Consider writing for NAHA’s Blog

NAHA maintains a blog for NAHA members and those in the general public who are interested in learning more about aromatherapy, essential oils, making product, and much more! Submitting a blog to NAHA is a great way to promote yourself and your work. Each blog will link back to your personal projects!

Blog and E-newsletter topics include:

• Mini-Marketing Tips
• Aromatherapy Applications and Uses
• Short Essential oil and Carrier Oil Profiles
• Basic Herbal information
• Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine short articles
• Aromatherapy/Herbs for Children
• Aromatherapy in the News, Research reports
• Endangered and Threatened Botanical Species Reports and Updates
• Aromatherapy in Profession; how aromatherapy is used by professionals
• Aromatherapy Education; educators and schools share their knowledge
• Essential Oil Recipes and Blending Tips
• Guest Editorials
• How to make aromatic and herbal remedies and/or skin care products

NAHA Blog Submission Requirements

• All blogs should be submitted by sending an email to: info@naha.org

• Author is at least a level 2 NAHA certified professional aromatherapist.

• Include a short bio about yourself, and provide NAHA with the links you would like featured. 

• Blog topics should be approximately 600 - 1200 words. We accept, and encourage, longer articles based on the depth of the topic.

• All blogs must be submitted singled spaced in a WORD document format, any pictures included within.  All photos must include copyright tag and permission obtained to use the photo.

• Font size 12 point, Times New Roman, black ink. 

• Both common names and Latin binomials of each essential oil, carrier oil, herb, etc. must be given. Include the common name in regular font and Latin binomial in italic font. For example: Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). No abbreviations. 

• The common name of all plants and essential oils should not be capitalized, except where punctuation dictates otherwise. The following sentence would be written as: “When you are picking lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) for your distillation...” Do not capitalize the word lavender in this instance. 

• In addition, all plant and essential oil common names should not be capitalized in recipe and blend lists. Therefore, you would list a recipe or blend as follows: “Essential Oils: 20 drops of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)". 

•  Please include safety cautions/contraindications as applicable, including age groups pertaining to children, elderly, and those with any health issues, etc. Do not include unsafe essential oils or techniques contraindicated in aromatherapy.  NAHA safety standards

• Fact-check your data; especially historical dates and references.

•  Include professional references and bibliography. Cite references using a numbered end note that appears at the end of the document. References should be listed in the bibliography in numerical order, not alphabetical order. Example: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc and not Adams, Brown, Chester etc. This makes it easier for readers to quickly find the appropriate reference in the bibliography.

All submissions are subject to editing, and must contain educational information, rather than marketing a certain product, service, class, etc. Visit the NAHA Writer’s Guidelines for more submission details, and or the NAHA Marketing Guide to learn how to promote your product, business, courses, etc.

Article Submission Deadline Dates

Blogs submitted before the 10th of any given month will be considered to be one of two blogs chosen for that month's NAHA newsletter. 

Blogs submitted after the 10th will be considered for the next month's newsletter.

Submitting does not guarantee the blog will be published, but well-written blogs will always be considered: 

Note: “We prefer blog submissions to be submitted from NAHA members, not be co-authored, and contain high quality, original content. Content must be print ready. Please make sure that you have had your submission professionally edited before submission. The NAHA blog features NAHA members who meet these guidelines and/or a featured NAHA journal writer. Refer to the NAHA Writer Guidelines for further information. If you have further questions, please communicate directly with our editors on submissions vs sending information directly to the NAHA office staff who can only assist with general queries.”