Hip Hip Hooray it’s November! And the time to celebrate another sensational oil of the month. For November, I’ve chosen to highlight the most understated oil there is sunflower seed oil. Before you make any presumptions (and before you stop reading), give me a chance to explain why. First of all – sunflowers. That in itself should be a good enough reason for you to not only continue reading but also share this blog post. Any oil derived from such a glorious plant can only be magical, am I right? Yes, I am.All jokes aside, this oil is truly miraculous. The sunflower is a part of the Asteraceae plant family. The genetic origin of the flower is in western North...
It is August. For some of you, this might be a good thing (probably because it’s your birthday month – happy birthday!) but for most of us, it’s just another month of more work and more (Yep, you guessed it) work. But August doesn’t have to be only known for being the last month before Spring. There’s quite a lot that’s happening this month such as International Beer Day, International Forgiveness Day and of course International Lefthanders Day on the second Sunday of August. Hopefully, you've also celebrated the first week of the month as International Clown Week and World Breastfeeding Week? Woah – is it just me, or is August already very busy? Now that you know August is...
My, oh my, it’s July! And time is flying by. Here to help you make the most out of each day, to help you slow down and relax, is this month’s favourite essential oil: Myrrh oil. Most people only know it as one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to baby Jesus on the day of his birth. But have you ever wondered what makes Myrrh so special? The name is derived from the Arabic word for bitter, murr. In ancient times, it was more valuable than gold and darker and heavier than frankincense (the other gifts brought by the wise men). It was the first oil to be mentioned in the Old Testament and the last...
Yes, it’s true, it’s no April Fool’s joke, we’re almost in the second third of this year and the Easter Eggs in the grocery shop are there to testify. The year has sped up and the last few months of summer have zoomed by in the blink of an eye. But not to fret, this April’s oil of the month, Rosehip (Rosa rubignosa) seed oil, will help you feel more revitalized and ready (as ready as one can be) for the turbulence of winter that is rapidly approaching. Rosehips are the oval, scarlet seeded fruit that forms on the branches of rose plants after the flowering period. Inside the hips are light brown seeds which were a popular source of...
