POUND LANE NATURALLY

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Soft as a bud her betel-scarlet lips,

Skin stained with sandal-paste, and brimming eyes

Running eye shadow as the fountain sprays;

Damp hair, flowered scent, dripping dress that grips

And shows her body all. — What charms arise

from beauty bathing late on summer days!

Sanskrit Poem

“Simple is best,”

“You really want to focus on products that have very simple ingredients and very few ingredients.”

Allergist Sandra Hong, MD, USA

CONFUSED? YOU SHOULD BE

I started working and manufacturing aromatherapy-based products for health and wellbeing back in 1987! In those days, it was relatively easy to identify competition (there were so few). Today it is different and you would be forgiven for being confused about all the different versions of what appear to be similar products.

Some marketing strategies seek to confuse you by using strange scientific terms (some even do not exist, they make them up).
Some just deliberately lie to you
Some bend the truth
Some (it appears) are just ignorant.
Some make false and misleading medical claims (against medical laws)

Use this portal to help you find your way through the jungle!

Oh how happy I am not to be one of those ornamental flowers that decorate the border!

I’m not at risk of falling into uncouth hands and am sheltered from frivolous discourse.

Unlike my sisters, the plants, nature makes me grow far from streams, and I don’t like cultivated gardens or land.

I am wild. Far from society, my sojourn is spent in deserts and solitude, for I don’t like mixing with the crowd!

… Free, I am free!

THE SONG OF LAVENDER ‘ (‘La Chante de la Lavende’)’

Arnica Oil

Arnica Arnica flowers have a long history within folk medicine, and have traditionally been used to treat wounds, Muscle strains and minor sports injuries. Arnica will relax the muscle to accelerate the recovery process. It is a vastly underused remedy and one that...

It’s Nice to go Travelling

We all love a holiday, whether you are climbing mountains or lounging by the sea. I have done my fair share of travelling. Over the years I have established a basic set of pure essential oils that I always take with me either mixed as blends or just the neat oils.The...

Fake News

In the eighties and nineties when we had our aromatherapy business the internet did not exist. Most aromatherapy companies did not make false or mis-leading statements about their products. Today it is different. Companies marketing using social media constantly lie...

Oud – do not be mis-lead

OUD - Do not be mislead Increasingly of late you may notice products on store shelves or as you search a platform like Amazon which bares the name or a reference to Oud. You might also notice these products are not overly expensive and yet Oud is one of the...

Inflamation around Joints

INFLAMATION : HOW OUR BALM MAY HELP. AI generated Overview Inflammation around a joint, a common symptom known as arthritis, can be caused by various conditions, including injuries, infections, or autoimmune disorders, and is characterized by pain, swelling,...

Using Essential Oils with Animals

In their concentrated form (100%), essential oils can be a danger for animals who have either walked through oils, gotten some on their coat or skin or had oils placed directly on them can develop health concerns. So the first rule is take care.The now common problem...

Rosewater the Miracle Hydrolat

What are hydrolats, hydrosols, floral waters, distillates, and aromatic waters?These were generally the by product of the distillation process to produce essential oils, but are now used more widely and many are purpose produced. True hydrolats contain micronized...

Exam Season Is Coming

EXAMS SEASON IS COMING ... YOU NEED ONE THING ROSEMARY PURE ESSENTIAL OIL Ideally it should be Certified Organic. Its official name is 'Rosmarinus officinalis Leaf Oil' and it should originate from Spain or France, maybe Tunisia also.“Whilst studying for my degree in...

It Costs How Much?

IT COSTS HOW MUCH? Some cosmetic companies invest huge sums of money and time into developing new and different creams, lotion, and serums. To get back that investment and a bit more , they must spend yet more money on marketing the product to convince you...

Essential Oil Chemistry

Essential Oil ChemistryBasically, there are lots of many different chemical compounds. Most essential oils have over 100 different compounds many of them at below 1%, however, a small percentage may equal a big therapeutic effect. In fact essential oils are not oils...

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