Miscellaneous issues/ 20.03.24
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED ESSENTIAL OILS AND HERBS
Written and researched by Martin Watt. This article is mainly for British readers as have now voted to leave the European Union. I have been following how European regulations have affected the herbal and essential oils trade since the time we joined the EU. So for younger readers here are some facts. 1. The UK used to host large companie...
Miscellaneous issues/ 19.03.24
Essential Oils Revolution online conference 2015
I have decided to release these two reviews separately because they contain such exceptionally bad information and I know more exploitative marketing exercises are ongoing. For an independent report on his webinars proving that I am not alone with trying to trim the wings of these confidence tricksters please see: http://hubpages.com/health/...
Miscellaneous issues/ 10.03.24
+Tony Burfield
+Tony Burfield I was sad to hear of Tony passing in May 2023. We first met around 20 years ago when he came to my then home in the wilds of Essex. That meeting was prompted by his contacts with Sylla in the USA that I also knew. It soon emerged that we were both big fans of Jimi Hendrix and Tony had a big collection of his tapes. I had alre...
Miscellaneous issues/ 23.02.24
Lynette Bosman an Obituary
A tribute to an esteemed colleague. Lynette Bosman It is with great sadness that I am reporting the loss of a valued colleague who passed away on April 17, 2020. Lynn was one of the few aromatherapy teachers that I recommended. We were in touch since the middle 1990s right up to two months prior to her passing. Lynn founded the Mis...
Miscellaneous issues/ 23.02.24
A tribute to Bernie Hephrun - an important figure in the trade
A tribute to an old friend. By Martin Wat This name will not be known to many people in aromatherapy these days, particularly my readers in the USA. Therefore I am putting this page online to show how certain individuals contributed substantially to the aromatherapy world without being on blogs, newsgroups or by publishing popular bo...
Miscellaneous issues/ 23.02.24
Trade merger fiasco's (UK organisations)
Mergers and failed mergers among aromatherapy organisations (UK) By Martin Watt The below may seem like ancient history, but I believe people new to aromatherapy should know the history of their trade and its early founders. This is but a snippet of the history and the way the leaders pulled the wool over the eyes of ordinary members....