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By Luna, our summer intern! Essential oils are organic compounds extracted from plants that have healing properties. This is very often called aromatherapy, which is a holistic treatment seeking to improve physical, mental, and emotional health. Fragrance oils and essential oils are very different and really not comparable. Fragrance (or "perfume") oils are synthetic, they are manmade and they try to duplicate the aroma that essential...

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In Luna's own words - My first day at Heliotrope was a really good day for me. My supervisor Jonathan has been great with me. Yesterday since I'm not really familiar with things around the store yet, it was mostly an introduction for me about what I'm going to be doing while I'm working here and what things were open for me to do. Jonathan yesterday...

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Clary Sage, also known as just clary or salvia scalier, is a medicinal herb and essential oil. You can find this in some areas of northern Africa, central Asia, and even the northern Mediterranean.  This essential oil is has a strong scent, it’s also used in aromatherapy to help with anxiety, fear, and insomnia. It can also help relieve cramping and stomach aches. It's extremely soothing and...

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Vetiver, AKA Chrysopogon zizanioides, is one of the most soothing scents out there. With its smooth, musky, and earthy smell, vetiver is an oil that calms skin and is also anti-inflammatory. A word a lot of people use to describe vetiver is sedative, due to its calming attributes. When people think about smelling earthy tones in general, most immediately feel at ease and relaxed, it’s a psychological...

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