The olfactory sense is designed to register the range of emanations that are components in our natural environment. These possess attendant properties that are either coarse and unattractive and can alert us to danger, or are of the positive, refined and attractive end of the spectrum, providing us with sensory enjoyment.

In our modern lifestyle we are not constantly surrounded by natural life in our environment and the myriad of complex emanations that issue from man-made material around us is apt to dominate the subtler and beautiful perfumes and aromas found in nature’s wilderness, gardens and forests. This is to our disadvantage. When deprived of the pure scents of flowers and plant life, our health of both body and mind suffers.

Whereas the ideal would seem to be to balance our lives by walking in the outdoors, roaming in bushland and forests, most of us have little time to devote to these pleasures and it is reasonable to bring Nature’s aromas to us as an alternative. This can be done by means of pure and unadulterated essential oils that offer us exquisite concentrates. All we have to do is to consciously inhale them!

There are thousands of chemicals involved in the manufacture of the thousands of commercial scented products available to consumers. Natural ingredients are usually confined to the more sophisticated and demanding perfume industry. A single perfume bought over the counter can contain many hundreds of different chemicals. It may well have an essential oil component used [...]

We use the same word ‘inspire’ to mean either inhalation of air or the stimulus of a new injection of energy of thought or feeling that is beyond the normal.  Inhaling the ethereal energies and influence of aromatics from Nature’s mysterious laboratory satisfies both. So we conclude that it is apt to associate both the [...]

In our gardens we plant our favourites, having come to terms with any plants that are already established when we move into a property. The last is sometimes an exercise that requires cutting an ill scented shrub or tree but usually we feel free to plant scented plants whether they are annuals, perennials, shrubs or [...]

Utilizing the natural qualities of aromatics is a gentle art. It involves knowledge but we rely most upon our sensory and intuitional responses. Like food, we wish to select our own food so deliberate inhalation of perfume..

Essential Oils take a pride of place in your naturopathic health cabinet as they provide valuable concentrated remedies to complement your range of safe family healing substances.

These particular examples of the 700 or so known species produce a rose scented Geranium Oil often used as substitute for “attar of roses” and frequently marketed as “Rose Geranium”.

Generally the sense of smell, along with all the other senses is more acute in youth.

However there are commonly found degrees of sensitivity throughout all age groups.

Definite irregularities in the ability to function fully in olfactory sense include two conditions that are well documented.

In the newly developing science concerned with the nature of the olfactory sense and its importance there have been several general terms used for the study. These include Aromatic Science, Osmics, Science of Perfume and the more common one used in healing known as Aromatherapy.
In time it is anticipated that there will be more satisfactory general guidelines in shared terminology in all research aiming to increase understanding in what is essentially the most subtle sphere of sensory explorat

Learning breath control produces physical results and psychological benefits beyond the most obvious one that maintains and even strengthens the hold we have on life, through the link between body and soul. This is facilitated and made more pleasurable by inhaling natural perfumes that represent the soul or finest spiritual energies of the plant kingdom.

It was the pleasant task of ladies of the house to gather the leaves and petals of sweet smelling herbs and plants and dry them for us in bowls and jars along with spices and oils to sweeten the atmosphere. It was also considered a health benefit that helped ward off disease.