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If you’ve heard of essential oils at all, you’re probably curious about how they might be able to impact your own health. Aromatherapy can be a wonderful tool for supporting overall mental and physical health. What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the holistic and therapeutic application of genuine essential oils for enhancing the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health of the individual. Humans have always instinctively turned to plants for healing. We use aromatherapy for preventative reasons, to relieve stress, to uplift personal perceptions, to alleviate pain and reduce inflammation, and to support balanced hormones among other uses. It’s a complementary...

Oh, Hey! Hi! Welcome! We are quite excited to be getting into a New Year here at Well Oiled! So many of you connected with us, supported the shop, and became part of the family here and we are all so grateful! Some of you have been with us for a while, and we’re so grateful for you. Others have recently joined us and I thought it would be fitting to take a moment and share the story of Well Oiled with you.  For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Melissa Robb. I'm a Certified Aromatherapist...

Each year at the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve, we celebrate the arrival of a new year and a new cycle.  Often during this time we find our thoughts turned towards what that new cycle will bring, we create new goals, plan our path towards what we want and set up perimeters by which to avoid the things that oppose our desires.  It is both an exciting and daunting time, not knowing what is in store or how best to prepare but one way to ready ourselves and subsequently gain an upper hand  is to know and understand...

In the month of December we are surrounded by many different ways to celebrate the Holidays. Because we are a melting pot of many holiday beliefs, we can experience a plethora of holiday traditions, including Yule! Yule is a holiday that dates back to ancient times. It is celebrated on the Winter solstice which is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. This is the point when the Earth is on its way back towards the sun, and the axis flips so that the Northern hemisphere is setting up for spring time. For this reason Yule is known...

People often use essential oils for focus, but it is important to know which blends and oils are effective for specific cognitive goals! Essential oils are used in many ways, including topically, blending with other oils, and using in aromatherapy. The aromatic compounds in many of these oils can have an impact on our bodies, from the immune system and the health of the skin to our neurological pathways and hormones. If you know how to utilize essential oils in the right and safe way, it is possible to naturally treat a number of common problems, such as a lack of attention span, poor memory retention, and an inability to concentrate,...