tools, to energetically clean floors and walls (if it is safe to use water on them) and even yourself. I spray it in my treatment room after each client, in my home daily to keep it fresh, and wipe down the door and window frames to help keep out negative energies. How many ways can you think of to use this purifying water?
Love and Light
Wolf's Aromatics Massage and Bodywork
AromaTheraputics Medicinal Aromatherapy
Friday, August 20, 2010
Weekly Hydrosols, 8/20/2010 German Chamomile
This is the first post on the Hydrosols that I use most often, as well as some of the unusual ones that I have. This week I am talking about German Chamomile Hydrosol. Distilled in the US and Organic. Always look for organic and from some place close to you. I would not want a German chamomile from Germany. If you live in the US, look for hydrosols distilled in the US (or where ever you live).
Ok, this hydrosol can (at times) have a very light green tint but most times it will be clear like water, and the scent is definitely Chamomile. The taste is bitter, like an overly strong tea, but when it's deluded it tastes more like a well prepared tea with just a touch of green to it. I see it as a waste to use this one at a “tea”, only if there is an inflammatory issue that you are working with.
For external use there are dozens of uses:
Mist the face and neck when stressed and need emotional comforting. It is a very mild Antifungal spray or you can soak your feet in it. Good for skin inflammations and calms sensitive skin, psoriasis and eczema. It can be sprayed on troughout the day or applied as a compress. It can be used as a good sunburn spray when mixed with aloe juice and a good toner for skin with acne and when the skin is red. Pretty much, if it involves the skin and inflammation this would be one of the first hydrosols I would go for. It's also very good to use on babies bottoms for diaper rash.
Just like it brings down physical inflammation, it helps bring down inflamed emotions. Brings back scents of calm and quiet to the mind. Pretty much as with its physical powers, if it’s an inflamed emotional state this one helps. It is considered energetically powerful, but this has more to do with its powerful effect on the emotions. I would (and have) sprayed it in meeting rooms to help keep things calm and used it after an emotional event to clear the energy of a room.
If you have questions or want to know more just let me know.
Love and Light
Dannie
Wolf’s Aromatics massage and bodywork
AromaTheraputics Medicinal Aromatherapy
Ok, this hydrosol can (at times) have a very light green tint but most times it will be clear like water, and the scent is definitely Chamomile. The taste is bitter, like an overly strong tea, but when it's deluded it tastes more like a well prepared tea with just a touch of green to it. I see it as a waste to use this one at a “tea”, only if there is an inflammatory issue that you are working with.
For external use there are dozens of uses:
Mist the face and neck when stressed and need emotional comforting. It is a very mild Antifungal spray or you can soak your feet in it. Good for skin inflammations and calms sensitive skin, psoriasis and eczema. It can be sprayed on troughout the day or applied as a compress. It can be used as a good sunburn spray when mixed with aloe juice and a good toner for skin with acne and when the skin is red. Pretty much, if it involves the skin and inflammation this would be one of the first hydrosols I would go for. It's also very good to use on babies bottoms for diaper rash.
Just like it brings down physical inflammation, it helps bring down inflamed emotions. Brings back scents of calm and quiet to the mind. Pretty much as with its physical powers, if it’s an inflamed emotional state this one helps. It is considered energetically powerful, but this has more to do with its powerful effect on the emotions. I would (and have) sprayed it in meeting rooms to help keep things calm and used it after an emotional event to clear the energy of a room.
If you have questions or want to know more just let me know.
Love and Light
Dannie
Wolf’s Aromatics massage and bodywork
AromaTheraputics Medicinal Aromatherapy
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