Essential Oil Blends Christie

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Sorry, Donna - the link was too long for one line and you need to

include the word PLANTS which appeared on the second line of my post.

HTH

Christie

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> Hi Christie that link didn't open for me. I would love to read it.

> I have a bottle of the oil also and it's very expensive. I see

plenty of it for sale and haven't read anything about it being

endangered but I shall look for information on it.

> Those formilas can be changed and you can sub one scent for

another. If I see sandalwood I usually sub with patchouli. I love

the scen of tea tree oil if you can believe that one......LOl

> Donna

>

> christie_0131 <christie0131 wrote:

> I just posted this response on the feral group and I

feel like a wet

> blanket posting it here as well, but I feel that members should

note

> the situation with some of the essential oils.

>

> These sound great mixes, Donna and I bet they smell wonderful. The

> only difficulty is that it is now almost impossible to buy

> sandalwood here as it is an endangered species, like rosewood.

Even

> cedarwood is becoming endangered. Here is a link which explains

> something of the current situation regarding these essential oils.

> The website is of a well-known aromatherapist:

> http://www.chrissie-wildwood.com/SPOTLIGHT-ON-THE-TRADE-IN-WILD-

> PLANTS

>

> I love sandalwood and have been hoarding the last bottle I bought

> (over a year ago) because I don't want to have to imagine a world

> where that scent no longer exists :-(

>

> There are some companies that still offer sandalwood oil for sale

> which they reckon is grown in a conservation manner but what I

have

> read on the subject throws a question mark on whether one can

> believe that even these have been ethically grown and harvested.

> Christie