Essential Oil Recipes

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Essential Oil Recipes

 

 

" Back to the Books Blend "

 

Essential oils for studying to increase alertness and memory

retention:

3 drops Basil

5 drops Rosemary

3 drops Eucalyptus

5 drops Lemon.

Use in diffuser while studying, reading or concentrating on a task.

 

 

 

Recipes Liquid Bath Milk (makes 100ml)

 

1 tsp Powdered skim milk

1 tbsp Baking soda

40ml Glycerin

60ml Castor oil (sulphated)

 

Gently heat glycerin and dissolve baking soda and powdered milk.

Remove from heat add Castor oil.

Blend well. Add essential oils.

Some settling of ingredients does occur, shake before use.

 

 

 

Fresh Pet Spray 125ml

 

100ml Witch Hazel

25ml Aloe vera gel

10 drops Lavender

10 drops Chamomile

 

Keeps pets smelling their best. Helps repel fleas and ticks too!

Spray directly on fur, avoid eyes.

 

 

New Baby Massage oil

 

Newborn to 6 months (use no essential oils) over 6 months, suggested

essential oils:Chamomile (Roman), Lavender, Palmarosa, Tangerine, or

Mandarin. Use 2- 4 drops per 50ml of carrier oil: 10ml Jojoba, 40ml

Grapeseed oil, 10 drops (1/2 ml) Vitamin E oil.

 

 

Simple Baby Powder (approx.one cup)

 

3/4 cup Corn Starch

2 tbsp Rice flour

1 tsp Baking soda

 

For babies under 6 months old, do not add essential oils. 6 months

and up:

3 drops Chamomile

2 drops Lavender

 

Add Essential oils to 2 tsps of mixed powder and blend well. Add this

mixture to remaining powder blend.

 

 

Olive Oil Baby's Soap

 

Using Olive Oil Refill kit

Add these ingredients to one batch (700g) after trace:

2 tbsp Jojoba oil

5 ml of Chamomile essential oil 10%

1/2 ml Lavender essential oil

 

 

Facial oil 50ml

 

10ml Jojoba oil

5ml Wheat germ oil

35ml Camelia oil

3 drops Carrot Seed essential oil

3 drops Geranium essential oil

4 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil

Mix and bottle. Store in a cool dark location.

 

Dads Deserve: After Shave toner 100ml

75ml Witch Hazel

5ml Glycerin

20ml Aloe vera gel

25 drops " A Given Knight " Essential oil blend

 

Mix all ingredients together, add essential oils. Store in a glass

bottle, cool dark place.

 

 

Shaving Lotion 125ml

5ml Benzoin Tincture

50ml Glycerin

25ml Castor oil (Sulphated)

25ml Rich Moisture oil

20ml Distilled water (or filtered water)

2 tsp Tragacanth gum

8 drops Tea Tree

8 drops Patchouli (or Vetivert)

10 drops Lemongrass

 

Blend all ingredients together with a stick blender. Add essential

oils. Store in a cool dark location.

 

 

 

Foot Powder

 

2 tbsp Baking soda

1/2 cup Corn Starch

1 tsp Orris root powder

10 drops Tea Tree

5 drops Lavender

5 drops Peppermint

 

For Solid Perfumes: use Lip Balm formula and add your favourite

essential oil blend (25 drops per 45ml batch).

 

Moisture Sticks

 

Melt the 50 gram or 1/4 Massage Melt block on the stove in a

stainless steel pot (or use microwave). Remove from heat and add 25

drops of your favourite essential oil blend, stir and pour directly

into deodorant stick containers.

 

Cover and allow to cool completely before using.

 

Make a sunscreen to go: add Titanium Dioxide powder to melted mixture.

 

1 tsp Titanium Dioxide for an SPF of 15 add an additional 1/2 tsp for

SPF 30.

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk, LMT, MT-BC, CA

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