Going Natural With Aromatherapy Perfume

The art of elevating one’s mood and feeling of well-being through the use of essential oils of plants, seeds, herbs, and flowers is the crux of aromatherapy. Propagators and users of aromatherapy perfumes and essential oils question why one must use artificial products when nature has so much to offer. Usually aromatherapy perfumes are highly concentrated and therefore must be applied on pulse points all over the body. Pulse points are places on the body where the pulse can be felt and the body heat in these areas can easily transmit the fragrance of the perfume. Pulse points where one can apply perfumes include the wrists, navel, between the breasts, back of the hands, on the inside of the elbow, back of the neck and on the collarbone. Apart from aromatherapy perfumes, one can also find bath oils, soaps, colognes, shower gels and moisturisers scented with essential oils. One can use these in tandem with aromatherapy perfumes to enhance the feeling of well-being. Apart from this, aromatherapy candles also disperse the fragrance of essential oils in the atmosphere adding to the mood of any place. 

 

Different aromatherapy perfumes have variant effects on a person’s mood. Also the effect of the oil changes from person to person. Usually fragrances like sandalwood, rosewood, mandarin orange and grapefruit increase vitality. Similarly evergreen, cypress, cedarwood, juniper, bergamot and sandalwood relieve stress and increase confidence. Lime, monoi from Tahiti, bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, sandalwood, and jasmine relieve anxiety and help lift up the spirits. Since different scents affect individuals differently, one should try out a variety of aromatherapy perfumes to create a blend that suits one’s personality. Aromatherapy perfumes are available online and at stores stocking natural products. When ordering online it is advisable to ask for samples before placing the final order. In this way one gets to experience the aroma of the essential oils.

 

With instructions available in books, pamphlets and online, it is relatively easy to make one’s own aromatherapy perfume at home. The process involves a lot of trial and error but is extremely satisfactory. The basic aromatherapy perfumes include floral, citrus and woody fragrances. It is simple to make a floral aromatherapy perfume. Just add 10 drops of jasmine or any other floral essential oil to one ounce of a carrier oil like Jojoba. Bottle it and use as required. Citrus perfumes do not last very long and therefore have to be reapplied at regular intervals. Nevertheless, they are extremely popular and can be made by mixing 4 drops of Lemon and 6 drops of Orange with 1 ounce of a carrier oil. The use of aromatherapy perfumes is not limited to women alone. Men too use these fragrances and woody scents and Cedar, Sandalwood, and Patchouli are very popular among them. These often form the basis of most men’s colognes, after-shaves and deodorants. Learning about the various essential oils is the first step in making aromatherapy perfumes. Next is experimentation. Mix single drops of essential oils of your choice and then feel their effect on a blotting paper. If you like it, dilute with a carrier oil and bottle for use. Here one must be very careful and know the properties of the oils used before mixing them. Certain oils react adversely to each other and thus cannot be blended. Making an aromatherapy perfume is thus an easy, but exciting hobby.