What a beautiful, aromatic life we can have using amazing essential oils. Recently, my husband and I visited the south of France to see the Young Living Lavender Farm.

We really do have the best essential oils on the planet. In this photo there are three true lavender flowers and one lavandin flower (the big one!). What an amazing difference! Lavandin is a hybrid, contains camphine compounds and this makes it a possible skin irritant. But the high camphine content also means it can be a great disinfectant. You wouldn't want to get lavandin and true lavender mixed up. True lavender is small, gentle and an amazing skin regenerator. True lavender is gentle enough for babies, burns and minor cuts and grazes. It is one of my favourites for my anti-wrinkle cream (see recipe below).

Yet, due to the low cost of producing lavandin essential oil, (it is so much bigger and easier to produce, therefore 5-8 times more oil) it is often sold routinely as lavender.

My husband and I were so full of gratitude and awe for the essential oils that we use everyday, knowing and trusting they are pure, potent and just as they should be--exquisite gifts from nature.

Enjoy these gifts from nature, ready to heal and nourish our body and spirit. I hope that we can connect soon and share this amazing gift.

Love and peace Jenxx

Here's What You Will Find in This Issue:

1. Essential Oil Goddess Day Retreat Sydney 26 August 2012
2. FEATURE ARTICLE: Make Your Own Essential Oil Recipes
3. Questions and Answers about Essential Oils
4. Connect with Me

Essential Oil Goddess Day Retreat, Sydney, 26 August 2012
Join us at the Essential Oil Goddess Day Retreat where you will make and take home 3 products and the knowledge to continue to make nearly ALL your own natural chemical-free personal products at home, plus spend a day for some wonderful time out for yourself... Read more>>>
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Feature Article: Make Your Own Essential Oil Recipes
Over on my Facebook page, I have been sharing a series of "Staying Young with Essential Oils" recipes.

I thought I would share my favourites here:

Anti-Aging Chocolate Lavender Facial Masque

• 1 tbsp raw organic coconut oil
• 1 tbsp raw cacao powder
• 1-2 drops of Young Living lavender essential oil

Softening Rose Water

• 180mL purified water
• 20mL organic green tea
• 6-8 drops Young Living rose essential oil

Anti-Wrinkle Cream

• 20 mL raw organic coconut oil
• 1 drop Young Living lavender essential oil
• 1 drop Young Living frankincense essential oil
• 1 drop Young Living sacred frankincense essential oil

Questions and Answers about Essential Oils
I love to spend time answering questions about different aspects of essential oils and aromatherapy. I have written over 40 answers to your diverse questions, giving the best information possible.

If you are waiting for your question to be answered for f ree, please be patient. I have a large number to do. In the meantime, you can browse current questions and my answers. Read more>>>

Connect with Me

If I can help you in any way, please connect with me:

1. Via the contact page.
2. Send a message via my personal Facebook page.
3. Skype: jengallagher.au
4. Connect with me via the Essential Oil Goddess Facebook Page

Jen is a qualified aromatherapist, teacher and counsellor. She is the author of An Aromatic Life: Natural Lifestyles using Essential Oils. Start your journey to vitality, beauty and abundance today. Jen is also the author of Lose Weight Peacefully, a book to help you find peace with food, feelings and life--and lose weight at the same time.