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AQ NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2024

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WE’RE BACK … BUT WE’RE DIFFERENT!

Greetings, Friends of the Queen!

If you follow our socials you probably already know that we recently needed to unexpectedly relocate our premises temporarily. As a result, for the near future our range of Aromatherapy oils and accessories will be unavailable for purchase.

The good news is our full range of Incense and Smudge is back up and running, and available from our website as always.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused – we look forward to having our Aromatherapy products back soon.

In the meantime we have a number of new incense goodies listed – scroll down to take a look.

xx The Queen

PERUVIAN INCENSE TABLETS

These stunning 100% organic incense tablets are made in Peru from sustainable Palo Santo, with the relaxing addition of Lavender (RELAX) or Rose (PASSION).

Eight all-natural 4cm incense tablets per pack – light one end until smouldering (just as you would an incense stick or cone), blow out the flame and place on a heatproof stand or burner. Each tablet can burn for approx 25 mins.

NEW Stick/Cone BurnerS

Two gorgeous new incense stick and cone burners added to our range. These classic round styles suit both incense cones and / or several sticks at a time.

NEW AQ HANDMADE STICK SCENTS

We’ve added three stunning new scents to our range of premium handmade masala incense sticks:

* MYSTICAL CHAMPA
* NAG CHAMPA & SANDALWOOD
* SAFFRON & SANDALWOOD

TIBETAN DHOOP STICKS

Four new types of Chandra Devi dhoop sticks made with entirely natural ingredients:

* LORD BUDDHA
* SNOWLION
* AMBER & MUSK
* SANDALWOOD & JASMINE

NEW PALO SANTO ‘MINI’S’

Natural Palo Santo wood sticks are now available in two sizes:

Standard long-lasting sticks approx 9-11cm in length
* discounted ‘Mini Sticks’ which are generally shorter and less standard in thickness

Both sizes available by the single stick, or in packs of three.

REDUCED PRICE DESERT SAGE

11-13cm Desert Sage smudge sticks now down from $12.95 each to $9.95, or $27.50 for a three pack (was $34.95).

DESERT SAGE (Artemisia tridentata) is best known as the richly aromatic sage that blankets the Santa Fe, Taos area – the fragrance draws your heart to the wind swept, sun blessed deserts of New Mexico. Its use as a smudging herb as a traditional alternative to white sage is believed to cleanse the mind, body, and spirit, or even a particular place, of unwanted negative energies.

AQ NEWSLETTER MAY 2024

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Greetings, Friends of the Queen!

 We’ve been pretty quiet recently because we’ve been refreshing and updating all of our gorgeous AQ goodies. We’ve added plenty of NEWBIES and we’re clearing some OLDIES at silly prices.

  • SMUDGE XL’s, sticks and Leaves all back in stock and fabulously fresh.

  • NEW Smudge Bombs, Sprays and more

  • NEW Incense Powders, Resins, Backflow Burners, Japanese Ka-Fuh Sticks and much more

  • NEW and Restocked Aroma Inhalers

  • CLEARANCE OILS and Jewellery from $4.95

  • CLEARANCE INCENSE from $1.50

Scroll down for a taster.

 xx The Queens

FREE  INCENSE SAMPLES

We’re making May 2024 AQ INCENSE MONTH, to showcase some of our unusual types of incense. We’ll be posting about them on our Instagram page over the coming month –

 PLUS: Place any AQ Website order over the month of May, make a choice from the list below, and we’ll throw in a couple of pieces of stunning incense for you to try.

 Choose ONE of the following and add your choice to the ORDER NOTES box when checking out:

* ‘JAPANESE KOH SAMPLES’ (beautifully subtle bamboo-free sticks)

* ‘BACKFLOW CONE SAMPLES’ (waterfall style downward flowing cones)

* ‘NEPALESE ROPE SAMPLES’ (stunning natural soft incense braids)

* ‘HANDMADE CONE SAMPLES’ (from our AQ Handmade Nepalese Cones range)

* ‘HANDMADE MASALA STICK SAMPLES’ (from our AQ Handmade Masala Sticks range)

Herbal Smudge Bombs

NEW: SMUDGE BOMBS

Already proving really popular, herbal smudging ingredients and natural binders are blended into a sphere to burn as a standalone unit. Available in Purification, Protection or Harmony, $12.95 / pack of 4.

Aluminium Aroma Inhalers

NEW COLOURS & STOCK: ALUMINIUM INHALERS

Long lasting and stylish, and now available in 8 colours. $5.75 each. Plastic inhalers also fully restocked.

Nippon Kodo Ka-Fuh Incense

NEW: JAPANESE STICKS

4 NEW scents in the organic Ka-Fuh Range (Hinoki, White Plum, Lavender and Aqua) PLUS Morning Star now in PALO SANTO.

Black Styrax

NEW: INCENSE POWDERS & RESINS

NEW RESINS –

  • Black Styrax

  • Benzoin Siam

  • Patchouli Leaves

  • Premium Brass Resin Tongs

NEW ULLAS INCENSE POWDERS –

  • Palo Santo

  • White Sage (Pictured)

  • Sandalwood

  • Lavender

NEW BANJARA SMUDGE CUPS: natural resins & botanicals in ready-to-burn charcoal cups –

  • White Sage

  • Palo Santo

  • Copal

  • Frankincense

Banjara Smudge Sprays

NEW: SMUDGE SPRAYS w. Crystals

A quick and convenient alternative to burning smudge sticks to help remove unwanted energies in any space. Available in Lavender, Palo Santo or White Sage – $19.50 each.

White Sage Leaves and Clusters

BACK IN: SAGE LEAVES AND CLUSTERS

Available in 25g, 100g or 450g packs. White Sage sticks in XL and Small sizes have also been entirely restocked, availably singly or in bulk packs

Cactus Backflow Burner

NEW: STICKS AND MORE

  • Satya CITRONELLA Cones

  • Sacred Tree MUSK Backflow Cones

  • CACTUS Backflow Burners

  • Green Tree CRYSTAL CLEANSING Sticks

  • Popular GREEN TREE Sticks and Cones Restocked

Tribal Soul Sticks

DISCONTINUED: TRIBAL SOUL STICKS

Unfortunately it seems our range of Tribal Soul Sticks are no longer available to us. If you’re a fan, grab yours while they last – some scents are already running low. Tribal Soul BACKFLOW CONES are currently still available.

Cosy Aromatherapy Blend Recipe

AQ NEWSLETTER SEPT 2023

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Greetings, Friends of the Queen!

MASSIVE SPRING CLEARANCE
And just like that, it’s Spring. We’ve been really busy having a good Spring Cleanout to make way for some stunning new items, and you can benefit from our tidying up by visiting our website’s
CLEARANCE section where we have listed dozen of items at clearance prices.

  • PURE OILS FROM ONLY $4.95

  • CLEARANCE AROMA JEWELLERY

  • DISCONTINUED INCENSE, SMUDGE & BURNERS

  • JEWELLERY FROM $2.95

    Scroll down to see some of our new additions – more coming soon!

xx The Queens

Auroshi

NEW: CAR VENT DIFFUSERS

Ready for Summer Road Trips, we’ve added our classic SWIRLS design to our range of CAR DIFFUSERS. $17.50 each, gift boxed inc 3 scent pads (extra pads available separately).

Just clip over the slats of your car vent and allow your aircon to circulate the oils for you. Plenty of suitable BLENDS are available also.

 

Auroshi

NEW: UNSCENTED CHARCOAL INCENSE STICKS

Packs of 50 unscented 22cm charcoal based sticks, suitable for making your own hand-dipped incense. $4.95 / pack.

Auroshi

NEW: DRAGONS BLOOD, PALO SANTO TIBETAN DHOOP

Added to our massive range of Tibetan Dhoop – approx 30 x 11cm sticks plus a simple incense holder in each $9.45 pack.

Auroshi

NEW: INCENSE POWDERS

SHANTI DHUPAYAN is a heavenly-scented ritual incense used in the memory of Gautama Buddha, while SHREE GANESH incense powder is used to worship Lord Ganesha before any religious ceremony.

These all-natural powder blends are handmade in Nepal and supplied in a paper tube containing approx 10 – 15g of herbal powder blend. $3.95 / tube.

Auroshi

NEW: BLACK 4” SMUDGE TRIPODS

Our 4″ sized tripod suits 10 – 12cm Abalone Shells. Available in unstained Natural timber finish, or NEW Black stain. Also available in 6” Natural.

Auroshi

BACK IN: ROPE INCENSE

All of our beautiful Nepalese Rope has been restocked.

STANDARD SIZE ($5.95): * Amber (NEW!) * Amitabha Buddha * Cedar * Juniper ($5.75) * Lemongrass * Lumbini * Meditation * Nag Champa * Patchouli * Rose * Sandalwood * Tashi * White Sage

XL SIZE ($8.95): * Agarwood * Cedar * Camphor / Kapoor * Frankincense * Himalayan Spice * Sandalwood

Auroshi

NEW: INCENSE BURNERS

New STICK & CONE BURNERS in classic round designs, ‘Frog’ design STICK & DHOOP burner or good sized CERAMIC MAKAL with HANDLE, for use as a charcoal censer or smudge pot.

Auroshi

NEW: CINNAMON BURNER OIL

We’ve added ever-popular CINNAMON to our large list of Fragrant Burner oils, suitable for diffusers or even aroma jewellery. All of our other scents, from Nag Champa to Strawberry, have also been recently restocked. $5.95 each.

AQ NEWSLETTER DEC 2022

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Greetings, Friends of the Queen!

We know we’ve been quiet for much of the year but we’ve just realised just how quickly the end of 2022 has crept up on us, to the point where Australia Post’s recommended Christmas cutoff dates for shipping to some areas is actually this week!

Due to the (neverending and awful) flooding occurring across many regions, shipping to WA in particular is being affected.

RECOMMENDED CUTOFFS FROM AROMA QUEEN for Christmas delivery to:
WA – 8th Dec
NT – 9th Dec
VIC / SA / QLD / TAS – 16th Dec
NSW – 19th Dec
 

Items shipped after these dates MAY still very well make it in time but if unsure, just place your order as early as you can. We are shipping daily until 19th Dec and always aim to have orders placed by midday shipped the SAME BUSINESS DAY. Tracking is sent via email which can be followed on www.auspost.com.au. Once shipped we’re of course unable to guarantee a delivery time as it’s in the hands of Aus Post, but they are already implementing additional services to keep up, and we are seeing most mail arriving nice and quickly.

GIFT ORDERS
We’re happy to ship directly to the recipient to speed things up for you – just place an order on our website as usual and choose SHIP TO ANOTHER ADDRESS – enter their address there. Add a note or send us a message after you’ve placed the order if you’d like us to leave out the invoice. You’ll still receive a copy via email, so make sure you enter YOUR email address, and not theirs!

To add a GIFT TAG to your order, just enter a note or send us a message with a short TO / FROM / TAG MESSAGE and we’ll pop a personalised tag in for you.

GIFT PACKS & IDEAS
If you’re stuck for ideas, have a browse of our
PACKS & KITS section for inspiration, which features gift packs and starter kits covering everything from AROMATHERAPY to INCENSE and SMUDGE, with kits to suit all budgets and tastes.

Frankincense & Myrrh make a great choice this time of year also – plus have the added benefits of being mellow and relaxing! Scroll to the bottom for a little bloggie on FRANKINCENSE. Waterfall effect BACKFLOW CONES & BURNERS are another great choice if you’re looking for unusual gifts – loads of cones and burners in stock.

If you’re searching for a gift for somebody with a specific taste, you can also SHOP BY SCENT on our website, seeing everything featuring that fragrance in the one place.

AQ OPEN OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS ALWAYS!
We’ll be shipping daily until 19th Dec, and after that will be shipping every 2-3 days over the Christmas / New Year period – do allow extra time for anything you’ll be needing over January as the public holidays over the period do also slow things down a little.

Wishing all of our Friends of the Queen the very best for whatever season you choose to celebrate! We hope everyone has stayed safe during the ridiculous weather of 2022, and continue to do so. May 2023 be kind and wonderful for all.

xx The Queens

Auroshi

NEW: CAR VENT DIFFUSERS

Now in LOTUS & TREE OF LIFE designs, $17.50 each, gift boxed inc 3 scent pads (extra pads available separately).

You can’t go past a CAR DIFFUSER to take your essential oils on the road with you – to scent your car with your favourite perfume, use oils to energise or concentrate on long drives, anti-germ oils during flu season, or even for oils like Peppermint to settle travel sickness or nausea – avoid oils with a sedative effect when driving (eg Lavender, Chamomile).

Just clip over the slats of your car vent and allow your aircon to circulate the oils for you. Plenty of suitable BLENDS are available also.

Auroshi

NEW: ETCHED SCREEN CENSER

These gorgeous new censers (burners) are suitable for burning self-igniting charcoal discs for use with resin or wood incense. Made from solid brass featuring an intricate etched design and decorative star-shaped air holes, lid and reversable screen. Plenty of other censer styles available – try pairing with some Frankincense & Myrrh for a gorgeous gift idea. $32.95 each.

Auroshi

NEW: PREMIUM MYRRHS

For anyone who appreciates only the finest, we now stock:

* COMMIPHORA KUA MYRRH from Yemen’s Socotra Islands (pictured). A beautiful rich and deeply sweet scent, slightly different to other forms of Myrrh.

* YEMENI COMMIPHORA MYRRHA MYRRH: an extremely high quality resin from Yemen. A gorgeous rich scent for lovers of premium Myrrh.

* MORE IN: OMANI HOJARI TOP GRADE FRANKINCENSE: the highest grade of Frankincense from Oman, a truly beautiful quality. Anyone who loves the calming scent of Frankincense should adore this version.

See all of our RESIN INCENSE here.

Auroshi

BACK IN: YIN YANG KOI BACKFLOW

Our YIN-YANG KOI FISH backflow burner is one of our larger burners, for use with stunning ‘waterfall-effect’ BACKFLOW CONES. The cone sits at the top of the ‘well’, allowing the smoke to flow downwards into the level below, before finally pouring gracefully over the base, leaving a beautiful impression of the two koi fish swimming in misty water. $39.95 each.

Plenty more BACKFLOW BURNERS available – don’t forget to add a pack or two of Backflow Cones from our massive range. A great gift idea for somebody who ‘has everything’!

Auroshi
Auroshi

NEW: CHRISTMAS GIFT PACKS

We’ve just added some Christmas themed incense gift packs to our site – incense makes a thoughtful and unique gift idea, and doesn’t need to break the bank. Packs with a selection of incense and a suitable burner are also a great way to try out something new for yourself.

Our new ROPE INCENSE PACK includes a handmade burner dish and three scent combo options to choose from. There’s also plenty of STICK & CONE packs and the timely GOLD, FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH resin pack which substitutes the gold of Ambergris, a whale-derived scented oil that was likely the ‘gold’ referred to in the story of the Three Wise men, to Golden Amber which is much more animal friendly!

Find them in our GIFT PACKS section, along with plenty of Aromatherapy & Smudge kits.

FRANKINCENSE:
THE SCENT OF CHRISTMAS

Frankincense has been burned as incense for thousands of years, and has a linked symbolism to the Christmas season through its inclusion in the story of the Three Wise Men.

The natural RESIN / gum comes from a shrub grown in regions like Africa and the Middle East, and can be burned as pellets over charcoal discs or with a simple candle-warmed burner (pictured below).

If you’re looking for something simpler but with the purity of natural resins, Auroshikha’s all-natural RESIN STICKS are available in Frankincense, or a Frankincense & Myrrh Blend, merging pure resins with the ease of stick incense. Frankincense resin is also used to fragrance other forms of incense, or distilled to create an aromatic ESSENTIAL OIL.

As well as being used in religious settings, Frankincense is thought to elevate the mind and expand spiritual consciousness, making it perfect for meditation or general relaxation. It mixes well with other resins, in particular Myrrh, which adds a deeper balsamic note to Frankincense’s lighter ‘lemony’ scent.

FRANKINCENSE SCENTED GOODIES make a gorgeous gift or little ‘something’, or a great option for creating a stunning atmosphere when entertaining over the Summer season – don’t forget the added benefit that incense smoke also helps ward off insects and mosquitoes during outdoor get togethers.

As well as the natural Essential Oil, we stock Frankincense in everything from popular STICKS & CONES, to exotic and rare incense like Tibetan Dhoop, Nepalese Rope, Japanese Morning Star, Backflow Cones, and of course a wide selection of pure RESINS and GIFT PACKS to suit all budgets.

Auroshi
Auroshi

AQ NEWSLETTER MAY 2022

Greetings, Friends of the Queen!

We’ve been quiet thus far this year as we’ve been upgrading our website, which is now NEW & LIVE! (Woo!). It has all of our usual goodies but with a fresh, clean 2022 look, plus:

FREE SHIPPING for orders over $100 (subsidised $4.95 Shipping for orders over $30.00).

AFTERPAY & ZIP PAY, GOOGLE PAY, APPLE PAY, plus our usual Credit Card & PayPal options.

GUEST CHECKOUT for those who prefer not to have an account & password, or

CREATE AN ACCOUNT by ticking the ‘Create Account’ box after you’ve entered your Billing Details on checkout when you place your first order on our new site – sorry, you’ll need to do this the first time even if you’ve registered with us before. Creating an account means you can view your orders, and checkout will be simplified next time as you’ll already have entered your details.

Aroma Queen Website

DISCOVERY PAGES – a new section containing a bundle of easy to follow reference pages on how to use our products: Aromatherapy Safety & How To, how to burn Different Types of Incense, what each type of Smudge Stick is commonly used for, a step by step Tutorial on Resin Incense – and many more.

We’ve also taken the opportunity to add a massive bundle of NEW PRODUCTS, which has enabled us to DROP THE PRICE on a number of our favourites, including our premium AUROSHIKHA RESIN STICKS. Scroll down to see some of the new additions!

We’d love to hear any feedback on the new site – please do send us a message if you have any thoughts.

RAIN & MOULD
We’ve also experienced our fair share of flooding where we are on the Mid North Coast of NSW (don’t ask!) – if you’re experiencing the ongoing effects of MOULD as a result of all this wet, scroll down for a blog on how to treat and inhibit it using natural oils and ingredients.

We do hope all of our Friends of the Queen have stayed safe during the crazy year we’ve had so far.

xx The Queens

Auroshi

PRICE DROP: Auroshikha Resin Sticks

We’ve restocked all of our gorgeous pure Resin Sticks and added a new scent – premium BENZOIN SIAM, plus have dropped the price across ALL of the range – now from $7.95.

New MARBLED stick scents for everyday burning: Pine, Honeysuckle and Rosemary.

Auroshi

NEW: Lavender 38/40 Oil, France

A beautiful new Lavender oil recently in – 38% linalyl acetate / 40% linalool which are the two primary aroma compounds occurring in Lavender, creating a standardized Lavender aroma with a minimum of variation between batches. Still a pure essential oil with all the benefits of Lavender – $11.95 / 10ml.

Auroshi

NEW: Tibetan Dhoop Scents

New scents added to our massive range of natural dhoop sticks:

* Bdellium * Benzoin * Cinnamon * Citronella * Rosemary * Spiritual Healing * White Sage * All $9.45

Auroshi

NEW: Ayurvedic Resin Blend

A Nepalese incense powder formulated to soothe the mind & nerves, and help clear the senses – it can also be used to purify the air. Made from finely ground pure herbs and botanicals, the scent is earthy, clear and refreshing.

BACK IN: Atomisers & Perfume Kit

We’ve restocked our 8 / 10 / 15ml Atomiser, Dropper & Perfume Bottles in premium glass with metal fittings, and updated our Water-Based Perfume Kit which includes everything you need to create your own natural perfumes – just add your own oils or blends.

Auroshi

NEW: Nepalese Rope & Burners

Expanding our range of handmade Nepalese Rope Incense, we’ve added WHITE SAGE, CEDAR & MEDITATION BLEND scents (our new personal favourite!).

We’ve also added two new handmade burners – our hanging Rope Burner Stand is now available in black stain or natural clay finish ($14.95 each) and the new Rope & Stick Burner Dish which works for rope incense as well as standard sticks or thicker dhoop sticks ($14.95).

NEW: Incense Cones

For those who like their incense cones, we’ve added plenty so far this year:

* Our own AQ Handmade Nepalese Cones range has been expanded to include: Agarwood * Juniper * White Sage * Nag Champa

* New Tulasi Cones in: Nag Champa & Sandalwood * Nag Champa & Lavender * Nag Champa & White Sage * Nag Champa & Palo Santo * Sandalwood

* Our Auroshikha Marbled cone range has been restocked too – 13 scents to choose from.

BACK IN:

* Bulk White Sage Clusters & Leaves

* Amber Resin Drawer Boxes & Golden Amber Resin

* Palo Santo Resin

* Candle Warmed Resin Censers

* Cinnamon Bark Oil

Auroshi

CHEMICAL FREE CLEANING:
MOULD & MILDEW

If you’re having trouble with mould at the moment, there are many essential oils & natural cleaning methods that can help.

Without question, CLOVE OIL (‘Oil of Cloves’) is the first oil to turn to – it helps both kill existing mould, as well as inhibit mould regrowth. We cover this in more detail (with plenty of other cleaning tips & recipes) in our CHEMICAL FREE CLEANING ‘DISCOVER’ PAGE.

GROUT: regularly wipe with bicarb/vinegar, and do a proper clean using a bicarb & water paste with a couple of drops of clove bud oil added to the mixture. Apply with an old toothbrush, allow to sit for a few minutes, scrub again and rinse – splash an extra drop of clove oil through the rinse water to help inhibit mould growth.

SILICONE: To treat light mould make a bicarb & water paste (add a drop or two of clove bud oil to help kill and inhibit mould growth) and scrub it over the area with a toothbrush. Repeat a few times if necessary.

SHOWER CURTAINS: To avoid mould, regularly wash on a cool cycle in your washing machine and add a drop of clove bud oil to the rinse water to help prevent mould occurring.

WASHING MACHINE MILDEW SMELL: Run an empty load with one cup of bicarb and two cups of vinegar added to the rinse cycle.

WALLS – MOULD PREVENTION: To help prevent mould on painted bathroom walls add a couple of drops of clove bud oil to the rinse water every time you clean.

WALLS – MOULD REMOVAL: Splash 5 drops of clove bud oil through half a bucket of water. Wipe over with a sponge and allow to dry – the clove will continue to kill the mould which you should be able to dust off after it has dried. To avoid brushing mould spores through the air, use a damp cloth to dust off after the clove mixture has dried.

Auroshi
Auroshi

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