Ida's Soap Box Blog

What Is Aromatherapy?

Posted on September 17, 2021

Aromatherapy is the use of aromatic plant essences like essential oils to support wellbeing and help maintain the balance of the mind, body, and spirit.

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What Is A Hydrosol?

Posted on August 25, 2019

Hydrosols are the natural waters produced during the distillation process that extracts essential oils. While less concentrated than essential oils, they offer their own therapeutic benefits.

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Are Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oils Hormon...

Posted on January 7, 2019

Over the years we have received questions as to the safety of lavender and tea tree oils prompted by information that they have been shown to mimic estrogen. So, let's explore the research.

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Natural Soap and Essential Oils

Posted on July 20, 2018

While a natural essential oil scent blend may change a bit when combined with virgin oils in a cream, these blends are especially unpredictable when making cold-processed natural soap.

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Natural Fragrance Oil? . . . Really?

Posted on March 13, 2018

Natural Fragrance oils, made in a laboratory by isolating single aromatic components from the complex scent of an essential oil, lack the aromatherapeutic effect of true essential oils.

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How We Decide What Scents Not to Use?

Posted on March 24, 2017

When we choose which scents to use in our skincare products, we look at several criteria such as the method of extraction, sustainability, cost, and of course is it a pure essential oil.

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