Education and training/ 18.02.24
TRAINING & EDUCATION
TRAINING & EDUCATION Anyone considering a career in aromatherapy should study all the articles carefully. You will then have an idea on what to be on the lookout for, and how to avoid wasting your money. Do I need to take a training course? Minor updating 2014 Aromatherapy is no different to many other subjects in that it is only wor...
Education and training/ 18.02.24
WHERE AROMATHERAPY TRAINING WAS/IS GOING WRONG
WHERE AROMATHERAPY TRAINING WAS/IS GOING WRONG Written and researched by: Martin Watt Original version published in The Aromatic Thymes. Vol.3. No.1. 1995. pp7,9,30. Article slightly revised 2012. My response to criticism from the UK Aromatherapy organisations council of my article is below. Those training courses placing great em...
Education and training/ 18.02.24
Naked aromatherapy – the truth laid bare
“Naked aromatherapy – the truth laid bare” Adapted from Kirkham K. & Burfield T. (2006) Aromatherapy Today 36, 28-33, as further updated in Cropwatch Newsletter August 2007. Copyright © Tony Burfield & Kendra Kirkham 2006-9. Pre-amble. Many professional aromatherapists have become unwitting victims of a marketing ploy by essential oil...
Education and training/ 18.02.24
WHAT IS AROMATHERAPY AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
WHAT IS AROMATHERAPY AND HOW DOES IT WORK? A personal assessment by Martin Watt Cert. Phyt. Various kinds of aromatic extracts from plants have been utilised for their health giving properties long before humans were around. Animals and insects can be powerfully affected by the smells from plants; just think of what catmint does to cats. F...
Education and training/ 18.02.24
THE GROSS ERRORS IN AROMATHERAPY TEACHING
THE GROSS ERRORS IN AROMATHERAPY TEACHING in two parts By Martin Watt Published on the IDMA aromatherapy Internet newsgroup-years ago. See also: IATA conference lecture by Martin Watt, which contains additional information on these issues. There are major problems with the course notes sent to me below. 1. The confusion of teachers...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
MISLEADING AND FAKE COVID CURES
MISLEADING AND FAKE COVID CURES By Martin Watt. June 2020 Since the coronavirus outbreak started there have been numerous quacks setting up prestigious looking web sites and blogs. The aromatherapy world has plenty of them. I expect the multi level sellers representatives are spreading the usual lies directly to their customers now after t...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
Essential Oils during Pregnancy
Essential Oils during Pregnancy Myths Exposed & Some Facts by Martin Watt 2013-14 Several ladies have emailed me about this issue. They have been scared about the effects on their baby after using essential oils while pregnant but only later reading about the dangers. Below I am providing some facts to dispel the common aromatherapy non...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
Herbs during pregnancy-warnings
THE USE OF HERBS DURING EARLY PREGNANCY, SOME WARNINGS ABOUT THE INTERNET. This article was mainly for USA & Canadian readers although it applies to anyone seeking information on the Internet. It was originally posted to some newsgroups in April 2005. Readers should always remember that mechanisms for policing the accuracy of information on...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
Fragrance & human fertility
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF FRAGRANCES ON HUMANS. by Martin Watt. Extracted from a lecture to the Society of Cosmetic Chemists, UK I have long had a nagging suspicion that the overuse of fragrance in certain situations may have unwanted physiological effects. My fears are briefly as follows: It is well documented that fem...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
Chemicals in lavender and tea tree oil appear to be hormone disruptors
“Chemicals in lavender and tea tree oil appear to be hormone disruptors” Presented at the endocrine.org conference March 2018 Once again we have inept research presented under the name of the same scientist who did the 2007 research: Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oil. (published: New England Journal of Medicine...