Category: My Oily Journey

Essential Oils to Help with Anxiety

We are in peculiar times, indeed. Today is the 3rd week of the community quarantine here in Manila and the world and how we do things have changed dramatically. The past week has been tough on me. Reports about mortality and inefficiencies everywhere in the world PLUS the general atmosphere of blame and hate were […]

Is Tea Tree Essential Oil Antiviral?

While it is H1N1 that is studied to be addressed by Tea Tree essential oil, it would not hurt if you’d want to diffuse or create a blend with Tea Tree for preventive measures with all the virus talk looming upon us. Tea Tree is one of the gentler oils with antiviral activities and works […]

Think Twice Before Putting Lemon EO in your Water

Truth is, I am not against ingestion. What I am against is people promoting casual ingestion of essential oils because there is a whole lot of experience (which even I don’t have) that you need to have before you could endorse the safe and proper way to take these essential oils internally. 

Essential Oils and (APAS) Pregnancy

APAS Pregnancy

Essential oils have been widely marketed in the past several years as complementary and/or alternative medicine addressing a lot of conditions. As a professional aromatherapist who regularly blend for different clients, I have seen how these wonderful products of nature have changed many lives. However, these substances should be used with caution and with the […]

Essential Oil Workshops in the Philippines

essential oils workshops philippines

Essential oils, for me, are great complementary products that can help moms achieve a healthier, more natural lifestyle. However, there are many misguided and inaccurate information on the Internet. This is why I really advocate educating people about the safe use of essential oils because they are potent substances that can help when used properly but at the same time, can cause harm if one does not know the safety guidelines, especially for kids.