Puzhen's Sha Aroma Diffuser: A beautiful piece of art made of rare purple clay

Did you know that Puzhen’s Sha aroma diffuser is made of rare purple clay?

It is a very special kind of clay known for centuries in Chinese as the famous "zi sha". It is exclusively produced in China’s pastoral region of Jiangnan.

Q&A with Dr. Wendy Maddocks-Jennings: 100% botanical skin care products and hydrosols from her NZ home (Part 2)

Read the second part of our interview with Dr. Wendy Maddocks-Jennings talking about her extensive research work and her plans to visit us in Hong Kong soon for another great workshop:

(Click here for the first part of our interview)

4) You've been involved in complementary health care since 1983 and have done extensive research work including your study of the effects of essential oils on radiation induced mucositis. Can you share some insights with us?

Essential Oil Safety Second Edition: A special book preview from Robert Tisserand

In just a few weeks the wait is over and we can finally read the first pages of Robert Tisserand's much anticipated book "Essential Oil Safety - Second Edition". 

According to the preview on his website, "this new, thoroughly updated edition has been extended with new coverage and elaborated with greater detail and references to provide in depth, research-based coverage of both consequential new findings and newly tested past findings."

The book will be available in mid October but Robert Tisserand was kind enough to give us some insight into his work prior to its official release:

Sweet Orange and Calendula - our favorite oils for September

Our favorite oils for the beautiful month of September are Sweet Orange and Calendula. Here are the profiles of these wonderful plants:

Q&A with Marie Fromaget Lardy, current student of APA's Diploma Course

Today we sat down with Diploma Course Student Marie Fromaget Lardy to talk about her experience with our school, why she decided to study aromatherapy and what important lesson our “communication awareness” class has taught her.

Marie has already completed all "in-class" hours and is about to complete her case studies in order to become a qualified aromatherapist: