4 Aromatherapy Tips To Help You Sleep
  Insomnia
is a problem for many people. Not getting enough sleep makes it harder
to perform your daily activities, both mental and physical. It also
weakens your immune system. There are many great tips and articles for
improving sleep patterns (here's one I like), but sometimes it's not enough and people need a little extra help. Sleep Aromatherapy, using particular essential oils can give you a little extra help getting to sleep naturally without chemical drugs.
Create a Relaxing, Aromatherapy Sleep Ritual To
make the best use of aromatherapy methods, create a customized,
anxiety-reducing relaxation ritual for yourself in the 1-2 hours leading
up to bed time. A good friend of mine was having trouble sleeping due
to stress and anxiety. She developed the following routine and now
sleeps like a baby and even looks forward to bedtime. She starts by
taking a relaxing aromatherapy bath or shower, lighting a candle or
running her aromatherapy diffuser
in the bathroom while she bathes. When she gets out, she writes down
her worries in a journal and lets her mind rest knowing that she can
handle them in the morning. She then sprays a heated shoulder wrap with lavender aroma mist then reads until she falls asleep. 
Essential Oils that Help You Sleep Lavender oil, chamomile roman oil, ylang ylang oil, marjoram oil, and clary sage oil all have sleep-inducing qualities. They can be used on their own or you can mix these essential oils to create your own sleep-inducing essential oil blend.
You can also try Escents' own Sleep, Rest and Night Time Blends. Sleep
with Chamomile and Ylang Ylang is a classic blend designed to help you
to relax and get to sleep faster and allows for a deeper, more peaceful
sleep. Chamomile was included in this blend because it has been used for
centuries in teas as a mild, relaxing sleep aid, treatment for fevers,
colds, stomach ailments, and as an anti-inflammatory. Ylang Ylang evokes
calmness and can melt away anxiety, tension and stress.
Night Time
with Chamomile and Lavender, is a new blend designed to help you leave
the day behind and let your worries melt away and help you rest and
sleep. Along with the benefits of Chamomile, Lavender is used in this
blend and is the most versatile essential oil and has been used for
centuries from calming and relaxing the mind. Night Time is great to diffuse when you're reading a book before bed or getting ready to hop between the sheets.
Rest
with Lavender and Rosewood, is also new and can help relieve tension so
you can rest and prepare yourself for sleep. This blend can also be
used throughout the day when you just want to relax and unwind.
4 Ways to Use Aromatherapy to Help You Sleep 1) Aromatherapy Diffusers. Add 5-8 drops of your chosen essential oils or our Sleep essential oil blend to
some water in an ultrasonic diffuser and turn it on when you go to bed.
It will purify and permeate the air in your bedroom with your chosen
oils. Be sure to use one that shuts off automatically like our Ultramist Diffuser you don't have get up and turn it off. Do NOT use a candle diffuser. Candles should never be left unattended. 
2) Essential Oil Mists. Add 40 drops of essential oils to an unscented mist. You can also our Lavender Aroma Mist or our Sleep Aroma Mist. Lightly spray the mist on bed linens before getting into bed to go to sleep. 3) Roll-On Therapy. Add 20 drops to an unscented roll-on or try our Sleep Aromatherapy Roll-On. Apply to wrists and neck before going to sleep. 
4) Relaxing Aromatherapy Bath or Shower. Add 10-20 drops of essential oils to 30ml of unscented bath oil or unscented wash & bubble bath.
Draw a nice, warm bath adding the mix to your water. Make sure the
water is not too hot or cold or else it may stimulate you rather than
relax you. Alternatively, you can use our wash & bubble as a body
wash in the shower or try out our new Rest Therapeutic salts or our Night Time bath oil. 
Have you found an essential oil blend or aromatherapy ritual that works well against insomnia? Please comment and let me know!
Jacqui MacNeill
Announcing March's Contest Winners!
Meet the lucky ladies who won March's Escents Turns 20! Contest.
Every month w e draw a winner from each of our stores' customers (including the web)
every month! Ten winners every month for the remainder of 2012!
Since we love our customers and feel like we're a big
family, we thought we'd introduce a few of our March winners. The envelope please!
 Meet our Main St. Winner, Alison
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Must-have Escents products:
Fave Aroma Blend:
If you could have one magical power, what would it be?
Ability to grant wishes
Escents makes her feel:
Relaxed, Pampered and Rejuvenated.
Meet our Willowbrook Winner, Donna
Hometown: Fort Langley, BC Must-have Escents products:
Fave Essential Oil:
If you could have one magical power, what would it be?
Healing
Escents makes her feel:
Stress-free, relaxed and rested
Donna is... "a patient teacher."
Meet our Coquitlam Winner, Gina
Hometown: Regina, SK
Must-have Escents products:
Fave Essential Oil:
If you could have one magical power, what would it be?
Travel through time
Escents makes her feel:
Relaxed, calm and happy
Gina said..."It was my first time shopping with Escents and I won the draw!"
Meet our Victoria, Marg
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Must-have Escents products:
Fave Essential Oil:
If you could have one magical power, what would it be?
To end poverty
Escents makes her feel:
Rejuvenated, mellow, ultra clean and fresh
Marg said..."so glad I have discovered this store."
Don't forget there are a few days left to qualify for the April prizes - $50 Home Fragrance products! You're automatically entered when you make a purchase in any of our stores or on the web.
Escents at 35,000 Feet - New Partnership with Air Canada
Posted by Johanna on 4/17/2012
to News
You know how "icky" you can feel when getting off a long flight? Dry skin, chapped lips, not smelling as...um... fresh as you'd like? Well, we can help you arrive at your destination fresh as a Breeze. Drum roll please....
We are proud to announce that Escents and Air Canada have joined forces to enhance and provide wellness to your in-flight experience. Passengers flying Executive First Class on Air Canada now receive a Breeze amenity kit including a refreshing towelette, body lotion and Mojito lip balm and an Escents web coupon for $25 off $50. (The kit also includes handy items like a dental kit, eye mask, socks, etc.)
For those of you where Executive First Class is out of reach (for now)...don't fret. Air Canada and Escents have lots of projects, contests and promos in the works - if you haven't already -
sign up for our newsletter to be first to know.
And, as it turns out this year marks Air Canada's 75th and Escents' 20th birthdays! I can't think of a better way to celebrate than to shower you with gifts.
Read the full press release here.
Love for Natural Escents Products
Melissa, from Newfoundland, posted a blog about how much loves our Organic Handmade Soaps. It was such a nice compliment, we though we'd share. We love how she describes, "the soapy goodness":)
"I decided to try out the Escents Organics Handmade Soap that we carry here in the shop. I most typically buy my soap from our local soap shop Tval Skincare but, change is always good. This soap is still made in Canada. They’re based out of Vancouver. They have a whole history of the line on the website in the about us section but I’ll try and summarize in brief.
Escents has based it’s line on plant-based eco-friendly production that strives for the healthy promotion of symmetry between body and soul. The company uses the principles of aromatherapy to create unique blends that make for great suds time in the shower.
Now that you’ve got an idea about the company I’m going to review the Matcha Tea Soap!
As you can see in the picture to the left, the packaging is minimal. I loved that. It’s nice not to have a whole pile of wrapping in the trash when all I want to do is use the soap to  scrub clean. It also allows you to smell the forest for the trees. When you pick this soap up the first thing you want to do is to put it to your nose.
You can really see someone hand cutting the soap into these nice square cakes for us here in Newfoundland. The packaging tells you a little about the scent, the company, and other important information like where it comes from (Vancouver) and that it’s biodegradable, not tested on animals, paraben free, mineral oil free, SLS, and phosphate free. Most soaps are full of this harsh stuff!
It’s nice to see right on the label that it’s safe for people of all ages (kids too) so you don’t have worry about different soaps for different folks (unless you want to). This vegan soap is great for awakening your senses. It has both mind focusing and inner peace instilling essential oils to get you feeling great. It’s also got some cornmeal to help the exfoliation process of your skin’s natural rejuvenation.
When I brought it in my shower I was pleased that it fit perfectly on those tiny, slippery ledges that the shower fitting wizards created for maximum soap-dropping. It was quick to suds up in the shower with my washcloth, the scent exploded into my shower with a clean refreshing scent that was great for first thing in the morning. Though I didn’t find it too strong for the small sized bathroom. The scent is comparable to any of your usual bubble bath smells, not overpowering.
With all the soapy goodness created by the combination of soap and washcloth I was able to clean up every inch in a lickety-split fashion. Lots of soap, little sticky after soap left on the body. I tend to dry out using commercial soaps like Dove or Ivory, serious alligator skin! So, that’s why I initially switched to handmade soaps. This particular brand definitely did not disappoint. I even went without moisturizing with coconut oil to give it the true test. I’m proud to say I’ve been itch free!
So, my conclusion as to whether you should try out this line of soaps is that you should! If it was ranked out of 5 stars this product would get a definite 4 out of 5!"
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