Aromatherapy consisted of the use of rosemary and lemon essential oils in the morning, and lavender and orange in the evening.

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Besides opening new branded stores, the company has also been busy expanding its product range, moving into both a bath-and-body line, perfumed essential oils and Italian hand-made leather goods.

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Actual berries and peels and spices are floating in the still, their essential oils and flavors being infused into the liquid, like making really good sauce.

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"Distillation fulfilled a poetic side in me, I very much felt there was poetry in the chemistry between the fire and the plant to produce essential oils, " he told CNN.

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But there are less toxic and nontoxic ways of controlling bugs, from borax (a poison) to essential oils, select plants, and ways to make common insects feel less welcome in your cupboard.

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Inside, guests were shuttled through various stations, treated to platters of dates, tiny cups of strong coffee, henna tattoos, dabs of essential oils like frankincense and sandalwood, and photos of themselves (to be posted online) posing in traditional Arabic garb along with a rather timid-looking falcon.

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Essential oils cannot be patented and are cheap and heat-processed ginseng is already patented and expensive (although similar results may be attained by steaming ginseng for three hours).

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Now you can browse the Ottolenghi online store, a one-stop source for the spices, grains, oils and other pantry items essential to making the chefs' full-flavored Middle Eastern dishes at home, as well as their own granola, jams, candies and other enticing treats.

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Eugenol, a methoxyphenol found in various essential oils such as clove, bay laurel, cinnamon leaf, and rosemary, appears to be a particulary effective peorxynitrites scavenger (the methyl group binds to peroxynitrites and the phenol group converts it into water and a nitrogen dioxide anion).

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