Aromatherapy paves a way to better health and well being with its wide range of therapeutic blends. A therapeutic blend is simply put, a blend of essential oils of a certain nature for a therapeutic purpose. The blend may be mixed with a carrier oil, which helps to dilute the blend depending on the strength of its component essential oils.
I would like to introduce a few blends here, that will help in calming the mind, relaxing the body and cleansing both the body and the mind. I have given the composition of the blends - in terms of major, minor and trace and not in terms of exact measurements, as they have more to do with personal taste of the blender.
Few commonly available carrier oils are sweet almond, cocoa butter, olive, shea butter, jojoba. My personal favorite in terms of its consistency and lending itself to the blend with its natural scent is sweet almond. It also has a great effect on the skin visibly softening it.
CALMING
- Rose - Major
- Amber - Major
- Gardenia - Minor
- Carnation - Minor
- Camphor - Trace (Beware, its an irritant oil)
Instantly calming, this blend is best taken as inhalation - in a fragrance vaporizer preferably.
RELAXING
- Rose - Major
- Amber - Major
- Gardenia - Minor
- Eucalyptus - Trace
This blend very similar to the calming blend can be used in the bath due to its absence of any irritants and the pleasant fragrance of the rose.
CLEANSING
- Lotus - Major
- Frankincense - Major
- Amber - Major
- Cedarwood - Major
Purifying the body and soul (Frankincense), a cleansing bath with this blend would make all the difference.
More on cosmetic blends in ‘Looking Good’ soon!