On Friday, a regular client had some EO's in her blend that she'd never heard of. So, as I do, I sat there and explained what it was each of those 3 "less heard of/run of the mill" EO's were going to help her with. Remember I had dowsed her for that selection. She turned to me and said, "You never cease to amaze me, you are like a walking encyclopaedia! You remind me of that scene from Erin Brochovich where she rattles off people's phone numbers and ailments!" It did make me laugh, in a nice way. What has a client said to you that made you giggle about your skill set?

I have to share!! I let a knee issue go too long before i had it replaced. In the meantime my ankle started swelling. I also had had a recent hip replacement and was sleeping in a recliner because my new memory foam bed was too soft and i could nit get out of it in the morning. My ankle was swollen every day, all day long!! That is where i was two months ago. In the meantime i purchased a new bed that goes up and down to help me get out of it and it has a lovely relaxing vibrator in the top half of the bed. I also found a cream which had gingko bilboa in it which was for the lymphedema. My ankle was swelling every day and I had literally given up hope that it would be normal again. I noticed after finally getting used to the new firm bed that my ankle was less swollen. When it did swell I used the gingko cream on it. Now i am no longer using the cream. I am sleeping iin the bed all night long and my ankle is no longer swollen every day. Yesterday, i was on my feet all day long helping a friend stock her booths in antique stores. No swelling. I am so pleased. I just had to share.

Did you know that German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) essential oil has various chemotypes? Often when I talk with my fellow Aromatherapy Students on German Chamomile, they are unaware that this essential oil has various chemotypes and as a result, each specific chemotype is more suited for one therapeutic action over another. The chemotypes are produced based on the geographical and environmental area in which the chamomile is grown. So what are these chemotypes? According to Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young in the 2nd Edition of Essential Oil Safety page 242 to 245, there are six chemotypes of Chamomile Blue. These are: 1. α-Bisabolol Oxide A (Egyptian, German, Dutch) 2. α-Bisabolol Oxide A / E-β-Farnesene (Egypt) 3. α-Bisabolol Oxide A / α-Bisabolol Oxide B (Brazil) 4. Farnesene / Chamazulene (Bulgarian) 5. α-Bisabolol / E-β-Farnesene (Finnish 6. α-Bisabolol Oxide A / Chamazulene (German) Even though Tisserand and Young have written about six chemotypes, there is another chemotype I have come across. I purchased a German Chamomile from the company Florihana According to Florihana, the batch that I purchased, FLE015H191224F/2, is steam distilled from the wild-harvested flowering tops grown in France. Looking at the batch-specific GC/MS that Florihana provides (see below), the percentage ranges for the six chemotypes listed above and in the book do not match what the Florihana GC/MS shows. Based on the GC/MS, I believe the batch of German Chamomile I have is an E-β-Farnesene (France) chemotype, as the GC/MS shows it has 42.478% of this constituent, the highest constituent identified. The amount of α-Bisabolol is 2.518%, its Farnesene is non-existent, and its Chamazulene is at 2.570%. When looking at Tisserand's 6 Chemotypes, specifically those with E-β-Farnesene, the percentage ranges for the chemical constituents and secondary constituents that make up the chemotype are nowhere near as close as shown in bold below: 1. α-Bisabolol Oxide A (38.7%) / E-β-Farnesene (25.7%) 2. Farnesene (27.7%)  / Chamazulene (17.6%) 3. α-Bisabolol (32.4 - 60.1%) / E-β-Farnesene (11.6 - 43.8%)

Latest batch of books have arrived in time for a full day presentation @Nicky Milligan ’s on the 19th April. If you are local to Gloucester @Ewa Skabek @Connie Durnin @Davina Salter why not come along? You’ll also get a separate handout to accompany the book with suggestions of alternative EO’s to 20 of the EO’s covered in the book. Cost is £45, but if you already have my book that cost is deducted to £20! Bring your own lunch!

This is very strange. Wonder how many deaths they had compared to the rest of the world.