Knots Elementals : Essential Oils

Essential Oils

Sourced with integrity, my essential oils are unadulterated, in their pure state, their chemical components are not tampered. Optimum quality is the only way to produce fine aromas, the best therapeutic results and to avoid possible side effect. These potent oils should be used sparingly and are cost effective.

An essential oil is the life force of the plant and its special and unique mix of natural chemicals make it a complete sturcuture with incredible vitality from the earth. Effective for both physical and emotional needs as the two are so closely connected, each oil has its own qualities with its signature aroma and healing properties. They act upon the individual in a unique and subtle way. They are extracted by steam distillation (lavender) simple expression or pressure to the peel (lemon) or extraction using volatile solvents for the more delicate flowers (rose).

The use of aromatic essences in the home was something every man and woman knew in years gone by. The basics are simple and fun to learn at a half day workshop and provide a wealth of riches to those that want to turn back to nature’s pharmacy.

They can be used for massage, baths, compresses, inhalers, vaporisers and general beauty care for the face, body and hair With a kinesiology test I can make personalised preparations for you.

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KNOTS ELEMENTALS BESPOKE SKINCARE WORKSHOP, TEDDINGTON

"As you sit arround her kitchen table, Barbara Sargent, founder of Knots Elementals, talks you through the properties of various base and essential oils. After an hour of concentrated note-talking, I attempted mixing a few drops of neroli, lemon and jojoba, and manage to create a divine-smelling shampoo. My fellow students are less smug: "Mine smells like stuffing", complains one, who has overdone the rosemary.

Indeed, home blends are fallible, but as each dose can be mixed individually, the cost of getting it wrong is tiny. Next, we are taught how to mix body moisturisers, along with all aspects of aromatherapy, such as how to create a mood or banish a skin problem. Sargent's enthusiasm is infectious, but as I trundle home with my exfoliating scrub, hand cream and few oils - all for about £21 - I wonder if I will still be mixing my own body scrub in a fortnight. However, it takes only 20 seconds to mix, so maybe I will manage.

A few weeks later, my main dilemma, apart from which oils to use, turns out to be what to do with the half-empty bottles of shop-bought products that still line my bathroom shelves.

Best bit: Sargent is a former operations director at Penhaligon's, so you are guaranteed good insider tips. And then there are the very cute glass mixing pots."

Beatrice Aidin, THE SUNDAY TIMES [JANUARY 13, 2002]