Lavender essential oil is one of the main aromatic oils used in aromatherapy for all the healing properties it provides. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is native to the high mountains of France, the Canary Islands and Persia. Lavender is picked at the hottest time of the day to obtain a more aromatic essential oil. Lavender essential…
Author: Courtney Pies
How To Give An Aromatherapy Back Massage
A full body aromatherapy massage can help ease tension, reduce anxiety, and help you live a happier life. Since I’m all about using aromatherapy in my daily life to ease the stress and anxiety that our busy adult life can bring, I’m sharing some information about aromatherapy back massage. Below you’ll find some tips on…
4 Essential Oils For Health and Healing
Essential oils have amazing healing properties and are very versatile in their use. These four common oils can address many health concerns in any household. Long known for their healing properties, essential oils can be an effective and natural addition to any household medicine cabinet or first aid kit. When selecting oils always be certain…
How To Use Aromatherapy Compresses To Ease Pain
You can use essential oils to help ease pain and discomfort from illness, inflammation or other ailments. Today I’ll share some tips to use aromatherapy for compresses. This is an excellent way to use a more natural approach to ease the pain. Compressing uses hot or cold water with essential oils to target specific areas…
Essential Oils For Your Body
Using essential oils for your body will help you maintain that glowing look and radiant skin for summer, spring, winter, and fall! Keep your body buffed all year round with home-made aromatherapy products that will leave your skin feeling soft and supple from head to toe. It’s important not to forget your body in your…
Blending Essential Oils At Home
Blending your own essential oils does not have to be complicated. With a bit of knowledge and examples, making blends can be easy and fun. Find information about blending essential oils at home with this detailed blog post today! The first step is to determine the overall scent you want to create. Do you want…
How To Stay Healthy This Winter
Cold and flu season is here. Everyone dreads getting a cold but how can it be avoided? Well, I’m here to tell you that it can be avoided, well at least you can at least adjust some of your current lifestyle habits to boost immunity and stay healthy this winter. Here are some easy tips…
My Postpartum Depression Story
If you are close to me, you know that I have had a rough five months or so. That’s because I have been dealing with depression. Actually, postpartum depression to be exact. To kickoff the start of the Courtney Pies blog, I decided I would share my story. First let’s start off with some information…