Dr. Wendy Maddocks

My professional background is as a registered nurse and I have been involved in many aspects of aromatic health care since 1991- as a practitioner, researcher, educator and formulator. I taught Aromatherapy in NZ for over 15 years. I used to use aromatherapy as part of my intensive care nursing practice. I now offer a consultancy and formulation service and work full time as a nurse academic mainly in the post graduate area.

I was the first person to research the clinical use of essential oils to a doctoral level, where I researched an essential oil mouthwash for radiation induced mucositis. I am passionate about promoting the different therapeutic potential of NZ indigenous essential oils and for the aromatherapy world to understand their uniqueness.