Newsletter Archives
Yuletide Newsletter - Newsletter Vol 1, Issue 5
******************************************************
SunRose Aromatics Yuletide Newsletter
December 14, 2001
Vol. 1, Issue 5
******************************************************
1. Welcome New & Old SRA Subscribers
2. Yuletide Greetings & Best Wishes
3. What's new ~ HoLeaf Rectified & Rosalina Essential Oils
4. *** Holiday Specials *** Last minute shopping.!
5. Article ~ Potpourris ~ Using Herbs, Spices & Essential Oils by Marilyn Nicholson
*******************************************************
1. Welcome to SRA Subscribers.
Welcome to the SRA Newsletter, we hope you will find it informative and entertaining. Our goal is to share with our customers ~ information, featuring articles from SRA and others that will share their knowledge and expertise, any new products, specials that are going on and any news regarding the essential oil trade.
SRA welcomes feedback and comments from our readers!
********************************************************
2. Yuletide Greetings & Best Wishes
Because the friendship of those we serve is a foundation of our success, its a pleasure at this Holiday Season to say 'Thank You' and Best Wishes for the Holidays ~ and happy, healthy & safe New Year.
The quiet of December.. When days are muffled under a blanket of snow, be it a gray and white day of falling snow, or the brilliant sunny days of blue skies and glistening snow.. sparkling like lil diamonds.
The nights of December fall dark and early ~ The houses are a twinkle with strings of colored lights ~ Stacks of firewood on the porch, the crisp air outside filled with the scent of wood smoke.
While inside, the homes are filled with firelight and candles glowing, ovens filled with old family recipes and mouth watering delights.!
We all prepare for this special season in our own special ways.
Kissing under the mistletoe is a tradition that has come down to us from the Druids, although no doubt radically changed as it passed through the ages.
Mistletoe was sacred to the ancient Druids, who gathered it from the high branches of the sacred oaks with golden sickles. White linen clothes were spread beneath so that non the mistletoe would touch the Earth. (Once an herb has been cut for magical purposes, if it touches the ground its powers return the Earth.)
Mistletoe was gathered not only on Yule, the shortest day of the year, but also at Midsummer, the longest day of the year. Mistletoe gathered at Midsummer does not have the berries and was probably gathered for amulets of protection.
Whereas mistletoe gathered at Yule bears the white berries that make it an amulet of fertility. Mistletoe is an evergreen, and its rootlets are golden, symbolizing the Sun. Its white translucent berries are thought to represent the semen of the Lord of the Forest.
It is fairly easy to reconstruct in our minds the rites that must have taken place in those sacred groves on the Winter Solstice over two thousand years ago, and to realize also how great their importance must have been in order to survive to this day.
The Full Moon nearest the Winter Solstice is the Oak Moon, the Moon of the newborn year, the Divine Child. Like the Divine Child who is born to die and dies to be born anew, the ancient oak has its trunk and branches in the material world of the living, while its roots, the branches in reverse reach deep into the underworld, symbolic land of the Spirit.
As the roots probe downward into the gravelike darkness of the Earth, its branches grow ever upward toward the light, to be crowned by the sacred mistletoe.
At this most magical time of the year, as the light of the old dying year wanes and the Oak Moon waxes to full, wear mistletoe in your hair. Let this token remind you that like the oak, we too dwell simultaneously in two worlds - the world of the physical matter and the world of Spirit. Become even more aware of the other side of reality and the unseen forces and beings that are always among us.
Ref. Wheel of the Year.
***************************************************
3. New Products:
We are pleased to add the following new oils to our product listing.
Ho Leaf Essential Oil Rectified
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum camphora
Family: Lauraceae
Country of Origin: China
Extraction: Steam Distilled / Rectified
Plant Part Used: from the leaves of the tree
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.
COLOUR: Colourless
APPEARANCE: Clear mobile liquid
ODOUR: Fresh, linalolic
Aroma: When rectified this oil practically contains no camphor-like notes, and it presents such a clean linalool fragrance that no other essential oil comes closer to a pure linalool odor than a rectified Ho Leaf Oil. The oil is practically colorless and possesses a clean, sweet, floral-woody and delicate odor.
History: This oil is steam distilled from the Ho-Sho variety of the tree Cinnamomum camphora. The leaves of tree can be striped off once or twice a year without damaging the tree. Due to this, HoLeaf is now substituted for the Brazilian bois de rose oil (rosewood) and is less expensive.
HoLeaf Oil Rectified contains practically NO camphor-like notes, and it presents such a clean linalool fragrance that no other essential oil comes closer to the pure linalool odor.
Uses: HoLeaf Oil can be used in high percentages in a multitude of perfume types : as a modifier, blender, sweetener, floralizer or individual odor. It performs excellently in soaps where it replace linalool (from rosewood) .
Ref: S. Arctander
go to: http://sunrosearomatics.com/catalog/eo_g-k.html
15 ml HoLeaf Rectified - $7.00
---------------------------------------------------------
Rosalina Essential Oil
Botanical Name: Melaleuca ericifolia
Family: Myrtaceae
Country of Origin: Australia
Extraction: Steam Distilled - Wild
Plant Part Used: the aerial parts (leaves & small stems)
Common Names: Australian Rosalina, Lavender Tea Tree, Swamp Paperbark
Aroma: described as floral/woody. The color is a clear pale straw to golden yellow liquid. When I had my first 'sniff' of this lovely oil .. I loved it. Softer then tea tree with just a hint of rose, a softer medicinal scent then tea tree .. so soothing and gentle with a slightly piney scent. Rosalina has a moderately fast evaporation rate, the dryout after 2 hours is soft and delicate. The essential oil of M. ericifolia is similar to that of M. alternifolia except that the major constituent is Linalool not the terpinene-4-ol. This makes the oil more pleasant smelling.
History: M. ericifolia was first identified back in the 1950's as a potential new Australian essential oil. The French aromatic doctor Daniel Penoel documented in detail in his recent book 'Natural Home Care Using Essential Oils', that the species was seriously noticed by the aromatherapy community.
Please be note that there as been 'NO formal testing' as in clinical trials as yet on this oil. However, this holds true for so many of the commonly used essential oils.
Therapeutic Properties: The major constituent Linalool is known to be a good antiseptic. Linalool has also shown to have effective sedative effects and is rapidly absorbed through the skin and the nasal mucous.
A wonderful oil for upper respiratory tract congestion and infections, particularly in small children. A gentle expectorant with good anti-infectous properties. As well as a deeply relaxing and calming oil which would be helpful in times of stress and insomnia.
Energetics: Quality: a very 'yin' oil, being calming and relaxing, ideal for sleep and stress disorders.
Planetary Association: Earth
Chakra(s) : Upwards from the Heart, Throat & Third Eye.
Elemental Association: Water
Ref: Mark Webb - 'Bush Sense' . This article on Rosalina was published in Aromatherapy Today Vol 17 March 2001.
go to : http://sunrosearomatics.com/catalog/eo_r-z.html
5 ml Rosalina Essential Oil - $6.00
****************************************************
4. ~ Special Holiday Offer ~
For orders over $100.00 receive a FREE 1 oz jar of Gossamer Body Cream (Valid thru December 20th) while supply lasts.
~ Last minute Holiday Shopping ~ The count down is on !!!
NEW ** The Mini Terra Cotta Aroma Stone - this is a handmade product by a lovely woman in Florida. Ideal for the car, your office, dresser draws, and nice gift idea. Use your favorite essential oil or diffuser blend.
Style: These are great for those that do not have a real Christmas tree yet want the wonderful scent of Spruce.!
Christmas Tree + 5 ml Spruce essential oil
Candy Cane + 5 ml Peppermint essential oil
Packaged in a white box with clear top.
On Special: Now $7.50 (valid thru December 20, 2001)
visit :http://sunrosearomatics.com/catalog/diffusers.html
****************************************************
5. Potpourris ~ Using herbs, spices and essential oils
by Marilyn Nicholson
Here, at home, we've been making and aging our own potpourris for a long while now. Anyone can do it, really. First thing, you need to think about the type of scents you're normally attracted to and also the type of benefits you wish to get from a potpourri.
Remember, using essential oils in them 'will' give you benefits and the last thing anyone would wish for is a very "alert" blend ............. in your bedroom! Or a very, very calming blend in a place that you really need to concentrate in. Also, take into account that we all have some oils that we really can't stand the smell of, natural or not! Don't use those.
Are you a floral-type of person, a spicy-scent lover or maybe an earthy, woodsy type? Do you like minty scents? Citrus? See, your choices are many and limited only by your imagination and of course, let's keep it safe!
Herb, spices, etc's - many can be gathered and dried during the year. Some suggestions and these will vary for people who live in different areas:
- Pine cones (the teeny ones) or the large ones if you'd like to pull them apart
- Pine needles
- Orange or any citrus fruit peel - from a tree not the grocery store
- Sage leaves
- Basil leaves, spicy or sweet
- Rose petals - they don't have to smell like a rose, MINE don't!!!! - and you can add them to basically "any" type of potpourri for color and soaking up your essentials
- Sunflower petals
- Rosemary
- Lavender buds
- Chamomile flowers
- Daisy petals
- Clover
- Globe flowers
- Strawflowers, chopped
- Patchouli
- Peppermint/Spearmint
- Hibiscus Flowers (petals)
OK, this list is endless! (and are only suggestions to give you ideas)
I always have many on-hand that I do buy in bulk, as I can't seem to grow all of the above, never mind the things I didn't list! :) Anything picked fresh needs to be thoroughly dried out - I do this in a separate room. Out of light, heat and on cotton paper towels which you then make sure to turn the petals, herbs, etc's over so that both sides are really dry.
On to the making of it! How about a Holiday blend? This is what I'd use, substitute whatever you like. :) Here's a quick recipe:
- 8 oz jelly jar
- 1/4 cup sandalwood chips
- A few small pine cones or pieces of other sizes
- About a half handful of pine needles, chopped
- Some floral petals - i.e.: roses, hibiscus, globe amaryth flower is good since it'll really absorb your oils, though the petals do OK too.
- 1/8 cup orange peel
- 1/8 cup chamomile flowers
- Half a handful of patchouli herb
- A few bay leaves, chopped
- A few one inch cinnamon sticks
- A few whole cloves
Till you get it to where it's about a cupful of things.........or a little over even so you can really pack it down in your jar. Ages better that way.
To this add:
3 drops sandalwood oil
2 drops patchouli oil
5 drops orange (sweet) oil
4 drops cinnamon leaf oil
2 drops clove bud oil
2 drops pine or pine needle oil
3 drops cypress oil
3 drops spruce oil
3 drops ylang-ylang oil
Sprinkle over mixture and stir in well. Pack tightly in the 8 oz jar and age for at least 2 weeks, away from light and heat. Enjoy :)
You may, at the same time, also wish to mix up an essential oil blend of the exact same oils for freshening your potpourri after it's been sitting out in a bowl or simmering - then you can add a couple drops as needed.
I have personally aged blends over two years with no loss of scent or molding anywhere. I prefer to make up several quarts at once and then use as needed -- when I get low (around 2 quarts), I make more.
This is just one blend of an actually unlimited amount that you can use. The above blends' qualities, both from the actual herbs and essentials will produce an uplifting, soothing blend and the spices and piney scents will help get us all in the holiday mood. Above all, have fun with it.
Any intentional or unintentional misuse of herbs, spices, etc's or essential blends is not the authors' responsibility and I do not take any. Keep in mind, what I, personally am not sensitive to, you may be and therefore can either use a different blend of your own choice or substitute things you are not sensitive to. Happy Holidays to all of you.
************************************************************
Did you enjoy this Newsletter? Please forward it a friend.
SunRose Aromatics Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Products.
visit us: http://www.sunrosearomatics.com
***********************************************************
Rosanne Tartaro
Owner | SunRose Aromatics, LLC
roe@sunrosearomatics.com
http://www.sunrosearomatics.com
|
SunRose Aromatics is a Proud Member of:
Disclaimer: |
|
Please view our Privacy Statement.
© 1997-2010 SunRose AromaticsTM. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer.
No part of this Web site may be reproduced in whole or in part without the explicit written permission of SunRose Aromatics.
Web site designed and maintained by Fallen Muse WebWorks.
