Singing Flower Studio Blog
Wild Geranium and its Use in Essential Oils
When we think of a geranium the bright red horticulture geraniums come to mind. Decorative and attractive, these are not the kind of geraniums used in essential oils.Pelargonium graveolens, the geranium used in essential oils, has a small pink flower, almost invisible...
How to Keep Insects at Bay Naturally This Summer
Nothing is more annoying than a swarm of mosquitoes on a picnic. They can send everyone scurrying for the shelter of a screened enclosure. But if you want to be standing in the middle of a stream fishing, or out in your garden planting and weeding, it is not at...
Singing Flower Products Make Great Gifts for Vegans
Our products make great gifts for anyone who is interested in maintaining a healthy body. In addition all our products are Vegan appropriate. What does that mean to be vegan appropriate? It means that we not only use no animal products in our beautiful lotions, face...
Do You Know Why Mrs. Rabbit gave Peter Chamomile Tea?
We all know about how Mrs. Rabbit gave Peter chamomile tea after he returned home with a stomach ache from eating too many of Mr. McGregor’s cabbages. He had also suffered a fright as Mr. McGregor chased him out of the garden. Mrs. Rabbit was a wise mother, as...
What Are the Benefits of Rose Essential Oil?
Our grandmothers knew about roses. Many old fashioned roses had a beautiful spring fragrance. Of course, they did not bloom all summer, so Grandmother had to capture the rosewater and essential oils before they stopped blooming. Roses have been bred to bloom longer,...
What Are The Benefits of Lemongrass Essential Oil?
Lemongrass is a wonderful plant that is easy to grow in moderate climates. It looks a little worn from our cold weather here in north Florida, but it will flourish as the season warms, and it will survive the very hot summers here. At our northern Wisconsin location...
What Are the Benefits of Lavender Oil?
The benefits of lavender oil are many, as we explore in our blog post today. Lavender is a wonderful versatile herb that can be planted directly in the garden or grown in a pot on the terrace. Lavandula angustifolia has slightly pointed thin leaves and a gray-green...
Should You Go Sodium Laureth Sulfate Free?
Many people question what sodium laureth sulfate is and why it's used in so many products. Today we ask should you go sodium laureth sulfate free? Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate are often used to boost the ability of detergents to remove oily...
Are Phthalates Harmful?
I thought we would turn our attention today to phthalates. PHTHALATES! Eek! What does that mean? Are phthalates harmful? What an awkward word, derived originally from the word naphthalene, the chemical used for mothballs. In 2003 the European Union banned phthalates...
How to Care For Your Skin Naturally
Many of us are now very much more aware of chemicals in products and thus today we are going to look at how to care for your skin naturally. There are lots of changes going on in skin care products. We are becoming increasingly aware that our skin is an important...
Protect Yourself in the Summer Sun
Welcome to our first blog. I hope that you will find the information we can offer you on health care products will be easy to understand and to follow, and that it will help you and your family to stay healthy. Singing Flower Studio has now moved to new location in...
