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I have a secret to tell you. It is actually a pretty shocking secret!
When I took my aromatherapy certification program, chemistry wasn’t even part of the curriculum. Can you imagine an aromatherapy program without this foundational piece of the puzzle?
As a newly graduated...
The Benzene Ring: Our Logo, Our Values
It’s a question we hear a lot.
“Why did you choose a honeycomb as your logo?”
The easy answer: “Because it represents everything we believe in.”
The deeper answer: “Let us tell you about the benzene ring.”
The Benzene Ring
As the story has it, in 1865, the discovery of the benzene ring came to Friedrich Kekulé, a German organic...
The Sedative and Anxiolytic Activities of Cedrol and Virginian Cedarwood Essential Oil
Cedrol
Cedrol is a tricyclic sesquiterpene alcohol commonly occurring in the essential oils of conifer trees, especially those belonging to the Cupressus and Juniperus genera. It occurs in essential oil of Juniperus virginiana (Virginian, red or Eastern red cedarwood) (Figure 1) at proportions of approximately 24-32% (ter Heide et al, 1988; Kitchens et...
