New Aromatherapy Insomnia Recipe

If you suffer from insomnia, aromatherapy may help you wind down at night. This Aromatherapy Recipe for Insomnia contains essential oils that many people find to be relaxing, calming, or soothing.

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Aromatherapy Recipe for Floral Perfume

There's a new perfume recipe at Wavlengths Aromatherapy:

Floral Perfume Recipe With Essential Oils

This is a perfume oil, with essential oils in a jojoba oil base. You can customize it by adding or subtracting essential oils in the given blend, or use a completely different set of essential oils to make your own scent. Natural perfumes are really easy to make using this type of recipe, and they're great gifts.

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Aromatherapy For Acne

A new article posted on Wavelengths Natural Health Aromatherapy - Aromatherapy for Acne - describes how essential oils can be just as effective as other more harsh products for treating acne. There's even research to back up this information!

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How to Make Aromatherapy Body Powder?

Ask the Aromatherapist:

I'm just learning about aromatherapy and I tried a recipe I saw for making body powder. It said to add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to cornstarch. I have tried different variations and the powder still doesn't come out of the holes of the container very well. I also tried adding baking soda but I don't like that "grainy" feeling. Do you have any suggestions on how to make a "soft" body powder. Thanks in advance.

To make an aromatherapy body powder with cornstarch, collect the following items:

• a jar with a tight-fitting lid
• a new, unopened box of cornstarch
• essential oil(s) to scent the powder
• a flour sifter or fine-mesh sieve
• a bowl
• a funnel
  
• a body powder shaker container
  

Fill the jar no more than 2/3 full with cornstarch, and add a few drops of the essential oil(s) you selected for your body powder. Close the jar tightly, and shake it vigorously to mix the essential oils into the cornstarch.

It's best if you can allow the jar to sit for several days so that the essential oils fully infuse into the cornstarch. Shake the jar well at least once a day.

After the cornstarch is well infused with the essential oils, use a flour sifter or a fine-mesh sieve and sift the powder into a bowl. This should help eliminate any chunks, and leave you with a silky, soft powder. Use the funnel to transfer the sifted body powder into the powder shaker container.

Be sure to keep the shaker container tightly closed, especially if you store it in the bathroom where it will absorb moisture. If you notice the powder starting to get lumpy from moisture absorption, you can simply sift it again.

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Aromatherapy Blends for Home

Essential oils are a valuable germ-killing addition to cleaning solutions, and of course they make great air fresheners.

All-Purpose Cleaner
Add the following to a chemical resistant spray bottle (this is important, as essential oils may dissolve regular plastic) with at least 10 oz capacity. Shake the bottle before spraying. Don't use essential oils on varnished surfaces, wood furniture, or treated surfaces, since they may damage the surface. This cleaner is best for ceramic and porcelin surfaces, but you might want to test a small area before using it on large areas.

• 7 oz water
• 2 oz concentrated liquid non-bleach cleaner
• 20 drops Lemon essential oil
• 10 drops Grapefruit essential oil
• 10 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil
• 10 drops Bergamot essential oil

Aromatherapy Air Cleaner
Use this blend for nebulizer diffusing. Essential oil diffusion with a nebulizing diffuser has been shown to reduce the amount of allergens and germs in the room.

• 7 drops Eucalyptus Radiata essential oil
• 5 drops Bergamot essential oil
• 5 drops Lemon essential oil
• 5 drops Tea Tree essential oil
• 7 drops Cedarwood essential oil
• 5 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil

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Relaxation Aromatherapy Blends

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The following blends can be used in a number of ways:

• For massage, dilute essential oils in a carrier oil (such as sweet almond oil): 3-5 drops of essential oil(s) per ounce of massage oil.
• For diffusion, use the pure essential oil blend (undiluted) in an electric nebulizer; for passive diffusion, place a few drops on a tissue or cotton ball.
• For an aromatic bath, use 1-4 drops total essential oil(s) mixed with 1/4-1/2 cup bath salts, or in 1 ounce of bath gel or bath milk.

Soothing Essential Oil Blend
Add these essential oils in a small glass container, and then use the blend in one of the ways described at the top of this page.

• 4 drops Lavender essential oil
• 2 drops Geranium essential oil
• 2 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil
• 2 drops Jasmine essential oil
• 4 drops Rosewood (or substitute Atlas Cedarwood) essential oil
• 2 drops Sweet Orange (or substitute Tangerine or Mandarin Orange) essential oil

Balancing Essential Oil Blend
Add these essential oils in a small glass container, and then use the blend in one of the ways described at the top of this page.

• 3 drops Sandalwood essential oil
• 3 drops Frankincense essential oil
• 2 drops Geranium essential oil
• 4 drops Lavender essential oil
• 2 drops Rose essential oil
• 2 drops Angelica essential oil

Deep Relaxation Essential Oil Blend
Add these essential oils in a small glass container, and then use the blend in one of the ways described at the top of this page.

• 6 drops Spikenard essential oil
• 3 drops Lavender essential oil
• 2 drops Jasmine essential oil
• 3 drops Tangerine (or substitute Sweet Orange) essential oil
• 1 drop Ylang Ylang essential oil
• 2 drops Patchouli essential oil

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Cold & Flu Aromatherapy Recipes

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Essential oils can help alleviate discomfort from sinus congestion, sore throat, and cough. Essential oils are known for their antibacterial and antiviral properties.

Inhalation for Sinus Congestion
Place the folowing essential oils in a glass dish filled with steaming water:

• 1 drop Eucalyptus essential oil
• 1 drop Myrtle essential oil
• 1 drop Tea Tree essential oi

Drape a towel over your head, close your eyes to avoid eye irritation, and lean over the bowel and inhale the fragrant steam through your nose and mouth. Keep the towel over the bowel to trap the steam and essential oil vapors for inhalation.

Sore Throat Blend
Add these essential oils to 2 ounces of sweet almond or other carrier oil:

• 3 drops Peppermint essential oil
• 3 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
• 3 drops Bay Laurel essential oil

Gently rub a small amount of this blend onto the neck and throat. This blend can also be used as a chest rub.

Cough Blend
Add these essential oils to 2 ounces of sweet almond or other carrier oil:

• 2 drops Peppermint essential oil
• 4 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
• 2 drops Pine essential oil
• 2 drops Marjoram essential oil
• 2 drops Lemon essential oil

Rub onto the chest to help sooth coughing. For inhalation, combine the essential oils neat (without diluting them in a carrier oil) in a small glass container, and inhale 1 or 2 drops placed on a tissue.

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Aromatherapy Recipes & Blends

Try These Aromatherapy Recipes:

Aromatherapy for Cold and Flu

Aromatherapy for Relaxation

Aromatherapy for the Home

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