03-05-2012

SAVE UP TO 37% ON ESSENTIAL OILS

SPECIAL OFFERS AND NEWS FROM AROMANTIC
News of special savings on Essential Oils, organic certification, new products, plus a new-look website!

• Very Special Offers on many Essential Oils! Save between 9-37%
• An extended range of aluminium jars
• Organic Certification 2012/13
• New Look Aromantic Website & E-mails

Essential Oils on Special Offer - save 9-37%

Due to buying in larger quantities of both organic and non-organic essential oils, we have been able to recently source the same good quality oils at a reduced price and we are passing on the savings to you. As you will see on our website, we have added larger quantities such as 500ml and 1 litre to many of our essential oils and in addition reduced the prices of most of the other essential oils that already were sold in 100ml, 500ml or 1 litre. These price reductions are in addition to other discounts we offer for placing large orders or buying and taking home products on a course or open day.

Click here to view our course policy, which has details of discounts for products bought on course days (PDF)

Examples of 20 reduced Organic Essential Oils!

• Coriander Seed (Organic) - save 33%
• Lavender Fine Population, French (Organic) - save 25%
• Lemon Myrtle (Organic) - save 22%
• Basil, Tropical (Organic) - save 20%
• Lime (Organic) - save 20%
• Tea Tree (Organic) - save 19%
• Clove Bud (Organic) - save 19%
• Eucalyptus smithii (Organic) - save 19%
• Eucalyptus Lemon Scented (Organic) - save 17%
• Fennel, Sweet (Organic) - save 15%
• Ginger (Organic) - save 14%
• Peppermint (Organic) - save 14%
• Helichrysum (Organic) - save 13%
• Lemon (Organic) - save 13%
• Marjoram, Sweet (Organic) - save 12%
• Pine, Austrian (Organic) - save 12%
• May Chang Fruit (Organic) - save 10%
• Orange (Organic) - save 10%
• Palmarosa (Organic) - save 10%
• Hyssop (Organic) - save 9%

To view all of our current special offers, see left hand menu under SPECIAL OFFERS.

Examples of 11 non-Organic Essential Oils!

• Yarrow - save 37%
• Cypress - save 28%
• Bergamot - save 25%
• Lavender Fine Population, French - save 25%
• Thyme, Wild - save 25%
• Rosemary, cineol type - save 23%
• Lavender, Bulgarian - save 23%
• Tangerine - save 23%
• Carrot Seed - save 19%
• Mandarin, Red - save 18%
• Petitgrain - save 16%

To view all of our current special offers, see left hand menu under SPECIAL OFFERS.

Now we have an extended range of aluminium jars!

In addition to the 15ml and 75ml aluminium jars we've been stocking for a while now, we are pleased to announce that we now also stock 30ml, 50ml and 100ml aluminium jars.

Click here to view our full range of aluminium jars.

OF&G Certificate 2012/2013

We are very proud that once again we have received our certificate from the Organic Farmers & Growers, who inspected us in March. Thank you to all of the staff who made it happen, particularly to Jacqui James, who is the team leader for Aromantic's compliance to OF&G's standards.

To read about how our certification affects you as a customer or to download our certificate, please click here.

New-Look Aromantic Website

The Aromantic website has a fresh look, new features and many small improvements that we are confident will serve you even better. The Aromantic Natural Skin Care Library is now accessed via the top menu (far right) and we have simplified and reorganised the website to help you find information more easily – also providing more space to keep expanding on the wealth of free resources that we provide. Last month we also moved to a much faster server and further simplified the registration and shopping pages.

We hope you like the new changes!

03-05-2012

COURSES UPDATE MAY-JULY 2012

LATEST AROMANTIC COURSE SCHEDULE AND OPEN DAY
Announcing a brand new Masterclass: Sucragel Organic Emulsifier, latest courses schedule and our Open Day

New course exploring the full potential of Sucragel AOF Bio (formerly stocked as Cold Emulsifier), Fulham, London 28 June 2012

We are delighted to announce a brand new Aromantic course designed by Mike Harmon, Masterclass: Sucragel Organic Emulsifier. We previously stocked Sucragel AOF Bio (Organic) as Cold Emulsifier (Organic) but now as the supplier is so impressed with the work Mike Harmon has done with them to develop the scope of its use, the producer has made Aromantic an exclusive UK distributor for 5kg or less. Mike's testing and formulating with Sucragel AOF Bio has led to creating a Masterclass on the use of the product. It's a very exciting product with which you can make up to 100% organic products! On the course we will use some non-organic ingredients (under 10%) in recipes to showcase the full potential of this phenomenal organic emulsifier. Mike is currently writing a book on organic skincare which utilises Sucragel AOF Bio as well as including many more recipe for creams and lotions, hair products, baby care and spa products. Students on the day will receive a copy of the book at no extra charge.

To view or book this course click here

New Recipes on Coloured Make up Days 22-24th June 2012

Cinda Phelps, the capable and experienced cosmetologist who comes in especially from USA to facilitate these courses has been working hard again this whole year developing approximately 18 new recipes for the Coloured Make-up Days and she is looking forward to presenting them to both old and new students alike. I also want to remind you that it will be at least one year before she returns as we only run the courses once a year. We all look forward to seeing her and sharing in her incredible amount of knowledge and experience.

To view or book these courses click here

Open Day London, Saturday 7th July 2012 11am-7pm

Benj Borseth will be at our Course venue, Percy Barton House in Fulham to sell the stock we have at the venue. If you’re in the area, it’s a great chance to stock up before the products go back up to Scotland as there’s a massive 15% discount on all products on the day!

And we're very excited to announce that Maggie Tisserand will be giving a 45-minute talk followed by Questions & Answers. Maggie will be talking about her new book, Aromatherapy vs MRSA: Antimicrobial Essential Oils to Combat the Superbug, and the research she undertook which led her to writing the book. She'll be discussing the importance of everyone's awareness of MRSA and keeping it at bay as well as the difference between antibiotics and Benchmark Thyme in the way that each deal with bacteria. We'll soon have her book available for sale on our website, so you can take it along or buy your copy on the day and get it signed by Maggie! The Open Day and Maggie's talk is free but as space is limited, you need to book a space for Maggie's talk - the time will be confirmed in our next Newsletter due out end of May. To book your space for Maggie's talk, please send a request with the names and postal addresses of the attendees (maximum 2 per e-mail) to info@aromantic.co.uk. You will receive an e-mail response if you have been successful confirming your place and tickets will be sent to the postal address you have provided. There are only 45 places, and tickets will be given out on a first come first served basis. The booking deadline is 21st June 2012, but tickets will probably be gone long before then! If you decide you cannot make it, please do let us know beforehand, to give others a chance to attend.

Course Booking Update

After very full courses in London in April our courses are once again filling up fast. We had in fact 3 days of Beginners Days in London with an overflow of the third day at Mike Harmon's place! Also our Beginners Day in Forres next week has been fully booked for quite some time now. So the last Beginners Days before the Summer are 14th and 15th June in London - as always we advise you to book early to avoid disappointment.

Other courses that we have just a few places left on are:

• The Legal Requirements Course in London 10th June - only 8 places left
  
  
• Anti-Wrinkle/Skin Rejuvenation Products Course in London 25th June - 7 places left
  
  
• For people who want to attend a course ASAP, we still have places left on the Intermediate, Advanced and Legal Requirements Course in Forres, Scotland, 11-13th May.
  
  
• The Optimising and Prescribing Raw Materials for Different Skin Types: Advanced Days 1 and 2 will not run again after this Summer. As we create new courses all of the time, we need to prioritise which courses to run because of restrictions with our venue. So, if you want to gain the comprehensive knowledge on how to makes different skin types/conditions such as dry/mature, sensitive, oily plus how to treat scar tissue and stretch marks, now's your chance to benefit from this teaching on the 7th & 8th of June in London.

Click below to view all of our courses click here

01-05-2012

TUESDAY 1ST MAY 2012: PHONE SYSTEM UPGRADE

POSSIBLE DISRUPTION TO OUR PHONE SYSTEMS TODAY...
Following the recent upgrade of our telephone system, technicians will be working further today to add further features to make contacting Aromantic a better experience for our customers. This may cause some disruption to our phone system during the daytime today Tuesday 1st May 2012. We apologise to any of our customers who may experience problems in reaching us. We thank you for your patience and hope very much to be back to normal within 24 hours.

Kind regards,

The Aromantic Team

03-04-2012

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS, BRAND NEW PRODUCT SIZES AND MAJOR CHANGES AT AROMANTIC!

SPRING NEWS UPDATE
Special offers, new & more affordable product sizes and new management at Aromantic! We have just had a beautiful, very warm and summery spell of weather, which abruptly changed last night and this morning we have winter wonderland! As a Norwegian, I have a real love of snow, but as a business owner, I don't!

In this mini news mail, we have quite a lot of exciting news, as my son Benjamin has been General Manager of Aromantic for 3 months now, making a lot of positive changes to the way the business runs and of course we have special offers and, being aware of tough economic times, we have now made 14 of our products available in smaller sizes to make them more affordable for you to try these more expensive active raw materials. All of the products are in the Active Ingredients category, with the exception of Vitamin A Palmitate.

SPECIAL OFFERS - UNTIL 22ND APRIL!

We have some very special offers for you and, as offer ends 22nd April, make sure you don't miss out! Subject to availability.

Organic Essential Oils

Lime (Organic) 20% discount!

A fresh and sweet oil, which blends well with other citrus oils as well as rosemary and lavender. Good for anti-cellulite blends, especially when blended with grapefruit, and lifting the fragrance in your products.

• 10ml WAS £4.50 NOW £3.60
• 30ml WAS £8.95 NOW £7.15
• 100ml WAS £21.35 NOW £17.10
• 500ml WAS £85.50 NOW £68.40

Best Before date: 07/2013

ORDER ONLINE: http://www.aromantic.co.uk/buy-lime-organic-essential-oil-uk.htm

Blood Orange (Organic) 20% discount!

More intensely sweet & fragrant than orange essential oil - a gentle oil generally safe for children as well as the elderly & frail & brightens dull complexions. Blends well with other citrus oils such as lime, as well as spice oils and sandalwood. Excellent with grapefruit in body wraps.

• 10ml WAS £3.95 NOW £3.15
• 30ml WAS £7.90 NOW £6.30
• 100ml WAS £14.70 NOW £11.75
• 500ml (NEW SIZE) NEW PRICE £34.90

Best Before date: 04/2013

ORDER ONLINE: http://www.aromantic.co.uk/buy-orange-blood-organic-essential-oil-uk.htm

Non-Organic Essential Oils

Lavender, Fine Population, French 25-46% discount!

A French favourite harvested at high altitudes. We have secured the same quality of this classic oil as before at a very good price that has turned back the clock! Perfect for all of you lavender lovers!

• 10ml WAS £3.95 NOW £2.95 (25% discount)
• 30ml WAS £8.95 NOW £6.70 (25% discount)
• 100ml WAS £23.70 NOW £15.40 (30% discount)
• 500ml WAS £104.95 NOW £68.21 (40% discount)
• 1Litre WAS £200.35 NOW £108.20 (46% discount!)

Best Before date: 12/2014

ORDER ONLINE: http://www.aromantic.co.uk/buy-lavender-fine-population-essential-oil-uk.htm

Active Ingredients

Hyaluronic Acid Gel 10-30% discount!

Cruelty-free alternative made by producing enzymes from a bacteria-based biofermentation process. A proven moisturiser and popular for adding to skin rejuvenation products. You need as little as 1% in your products but between adding 5-10% to your creams, etc will make a super-moisturiser!

• 10g WAS £3.25 NOW £2.90 (10% discount)
• 30g WAS £6.50 NOW £5.50 (15% discount)
• 100g WAS £15.30 NOW £12.25 (20% discount)
• 500g WAS £60.55 NOW £45.40 (25% discount)
• 1kg WAS £99.00 NOW £69.30 (30% discount)

Best Before date: 01/2015

ORDER ONLINE: http://www.aromantic.co.uk/buy-hyaluronic-acid-uk.htm

Botanical CO2 Extracts

Rice Bran CO2 Extract (Organic) 35% discount!

Use 1-2% in Creams, Lotions, Ointments, Oil Serums, Face Oils, Body Oils and other Vegetable Oil Blends. This item is to be discontinued after current stock runs out.

• 30ml WAS £4.80 NOW £3.10
• 100ml WAS £12.75 NOW £8.30

Best Before date: 05/2013

ORDER ONLINE: http://www.aromantic.co.uk/buy-rice-bran-oil-co2-extract-organic-uk.htm

PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE IN MORE AFFORDABLE SIZES

CLICK here TO VIEW ALL OF OUR FEATURED PRODUCTS

Active Ingredients

• Aloe Vera Concentrate (Organic) - now also in 50ml (Ref: 8857), £7.60
• Aloe Vera Powder 200:1 (Organic) - now also in 5g (Ref: 8858), £5.90
• Bisabolol - now also in 5ml (Ref: 8859), £5.30
• Comfrey Glycerol Extract (Organic) - now also in 50ml (Ref: 8860), £5.60
• Cosmetic Prebiotic - now also in 50ml (Ref: 8861), £4.80
• Epi-dermis & Sebum Balancer - now also in 10ml (Ref: 8871), £4.50
• Hyaluronic Acid Eco (100% Powder) - now also in 2g (Ref: 8863), £19.95
• Natural Odour Reducer - now also in 50ml (Ref: 8864), £5.80
• Pomegranate Glycerol Extract (Organic) - now also in 50ml (Ref: 8865). £6.95
• Skin Lightener - now also in 10ml (Ref: 8867), £5.90
• Skinbright Active - now also in 10ml (Ref: 8868), £4.80
• Squalane - now also in 50ml (Ref: 8869), £6.50
• Witch Hazel Glycerol Extract (Organic) - now also in 50ml (Ref: 8870), £5.90

Vitamins

Vitamin A Palmitate - now also in handy, squeezable brown plastic 50ml bottle with a large dropper, so easier to use! (Ref: 8427), £12.90

Note: all 50ml sizes mean brown, plastic bottles. 10ml and 30ml sizes are brown glass bottles.

CHANGES AT AROMANTIC

It's been all change here at Aromantic since the beginning of 2012!

Monika Dachs, my Mail Order and Production Manager as well as right hand for so many years decided last Christmas to take a step back. So, at the moment she is doing our staff payroll and bookkeeping and after a few more months of taking it easier, she may take on more customer support duties again, but in a different role to the past. She has done an excellent job all for these years of juggling many many tasks at once and she deserves to take it easier but I'm glad she's still with Aromantic, just in a different role.

At the time Monika made her decision, my son Benjamin had finished his business studies in London and was considering his career options. He had first thought to work elsewhere, but felt he wanted to support me and so I managed to convince him to come home to Scotland and take over as General Manager, a post that Monika and I had shared over the years. As you know, I have also taken a step back in the last year to concentrate on the knowledge side of the business and to improve what we offer to you, our customers and subscribers, in terms of information and education; so I am very grateful for both Mike Harmon's role as course facilitator as well as Benjamin's willingness to step into the role of General Manager.

Benjamin, who many of you will know from attending our courses over the years, has brought new energy into the business and he has made many improvements to the day-to-day running of the business, such as more sophisticated and flexible phone, computer , e-mail and ordering systems, equipment upgrades, etc. Aromantic staff have been very impressed with what he has done in such a short time. Since he has been here, other staff have also made improvements to the way we do things and we engaged outside help to support us through this reorgnisation of the company. Furthermore, our webmaster, Simon Bowen is working on improvements to our customer admin programme as well or website shopping cart and website design, which we'll soon implement. As if that weren't enough, we've taken on wonderful new staff!

So, watch this space! We have many plans in mind, all with you in mind!

As always, our aim is to keep improving what Aromantic offer to you and to improve our service - all these changes will add up to you receiving a better service. However many changes are made, though, the heart of the vision for Aromantic's remains the same: "the intention to make the world a better, fairer place and to be part of a positive cycle of change that respects nature and people and improves the ability of future generations to sustain themselves."

Thank you so much for your continued support, which makes this all possible.

Kind regards,

Kolbjorn Borseth, Benjamin Borseth and the Aromantic Team

19-03-2012

MONDAY 19.03: PHONE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE

POSSIBLE DISRUPTION TO OUR PHONE SYSTEMS TODAY...
Following the recent upgrade of our telephone system, engineers will be working further today to complete the work. This may cause some disruption to our phone system during the daytime on Monday March 19th. We apologise to any of our customers who may experience problems in reaching us. We thank you for your patience and hope very much to be back to normal within 24 hours.

Kind regards,

The Aromantic Team

07-03-2012

I.T. SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE WORK NOW COMPLETE

WE ARE BACK ONLINE!
Since Sunday some of you may have experienced loss of services in our web and phone ordering systems. In response to a recent increased threat to our I.T. infrastructure which many businesses worldwide are also experiencing, we decided to use this downtime as an opportunity to upgrade and thereby siginficantly improve our systems.

We are pleased to announced that we are now fully operational. We are confident that these essential updates to our web site and back-office systems will make a noticeable difference to performance and to our ability to serve you better.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.

Kind regards,

The Aromantic Team

25-01-2012

BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

SPRING/SUMMER COURSES NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING
Happy New Year from all for us here at Aromantic – we wish all the best for you and your friends and families during this momentous year of 2012! We’re very pleased to announce that our London and Scotland Spring/Summer Courses are now online and available for booking by either telephone or on our website. We know that all you natural make-up fans will be very excited to find out that in June Cinda Phelps will be coming all the way from the USA once again to teach her popular Coloured Make-up Courses! And of course, we have all your other favourite Courses too!

CLICK here TO VIEW ALL OF OUR COURSES

We now offer you Early Bird Course Bookers a £5 voucher to spend on products at courses when you book and pay your course in full 21 days or more before your course started. You’ll get a £5 voucher for each course you book and pay for early! We have amended our Course Policy to reflect this and other changes.

CLICK here TO VIEW OUR COURSE POLICY DOCUMENT (PDF)

CLICK here TO VIEW ALL OF OUR COURSES

Aromantic Course Dates for Spring/Summer 2012

Courses at Percy Barton House, Fulham, London

April
10245 Beginners Course in Natural Skin Care (19/04/2012)
10246 Beginners Course in Natural Skin Care (20/04/2012)
10247 Intermediate Course in Natural Skin Care (21/04/2012)
10248 Advanced Course in Natural Skin Care (22/04/2012)

June
10249 Day 1: Optimising and Prescribing Raw Materials for Different Skin Types: Advanced Day 1 (07/06/2012)
10250 Day 2: Optimising and Prescribing Raw Materials for Different Skin Types: Advanced Day 2 (08/06/2010)
10251 Complying with Legal Requirements Course (10/06/2012)
10252 Coloured Makeup Day 1 - Beginners (22/06/2012)
10253 Coloured Makeup Day 2 - Intermediate (23/06/2012)
10254 Coloured Makeup Day 3 - Advanced (24/06/2012)
10255 Men’s Grooming Products (29/06/2011)
10256 Anti-Wrinkle/Skin Rejuvenation Products (30/06/2012)

July
10257 Advanced Course in Hair Care products (01/07/2012)
10258 Theory Day on how to use our main Cosmetic Raw Materials (08/07/2012)

Courses at Newbold House, Forres, Scotland

May
10240 Beginners Course in Natural Skin Care (10/05/2012)
10241 Intermediate Course in Natural Skin Care (11/05/2012)
10242 Advanced Course in Natural Skin Care (12/05/2012)
10243 Complying with Legal Requirements Course (13/05/2012)

CLICK here TO VIEW ALL OF OUR COURSES

19-12-2011

FESTIVE SEASON OFFICE OPENING TIMES

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT AROMANTIC!
We would like to thank all of you for your support and custom this year. May you and yours have a happy and joyful festive season and may you prosper in the legendary year of 2012!

We will close for our Festive Season Break at 2.45pm Wednesday 21st December and re-open Wednesday 5th January 2012 at 10am. Web orders placed during this time will be processed when we return in January 2012. Please note that this includes Gift Vouchers, which cannot be activated (sent to recipients by e-mail) between 12pm 31st December 2010 and 5th January 2011 as we are on holiday.

We look forward to another year of serving you – may you and yours be happy and prosperous now and throughout 2012!

Kolbjorn and the Aromantic Team

19-12-2011

THE GIFT OF NATURAL SKIN CARE

SEND A GIFT VOUCHER FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON
Why not give someone you know the gift of getting started in the world of making natural skin care products? Aromantic Gift Vouchers make a perfect Christmas present for friends, family, and business associates. They can be used towards purchasing ANY product or course available on our website*. As soon as we have verified your payment (normally within the same working day) the gift voucher will be activated and the recipient will be sent an email with the details along with any personal message that you enter.

Click here to send a Gift Voucher.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Gift Vouchers can only be redeemed on orders that are placed via www.aromantic.co.uk, you cannot pay with gift vouchers when placing orders on the telephone. Please also note that Gift Vouchers cannot be activated (sent to recipients by e-mail) between 12pm 31st December 2011 and 12pm 5th January 2012 as we are on holiday, so please buy your Gift Vouchers online before the deadline.

Click here to send a Gift Voucher.

02-12-2011

HOT OFF THE PRESS!

NOW IN PRINT - NEW UPDATED AROMANTIC GUIDE
Printed version of the 4th Edition of The Aromantic Guide to Making your own Natural Skin, Hair and Body Care Products now on sale!

We have also taken delivery of the 4th Edition of our ever-popular The Aromantic Guide to Making your own Natural Skin, Hair and Body Care Products, which, for the first time a few weeks ago, we made available as an eBook, along with The Aromantic Guide to Unlocking the Powerful Health & Rejuvenation Benefits of Vegetable Oils and The Aromantic Guide to the use of Herbs in Skin, Hair & Health Care products.

• Click here to view our Printed Publications!
• Click here to view our eBooks to download!

02-12-2011

BUY DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS FOR ONE DAY ONLY

SPECIAL SALES DAY IN LONDON
Sales Day London, Saturday 10th December 11am-5pm. Read about our Sales Open Day in the Newsletter. Ben Borseth will be at our Course venue, Percy Barton House in Fulham to sell the stock we have at the venue. If you’re in the area, it’s a great chance to stock up as there’s a massive 15% discount on all products on the day!

Click here to access our new-format Newsletter No 35

02-12-2011

NEWS OF BRAND NEW AROMANTIC PRODUCTS

13 EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS
We have 13 new products for you, 4 of them books, 5 of them organic or suitable for inclusion in natural and organic products.

We have an innovative new skin rejuvenation active ingredient, 4 new organic vegetable/essential oil blends for different skin types , 3 new high quality Seaweed Wraps from Brittany in France and good news for vegans, an alternative to Beeswax for making lip balms and ointments/healing balms, a Soya Wax.

Featured Products:

Please choose a product from below:

Aromantic Dry Skin Blend (Organic) Price: £4.90	Aromantic Mature Skin Blend (Organic) Price: £3.95	Aromantic Oily Skin Blend (Organic) Price: £2.90
Aromantic Combination Skin Blend (Organic) Price: £3.20	Liftonin® Price: £3.90	Seaweed Body Wrap Price: £4.90
Self-Heating Body Wrap Price: £5.20	Firming Body Wrap Price: £5.40	Soya Wax Price: £2.20

• Click here to view our Special Offers.
• Click here to view our New Products.

11-11-2011

KEY DATES FOR CHRISTMAS ORDERING

SEASONAL DESPATCH TIMES ANNOUNCEMENT
This is a busy time of year, not only for us but for you! You may be ordering Christmas gifts, or ingredients to make your own gifts, or getting ready for Christmas fairs and markets or stocking up to sell to your clients! We want to keep you happy and in jolly spirits so, to avoid disappointment, we are asking you to order your products in good time as from now until Christmas we really do need our 7 working days to despatch your orders.

To receive parcels in time for Christmas, these are our last ordering dates for 2011:

• International customers – order by or on the 28th November
• European customers – order by or on the 2nd December
• UK Customers – order by or on the 14th December 2011

View our postage and packaging information online