Connie Smith

RUSTY ACRES HERB FARM - Guest Teacher Connie Smith - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for more information call 760.731.7349 or visit www.rustyacres.com

Connie Smith, Owner, Herbal Accents

Connie SmithOwnerHerbal Accents

RUSTY ACRES HERB FARM - Guest Teacher Connie Smith - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for more information call 760.731.7349 or visit www.rustyacres.com

Taught by Connie Smith of Herbal Accents
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Connie Smith owner of Herbal Accents our wholesale supplier for body products will teach this exciting class.She has been involved in the herbal business for quite some time and was a producer of retail body products.She has promised us a very informative class and recipes will be provided.Small quantity supplies can be purchased at Rusty Acres or large quantities from Herbal Accents.
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1/31/04 CLASS: LOTIONS/BUTTER BARS/LIP BALMS AND MORE, GUEST TEACHER CONNIE SMITH - 10:00 TO 12:00
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2/28/04 CLASS: SOAP MAKING, GUEST TEACHER CONNIE SMITH - 10:00 TO 12:00

I know aromatherapy can affect you physically , because it's happened to me , says Connie Smith , owner of Herbal Accents , a mail-order business that blends and sells aromatic essential oils.

Her headache remedy - a blend of lavender , marjoram , peppermint and a hint of spearmint - is one of her best sellers.She uses it in an electric diffuser that disperses the scent throughout the room and as I breathe it in , I can just feel my headache start to go away..

Essential oils are not really oils at all , but concentrated extracts of flowers , roots , fruits , woods , herbs and spices.When mixed with vegetable or almond oil or diluted with water , they can be rubbed on the skin , sprayed in the air or used as a compress.Practitioners believe the volatile chemicals in the essential oils can stimulate the brain and affect the internal organs when inhaled or absorbed by the skin.

Essential oils are very druglike.Many of the drugs we use today are a derivative of plants , Smith says.Essential oils have the ability to change what ( they ) touch..

Although traditional aromatherapy has a whiff of New Age about it , it's really not new.Ancient cultures , including the Chinese , East Indians , Greeks and Egyptians , documented the use of aromatic essential oils to treat physical disorders , fight infection and heal wounds.

In this century , aromatherapy has been taught in medical schools in Europe , and in France it's recognized as a medical specialty , like dermatology.