{"id":2563,"date":"2026-02-11T14:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:29:31","slug":"when-life-gives-you-lemons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/when-life-gives-you-lemons\/","title":{"rendered":"When Life Gives You Lemons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Citrus Aromas are Uplifting?<\/p>\n<p>Cutting open a citrus fruit and enjoying the aromas can make you feel uplifted and more joyful &#x1f604;. Great for those grey days &#x2601;&#xfe0f; .<\/p>\n<p>In aromatherapy, we often use a citrus essential oil within a blend for its Uplifting qualities and the fresh top notes give a feeling of freshness and Vitality.<\/p>\n<p>My personal favourite is sweet orange &#x1f34a;. Known as the sunshine oil &#x2600;&#xfe0f;, it always makes smile &#x1f601;. I often have a sniff of this from my collection of essential oils.<\/p>\n<p>A quick tip is to use a couple of drops of an essential oil (or several different ones) on a tissue then fold the oil so it&#8217;s in the middle of the tissue and keep in a pocket or tucked in clothing, then you can access the therapeutic effects of the aromas throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>Caution: Do not allow direct contact with skin of undiluted essential oils, as they are very concentrated and can irritate in this undiluted form. Only apply to skin within a base\/carrier oil.<br \/>\nWhen buying essential oils choose reputable suppliers as the quality varies enormously. Base Formula online are excellent. High street stores such as Holland &amp; Barrett and Boots are reasonable quality for home use too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Citrus Aromas are Uplifting? Cutting open a citrus fruit and enjoying the aromas can make you feel uplifted and more joyful &#x1f604;. Great for those grey days &#x2601;&#xfe0f; . In aromatherapy, we often use a citrus essential oil within a blend for its Uplifting qualities and the fresh top notes give [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565,"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563\/revisions\/2565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hayleydrakes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}