Guest guest Posted May 3, 2009 Report Posted May 3, 2009 At 06:30 AM 5/3/2009, you wrote: >in my training as an aromatherapist i was trained " external use only " . i >have used cinnamon, peppermint, lemon in food products. i was wondering >how it would compare to, for instance, lemon extract. i use a lot of >this. what amount of eo would you suggest to replace like 1t? thanx >charlene Lemon EO, of course... I would only use organic cold pressed citrus oils for flavoring! and depends on the recipe... I generally guestimate about 3 drops or so to = " the juice of one lemon " saves my fingernails and knuckles from the grater! I ALWAYS use the appropriate citrus eo in place of grated rind. Since 1995 - supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2009 Report Posted May 3, 2009 On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 11:52 -0500, Marge Clark wrote: > > > At 06:30 AM 5/3/2009, you wrote: > >in my training as an aromatherapist i was trained " external use > only " . i > >have used cinnamon, peppermint, lemon in food products. i was > wondering > >how it would compare to, for instance, lemon extract. i use a lot of > >this. what amount of eo would you suggest to replace like 1t? thanx > >charlene > > Lemon EO, of course... I would only use organic cold pressed citrus > oils > for flavoring! I often add a drop or two of Bergamot to black tea, thus making earl gray.. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the ratio I should be using, or is this just a really bad idea? Andy > > and depends on the recipe... I generally guestimate about 3 drops or > so to > = " the juice of one lemon " > > saves my fingernails and knuckles from the grater! > > I ALWAYS use the appropriate citrus eo in place of grated rind. > > Since 1995 - supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals > Website: http://www.naturesgift.com > Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ > Quote
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2009 Report Posted May 6, 2009 What's a good brand of organic cold press citrus eo's? ~Amber ---- Lemon EO, of course... I would only use organic cold pressed citrus oils for flavoring! And depends on the recipe... I generally guestimate about 3 drops or so to = " the juice of one lemon " saves my fingernails and knuckles from the grater! I ALWAYS use the appropriate citrus eo in place of grated rind. Quote
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