Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Has anyone heard of color-coded essential oils. Examples are: " red " ylang ylang, " green " eucalyptus, etc. They're supposed to be organic, but they're also listed as " therapeutic " which makes me question their origin. As far as I can tell, they're not YL. Thanks, - dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Hi Dianne I have a book called " Aromatherapy - Essential Oils in Colour " by Rosemary Caddy. > Has anyone heard of color-coded essential oils. Examples are: " red " > ylang ylang, " green " eucalyptus, etc. I'm not sure if this is the same question you are asking. Basically the author has made profiles of each oil listed, in terms of the different EO constituents in each oil. There are three main groups of colours Red (and pinks and oranges through to yellow) for stimulating - phenols, alcohols, monoterpenes etc. Green for balancing - sesquiterpenes, lactones and coumarins Blue for relaxing - esters, ketones Each oil's profile is broken up into the different colour areas on something like a pie chart, with appropriate colours allocated so you can see at a glance what overall effect the oil will have, and a breakup of constituents listed in percentages. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Hi Dianne I've heard of this one too and I have 'Subtle Aromatherapy' by Patricia Davis and 'Aromatic Alchemy' by Ixchel Susan Leigh ... these kinds of 'non-physical' aromatherapy books often attribute colours to the oils (apart from their actual colour) ... sometimes in line with chakra colours. I haven't heard of anyone marketing different coloured oils though. Except Aurasoma ... but I think that's colour therapy more than anything. Jane - Vicki Younger Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:30 PM RE: color-coded essential oils Hi Dianne I have a book called " Aromatherapy - Essential Oils in Colour " by Rosemary Caddy. > Has anyone heard of color-coded essential oils. Examples are: " red " > ylang ylang, " green " eucalyptus, etc. I'm not sure if this is the same question you are asking. Basically the author has made profiles of each oil listed, in terms of the different EO constituents in each oil. There are three main groups of colours Red (and pinks and oranges through to yellow) for stimulating - phenols, alcohols, monoterpenes etc. Green for balancing - sesquiterpenes, lactones and coumarins Blue for relaxing - esters, ketones Each oil's profile is broken up into the different colour areas on something like a pie chart, with appropriate colours allocated so you can see at a glance what overall effect the oil will have, and a breakup of constituents listed in percentages. Vicki Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 There are certain essential oils related to the chakras, including the two oils and colors that you mentioned. Madeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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