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The National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy Aromatherapy Journal The Resin and Balsam Issue • Balsam Essential Oils for Aromatherapy • The Ancient Gift of Myrrh • Frankincense Hydrosol • Honey, Honey, Honey! • Combating the Common Cold with Aromatherapy and Herbs Aromatherapy E-Journal Winter 2019.4 © Copyright 2019 NAHA Aromatherapy Journal Winter 2019.4 2 Aromatherapy Journal A Quarterly Publication of NAHA Winter 2019.4 AJ575 Table of Contents The National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, Inc. (NAHA) A non-profit educational organization Boulder, CO 80309 Adminstrative Offices 6000 S 5th Ave Pocatello, ID 83204 Phone: 208-232-4911, 877.232.5255 Fax: 919.894.0271 PAGE NAVIGATION: Click on the relevant page number to take you Email: [email protected] a specific article. To go back to the Table of Contents, click on the Websites: www.NAHA.org arrow in the bottom outside corner of the page. www.conference.naha.org Executive Board of Directors Editor’s Note ..........................................................................5 President: Annette Davis Vice President: Balsam Essential Oils for Aromatherapy ..............................9 Jennifer Hochell Pressimone By Cheryl Murphy Public Relations/Past President: Kelly Holland Azzaro Secretary: Rose Chard Combating the Common Cold with Treasurer: Eric Davis Aromatherapy and Herbs ....................................................15 Director Coordinator: Sharon Falsetto By Jaime Vinson Journal Committee The Difference between Resins and Gums for Chief Editor: Sharon Falsetto Aromatherapy Use ..............................................................23 Assistant Editor: Kelly Holland Azzaro By Kathy Sadowski Journal Layout: Kelly Peak Photography: Savannah Rose The Ancient Gift of Myrrh Article Submissions (Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.) ....................................33 Please send article proposals to: By Sharon Falsetto Sharon Falsetto [email protected] Honey, Honey, Honey! ........................................................43 Advertising By Amanda Plunkett For advertising information, please email: [email protected] Media Guide Frankincense Hydrosol (Boswellia carterii) .........................49 The opinions expressed by the authors are By Tricia Ambroziak their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or of NAHA. NAHA Walnut Oil (Juglans regia) ...................................................59 and the editors do not accept responsiblity By Dawn Shipley for the use or misuse of essential oils mentioned in these articles. The Aromatherapy Journal reserves the right Pinterest and Instagram for your to accept or reject any advertisement or Aromatherapy Business ......................................................65 article submitted and does not necessarily By Kayla Fioravanti and Haleigh Fioravanti endorse products advertised in this journal. © Copyright 2019 NAHA NAHA Director Winter Recipes ...........................................72 All Rights Reserved by NAHA. Reproduction in whole or in part without NAHA Market Place ............................................................77 written permission is prohibited. COVER IMAGE & ABOVE: Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) Winter 2019.4 NAHA’s Aromatherapy Journal © Copyright 2019 NAHA 3 © Copyright 2019 NAHA Aromatherapy Journal Winter 2019.4 4 Return to Top Editor’s Note Winter 2019: Resin and Balsam Winter is the time when days are shorter, and nights are longer. Nights spent indoors, snuggled up by a cozy, warm fire are often the most appealing images we conjure up at this time of year. However, even if you’re not fortunate enough to have access to a log fire, you can take the chill off and make nights in more intimate with some of the “warming” oils and plant extracts at this time of year. We hear a lot about resins, such as frankincense (Boswellia spp.) and myrrh (Commiphora myrrha), during the winter months and many people often like to burn the resin within their homes or add it to an aromatic recipe. In this issue of the NAHA Aromatherapy Journal, we take a closer look at these two precious plant species, firstly at frankincense and its use as a hydrosol, and secondly at myrrh. In both instances, the fragility of each species (and the importance of under- standing which species you are using) is discussed, and suitable alternatives are given in place of using either frankincense or myrrh. In case you are unsure of the difference between resins and gums, and how they are used in aromatherapy, Kathy Sadoswki gives us a quick summary of the differences between them in her article. And Cheryl Murphy looks at the different types of balsam essential oils used in aromatherapy. Dawn Shipley profiles walnut (Juglans regia) oil and the benefits of using it in skin and hair care for winter. If you are wondering how to use aromatherapy to fight winter colds, Jaime Vinson writes about how aromatherapy can be used in conjunction with a suitable diet to give our bodies the best possible defense system against such viruses. And do you want to know how honey can be used with aromatic herbs? Amanda Plunkett gives us an insight into the bee world once again, this time informing us of how honey is made and used. Finally, Kayla and Hayleigh Fioravanti discuss how both Instagram and Pinterest can be utilized to promote your aromatherapy business and ultimately get more sales. And we have a bumper selection of winter aromatherapy recipes contributed by our amazing team of NAHA Directors. As we close out 2019, and look forward to 2020, the NAHA Board is immersed in planning for our Beyond Aromatics IV Conference. We have a spectacular line up of presenters scheduled, including some of the most respected and well-known names in the aromatherapy world such as Salvatore Battaglia, Penny Price, Valerie Ann Worwood, David Crow, Kurt Schnaubelt, and Madeleine Kerkof. We hope that you will join us either as an attendee, sponsor, and/or vendor! To learn more, visit the conference website! Winter is a great time to review, reflect, and plan. Remember to put aromatherapy education at the top of your planning list, either by learning with us through the journal, webinars, or podcasts, or in-person at the NAHA Beyond Aromatics® Conference in October 2020. See you next year! With aromatic blessings, Sharon Falsetto Sharon Falsetto, BA (Hons), NAHA Certified Professional Aromatherapist® Winter 2019.4 NAHA’s Aromatherapy Journal © Copyright 2019 NAHA 5 Return to Top © Copyright 2019 NAHA Aromatherapy Journal Winter 2019.4 6 Return to Top Winter 2019.4 NAHA’s Aromatherapy Journal © Copyright 2019 NAHA 7 Return to Top Find approved Interested in schools that meet NAHA's Standards Aromatherapy? of Education for professional and clinical aromatherapy. click here © Copyright 2019 NAHA Aromatherapy Journal Winter 2019.4 8 Return to Top Balsam Essential Oils for Aromatherapy By Cheryl Murphy NAHA Certified Professional Aromatherapist® ccording to the Encyclopedia Britannica, sap), which forms on certain kinds of trees Athe term balsam is defined as an and shrubs. The exudate is a mobile to highly “aromatic resinous substance that flows viscous liquid and often contains crystallized from a plant, either spontaneously or from resin particles.”3 To quote fragrance author an incision; it consists of a resin dispersed Elena Vosnoki, “Balsams are tricky materials, in benzoic or cinnamic acid esters and is not necessarily tree secretions, often coming 1 used chiefly in medicinal preparations.” as they do from flower pods or bushy twigs. Merriam- Webster provides this definition: So, the real focus when referencing balsamic “Balsam. 1a: an aromatic and usually oily and and resinous terminology is how the materials resinous substance flowing from various plants actually smell and how they’re different or especially: any of several resinous substances common in scent, rather than what their origin containing benzoic or cinnamic acid and is.”4 used especially in medicine. b: a preparation containing resinous substances and having a Following is a list of some essential oils that balsamic odor.”2 are commonly referred to as “balsams.” Though they are classified under several In the world of aromatherapy and essential different plant families, in general these oils, the word balsam often overlaps with other essential oils are anti-inflammatory, anti- terms such as resins and oleoresins. So then, bacterial and are used for cough, colds, what exactly is a “true balsam” and how does it stress and skincare. These essential oils are differ from resins and oleoresins? moderately priced and have an average shelf- According to Patricia Wing, RN, a resin is life of between four and eight years. “a solid or highly viscous, sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded In addition to the essential oil that is by some trees and other plants (example distilled from the balsam fir tree, Canadian fir and pine). Plants secrete resins for their balsam (Abies balsamea), an absolute can protective benefits in response to injury.” She be produced, although it is used strictly in states that oleoresins are “semi-solid extracts perfumery. This absolute acts as an excellent composed of a resin in solution in an essential fixative and provides a middle-base note in and/or fatty oil, obtained by evaporation of perfume blends. Much like the essential oil, the the solvent(s) used for their production.” And aroma is sweet, rich, warm and has the winter- finally: “A balsam is the resinous exudate (or scent of freshly harvested
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