RE: Blend Ideas

[Guest guest]

Okay, now that I have a moment I can take some more time to go into

detail about what I wrote below ...

 

> Lavender, rose and chamomile usually makes a nice relaxing blend ...

 

Let me specify - Lavender as in lavandula angustifolia, Rose as in rosa

damascena, and Chamomile as in Roman Chamomile - anthemis nobilis - will

make a nice relaxing blend.

You wouldn't want to use Turkish Lavender - lavandula stoechas - in this

blend, as that is actually a more invigorating variety of lavender, than

a relaxing variety of lavender.

 

Also note that you wouldn't want to use German Blue Chamomile -

matricaria chamomilla - in this blend either, as it doesn't have that

gentle mildly apple-ish scent to it like the Roman Chamomile does, and

it doesn't have the relaxing properties either.

 

> Lavender and rosemary is a nice combo too, but watch how much

rosemary

> you use at it can overpower easily!

 

Now this combinations is nice, but be fore warned that Rosemary

(rosemarinus officinalis) is very invigorating, so don't expect this

blend to be relaxing. In fact, if you blend Rosemary with the Turkish

Lavender (lavandula stoechas) that I mentioned above it makes a very

nice wake up blend, or a good concentration/focus blend.

 

> Most anything that has tea tree in it is going to smell medicinal

*lol*

> .. but I do make foot products with a combination of peppermint and

tea

> tree and the peppermint blends well with tea tree and does a good

job of

> masking its medicinal scent.

 

Tea tree - melaleuca alternifolia - and Peppermint - mentha piperita -

are nice for the foot blend as I mentioned above. Also, since Tea Tree

is an antifungal, this blend can be used in body soaps for folks with

Candida issues. Even as a wash off product, I've seen soaps that contain

tea tree do good things for folks with funky fungus skin conditions.

 

> Ylang Ylang is a heavy floral and just a drop will do you in almost

any

> blend.

 

You can probably even dilute your Ylang Ylang - cananga odorata - to 10%

in a carrier such as Jojoba or Fractionated Coconut oil so you won't

accidentally overpower a blend with it. Also, keep in mind that in

general Ylang Ylang Complete or Ylang Ylang Extra tend to smell better

than the " lesser " fractions.

 

> Peppermint is strong like that too, but in a minty way

 

Also with peppermint you have to be careful if you're going to use it on

the skin, as it can be irritating ... it is strong stuff.

 

 

> Frankincense and lemon blend nicely, maybe with a hint of rosemary

> added?

 

Frankincense - boswellia frareana - has a piney lemony kind of note to

it, so it would blend well with lemon - citrus limon - and any of the

various conifer oils.

 

> You need to add some warm and " base note " type oils in the

collection

> now, such as ginger, cinnamon leaf, atlas cedarwood, patchouli ....

 

Let me be more specific with the botanical names - as I should have done

in the first place (my bad to not use the botanical name ::30 lashes

with a wet noodle for me!:: !)

Ginger - Zingiber officinale

Cinnamon - Cinnamomum zeylanicum (the bark has a more " true " cinnamon

scent but the leaf is a bit safer for anything that might be used on the

skin at all. Both oils are highly irritating to the skin)

Atlas cedarwood - Cedrus atlantica

Patchouli - Pogostemon cablin

 

And there are many many more good ones to eventually add to the

collection

 

> I bet we can come up with some more ideas for you, and even a few

exact

> recipes .. but at the moment I'm not in the blending room right now,

and

> I have to run and do some errands before it gets too late today ...

> Have a great weekend and happy blending!

 

This part of the message still rings true Gotta run for now, but I

did need to clarify the bit of info I gave you earlier!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

Tara Hall [my3monkeyz]

Thanks for the welcome!

I have lavender, rosemary. clary sage, ylang ylang, peppermint,lemon,

frankincense, chamomile, tea tree, eucalyptus, thyme and 10% rose

I can't what to see what good blends you know of!!