Guest guest Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Hello all, It's been a while since I posted (that's an understatement), but I'm happy to be back in the saddle, so to speak, and working on some blends. Right now I'm working on a calming blend based on Neroli and Frankincense, but it needs something to add some depth to it. I've tried a little Atlas Cedar and Vetiver, but I don't want either to overpower the blend. Does anyone have any suggestions for an accent note that might provide this? Labdanum keeps coming to mind. Thanks, Carrie Quote
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Hi Carrie - nice to see you back :-) It depends on the calming aspect really, and will it be an on-skin blend or vaporizer? Are you looking for physical calm, anxiety or spiritual sort of calm? I find Neroli enlivening (in a happy energetic way) so - for me - I would'nt start with that to calm. I find it more useful to ease loss of friendship grief and to help look back on happy times - or forward to new ventures. You could try a little lavender (I know - boring! but good!) or maybe just a touch of benzoin or vanilla? For spiritual blends I love juniper berry with frankincense. LLx 2009/1/24 Carrie Boyles <carrieboyles: > Hello all, > It's been a while since I posted (that's an understatement), but I'm > happy to be back in the saddle, so to speak, and working on some > blends. > > Right now I'm working on a calming blend based on Neroli and > Frankincense, but it needs something to add some depth to it. I've > tried a little Atlas Cedar and Vetiver, but I don't want either to > overpower the blend. Does anyone have any suggestions for an accent > note that might provide this? Labdanum keeps coming to mind. > > Thanks, > Carrie > > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 Carrie, Your feeling for Labdanum may be right. It is a fragrance that alone I detest, but a drop or two in a blend can add a bit of depth. We used to use a touch of it in the blend we made for our book F & M. Atlas cedar is mostly a reconstructed oil with synthetics added and benzoin is of course not an essential oil but always has solvents in it. Martin ATFE2 , " Carrie Boyles " <carrieboyles wrote: > > Hello all, > It's been a while since I posted (that's an understatement), but I'm > happy to be back in the saddle, so to speak, and working on some > blends. > > Right now I'm working on a calming blend based on Neroli and > Frankincense, but it needs something to add some depth to it. I've > tried a little Atlas Cedar and Vetiver, but I don't want either to > overpower the blend. Does anyone have any suggestions for an accent > note that might provide this? Labdanum keeps coming to mind. > > Thanks, > Carrie > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 > Carrie, > Your feeling for Labdanum may be right. It is a fragrance that alone > I detest, but a drop or two in a blend can add a bit of depth. We > used to use a touch of it in the blend we made for our book F & M. > > Atlas cedar is mostly a reconstructed oil with synthetics added and > benzoin is of course not an essential oil but always has solvents in it. > Thanks Martin - that gives me some confidence to go ahead with the hunch. I loaned out your book on Frankincense and Myrrh a few years ago and never got it back....makes me sick cause I loved it and can't find it now! Carrie Quote
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 > It depends on the calming aspect really, and will it be an on-skin > blend or vaporizer? > Are you looking for physical calm, anxiety or spiritual sort of calm? > I find Neroli enlivening (in a happy energetic way) so - for me - I > would'nt start with that to calm. I find it more useful to ease loss > of friendship grief and to help look back on happy times - or forward > to new ventures. > You could try a little lavender (I know - boring! but good!) or maybe > just a touch of benzoin or vanilla? > For spiritual blends I love juniper berry with frankincense. > LLx Hey Liz!! I'm going for an overall " serenity " thing, and for use on the skin. I have already used a little Lavender and some Lavender absolute. The vanilla is a good idea to try. I'm so glad to be back in touch with you guys. Carrie Quote
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 good to see you back, Carrie! >------ Since 1995 - supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 > good to see you back, Carrie! Thanks Marge. It feels like coming home! Carrie Quote
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