Rose Otto and Rose Absolute are very pricey oils. A good-quality 5ml bottle of Rose Otto will cost you between $325.01 and $509, and Rose Absolute, which is cheaper, will cost around $80.00 to $130 AUD. So here are two great, affordable tips for Rose. Some Aromatherapy suppliers, such as Aromatics International, will sell you a co-distill of Rose Geranium (Pelargonium x asperum) and true Rose Otto (Rosa x damascena). Geranium, especially if it's Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens var roseum), has a fresh, leafy green, yet opulent and sweet rose-like aroma to it. As this is a relatively cheap essential oil, a co-distill of Rose Geranium and true Rose will often contain more Rose Geranium than actual Rose, the rose aroma will be more potent than the Rose Geranium on its own. The second tip is from the famous Aromatherapist Julia Lawless. Did you know that Rose Otto and Rose Absolute are so potent that even when it very diluted, it still has a very potent aroma and therapeutic benefit. Often, you will find 2% or 2.5% dilutions of Rose Otto in Jojoba. A 2.5% will cost you around $22 AUD for a 10ml bottle. Personally, I prefer a 5% Dilution of Rose Otto in Jojoba, which is what Julia Lawless discusses in her book. So, if you can afford to initially purchase your Rose Otto or Rose Absolute, you can make a 5% dilution by adding 10 drops of Rose Otto/Absolute to 10ml of your Jojoba. This 5% jojoba can then be used in your inhaler sticks, massage blends, lotions, etc., very effectively, even when further diluted. So let's look at this price-wise. There are roughly 20 drops of essential oil per 1ml. So a 5ml bottle of Rose Otto will contain 100 drops of Rose Otto. So 1 drop would of pure Rose Otto would cost (using Aromatics Internal Price $508 AUD) $5.08 per drop. (Calculated as $508 divided by 5 = $101.60/ml divided by 20 (drops) = $5.08) So if I were to add the entire 5ml bottle of this Rose Otto to 100mls of Jojoba (100mls Jojoba costs $35 AUD), I would get a 5% dilution.

In class a few months back, one of my students said she flicks through my book in the morning and wherever the book falls open, that is the oil she uses for the day, and it's always bang on for what she needs. Then the rest of the class pipped up and said they do the same..... well, who knew!!! I also posted this over on Facebook and another student @Ewa Skabek said... "I do the same, the details found on pages matching your current situation without a fail, weird but its like a horoscope matching your situation and needs. I use it like a supporting handbook for my clients reflexology treatment too xxx" Thank you Ewa! ❤️ Book is available on Amazon or you can get a signed copy from myself (P&P extra)

Very simple question this year, what are you doing to promote our industry this week? In Classroom (not classes) you will find 2 sets of video's that were recorded over the last 2 years of Aromatherapy week. The first set of 6 classes are with myself based on home remedy kit of EO's, carrier oil and hydrosols that should pretty much be in everyone's kit. This series was aimed at the home user, but also useful for therapists. The second series of 6 classes are chat's I had with other Maverick Aromatherapists aka my students. Descriptions of each one is there before you decide if the subject matter is of interest. They are all available in Classroom at $15 dollars each, or completely FREE if you sign up to Premium, at £15 per month. What I was hoping would happen before today was, that there would be enough of you signed up to Premium to make it viable for me to upgrade the group to VIP status, and thus be able to offer you all the 50% Affiliate programme. What is the Affiliate programme I hear some of you ask? It means that each time you recommend our community to somebody to join, it is logged with Skool. You'll find the link for referal in your own profile which is unique to you, and Skool algorithms do the rest. When anyone you recommend signs up to Premium, or VIP, or buy any classes or courses, you will automatically get 50% of the cost! This is particularly good if somebody signs up to Premium/VIP as you'll get a repeating monthly income! So, come on guys and gals, think about your friends or clients who you feel would benefit from joining our group, whether they be newbies to complementary therapies or therapists themselves! I'm a hairs breadth away from being able to go VIP and not Hobby. A huge thank you to those of you who are already signed up to Premium. ❤️ Let's see if together we can make this happen before the end of Aromatherapy Awareness week. Thank you! Rainbows, Jane PS, If you are wondering why I sign off with Rainbows, you can read the story behind it over here on my website: https://www.thenaturalapproach.biz/mumblings-musings/

Ah.....Immortelle, it has always been one of my favourite oils. I'll never forget the night when my lovely client Ann turned up on my doorstep the day after her treatment in floods of tears. This was when I was living in Aberdeen. My immediate reaction when I saw her was something must have happened to her husband as he worked off shore, thankfully it wasn't that. The night before, we'd had quite a deep energy massage session and one of the EO's was Immortelle. "What have you done to me?" she wailed, "I haven't stopped crying since my treatment!" I was mortified, as you can imagine. In she came with her dogs, absolutely sodden as it was piddling it down. "I don't mind that I'm crying, it's one of those cries that makes you feel good, as though the weight of the world has been lifted off your shoulders. But all day???!!!" I went upstairs to check her notes, and there it was..... Immortelle. Immortelle can dig very deep emotionally to release any underlying stresses and at that time Ann had more than her fair share for a while. You see, and I must emphasise, that it doesn't do this to everyone who uses Immortelle. In my 30 years I've had maybe a dozen people react this way, or with fits of unexplained giggles, which is a little rarer and diametrically the opposite emotional release to tears. It really does release the safety valve on the bottled-up stresses that we have stored just so that we can cope on a day-to-day basis. Since my 'stormy night' with Ann, every time Immortelle comes out for clients, and I know we are dealing with underlying stress, I always warn clients they might have tears or fits of giggles and I teach my students to do the same with their clients. • Do not use if you are on blood thinning medication.

Day 3, strictly speaking it was last night, of Aromatherapy Awareness week...... and here we have East meets West @Matthew Sulpizi representing Australia and @Ruxandra Meinze representing the US, with yours truly in the middle. Q. What were they learning? A. How to dowse for Essential Oils. Q. What happens when 3 Aromatherapists get together? A. A two hour class turns into 3! 😂 Those who know me, know I have been dowsing for EO's for over 30 years now, and I have learnt more about EO's and their nuances and personalities than any book has taught me. Dowsing for EO's absolutely nails what clients need. Next class is Wednesday 24th June, 7pm GMT. Full details at this link: https://www.skool.com/maverick-aromatherapy-3200/learn-to-dowse-for-essential-oils