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Foam Soap Recipes
This summer during the Aromahead Institute classes, homemade foam soaps were a huge hit!
They are simple to make, soft on your hands, and smell great! I have foam soaps by my kitchen and bathroom sinks, and people comment on them all the time. They also make the perfect gift. I buy the 2 oz and 8 oz sizes at SKS bottles. I use the 2 oz for traveling and the 8 oz for the house. Be sure to purchase foam soap containers and not regular soap pumps. The special foam soap pumps will create a foamy texture when you dispense it.
A Walk in The Pine Forest
8 oz foam soap container
7 oz liquid castile soap (you have to leave room for the top to sink into the bottle)
30 drops Hemlock essential oil (Tsuga canadensis)
25 drops Sweet Orange essential oil (Citrus sinensis)
25 drops Siberian Fir essential oil (Abies siberica)
Laurel Hydrosol Blended with Conifers
This summer during the Component Blending class I made a hydrosol blend that has become my new favorite.
Recipe
2 oz Laurel leaf Hydrosol (Bay laurel - Laurus nobilis)
10 drops Balsam Fir - Abies balsamea
10 drops Pinon Pine - Pinus edulis
10 drops Hemlock - Tsuga canadensis
Talk about refreshing! The aromas of the forest blended with the slightly camphoraceous, sweet, and spicy undertones of the laurel hydrosol are extraordinary. Each time I spray it I am impressed with the richness and depth of the scent. Read More
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Google+
I just started using Google’s new social platform Google+.
Want to set up your profile? Here are some key features and directions for this new social network.
Create Your Circles
You will see five icons on the top navigation – Home, Photos, Profile, Circles and Games. If you click on circles all of your contacts in Gmail are listed in a panel on top of the screen and the “groups” Google has created for you are listed below. You can delete any of them and create your own. The advantage is you can see the streams for each group individually.
To add a contact to a circle, drag from the top of the list to the appropriate group. Contacts can be added to multiple circles.
Now that you have set up your circles, head back to the Home page. Below your profile picture you will see the choices of stream. You can view your entire stream at once (like Facebook) or by particular circle, the choice is yours. Read More
Body Butters and Lip BalmsMaking your own products with beeswax, body butters and carrier oils. Sign up for Aromahead’s fun and accessible 10 hour Body Butters and Lip Balms class. Learn to work with carrier oils and body butters to create body butters, lip balms and lip gloss, solid deodorants and a massage cocoa butter stick.
During 8 professional videos Andrea shows you the process of blending shea butter, cocoa butter, kombo butter, kpangnan butter, coconut oil and more. Read More
Teacher TrainingFebruary 1-5, Sarasota, Florida. The 5-Day Teacher Training Program offers students the opportunity to study dynamic and effective teaching methods for facilitating Aromatherapy classes. This is a unique way to discover creative approaches to teaching and learning with a specific emphasis on Aromatherapy.
Students finish the course with the tools and knowledge required to begin teaching 2-Day Aromatherapy Workshops. Additionally, students are granted copyright permission for the use of the Aromahead Institute's 2 day student manual in their own classes. Learn More
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