Mixing Your Own Aromatherapy Oils

If you want mixing your own aromatherapy oils by using two or more essential oils, it is important to choose correctly to achieve a harmonious blend.

There are certain essences which blend perfectly and can improving the overall effect. The correct choice of essential oils and the mixing of essential oils, which can enhance the power of oils is called synergy.

You will need a measuring spoons from a chemist or cooking store and a 30 ml of clean, brown glass bottles to mix your oils.

Basically, each of your essential oils bottle has a dropper in the lid. so you don't have to buy a dropper again. But If it doesn't have and that's means you'll have to buy a new one.

Make sure that you get enough dropper, One dropper for one essential oils. Don't use one dropper for the all essential oils, you don't want to leave small residue in the dropper and get mixed in the next time you use it.

Mixing Your Own Aromatherapy Oils

For a 2.5% dilution
Measure 20 ml (4 teaspoons) of carrier oil into a dark brown glass. Add up to 10 essential oils. Shake the mixture and leave it in a cool place. Make sure the bottle tightly closed. Use it within 4 weeks. A 2.5% dilution is good for massage and general use.

Tips : Instead of shake it, you can roll the mixture between your hands vigorously to thoroughly mix the essential oils and carrier oil. or you can turn the bottle upside down.

For a 5% dilution
5% dilution is more concentrated and usually applied in a small areas for pain relief. To make a 5 % dilution, mix 20 drops of essential oil with 20 ml of carrier oils.

For a 1% dilution
1% dilution is good for children aged 3 to 10 and adult with sensitive skin or during pregnancy. To make a 1% dilution, you can mix 4 drops of essential oils with 20 ml of carrier oils.

Dos and Don'ts in mixing your own aromatherapy oils

• Wash your hand before and after the blending.
• Replace the caps of the essential oils bottle as soon as you finish count the drop.
• Count the drops carefully as they are added to the bottle.
• In the rim of the dropper top there is a little hole. This should always be uppermost because it allows air in, and the drops of the oil to come out in nice. If you don't do this,the essential oil may not come out of the bottle or the drops will fall out in a long stream. This will ruin your calculation so you have to start again!(Valerie Ann Woodword, The Fragrant Mind)

Other pages you may find helpful:

How to Storage Essential Oils

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Aromatherapy chart - perfect tool for mixing your own aromatherapy oils

Try one of our easy recipes to make your own aromatherapy essential oils blend

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