| The holiday season can remind us of nostalgic | | | | effective for therapeutic benefits as a nebulizing |
| childhood memories and often those memories are | | | | diffuser. A lamp can cover a fairly large area. The |
| triggered by certain scents carrying us back to | | | | water vapor will move where it wants. The lamp is |
| special moments from the past. Aromatherapy gives | | | | silent, and attractive, with designs to suit every taste. |
| aromatic comfort throughout Yule festivities. | | | | It also adds ambiance for holiday gatherings. |
| For instance, Peppermint Essential Oil evokes candy | | | | If you choose an aroma lamp to diffuse pure |
| canes hung around the fireplace or on stockings. | | | | essential oils over the holidays, there are a few tips |
| Scotch Pine, Balsam Fir, Black Spruce, and Fir Grande | | | | to keep in mind: |
| oils remind us of freshly cut trees. Nutmeg, Vanilla, | | | | 1) It is best not to use oils that have been diluted in |
| & Clove bring to mind eggnog and other goodies | | | | a carrier oil which diminishes the scent and can cause |
| baking in the kitchen. Frankincense, Myrrh, and | | | | problems with diffusers. |
| Spikenard are all precious oils associated with the | | | | 2) You must be aware of the water level. An amp |
| birth of Christ and alluded to in scripture and tradition. | | | | with a fairly small bowl can evaporate all the water |
| In order to enjoy these wonderful aromas, essential | | | | before the candle burns itself out. Adding cold or cool |
| oils may be diffused in an aromalamp or other | | | | water to the hot bowl almost invariably leads to |
| aromatherapy diffuser. These lamps normally contain | | | | broken glass! |
| a bowl or a well for pouring warm water and then | | | | 3) Of course there is always a risk when you have |
| adding ten or so drops of the oil or blend you want | | | | candles burning. Don't leave the room; don't use the |
| to achieve. A tea light candle is lit underneath the | | | | lamp around children, or mischievous pets. |
| bowl to further warm the water and the oil, diffusing | | | | 4) Another caution concerning pets: You've put out |
| the aroma throughout. Please note: An aroma lamp is | | | | the candle because you are leaving the room...but you |
| sometimes called an "oil burner"... this is a misnomer, | | | | didn't empty and put away the lamp. A thirsty dog, |
| since the oils should never be "burned." The bowl | | | | cat, or bird can do themselves terrible damage by |
| MUST be filled with water, as described. | | | | drinking the water with the dissolved essential oil. |
| Diffusing the oils in warm water is an amazingly | | | | Using essential oils in aroma lamps throughout the |
| effective way to fill a room with the aromatic | | | | holidays can provide aromatic comfort and joy, while |
| vapors. Molecules of the essential oils "piggy back" on | | | | lasting memories are being made. For more |
| molecules of the water vapor, which disperse | | | | information visit Nature's GIft online. |
| amazingly fast. This makes the aroma lamp almost as | | | | |