Archive for the 'Balms & Lotions' Category
Change Your Mood with Aromatherapy
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Here is an interesting article on how you can change your mood using Aromatherapy by Susie Cortright
Contemporary healers, therapists, and marketing gurus are grabbing hold of a phenomenon that insects and animals instinctively understand: the power of aroma.
Scientists pursue aromachology (the study of scent and its ability to change human behavior) for its role in […]
Lavender Aromatherapy Lotion Bar
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Ingredients:
100g coconut oil
100g sweet almond oil
100g beeswax
5ml (1tsp) lavender essential oil
Instructions:
Gently melt the coconut oil and beeswax together over a low heat. As soon as they have melted, stir in the sweet almond oil and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly. Stir in the lavender essential oil once cooled and mix […]
An Aromatherapy Healing Herbal Salve
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Ingredients:
1 oz dried comfrey leaves
1 oz dried calendula flowers
2 cups olive oil
1 oz pure beeswax
4 drops tea tree
4 drops lavender essential oils
1 400 vitamin E
Instructions:
Slow Fry in olive oil for 5 hours. Do not let the oil boil or bubble. A Crock-Pot or the lowest temperature setting on a range should be suitable for heating […]
Aromatherapy Healing Salve for Cracked Hands & Feet
Saturday, January 5th, 2008Ingredients:
1 oz Beeswax
1 oz Calendula infused olive oil
1 oz Plaintain infused olive oil
1 oz St. Johnswort infused olive oil
6 drops Vit E
5 drops Pine needle essential oil
5 drops chamomile (german) essential oil
5 drops Lavendar essential oil
5 drops Tea tree essential oil
Instructions:
Melt beeswax and olive oils together over low heat. Once melted, remove from heat. Then […]
Aromatherapy Cooling Foot Salve
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007Ingredients:
10 oz. coconut oil, solid
2 oz. jojoba oil
3 oz. olive oil
3 Tbs. candelilla wax
1/2 oz. beeswax
1 oz. cocoa butter
.5 oz. menthol crystals
10 drops peppermint essential oil
10 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
10 drops naouli essential oil
Instructions:
Combine the coconut, jojoba, and olive oils with the waxes and cocoa butter. Melt over low. Stir to blend. Once melted, remove […]
Scrapes and Scratches Aromatherapy Healing Balm
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Ingredients:
1 ounce Beeswax
4 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
5 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
15 drops lavender Essential Oil
8 drops Tagetes Essential Oil
5 drops rosemary Essential Oil
Instructions:
1. Place the beeswax and sweet almond oil in a small, heavy-bottomed pan
2. Heat very gently until the beeswax is just melted and no more than that.
3. Add the essential oils and […]
