Aromatherapy Recipe – Blending For Healing

Aromatherapy recipe deals with blending different essential oils in correct proportions in order to get the right mixture for healing of various ailments. Each essential oil has its own properties that give it the healing power for particular ailments. However, by blending different essential oils, the properties of the mixture can be accentuated so that common ailments such as depression, stress, nausea, fatigue, menopause and immune deficiencies can be cured. Apart from its healing powers for physical and emotional problems, beauticians also use aromatherapy recipes for cosmetic purposes.

You can only master the art of blending various essential oils and establish the correct aromatherapy recipe for a particular purpose, whether therapeutic or cosmetic, if you have proper knowledge about the properties of each of the essential oils especially regarding their aroma and therapeutic values.

An aromatherapy recipe can only be successful if you know the general properties of essential oils. These are as follows:

1)     Essential oils are extremely volatile and if they are applied directly to the skin, they can be very harmful. So, they should be applied through carrier oils such as sunflower oil, hazelnut oil, almond oil or grape seed oil.

2)      Certain essential oils such as clove, cinnamon, sage and hyssop are not suitable for home use.

3)      Some essential oils such as clove, fennel, basil, cinnamon, marjoram, peppermint, sage, rosemary, white thyme, juniper, myrrh and rosemary can prove to be harmful if used during pregnancy.

4)      If you wish to perform steam facials, you should not use the following essential oils: ginger, juniper, tea tree, bay, pine and clary sage.

5)      Lemon, lime, bergamot, orange and some other essential oils are photosynthesizing. As such you should not go out in the sun after applying these essential oils.

6)      The essential oils that should not be used in aromatherapy are: Rue, Tansy, Mugwort, Sassafras, Wormwood and Thuja.

As opposed to commercial perfumes in which chemical products are also used, aromatherapy only uses natural ingredients such as essential oils, grain alcohol, water, herbs and CO₂. It’s also important to remember that essential oils are divided into different groups based on their aromatic features. For example, the floral types include lavender, jasmine and neroli essential oils. The oils in the same group generally blend very well but it’s also possible to blend oil from one group with oil from another group and create a unique aroma.

 

The general guidelines for blending essential oils for an effective aromatherapy recipe are given below:

1)     The first step in this direction should be to get a proper aromatherapy guide and consider the safety aspects, especially with regard to side effects, possible hazards, essential oil allergies and the proper procedures for blending the essential oils.

2)     Extreme care should be taken regarding cleanliness and avoiding contamination of the essential oils. A professional blending kit should be procured for blending.

3)     At every stage of your blending trials, you should maintain written notes of the steps and the amounts of the oils that you are using and also the results, whether they’re successful or not.

4)     To start with, you should follow the tested recipes and leave the experimentation till after you are able to distinguish the subtle differences of the mixtures as each drop of oil can have dramatic effects.

5)     Lastly, start your learning process with the essential oils that you are familiar with and whose properties are known to you. Essential oils are expensive and frivolous experimentation might prove to be a costly proposition.

Aromatherapy recipe basically involves blending of the correct essential oils in the right proportions in order to get maximum healing benefits.