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Guides

9 Ways To Use Essential Oils For Wellbeing

Guides

9 Ways To Use Essential Oils For Wellbeing

Whether it’s in the morning, during yoga, or in the evening before bed, diffusing essential oils is a simple daily ritual that can have a profound ...

Diffusing

The Benefits Of Diffusing Essential Oils

Whether you want to reduce stress, boost your mood or sleep better, diffusing essential oils is a simple way to enhance your daily wellbeing. Here'...

Mental Health

How To Cope With Empathic Distress

Empathy, the ability to feel another person’s experience as if it were one’s own, is a beautiful human trait. But in some cases, witnessing the suf...

How to Improve Your Sense of Smell Appellation Sense of Smell Girl Smelling Flowers

Memory

What To Do If You Still Can't Smell Anything

The pandemic might feel like it's over, yet alarmingly, millions of people around the world are continuing to suffer with an altered sense of smel...

Neuroscience

Scent: Can It Make Or Break A Friendship?

Have you ever met someone and felt an instant chemistry? A natural connection – as though you clicked almost immediately? As it turns out, that fee...

Guides

Simple Ways To Find Balance In Everyday Life

No matter what your self-care routine looks like, these simple steps can help to reduce stress in daily life. Try one, or do them all, in whatever ...

Neuroscience

How Rosemary Can Improve Your Memory

Rosemary doesn't just smell amazing – studies show it can actually improve your memory, academic performance and mental clarity

Appellation Stone Essential Oil Diffusers

Guides

How Often Should You Clean Your Diffuser?

An easy guide to cleaning your your stone essential oil diffuser

Guides

Why A Morning Routine Is Essential For Wellbeing

Hitting the snooze button, downing an espresso – what you do in the morning may be derailing your circadian rhythm

Nature

Lavender Essential Oil: Can It Really Help You Sleep Better?

If you're having trouble falling asleep, or staying asleep, try incorporating lavender – nature's chill pill – into your evening ritual.

Interior Style

Biophilia – Why We Need Nature To Thrive

If you’ve ever felt cooped up at home or at work and felt the urge to get outside for some fresh air, you’re experiencing biophilia: the deep-roote...

Self care

There's No Time Like The Present To Be Present: Why Everyone Should Take Five Minutes to Meditate

Neuroscientists have confirmed what Buddhist monks have known for millennia: practicing meditation has profound benefits on mental health. So put d...

Self care

Calmtainment: The New Wellness Trend Encouraging Mindfulness

One of the biggest trends to emerge from 2020 was the growing awareness of wellness and mindfulness. Now streaming platforms like Netflix and Disne...