Dispersible Bath Oil

This bath oil has been formulated to disperse in water so there are no little globs of oil sitting on top, floating aimlessly around the tub. :-) Made with rice bran oil, emulsifier and luscious blends of essential oils.

Spicy Rose Scented Body Balm

This creamy body balm warms to the touch so you can easily rub on the areas needing moisturizing. Sweet floral with warm spicy notes.

Herbal Foot Soak

Our feet. Quite possibly the most neglected parts of our bodies. And you know if you don't take care of them they will pay you back. Pamper those babies with a warm soak loaded with herbal goodness. This foot soak is scented with lemongrass and spearmint.

Vanilla, Orange and Clove Soap

Freshly cut!

Made with organic ev olive & coconut oils, wheat germ oil & cocoa butter, activated charcoal & Australian black clay and titanium dioxide. Scented with essential oils of folded orange, vanilla and clove. Man, it smells good!

A Work In Progress

This is a new blend I started. It's still in the early stages but so far so good. It contains folded orange, black pepper, blood cedarwood, frankincense and sandalwood essential oils.

No name yet...

Well...At Least They're Here

I purchased 13 different essential oils and they were delivered today. Unfortunately I've been having allergy issues for the past few days. If my nose isn't running, it's stopped up. I made a blend last week and gave it (a little) time to settle. Yesterday: I get my test strips out, add a drop of the blend, fan, sniff...........nothing! I can't make out a single note and I KNOW what's in it. I can't wait for this to run it's course so I can get back to work. At least I can sit and stare at all the bottles...until the Benadryl kicks in.:)

Peppermint EO

Mentha piperita
Extraction method: Steam Distilled
Perfumery note: Top

Peppermint (IMO) is one of the most versatile essential oils available. A very recognizable scent, as well as, flavoring. I find that I use peppermint quite often and not just for blending. The cooling effect is very soothing, especially in the summer months and is great in muscle rubs. A component of the chemical makeup of peppermint is menthol, which is what gives it it's cooling effect. It is found in many products like toothpaste and shampoos.

Initial thoughts:

Cool (sometimes cold), sweet, fresh, strong, sharp

Color evoked by the fragrance:

Blue! So often I see bath & body products that have peppermint notes and they're colored with red coloring, I guess resembling the candy. I always see blue when I think of peppermint.

Blends well with (short list):

Anise

Bergamot

Eucalyptus

Fir

Lemon

Orange

Safety precautions:

Possible skin irritant, always use diluted. Should be avoided by pregnant women and not used on children under age seven. Avoid using nears eyes.

Side note: Works great as an additive to bath water. DO NOT, however, use more than about a teaspoon in a full bath (just my personal recommendation). Better yet use the hydrosol, unless you want a really cool bath. No make that a cold bath. Because peppermint is soooooo cooling you could really freeze your tush off in warm/hot water. OK not really but it feels like it.

{grumble}took me an hour to warm up.

Rosemary EO

Rosmarinus officinalis
Extraction method: steam distilled
Perfumery note: middle

Rosemary is commonly grown and used not only as a seasoning for food but also for its therapeutic and fragrant properties. I will only be focusing on the extracted oil used for fragrance purposes. It would be reckless on my part, however, if I didn't at least make note of the safety precautions of rosemary essential oil.

• Avoid during pregnancy
• Do not use if you suffer from epilepsy
• Do not use if you have high blood pressure

Initial thoughts:
Green, fresh, herbaceous, sharp, medicinal, very slightly sweet

Throughout the day the green and sweet notes dissipate and it becomes more sharp and medicinal with a slight pine note.

Compared to fresh rosemary the EO is not as sweet with the fresh herb not as medicinal.

Color evoked by the fragrance: green

Blends well with (short list):
citruses
geranium
ginger
peppermint
spearmint
tea tree

Olfactory Training Begins Again

I've stepped away from my studies of natural essences for a short while. Now it's time to get back to work, continue to train my nose to become familiar with and be able to detect the wonderful scents of nature. Today I made a list of the oils I'll be studying over the next week or two. I'm already familiar with, and have blended with, each one but I feel the need to start back at the beginning. That's just something that I do.:)

The essences I've chosen to work with:
-Bergamot
-Vetiver (I love this stuff lol)
-Cloves
-Anise (fresh)
-Geranium
-Rosemary
-Tonka Bean abs
-Jasmine Sambac abs
-Elemi
-Citronella
-Peppermint

I'll add my notes as I go along.

Aromatic Adventures

Let me start off by saying I love scent. Definitely “good” scents but “bad” scents have their place. How else would we appreciate the scents we love if they weren’t interrupted by the more (subjective) offensive odors? I have been blending a limited number of essential oils for several years but only recently become much more interested in digging deeper and becoming more familiar with plants & their essences. So I will be posting my aromatic adventures and sharing my studies & samplings of what nature has to offer. Or at least what I can get my hands on. :)

All are welcome to follow this path with me. Comments, questions, suggestions, constructive criticism…it’s all appreciated!

So, now I am patiently waiting (OK maybe not so patiently lol) for three orders of essential oils & absolutes to arrive, that I purchased over the weekend. I'm really excited at the thought of sitting at my work table and taking in all the different smells.

On the way I have absolutes of rose, maile vine 3x, tonka bean, jasmine sambac, fenugreek, hay, labdanum, nutmeg, honey, mushroom and cassie. Also essential oils of bergamot, frankincense, myrrh, sandalwood (mysore) and fresh star anise. Several I've used before but there's nothing wrong with a bit more...research lol.

I also have ruh khus, ruh kewda and choya nakh preordered. I should be getting those around the middle to end of this month.

Rose Sweetwater

It was proper during medieval times to wash one's hands with scented water prior to feasting. Handwashing took place before and often after meals. A basin was placed under the hands of the feastgoers and scented water was poured from a ewer (pitcher). A clean towel was made available for drying hands. This practice takes place still today in restaurants that offer finger bowls prior to serving meals.

This particular sweetwater was made with distilled water infused with fresh rose petals & fresh rosemary, white wine, orange and lavender essential oils and jasmine absolute.