8/16/2011

アロマレシピ⑤~Aroma recipe 5~

お風呂回り掃除スプレー(200mL)

例)
スイートオレンジ 3滴
ペパーミント 3滴
ユーカリ 3滴
クエン酸 小さじ1

アルカリ性の石鹸カスや水垢は、中和して落とすのが楽チン♪
掃除後は、ほんのりとこれらの香りがお風呂場に残り、素敵な気分になります♪

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Spray for cleaning bathroom (200mL)

Example)
Sweet orange 3 drops
Peppermint 3 drops
Eucalyptus 3 drops
Citric acid 1 teaspoon

Alkaline water and soap stains are easy to be cleaned off by neutralising.
After cleaning in the bathroom, the scent of the oils will stay and you will enjoy it for some time!!

8/14/2011

ハーブコーディアル~Herb cordial~

夏バテ解消のために、何かいいアロマはないかなと、
生活の木(http://www.treeoflife.co.jp)に行ってみました。
そこで、お店の方に勧めていただいたのが、この、ハーブコーディアル。
もともとは、ハーブをアルコールにして飲んでいたそうですが、
今は、アルコール抜きにハーブを楽しむものとして、飲まれているようです。

以前から注目されているローズヒップ。
今回、改めてそのローズヒップの魅力を知りました。

ローズヒップは、「天然ビタミンの爆弾」との異称があり、
たとえばビタミンCは(ローズヒップ100g中)、レモンの果汁の20倍以上もあり、
植物の中では最も多い含有量なのだそうです。
また、カルシウムは牛乳の9倍ほど、鉄分はホウレンソウの約2倍!
このため、美白効果、眼精疲労、風邪の予防・回復、ストレス解消、
利尿作用、コレステロール値の正常化などにも作用します。女性には強い味方ですね。

私は、6倍に希釈して頂いています。
ローズヒップの甘酸っぱさが、夏の疲れを癒し、さわやかな気分にさせてくれます☆

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I went to one of the aroma shops, “Seikatsu no ki” (http://www.treeoflife.co.jp) to see if there was any good therapy for summer weariness.
One of the shop staff told me this “herb cordial”.
It used to be an alcohol drink with herb leaves about 1000 years ago, but now it is popular to enjoy herbs without alcohol.

Rosehip has drawn attention for a long time.
I now understand how special this herb is.

Rosehip is also known as “full of natural vitamin”.
For instance, it (100mg) has vitamin C 20 times as much as lemon juice, which is the most among other herbs.
It also includes calcium 9 times as much as milk, and iron twice as much as spinach.
Therefore, rosemary is said to be useful for skin lightening, eye fatigue, prevention and recovery of cold, stresses, and also to improve diuretic activity and normalisation of cholesterol level.
Rosehip is an ideal partner for women, isn’t it?

I drink 30 mL of this liquid diluted with 180 mL cold water.
Sweet-sour taste of rosehip refreshes me.

8/12/2011

愛しのローズマリー~Love rosemary!~

私がアロマに最初に興味を持ったのは、
エステサロンでのこと。
行きつけのサロン(昔はリッチだった・・・!)では、
毎回、施術中に、気分やその時の状況によって、精油を選ばせてくれました。
初めは、精油について何もしらなかったのですが、
ふと嗅いだローズマリーの香りが、なんだか私のフィーリングに合っていて、
それ以降、ローズマリーは効用に関係なくブレンドしてもらうようになりました。
名前も可愛いですが、その可愛らしさからはちょっと離れた、
さわやかな香りがお気に入りです。
家で芳香浴をするときは、たいていローズマリーを使っています。
しかも、ローズマリーは、私の誕生月のお花なんですって!
ああ、愛しのローズマリー!

ローズマリーについて
学名:Rosemarinus officinalis
抽出部位:葉、茎、花
花言葉:思い出、記憶、私を想って、静かな力強さ
作用:記憶力アップ、若返り(肌の引き締め効果)、発汗・利尿・鎮痛作用、花粉症緩和
注意点:血圧を上昇させる恐れがあるため、高齢者や妊婦には使わない方がいいです。

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When I first became interested in aromatherapy is at an salon where I often went (oh…I was rich at that time…).
At the salon, we could choose essential oils that we wanted to use, depending on our moods or mental/health conditions.
I was not familiar with essential oils at all, but the scent of rosemary hit my centre.
It went very well with my feeling whenever it was.
Since then I asked the esthetician to blend rosemary for me.
I like the name “rosemary”, which sounds cute, but I like the fresh scent too.
I use rosemary at home for aromatic bath.
Rosemary is the flower for April, which is my birth month.
Ah, I love rosemary!!!

About rosemary
Botanic name: Rosemarinus officinalis
Extracted part: Leaf, cane, and flower
Language of flowers: Memory, Please think of me, Serene but very strong encouragement
Acting: Improve faculty to memorise, rejuvenation (skin-tightening), sudation/diuresis/pain relief, relief of cedar pollen allergy
Note: It is said to add blood pressure, so it is contraindicated for elderly people and pregnant women

8/10/2011

M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mABDF3ZTPLA

「いつも一緒にいたかった となりで笑ってたかった
季節はまた変るのに 心だけ立ち止まったまま
あなたのいない右側に
少しは慣れたつもりでいたのに
どうしてこんなに涙が出るの
もう叶わない想いなら
あなたを忘れる勇気だけ欲しいよ
You are only in my fantasy
今でも覚えている
あなたの言葉 肩の向こうに見えた景色さえも
So once again
Leavin' for the place without your love
星が森へ帰るように 自然に消えて
ちいさな仕草も はしゃいだあの時の私も
いつも一緒にいたかった
となりで笑ってたかった
季節はまた変るのに 心だけ立ち止まったまま」

作詞:富田京子

最近は別の歌手にカバーされているようですが、
やっぱりオリジナルの方がいいですね~。

この後に続く、「あなたの声聞きたくて 消せないアドレスMのページを指でたどってるだけ」
っていうところは、時代を感じますが、
それでも今なおオリジナルの歌詞のままカバーされているのは、
時が変わっても、
胸の奥底で感じることはみんな同じだからなんですよね。

数か月前から、趣味だったキーボードを再び始めました。
今度は、弾き語りもやってみたいと思っていて、
今、この曲を練習しています。
・・・いったい誰に披露するのかわかりませんが、
自己満足です。

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

“I wanted to stay with you all the time
I wanted to keep smiling next to you
Another season is coming again
But my soul has been left behind

I thought I have got used to myself a little without you at my right side
But tears wouldn’t stop
And I wonder why

If I can’t make my wish come true
The courage that I could forget about you
Is all I want now

You are only in my fantasy
I still remember
What you said, and
Even the view behind you

So once again
Leavin' for the place without your love
As the starts go back to the forest
It disappears naturally
So do simple movements of yours
And myself yelping with delight and joy

I wanted to stay with you all the time
I wanted to keep smiling next to you
Another season is coming again
But my soul has been left behind”

Written by Kyoko Tomita
Translated by me (Please note that it is paraphrased, so not as exact as what the author wants to say. Could be a wrong translation)

Recently another musician has covered this song, but I prefer this original one.

One phrase in this song says
“I trail my fingers on the “M” part in the TELEPHONE DIRECTORY that I cannot ERASE (with a correction pen or an eraser)
Just because I want to hear your voice”
A couple of words sound old, but still this song is loved and sung by lots of lots of people.
I think it is because this song sings what people have in mind regardless of times.

I resumed my hobby, playing the keyboard, a few months ago.
I stopped it for more than 5 years, so it is a bit hard for me to play like before.
However, this time I would like to try playing it while singing.
And now I am practicing this song.
Oh well, I don’t know if I will play and show to someone.
Probably just for self-satisfaction…

8/08/2011

Clouds over OZ December 2008 (NSW)

December 1 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 3 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 3 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 3 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 5 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 5 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 7 2008 somewhere on the way to Young (NSW)

December 7 2008 somewhere on the way to Young (NSW)

December 7 2008 somewhere on the way to Young (NSW)

December 7 2008 somewhere on the way to Young (NSW)

December 7 2008 somewhere on the way to Young (NSW)

December 7 2008 somewhere on the way to Young (NSW)

December 13 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 13 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 13 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 13 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 13 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 13 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 14 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 14 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 14 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 14 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 18 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 18 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 19 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 19 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 19 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

December 20 2008 in Sydney city centre (NSW)


8/06/2011

Clouds over OZ October 2008


October 12 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

October 14 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

October 19 2008 in Bondi (NSW)

October 19 2008 in Bondi (NSW)

October 31 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

October 31 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

8/04/2011

Clouds over OZ September 2008

September 20 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

September 20 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

September 21 2008 in Sydney city centre (near the bridge)

September 29 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)

8/02/2011

Clouds over OZ August 2008


August 6 2009 in Sydney city centre

August 20 2008 at my apartment in St. Leonards (NSW)