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We enjoy essential oils not only as vehicles of various grades of therapeutic activity. We believe that essential oils are also messengers from the cultures from which they originate, and that they also embody the relations that people have developed with their healing herbs. For us at OSA this means that while it is certainly desirable to cultivate Lavender in as many places as possible there is also an allure and magic to the Fine Lavender from Provence that the globalized transplants rarely match.

Linen-Freshening Spray   Excerpted with permission from The Joy of Green Cleaning  1 cup vodka 1 cup distilled water 16 drops of lavender essential oil Mix the ingredients and put into a spray bottle. Spray directly onto towels, sheets and pillows.

Peppermint (good for lip balms, oily/acneic skin, and cleaning products) Rosemary (good for hair preparations, oily/acneic skin, and cleaning products) Sweet orange (good for all skin types and very soothing in room sprays for children) Rose geranium (good for all skin types, creating perfumes, and for use in homemade moisturizers) Tea tree (great for healing, getting rid of dandruff, oily/acneic skin, and cleaning products) Lavender (great for all skin types, for relaxation, hair preparations, and cleaning products) Lemon (great for lifting moods, cleaning preparations, and sparingly in toners and products for oily skin)

The intoxicating smells of lavender, eucalyptus, jasmine, and rosemary may be just what you need to overcome a stressful day and ease your mind. Essential oils can be inhaled or applied to the skin through lotions, bath salts, or massage oil. They work by stimulating smell receptors in the nose and sending messages to the limbic system, eliciting an emotion. Aromatherapy can have a relaxing effect, relieve pain, and improve one’s quality of life.