Essential Oils for your Wellbeing Course of 5 Webinars Christina Lyne Aromalyne www.aromalyne.com

Essential Oils for your Wellbeing Course of 5 Webinars Dates Webinar 1 Tuesday 1st July 2014 8pm Webinar 2 Tuesday 8th July 2014 8pm Webinar 3 Monday 14th July 2014 8pm Webinar 4 Tuesday 22nd July 2014 8pm Webinar 5 Tuesday 29th July 2014 8pm

Essential Oils for your Wellbeing Course of 5 Webinars Aromalyne Forum

The Art of Blending

What is a Synergy? What is a Blending?

Note Groups Top Note Top notes are the fastest acting essences evaporating the most quickly and thereby being the first to stimulate olfaction. Middle Note Middle notes are less volatile and evaporate at a slightly slower rate. They are considered as the heart of the blend, they give body to it and they link the top and base notes. Base Note Base notes are the least volatile and evaporate at a slower rate. In perfumery they are used to ‘fix’ a blend to slow the evaporation of the other notes.

Blend Dilutions A 2% essential oil dilution is considered to be a safe guideline for the topical application of essential oils on adults. The general rule is to add 12 drops of essential oil to 1 fl oz (30mls) of carrier oil, lotion, gel wash, vegetable butters or creams. For children, during pregnancy or the elderly reduce the dilution to 1% (i.e. 6 drops to 30mls). In order to easily approximate a 2% dilution, add 12 drops of your chosen essential oil to 30mls of carrier oil. Or 20 drops to 50mls or 4 drops per 10mls On average, 600 drops of essential oil equals 30mls or 1 fl oz. So 2% of 600 drops equals 12 drops (600 x .02).

Blend Dilutions Massage Oil – 12 drops to 30mls base oil Facial Massage Oil – 6 drops to 30mls base oil (1% dilution) Cream – 20 drops to 50mls cream base Facial Cream – 10 drops to 50mls cream base (1% dilution) Lotion – 30 drops to 100mls lotion base Inhalation/Vaporisation - 8-10 drops of essential oil to 500-1000mls of hot water in a bowl, 3-6 drops of essential oil to water in steamer for facial steam, 2-5 drops of essential oil neat on a tissue Room Vaporiser - 4-6 drops of essential oil to a burner or diffuser  Sprays - 30 drops of essential oil to 100mls water Bath – maximum 6 drops Shampoo & Conditioner – 30 drops to 100mls

Blend Dilutions IMPORTANT! Pregnant women Use a lower dilution of essential oil to carrier oil. An example would be:  6 drops to 30mls carrier oil Young children and babies Here are some tips and guidelines to help you when using aromatherapy for babies: For babies under 2 years old don't use any essential oil on the skin. You can use very gentle products, like hydrosols, carrier oils or body butters. Children 2-5 years old For kids from two to five years old, use the oils by diffusing them and blending them in soap (and for cleaning the house), but no other daily skin applications—unless we're talking about a cut or injury. Ages 2–5 - No direct skin application except for first aid - First aid with a 1% dilution in a carrier Ages 5–12 In general, for kids between five and twelve years old, stick with 5 to 6 drops of essential oil per 30mls of carrier. That’s a 1% dilution.  Ages 12 and up - 1%–2% dilution for skin applications.

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Do you have any questions?

Essential Oils for your Wellbeing Webinar 3 Monday 14th July 2014 8pm Why blend in different media? Eucalyptus Roman Chamomile Sandalwood Don’t forget to join the Aromalyne Forum where you can post any questions and access lots of free information! www.aromalyne.com christina@aromalyne.com