Essential oils are grouped into three categories, top notes which are the most volatile (meaning they evaporate the quickest) have uplifting and invigorating qualities, middle notes are stimulating and regulate the main body system, and base notes which are the least volatile and are used for their calming and sedating actions. Examples of top notes are citrus, juniper, and mints, examples of middle notes are rose, lemongrass and pine and examples of base notes are patchouli, cinnamon, and vetiver.
According to many aromatherapist if you could only have one essential oil, your choice should be lavender. I thought this would be the best oil to start our discussion on essential oils. Lavender is one of the most versatile essential oils and has been used as far back as ancient times for its calming qualities. Lavender can help with depression, insomnia, stress, headache, burns, acne, sore muscles and nervous tension.Lavender is also many peoples favorite scent, it is showing up everywhere these days from dish washing liquid to room sprays and even in Comet for scrubbing your sink. Lavender blends well with many other essential oils including bergamot, clary sage, patchouli, rosemary and rose.
I scent most of my soaps with pure natural essential oils. I sometimes use fragrance oils if the essential oil is cost prohibitive to use in soapmaking. Essential oil prices differ radically from scent to scent, some of the most expensive being rose, neroli, sandalwood, and vanilla. As part of my essential oil series I will be selling my soaps with that essential oil at 15% off the regular price. Below you will see some soaps that are mostly lavender and some that are part lavender, but they all contain the wonderful therapeutic qualities of lavender.
Please take advantage of these savings at my etsy shop and enjoy the marvels that nature provides.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetSallysSoaps
3 comments:
I will be reading your posts. My granddaughter wants to learn about essential oils and making soap. I thought about taking her to a class that our local high school gives in adult ed but she is on 13, maybe I will just have her read your posts as they come up. Thank you!
Really informative post! I don't know anything about essential oils, but have always wanted to. Lavender is one of my very favorite scents, and we grow some in our backyard! http://californiablue.tumblr.com/post/134998411/lavender-in-bloom-i-planted-a-bunch-of-lavender
You actually make it seem really easy together with your
presentation however I in finding this matter to be actually one thing which
I feel I might by no means understand. It sort of feels too complex and very huge for me.
I am looking forward in your subsequent submit, I will try to get the hang of it!
Here is my web-site single senior travel groups
Post a Comment