December 11, 2009 by Stephanie
Please visit our booth at the downtown Chandler Holiday Market on December 12th from 1-5 p.m. (at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park). The event is family friendly and includes free photos with Santa (noon to 5), an afternoon of crafts and cookie decorating, plus singing performances by Dickens Carolers (3-5 p.m.). Enjoy local shopping at over 35 specialized booths to complete your holiday gift list.
We will have free body butter samples at our booth and all of our products will be available for purchase. Find a unique gift for that special someone or for yourself!
Event Info
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 12th
Location: Dr. A.J. Chandler Park: 3 S. Arizona Ave.
Getting there: 1/4-mile south of Chandler Blvd., on the west side of Arizona Ave.
P.S. This year marks the 53rd Tumbleweed Tree built in Historic Downtown Chandler.
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December 10, 2009 by Stephanie
We have three beautiful gift boxes available this holiday season, which make gift giving a snap! Our gift boxes are packed with full-size products in a white gift box with white crinkle cut paper and an elegant silver ribbon. An enclosure card is also included, which you can personalize with your own greeting.
Holiday Gift Box
Our Holiday Gift Box contains two limited edition organic body butters in Sugar Cookie and Pumpkin Spice. A perfect choice for holiday gift giving!
Price: $40
Luxurious Gift Box
Give a luxurious spa gift set that includes an Aromatherapy Soy Candle, a Body Butter, and a Fizzy Foaming Aromatherapy Bath in your choice of our four signature scents.
Price $58
Pampering Gift Box
Indulge in our pampering gift set that includes a Cocoa/Lime Hemp Lip Balm, an Aromatherapy Bath Salt, and a Whipped Sugar Scrub in your choice of our four signature scents.
Price: $37.99
P.S. We also offer free parcel post shipping on all orders over $50!
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December 4, 2009 by Stephanie
I love diffusing pure essential oils during the holidays to create a peaceful, inviting atmosphere in my home. Essential oils are the essences of plants, not fragrances chemically made to mimic a specific scent. By diffusing essential oils into the air you can reduce bacteria, mold, and unpleasant odors. You can also promote relaxation, clear the mind, and improve alertness and mental clarity. I use an aromatherapy lamp, which has a small basin of water and a lit candle beneath it. Add 8 to 10 drops of oil to the water and have fun experimenting with your own blends! Here are a few to try:
- cinnamon
- clove
- nutmeg
- orange
- peppermint
- spearmint
- vanilla
- balsam fir
- frankincense
- myrrh
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November 27, 2009 by Stephanie
Go green this holiday season with our Green Friday Sale! From Friday through Cyber Monday, you can save a whopping 30% on all of our natural and organic products! Indulge your family members, friends, or yourself and save up to $6 on aromatherapy bath salts, body butters, body wash, fizzy foaming bath, solid perfumes, soy candles, and sugar scrubs. Savings are automatic; no coupons are needed.
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*sale excludes gift boxes
P.S. We also offer free shipping on all orders over $50!
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November 19, 2009 by Stephanie
We are excited to announce the launch of two new holiday products: Sugar Cookie Organic Perfume and Sugar Cookie Body Butter! Guaranteed to make your mouth water!
Sugar Cookie Organic Perfume:
Indulge this holiday season without the guilt! Imagine the wonderful smell of melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies and you’ll know this aromatherapy scent. This sweet treat contains the perfect combination of organic grape seed oil and pure essential oils including cardamom, vanilla, and ylang ylang. The perfume arrives nestled in an organza pouch and makes a great stocking stuffer.
Our Price: $19.95
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Sugar Cookie Body Butter:
Our delicious blend of pure natural essential oils is reminiscent of sugar cookies baking. Use it anywhere you want to seal in moisture and soften skin. Our organic ingredients, including shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, and rose hip oil, help severely dry or cracked skin become radiantly healthy.
Regular Price: $20
Sale Price: $16
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November 17, 2009 by Stephanie
If you are feeling stressed, you might want to take a whiff of lavender, lemon, mango, basil and other fragrant plants that contain linalool. Japanese researchers recently discovered that when animals under stress were exposed to linalool, levels of inflammatory chemicals in their blood were reduced, compared to another group that did not smell linalool. Smelling linalool also reduced the activity of more than 100 genes activated during times of high stress.
What is Linalool? It is a colorless, unsaturated terpene liquid alcohol obtained from essential oils and used in perfumery. Linalool (a.k.a. linalol) is recognized by smell as the ’sweetness’ of many oils; almost any essential oil that has a sweet aspect to its aroma, or is commonly used as an anti-stress agent, will contain linalool. Lavender is perhaps the most popular linalool-containing essential oil, although it is also found in bergamot, rosewood, ylang ylang, geranium, neroli, melissa, lime, litsea cubeba, and coriander, just to name a few.
Numerous studies have investigated linalool’s anxiolytic (anti-stress) effects. According to these studies, inhalation of linalool (from natural essential oils), leads to decreased aggressive behavior, lessens stress response, and improves sleep.
Most lavender species produce an essential oil that contains between 30 and 40% linalool, therefore 25 drops of Lavender essential oil delivers somewhere around .3 grams of linalool.
Essential oils containing linalool can be found in the following Hothouse Botanicals aromatherapy products:
Bourbon Geranium
Bergamot/Ylang Ylang
Lavandin/Litsea Cubeba
Vanilla/Lime
Sources:
- Powers, Kate. “When Life Gives You Lemons.” Prevention Dec. 2009.
- American Psychological Association’s Stress in America Survey
- “Linalool, A Common Essential Oil Constituent, Shown to Have Anti-Cancer Effects.” 2009. The Ananda Apothecary Weblog. www.anandaapothecary.com
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