Fragrant Oils, Essential Oils and Lotion Blend?

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

Would love to get advice from fellow listers whether mixing of FO, EO

and unscented lotion is advisable?

 

FOs is usually stronger in scent compared to EO, and I was thinking of

making the lotion more 'attractive' to my friends, so that they will

use the lotion and at the same time reap therapeutic benefits from the

EOs...however, will the FO spoil the EO's therapeutic effects?

 

Thanks all!

 

regards,

Ben

[Guest guest]

Ben,

 

What you are suggesting is commonplace in the perfume and fragrance

trade in general. Blends of synthetic and natural ingredients are

what are used to produce thousands of fragrances. However, it is

critically important to not use more than the fragrance trade

recommend for the specific chemicals involved. Therefore, if you use

a ready blended fragrance oil, then you got big problems as you will

never find out which proportions of chemicals they have used to

create the blend (often 30 or more chemicals).

 

Only the *manufacturer* of the fragrance blend will know what level

of use is common and safe for products. If you bought it from an AT

supplier it is most unlikely they would have that kind of information

as the manufacturer could be a long way back in the chain of supply.

If you could get that information then you could hedge your bets by

using a lot less than average in your product as synthetics usually

are quiet potent. If you can't get that vital usage information, my

advice is to not risk it and stick to blends of essential oils; at

least the safety levels of the 'tested' oils in products is known.

 

Martin Watt

http://www.aromamedical.com

 

, " Ben " <chkben@h...> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> Would love to get advice from fellow listers whether mixing of FO,

EO

> and unscented lotion is advisable?

>

> FOs is usually stronger in scent compared to EO, and I was thinking

of

> making the lotion more 'attractive' to my friends, so that they

will

> use the lotion and at the same time reap therapeutic benefits from

the

> EOs...however, will the FO spoil the EO's therapeutic effects?

>

> Thanks all!

>

> regards,

> Ben