Injuries with essential oils are real and, unfortunately, happen far too frequently. Some injuries are immediately evident (such as burning sensation), and others take time to realize their effect (such as damage to esophagus or stomach). Even though this is true, the fact is that the majority of essential oil injuries are completely preventable. Most […]
Dear Aromatherapy, I don’t know if you still remember the first time we met or not. The year was 2005. I’d heard about you before from a few friends, but I wasn’t really looking for a new relationship just yet. Then I met Rachel and she introduced me to you. I never believed in love […]
A few months ago I wrote an article called, “21 Scariest #oilybaby and #oilybabies Hashtag Shares on Instagram.” Number 20 on the list was a video with a caption that read that as part of her daily routine the mom put “2 drops of Orange on [her son’s] belly for a vitamin C boost.” As I […]
Thank you to the 552 people that took part in The Essential Oil Safety Pop Quiz! Are you ready for the answers? One thing that I’ve learned with researching essential oils is that you can never know everything and that the collective knowledge about essential oils is constantly growing and changing. Two of the questions have different […]
The minute I started researching essential oils I knew I was hooked. While I was interviewing several essential oil companies at once, the walk to my the mailbox at the end of the driveway had me full of excitement wondering if a package of essential oils would be waiting for me. After about the 100th […]
What better way to find out what you and others know about essential oil safety then to put your knowledge to the test? The Essential Oil Safety Pop Quiz is meant to get a sense of what knowledge you have of essential oils in this moment. Please answer questions without searching out the answers online […]
I do believe that we all have different parenting styles and that it’s better if moms stick together rather than worry about whether another mom is breastfeeding or bottle feeding, cloth diapering or using disposables, cosleeping or not cosleeping, and on and on. There are times, however, when I see something that looks dangerous and […]
You may notice that the style of this article is slightly different than you’re used to seeing on Marvy Moms. What follows is the required research paper that is part of my aromatherapy certification at Aromahead Institute. Andrea Butje graciously provided comments on my paper that are included in this revised version you see here on […]
Amrita Aromatherapy is a recommended supplier in one of the aromatherapy groups I belong to on Facebook and I’ve seen them mentioned favorably in several places. I’m glad that I found this one to profile. Make sure you read through to the end for a special offer just for Marvy Moms readers! I received products free of charge from Amrita […]
Whether you’re just starting out using essential oils or you’ve been around for awhile, you may have (and should have) heard that it is a good idea to dilute your oils. Sometimes people will even say to “heavily dilute” your oils. What exactly does this mean and why would you want to dilute? Some reasons to […]
