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FHT and IFPA accredited CPD Centre, Hinckley & Imperial College, London
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hear Jan Benham teach Module One Therapeutic Massage
Jan Benham is a natural cosmetic formulator and instructor. She teaches practical courses on making natural and organic products for body, hair, and skin in person. Beginning as a mobile aromatherapist and reflexologist Jan began teaching for Shirley Price Aromatherapy in 1980. Her case studies were included in Shirley Price's Practical Aromatherapy published in 1982. Through her teaching and products Jan has assisted thousands in learning the art and science of making 100% botanical natural products and teaches at at top companies. Based in the Netherlands she teaches and consults with clients in the UK, Canada and Asia. Her clients include complimentary therapists and individuals creating their own product lines. Jan is a certified aromatherapist, a fellow of the Federation of Holistic Therapists and member of IFPA. Her professional work included Chairing the Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists. She works with the teaching team at Shirley Price Aromatherapy to deliver Shirley Price Aromatherapy training in NHS Trusts.
Jan is the author of "how to" books including The Creamy Craft of Cosmetic Making.
Jan's passion is to teach others Holistic Beauty through making professional lotions, creams, soaps and other cosmetic products.
To learn more about Jan Benham and book a course, visit her website at www.JanBenham.co.uk
Skincare making tips for aromatherapists
Best of luck with your skincare. So satisfying when you heat up your first lanette wax and ionised water. A squirt of grapefruit extract as preservative (Vit E is an alternative but grapefruit works the best) and of course your aromatherapy blend. Let it cool and into a PET bottle or jar. Label it and its Done! Whether you get a cream or lotion depends on the proportion of lanette to water. The main reason natural products go yucky is the strength of the grapefruit extract. Grapefruit extract is a favourite preservative. The best extract we have come across comes from Mexico there are cheaper copies on the UK market so beware. Also the use of the hydrolats. Hydrolats are great but not sterile so you are inoculating your product if you use them rather than ionised water so be aware of that. The hydrolats dont last long. The hydrolats should be fresh season (most aromas are distilled in the summer/autumn so thats the time to buy)and kept in the fridge and away from sunlight. An £18 product batch test to check how your product got on in terms of sterility is available from local labs. Place it on file. This is a key part of your Safety Assessment. Watch out you dont overdo the citrus or rose absolute these are the usual reason for blends failing safety assessment. The safety assessment is the file note you make when placing a product on the market. Be sure to keep a batch book recording the name of the product, the batch number, number you made. Do register your product under the Cosmetics Directive online if marketing to the public. This is easily done and you get an email receipt back which you file ahead of any trading standards visit. A soil association registration is great but costs some £350 per annum which covers the cost of the annual visit and is good value. There is more info on www.janbenham.co.uk and her book is worth a read. Happy cooking!
kind regards Ian
Ian Brealey
Director
Shirley Price Aromatherapy Ltd
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2011/12 NEWS
Shirley Price Aromatherapy is a Soil Association Certified manufacturer and handler. The factory hosts the famous Sp aromatherapy training college of educators and 6000 alumni.
So whats new from Shirley Price Aromatherapy? Theres a lot going on in 2012. Latest news | Products | Training | 'key note' seminar www.PureAromatherapy.com
2012 Programme | events and products
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EDUCATORS
ROBERT TISSERAND We have a real treat for the diploma class this year. Details PureAromatherapy.com. The program includes a two day seminar with Robert Tisserand. May 12.13 Imperial College London
JAN BENHAM FFHT MIFPA
Jan Benham teaches the Shirley Price Aromatherapy Diploma (Module One January), Holistic skincare diploma and CPD courses including massage and making cosmetics from scratch in Hinckley at the Shirley Price Aromatherapy Accredited Training Centre in the factory at 8 Hawley Road. More about Jan, her books, cosmetic products and teaching on JanBenham.co.uk
SUE JENKINS MIFPA
Sue Jenkins BSc MIFPA, Academic lead joins us in August 2012 to tutor module 5 of the Aromatherapy Diploma with Jan Benham and conduct the Practical and Theory Examinations.
Shirley Price's books and 2011 news
Another Lifetime achievement
Many congratulations to Shirley Price on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA), USA on 30th September 2011.
Well known to IFPA, IFA, NAHA members through her teaching, products and books (including Practical Aromatherapy, The Aromatherapy workbook, and Aromatherapy for Health Professionals), Shirley has been a major force in UK aromatherapy for almost 4 decades, continually working to raise the professions profile and promote good practice.
She trained with Eve Taylor, Elizabeth Jones and Arnoud Taylor and later, with her husband Len, founded Shirley price Aromatherapy Ltd and the Shirley Price International College (since 1998 under new ownership). She also helped establish several UK aromatherapy bodies including the ISPA (now IFPA) and IFA and the Aromatherapy Trades Council.
The AIA noted Shirley price's determination to source and sell only genuine essential oils, to develop high quality professionalo education, and to encourage unity among professional associations. They also highlighted her development of Swiss Reflex therapy; her involvement in clinical work on burns and on Parkinsons disease; and her worldwide teaching and lecturing.
http://www.alliance-aromatherapists.org/
Available now is a new 2011 edition of Aromatherapy for Health Professionals
The accompanying CD contains a number of valuable appendices including profiles of over 200 essential oils of value in a healthcare setting
Other books by Shirley and Len Price
Babies and children
Shirley Price's children remain active in Aromatherapy. Penny Stephen has her own company and CPD training centre in Hinckley, Penny Price Aromatherapy Ltd and Matthew Price publishes In Essence Magazine, The Quarterly Journal of IFPA.
News from the Shirley Price Aromatherapy IFPA Accredited CPD Centre.
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CHINA NEWS
STOP PRESS
New IFA accredited aromatherapy school for Beijing. The Sp representatives in Beijing/Tianjin with assistance
from UK Aromatherapist Julie Foster have opened an aromatherapy school. Good luck Aromatime with your first class of 3 students!!
Shirley Price
http://www.fangxiangjiari.com/IFA/sub/centeraptitude/index.html
STOP PRESS
Rayleen, Shirley Price distributor in Shaghai is a well qualified aromatherapist and is contributing to our seminar booklet AROMATHERAPY - TREAT OR TREATMENT along with 20 contributors across the spectrum of aromatherapy. www.shirleyprice.cn
STOP PRESS
The Shirley Price distributors in Shenzhen and Hong Kong offer product and skincare training. One page guide to Sp aromatherapy products www.shirleyprice.hk
About us
Shirley Price and Robert Tisserand are credited with making aromatherapy a household word and taking aromatherapy into hospitals and hospices in the UK and the USA (Buckle 2003). For 37 years Shirley Price Aromatherapy have trained aromatherapists in therapeutic massage, aromatherapy, skincare and reflexology. Sp have searched out the finest plant oils grown specifically with aromatherapy in mind, provided education in their use, publications and support for practicioners. In 1998 Sp merged with Lothian Herbs a well regarded Soil Association organic licensee.
Diploma Tutors.Shirley Price trained tutor pracitioners offer hands on classroom tuition in professional aromatherapy and beauty. Distance learning, Sara Gelzer MIFPA (Switzerland), Principal Tutors: Jan Benham MIFPA, (UK diploma) Academic lead Sue Jenkins MIFPA, Joon Wong MIFPA (Asia) Chemistry/Botany Elaine Zimmermann Spring/Autumn CPD days Christine Courtney MIFPA meet the tutors
Research. Sp continue to innovate. The Shirley Price chamomile eyedrops were developed in the 1970s by Shirley Price based on traditional use of highly diluted chamomile then irradiated. In 2011 the Shirley Price eyedrops are one of the top selling natural eyedrops in their little green boxes and are totally free of toxic synthetics. No adverse reaction has ever been reported while public sales continue to be stong. No trial beside public use has been done of their effectiveness against conjunctivitis. Subject to the findings of the researchers public use supports validity as a first line of eye defence. Research is underway to better understand and document the positive results the chamomile eyedrops have achieved.
Products. From the factory in Hinckley, England Sp supplies monthly some 10,000 aromatherapy items each in their little bottles, vegetable oils, creams and aloe vera gels. Sp's customers are the 6000 alumni of the Shirley Price Aromatherapy Diploma and NHS Hospitals and Hospices. There are well qualified Sp distributors in 40 countries who also offer aromatherapy training and product advice. All Shirley Price plant oils can be supplied in barcoded boxes. Our distance learning and diploma aromatherapy and natural skincare kits are used by colleges and students worldwide.
News is on ShirleyPrice.cn | ShirleyPrice.us | ShirleyPrice.kr | ShirleyPrice.my | more Country news on www.ShirleyPriceAromatherapy.com
Shirley Price Alumni have gone on to found their own colleges, professional practices and salons and businesses in their own countries. The 2012 aromatherapy diploma course led by tutor Jan Benham FFHT MIFPA includes students from China and Korea. An active program of workshops and CPDs are available. Upcoming Workshops and the College Blog Call Rosie Brandrick, College Secretary for more details on the training hotline 01455 615436.
Over the years an open worldwide network of excellence has developed dedicated to aromatherapy education and publications. Worldwide distributors provide aromatherapy products of the highest standard. This commitment includes cultivation of Aromatherapy oils on exclusive farms which we visit as part of a program of worldwide study tours. Lorella harvesting the Shirley Price Lavender in Tuscany italy
Besides founding Shirley Price Aromatherapy and being bestselling authors Len and Shirley Price were founder members of the professional aromatherapy educational, trade and industry bodiies. The Shirley Price tutors and staff continue to play their part in furthering the objects of the trade bodies the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT), IFA, IFPA (formerly ISPA), the Aromatherapy Trades Council (ATC) and the Soil Association.
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PUBLICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES
In Association with well regarded Massage World Magazine Shirley Price seek a China Publisher for the Shirley Price Magazine Feature to liase with advertisers and therapists in China. A number of distinguished aromatherapists, reflexologists and massage therapists have agreed to contribute articles on the links between complementary therapies and traditional chinese medicine.
it has never been easier to publish your experiences of aromatherapy. We are always happy to assist Aroma authors with approved content and guidance. CPI Publishing.
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Once you have completed the Aromatherapy Diploma you will be eligible to apply to join the following professional bodies subject to the insurance, entry requirements and annual CPD requirements of each body.
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Holistic health links - www.breathing.com food for thought here. In exercising you may not only be improving muscle tone but depriving cancer of the anaerobic space to develop.
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