Aromatic Adventures

Introducing my newest Aromatic Adventure- welcome to 'The Sultress' Parfum Naturale - an 100% vegan and natural perfume range using precious aromatic extracts to create authentic perfumes. Aesthetic Aromatherapy…-this evocative expression is all about the hedonistic blending of aromatics purely for pleasure. As an experienced aromatherapists and formulator I have also studied the finer art and science of perfumery. Inrecent times most of this has been incorporated onto skin care products for commercial clients and creating a base range of aromas to be used with a range of products. However now is the time to expand of this and offer a personalised perfumery bending service. This service is perfect if you want a truly bespoke blend just for you to use and may have incorporated into body care products or to wear as a perfume. I have a collection of over 300 precious plant aromatics to draw on and nothing can compare with the pre strength of natural aromatics. Essential Oil...

I am having a play around making my own turmeric infused oil as abase for a blend for arthritis- full details on my website here

Whats the deal on Vitamin C in skincare : Winter is the best time to pamper the skin and with so many products containing Vitamin C how do you know what works for you and whether it even suits your skin,

Winter Foot Care : Just because it is getting cold doesn't mean you can neglect your feet!

I haven't posted for a while as for the last 6 months I have either been preparing to move, moving or unpacking. I managed to bring most of my precious aromatic plants with me from the warmer North Island to the colder South Island and now winter is coming (in the best Game of Thrones way) I will have to be vigilant with them to make sure frost doesn't get to them. I had transferred most to pots before hand and let them harden up for a few months and had a nervous wait for 2 weeks until they arrived by road after being cooped up in a shipping container the whole time. I had invested in soil hydration crystals and had watered them throughly everyday before hand and packed then up with wet newspaper as well.  They made it without any casualties- a finger lime, some lemon myrtles, osmanthuses (or is that osmanthii?), Rosa damascenas, a bergamot, yuzus, a hawthorn and a couple of other special roses. I sold off heaps of others to pay for the shipping. Since arriving at my new plac...

Here you will find links to some of my resources I have written or prepared. Please acknowledge me Wendy Maddocks and Aromatic Adventures as the owner of copyright for my own material. Other published articles from other sources are also shared - again please acknowledge appropriately. If you are interested in receiving more information please check out my learning opportunities on my website here . Bounty From Down Under- presentation at Aromatica 2015 Journey to the Turkish Rose Fields 2011 GCMS South Island Manuka as supplied by Estate Aromatics GCMS West Coast SI Manuka Aromatic Presentation- presented multiple times in several countries Manuka and Kanuka Article written by Wendy Good Gargling 2008 Presentation (Doctoral Research) Kanuka and Manuka Research Article