Aromatherapy Recipes - Part 16

Minty Pantry Spray

100ml ecol dishwashing liquid
150ml lavender floral water
25 drops peppermint Australian essential oil
25 drops lavender spike Spanish essential oil

In a 250ml spray bottle, combine the dishwashing liquid and essential oils.
Add the floral water and combine.
Spray on pantry shelves, kitchen bench tops, or even use to clean the floor.
Caution! Take care on painted surfaces—test first in an inconspicuous area.

Lavender and Sandalwood Furniture Polish

200g beeswax leatherwood
60ml linseed oil
5 drops sandalwood essential oil (optional)
10 drops lavandin essential oil (optional)

You may make this polish unfragranced if you prefer.
In a double boiler (or use a glass jug over a pan of water), heat the beeswax and linseed oil until melted.
Take off the heat and let cool slightly, then add the essential oils if you are using them.
As with all products containing essential or fragrance oils, make sure you test them on your furniture in an inconspicuous place first, as some varnishes will react with the oils.

Peace Potion Bath and Body Oil

100ml avocado oil
20ml camellia oil
12 drops tangerine essential oil
8 drops geranium Egyptian essential oil
5 drops grapefruit pink essential oil

In a 125ml bottle, pour all ingredients. Cap and shake to blend.
(If you add this to your bath, Please Take Care, this will make it very slippery).

Smiling Spirit Bubble Bath

250ml bath and shower gel
22 drops orange Valencia essential oil
12 drops lavender organic essential oil
8 drops olibanum essential oil
4 drops ylang ylang complete organic essential oil

Pour the bath and shower gel into a 250ml plastic bottle. Add t he essential oils, and cap the bottle. Shake thoroughly to blend the oils evenly through the bath and shower gel.
Squeeze some into the bath under running water, or add to a sponge and use in the shower.

Glowing Goddess Body Scrub

60g additive free cleansing lotion
10g body scrub
10 drops bergamot non-phototoxic essential oil
7 drops ylang ylang complete essential oil
3 drops vetiver essential oil

In a small bowl, mix the body scrub with the cleansing lotion. Add the essential oils and stir thoroughly to combine. Spoon the mixture into a 100g jar.
Use once a week to keep your skin glowing.

Sensitive Skin Soothing Oil

15ml borage oil
10ml chamomile matricaria 3% in jojoba
5 drops lavender French population essential oil

Combine all ingredients in a 25ml glass bottle, and apply daily to dry or irritated skin.
Note: Discontinue use if skin irritation occurs.

Orange Delight Bath Milk

100g bicarbonate of soda
150g full cream milk powder
¼ teaspoon pink clay
¼ teaspoon yellow clay
20 drops orange navel essential oil
10 drops patchouli aceh essential oil
10 drops ylang ylang complete essential oil

In a large glass or ceramic bowl, mix the milk powder, clays and bicarbonate of soda. Add the essential oils and stir thoroughly with a wooden spoon, until the oils have been blended into the milk and clay mixture.
Spoon into a 250g jar.

Exotic Flower Bubble Bath

125ml additive free shower and bath gel
10 drops lavender Bulgarian essential oil
10 drops sandalwood Australian essential oil
3 drops jasmine absolute
3 drops Peru balsam essential oil

Pour the bath and shower gel into a 125ml plastic bottle. Add the essential oils, and cap the bottle. Shake thoroughly to blend the oils evenly through the bath and shower gel.
Squeeze some into the bath under running water, or add to a sponge and use in the shower.

Sandalwood and Palmarosa Facial Tonic

120ml orange flower water
5ml solubiliser
10 drops sandalwood west Australian
10 drops palmarosa essential oil
5 drops petitgrain essential oil

Combine solubiliser with essential oils in the bottom of a dark coloured bottle. Slowly pour in the floral water and cap. Shake gently to combine.
Use daily after cleansing the face.

“Oil Free” Moisturising Gel

95ml chamomile German water
5ml aloe vera concentrate
3g sclerotium gum
.5ml grapefruitseed extract
8 drops sandalwood west Australian essential oil
4 drops lavender French population essential oil
2 drops yarrow essential oil
1 drop chamomile German extra blue essential oil

Warm the chamomile water to 60°C in a glass jug or beaker. Add the aloe vera concentrate and mix well.
Sprinkle the sclerotium gum over the water, blending well with a stick blender to remove any lumps.
Allow to cool until the gel begins to thicken and add the essential oils and grapefruit seed extract. Blend well and pour into a 100g glass jar.

Balancing Moisturiser for Combination Skin

50g moisturiser base
4 drops geranium essential oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
3 drops grapefruit essential oil

In a small bowl, thoroughly mix the essential oils into the moisturiser base. Store in a dark coloured 50g jar, and use daily.

After Sun Spray

93ml watermelon water
5ml solubiliser
2ml aloe vera concentrate
10 drops lavender essential oil
10 drops chamomile matricaria 3% dilution in jojoba

Mix the essential oils with the solubiliser and aloe vera concentrate, and then add the mixture to the watermelon water.
Store in a dark coloured spray bottle.

Zesty Shower Gel

100ml shower and bath gel base
16 drops tangerine essential oil
4 drops lemongrass organic essential oil

Add the essential oils to the bath and shower gel and mix well.
Store in a plastic bottle in the shower.

Combat Pressure Massage Oil

100ml rich massage oil
20 drops lavender organic essential oil
10 drops patchouli aceh essential oil
10 drops ylang ylang complete organic essential oil

Blend the essential oils into the rich massage oil and store in a dark glass bottle.

Insect Deterrent Spray

95ml rosemary Australian floral water
5ml solubiliser
12 drops lavender Tasmanian essential oil
5 drops citronella Ceylon essential oil
3 drops fennel sweet essential oil

In a glass beaker, mix the essential oils with the solubiliser. Add the rosemary water and blend well.
Store in a dark coloured spray bottle.

Romance Revival

10 drops rose 3% in jojoba
6 drops jasmine 3% in jojoba
4 drops neroli 3% in jojoba

Blend oils in a shallow saucer, and massage onto pulse points, solar plexus and heart chakra. Also suitable to use as a perfume.

Blooming Marvelous Bath Treat

4 drops rose absolute
1 Tablespoon dried rose petals (crushed)
1 cup magnesium sulphate
1 Tablespoon rose clay
10ml sweet almond oil

Combine all ingredients in a b owl and then add to a warm bath, your skin will feel silky smooth, your mind relaxed and your body restored.

Gardener’s Hand Cream

50g additive free moisturiser
5ml carrot infused oil
10ml hemp seed oil
10 drops lavender French alpine essential oil
20 drops olibanum essential oil
10 drops mandarin essential oil

Mix the moisturiser, carrot and hemp oil together into a small cosmetic jar or pot. Add essential oils and mix thoroughly.

Zesty Foot Butter

50g body butter
10 drops spearmint essential oil
5 drops lime west Indian distilled essential oil
3 drops bergamot mint essential oil
2 drops bergamot non-phototoxic essential oil

Carefully work the essential oils through the body butter until mixed thoroughly. Spoon into a glass or plastic opaque jar.

Soothing Foot Bath Oil

120ml solubiliser
5ml lavender organic essential oil
15 drops chamomile German extra blue essential oil

Blend the essential oils together with the solubiliser and pour into a glass bottle. This goes a very pretty colour, but remember to store it away from the light.
Add a few drops to your footbath for a soothing effect.