Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hey Christina, > Thanks, Martin. > > And I hope you vote in the poll. Last I checked, us " Flowers are > Aromatherapy " people were losing 2 to 1. > > Cheers, > Christina It is 3 to 1 now .. 75% No to 25% Yes. If you had added Jack Daniels Black Tennessee Whiskey to the list I might have voted Yes .. I figure that it smells nicer than some flowers .. its an all natural product .. distilled from parts of a plant .. there are many, many supporting studies proving that those who use this aromatic nectar are more healthy than the teetotalers and the abusers .. so like use of EO .. its a good thing but more is never better. ;-) Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hi All, Just introduced myself in an earlier post. But wanted to put my 2 cents worth in about Sweet Peas. First Sweet Peas are one of my ALL time favorite flowers!! Just thinking about them and I can smell them - even if they aren't even growing here yet in Minnesota - ground is too cold where we live. The snow just left a couple weeks ago. Anyway, my vote is YES they are aromatherapy - but you need to clarify your vote. If it is an artificial smell produced in some lab - it might smell nice (not necessarily like the sweet pea from nature). Is it therapeutic? Not likely. It still might smell pretty though. I've smelled Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea lotions etc and it doesn't smell much like Sweet Peas to me. Standing next to a bunch of Sweet Pea flowering plants and taking in a big whiff of nature at its' best? YOU BET - can't beat that. It brings back wonderful memories of my childhood - happy times - so is it therapeutic - you bet! So, Sweet Peas the true plants - to me are definitely Aromatherapy. Penny Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop! Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC 100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm 11 years and still growing!! ATFE2 , " Christina M " <BodyAmbrosia wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was standing in a sweet pea maze this weekend, soaking in the extrordinary > aroma of vines literally all around me. It was delightfully delicate, and so > unlike anything I have smelled lately. I inhaled deeply, and totally forgot > about my woes at work. (Check out the pic on our main page.) > > For me, those flowers fit my definition of Aromatherapy. And I would love > to hear your thoughts on whether or not they fit your definition. For those > who like to weigh in on polls, this one is a straight yes or no. Thanks for > your participation! > > Cheers, > Christina > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hey Butch, Most unlike you to make my point for me! According to the dictionary description, your Jack Daniels Black Tennessee Whiskey is aromatherapy, to some folks. I can accept that some people can smell a rose and not find that Aromatherapy. I disagree with the thought, but I do hear y'all. Here's where I find it quite extrordinary: I think that a living or fresh cut Christmas tree is truly aromatherapy. The fragrance soothes and restores my spirit, and calms my mind. My fake Christmas tree, lovely though it is, is a great pleasure to look at. And that's it. Cheers, Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 There is another point that I hesitate to point out lest Butch takes out his big gun and shoots me down. LOL! But here we go... How are eo's derived. Steam distillation for the most part. What is used? Flowers (I'm being VERY simplistic here, I know other parts of the plant is also used, so give moi a wee break). What kind of flowers? Fresh flowers. Not dried up, withered old maid flowers without a spark of life, but big fat juicy, prime of their fertile lives flowers, still retaining a bit of life in them. Okay. Flowers, add steam (heated past boiling point water) and you get essential oils. So. You trying to tell me that flowers growing in the garden, being pummeled by mr. nasty sun (not a heat lover here) is NOT, in fact, releasing a minute quantity of something theraputic? That when we suck into our lungs the air around these flowers that we are ONLY getting smell? AAAAACHHHHOOOO! and pollen. I don't believe it. One can be rather short sighted and say that only bottled product can be used for the practice of Aromatherapy, but it is my belief that sitting in a garden, a maze, a room filled with the real thing is going to do one a huge amount of good and part of that is from whatever the plants are releasing to the air around them. Chin stuck out with stubborn conviction that she's right! K P.S. Keep in mind I am not saying that it could replace oils, I'm saying there is a place for them as well. ;-) On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Christina M <BodyAmbrosia wrote: > Hey Butch, > > Most unlike you to make my point for me! According to the dictionary > description, your Jack Daniels > Black Tennessee Whiskey is aromatherapy, to some folks. > > I can accept that some people can smell a rose and not find that > Aromatherapy. I disagree with the thought, but I do hear y'all. Here's > where I find it quite extrordinary: I think that a living or fresh cut > Christmas tree is truly aromatherapy. The fragrance soothes and restores my > spirit, and calms my mind. My fake Christmas tree, lovely though it is, is > a great pleasure to look at. And that's it. > > Cheers, > Christina > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi Katherine, I'm right there with you! Friend of mine used to have continual colds and stuffed up nose. He was a baker, then , on a whim, he got a job in the forestry department trimming pine trees. You know the rest..no more colds, no more sinus. Mind you, he was away during the week and home in weekends, and his wife realised what an utter P I T A he was, so he is now a healthy but single man. Win some lose some, huh! Jeanine ATFE2 [ATFE2 ]On Behalf Of Kathleen Petrides Saturday, 10 May 2008 10:42 a.m. ATFE2 Re: [ATFE2] Are Sweet Peas Aromatherapy? There is another point that I hesitate to point out lest Butch takes out his big gun and shoots me down. LOL! But here we go... How are eo's derived. Steam distillation for the most part. What is used? Flowers (I'm being VERY simplistic here, I know other parts of the plant is also used, so give moi a wee break). What kind of flowers? Fresh flowers. Not dried up, withered old maid flowers without a spark of life, but big fat juicy, prime of their fertile lives flowers, still retaining a bit of life in them. Okay. Flowers, add steam (heated past boiling point water) and you get essential oils. So. You trying to tell me that flowers growing in the garden, being pummeled by mr. nasty sun (not a heat lover here) is NOT, in fact, releasing a minute quantity of something theraputic? That when we suck into our lungs the air around these flowers that we are ONLY getting smell? AAAAACHHHHOOOO! and pollen. I don't believe it. One can be rather short sighted and say that only bottled product can be used for the practice of Aromatherapy, but it is my belief that sitting in a garden, a maze, a room filled with the real thing is going to do one a huge amount of good and part of that is from whatever the plants are releasing to the air around them. Chin stuck out with stubborn conviction that she's right! K P.S. Keep in mind I am not saying that it could replace oils, I'm saying there is a place for them as well. ;-) On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Christina M < BodyAmbrosia <BodyAmbrosia%40gmail.com> > wrote: > Hey Butch, > > Most unlike you to make my point for me! According to the dictionary > description, your Jack Daniels > Black Tennessee Whiskey is aromatherapy, to some folks. > > I can accept that some people can smell a rose and not find that > Aromatherapy. I disagree with the thought, but I do hear y'all. Here's > where I find it quite extrordinary: I think that a living or fresh cut > Christmas tree is truly aromatherapy. The fragrance soothes and restores my > spirit, and calms my mind. My fake Christmas tree, lovely though it is, is > a great pleasure to look at. And that's it. > > Cheers, > Christina > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 >snicker< I just voted and pushed the poll into the yes folk ahead. ;-) K ATFE2 , " Christina M " <BodyAmbrosia wrote: > > Thanks, Martin. > > And I hope you vote in the poll. Last I checked, us " Flowers are > Aromatherapy " people were losing 2 to 1. > > Cheers, > Christina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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