Blending EO's

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Hi Karen et al

 

To make up a blend of anything we must follow certain dilution

rates...For babies this would be 1% for children 12+ you can go to

2%...you kind of have to figure out when to let them have the 2% cause

some kids are 10 and they are the size of 14 years olds...but less is

always better...it only takes a little to make a difference

 

Here is how you figure out dilution rates:

 

ml oz Tbsp Cups Drops 2.5% Kids 1% 5%

5 1/6 1tsp --- 100 2-3 1-2 5

10 1/3 2tsp --- 200 5 2-3 10

15 1/2 1 --- 300 7-8 3-4 15

30 1 2 1/8 600 15 7 30

60 2 4 1/4 1200 30 15 60

125 4 8 1/2 24 tsp 60 30 125

 

 

So this is how the chart works...If you have a 5 ml bottle you would add

your carrier (Yes jojoba is wonderful but expensive)..then to the

carrier you would add your drops...for a child this would only be 1-2

drops so say for instance you are making the chamomile/lavender blend,

then you would just add 1 drop of each for a total of 2 drops...If you

are making the blend for an Adult you would place 2-3 drops and if you

want it stronger you could go up to 5 drops but no more than this...5

drops is a STRONG blend and doesn't necessarily mean it will work

better...with aromatherapy usually less is better...Take Laveneder for

example, in small doses it is a relaxant but in larger doses it becomes

a stimulant...We DON " T want to stimulate our kids...this will defeat the

purpose of the blend:)

 

If we want to make a larger blend...say a bottle of spritzer..We could

use a 4oz (125ml) bottle of water and add 30 drops total of

chamomile/lavender as in 15 of each...If you prefer more chamomile you

could add 20 chamomile and 10 lavender...play with it and find what

works for you...of course, if you are making it up for Adult just

increase the number of drops to 60

 

These measurements aren't exact but close enough for our purpose of

blending

 

While we are on the subject of blending, if you have a more exotic

blend, say with 4 oils, you would need to make the synergy first in a

separate bottle and add 1-2 drops of the synergy to you carrier oil in

the other bottle

 

I hope that makes sense..if not let me know and I will try to answer

your question more succinctly

 

Sharron

 

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