About Us
Scent from Nature was established in 2001 in the foot hills of the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia.
Since 2004, Scent from Nature has been operating from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The founder of Scent from
Nature is Christine Fenton. Christine is a Kamilaroi woman who is a clinically
qualified Aromatherapist and holds a Diploma of Remedial Massage, and
other modalities, including sports massage, cupping, hot stone treatments and reiki.
In addition, Christine has a degree in Health Science – majoring in Nutrition,
including microbiology, chemistry, and quality assurance.
Christine has always been
connected to nature and understands some of the traditional uses of medicinal
plants that her elders, first nation people, used for centuries for their
nutritional and healing benefits.
After 12 years of working
in the corporate world, where she was run down and taking paracetamol for head
and neck aches from sedentary work, sitting at a computer all day, Christine
was advised to try using Geranium pure essential oil to help her relax at the
end of the day and use lavender for headaches. It helped, and her interest grew
into how essential work. At the time TAFE Katoomba started the first Certificate
IV of Aromatherapy course, this was one of the best decisions Christine made,
it opened her eyes to the holistic approach to health and well-being.
Christine experimented with blends, one in particular, to help with her hay
fever and frequent susceptibility to colds. This blend is called Gesundheit,
meaning “health” in German and it is something people would say when someone
sneezed, like, “Bless You!”. The gesundheit blend eased the hay fever and helped
decrease the occurrence of catching colds. In fact, when she moved to
Queensland and changed her address at Medicare, the staff member asked if she
had been out of the country as there had been no use of the Medicare card in 4
years. Christine informed the Medicare lady, that must be because the Natural
therapies, including massages, helps keep her healthy.
For over 20 years now, Christine
is an advocate for taking a holistic approach to healing and strive to assist
her patient’s/customers achieve wellness through the safe use of essential oils, aromatherapy practices and nutritional advice, to improve psychological, physical and spiritual
health and wellbeing.
Scent from Nature skin
care and essential oil blends are prepared and created with not only passion
and experience of their healing properties but skilful blending with
modern aromatherapy principles and qualifications, while using what nature has
sent for us to use naturally.
Qualifications
Diploma of Aromatherapy
Diploma of Remedial Massage
Cert. Reiki
Cert. Hot Stone Therapy
Cert IV Business
Bachelor of Health Science – Nutrition
Member of Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA)