Making Solid Perfume – A Simple Recipe Using Essential Oils

The Simplicity of Making Solid Perfume

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While filling up your little perfume containers with your favorite homemade perfume is fun, easy and exciting, you’ll find that making solid perfume is even easier.

Most of the supplies for making solid perfume can be found at a craft and health food stores. Therefore, read this list and get to the store so we can get busy making your favorite scent solid perfume.

•     A small glass bowl for mixing

•     1 saucepan

•     1 stirring stick or straw

•     A glass, stone or ceramic container for your perfume

•     Essential oil of your choice

•     Beeswax

•     Almond or jojoba oil or vitamin E

Put 1 tablespoon of almond or jojoba oil and 1-tablespoon wax in the small glass jar. Put about an inch of water in the saucepan and put the far in the water. Bring the water in the saucepan to a boil to allow the wax to melt. When it’s completed melted and liquid, remove it from the stove.

Add about 8 to 12 drops of essential oils into the mixture. Stir it with a straw or stirring stick, allowing as little as possible to stick to them so as not to waste any of your precious perfume. Make sure it’s thoroughly mixed.

Pour your liquefied wax into your glass or stone container and let it cool for at least 30 minutes. The mixture you’ve made will make about one half ounce of solid perfume. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll want to make a larger amount.

When you’re ready to use the perfume, all you have to do is rub your finger on the surface of the perfume and rub it on your neck, wrist or any place you desire. You’ll find that solid perfume is easy and fun to make, you’ll want to experiment with many different fragrances. It’s great for traveling and can be put in a small container of your choice and carried in your purse or glove compartment.

Different fragrances can be made for medicinal or special purposes. For instance, a mixture of lavender or chamomile oils makes a very relaxing scent. Applying solid perfume of cypress or cedar is great for a foot rub. You’ll find that you not only will want to have several of these unique perfume scents in your home but they make great gifts as well.

Methods of Making Perfume

Making perfume is an art that’s been around for many centuries. To many, it’s much more than an art. It’s a creation of thought, inspiration and care, resulting in some of the most beautiful fragrances imaginable.

Although there have been different methods implemented through the years, the general principle and purpose of making perfume is the same: extracting the desired scent.  In an earlier chapter we covered many methods of extracting fragrances from various plant parts.  There are actually two methods of scent extraction today: effleurage or distillation.

•     Effleurage is a process where a glass plates are filled with highly purified and odorless animal or vegetable fat, where petals of your chosen are placed. The petals of fresh flowers are pressed into the fat.  The petal will stay in the grease for a few days so the essence has a chance to disperse and leak into the compound.

After a few days, remove the petals and replace them with freshly picked ones. This process continues until the greasy compound if saturated with the essence. You’ll have to do this process a few times to get to this point. Once the saturation point has been reached, the petals are removed and the grease and fragrant oil mixture, also known as effleurage pomade, is washed with alcohol so the extract can separate from the grease.

The remaining grease is used to make soap and, once the alcohol evaporates, you have the essential oil you need for perfume. Effleurage is not only very time consuming but an expensive way of extraction as well. This process if often used for jasmine and tuberoses.

•     Distillation is a process where steam is used to capture the fragrance. The plants or flowers are put in the top part of a sill on perforated trays, with the bottom part filled with water. The water is brought to a boil, as it’s the steam that brings out the fragrances and scent-bearing components, which are transferred into an attached glass-cooling worm so it can be refrigerated and condensed.

The essential oil and water mixture is put into bottles, where the essential oils will rise to the top leaving the scented water on the bottom. While the scented water is used for toilette water and other purposes, the essential oil is made into the finest perfumes.

Although technology has provided perfume makers with state-of-the-art equipment to make their perfume quickly and efficiently, the methods are still basically the same. Once they have the desired perfume, they don’t stop there. Being chemists as well as artists of the trade, they’re able to mix them with other essential oils to create exotic and beautiful fragrances.

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Essential Oils: Understanding Notes When Making Perfume

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When planning to make your own perfume, it’s important to understand the basics. When we think of expensive perfume, we automatically think of France, since France is the perfume capital of the world. Although the French did not discover perfume, they were the ones that turned making perfume into a Science.

While the perfumers in France were not the original creators of perfume, they were the geniuses that figured out a way to make the fragrances last longer than a few minutes. Their method was by layering the different fragrances. They started using the three layers that we now call “notes.”

If you’ve never made perfume before, you may not know the importance of using the different notes. For the best fragrances, you can’t just throw together several essential oils and hope for the best. Some fragrances are stronger and longer lasting than others. Knowing what essential oils are in each note group will help you to make some beautiful and interesting creations with your perfume. Notes are what make up the difference between perfume and cologne.

Perfumery is a science.  Today’s perfumes are made with synthetic copies of essential oils as real oils would be too expensive to use in the mass production of perfume.

You will find most perfumes on the market today are diluted with alcohol and water. In your own laboratory, you may also want to use oil to dilute your perfume, although using alcohol will make them last longer.  As you begin to blend your fragrances, you will want to experiment with a variety of different aromas.  Most perfumes fall into one of the five categories:

* Woodsy

* Floral

* Oriental

* Spicy

* Citrus

It takes a bit of experimenting with essential oils to get the scent that you want.  Making perfume is definitely an art and, like any art, the result will depend on the time, inspiration and imagination that go in the product. Perfume is seldom made with just one fragrance. They’re usually a blend of up to three or more fragrances. These fragrances, in the perfume world, are called “notes.” Perfume consists of base notes, middle notes and top notes.

Base notes, usually the backbone of the perfume, is what the users will remember most about this particular fragrance. This scent of base notes will last the longest in the air. Examples of base notes are Vanilla, Sandalwood, Lichens, Cinnamon, mosses or other woodsy scents. The middle notes are usually the inspiration for the perfume and often a floral scent such as Geranium, Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Lemongrass or Neroli. Top notes are usually the selling point for the perfume as well as the first name listed. Common top notes include Rose, Lavender, Orchid, Lemon, Bergamot or other citrus or herbal scents.

As with any good creation, it’s combining the right mixture of ingredients that counts. Using notes that go well with each other will give you a beautiful fragrance you’ll never tire of wearing and your friends will never tire of smelling. Your friends will constantly be asking you what you’re wearing and where you got it. Imagine their surprise when you tell them it’s your own creation!

One of the keys to successful perfume making is in mixing the right blend. Don’t just assume because you happen to like two different fragrances that they’ll make a good mixture for perfume. Before you waste a lot of time and money on essence oils, make some samples. Although making your own perfume is a lot cheaper than buying perfume, essence oil can get costly as well.

If you’re considering blending a couple different oils together, put them on a cotton swap or perfume tester strip and let them sit overnight. In the morning, check out what they smell like and if you’re pleased with the results, you have your new perfume fragrances and you’re ready to start creating your own masterpiece!

A.  The Base Oil (Base Notes) – This will produce the scent that stays longest on the skin and for this reason it is usually added to the mixture first. Some of the fragrances with a base note include: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Patchouli, Cedarwood, Clove, Cinnamon, Mosses, Lichens, Ferns and Frankincense.

Base notes are what you smell after about 30 seconds of applying it to your skin. The based and middle notes are what make up the main fragrance of the perfume. However, for a perfume to be successful, they must have a combination of all three notes.

B.  The Middle Oil (Middle Notes) – This also influences the smell of the perfume for quite some time, but not as long as the base notes does. Some of the fragrances with a middle note include: Lemon Grass, Geranium, Rosewood, Neroli, Jasmine, Rose, Hyacinth and Ylang-Ylang.

Middle notes are what we smell when the scent from the top notes disappears. It is generally considered as the heart of the perfume and often server to cover up any unpleasant scents that may come from the base notes. This scent often evaporates after 15 seconds.

C.  Top Oils (Top Notes) – This is added to the mixture after the middle notes, and may then be followed by some other substance which will help to bridge the scents together. Some of the fragrances that are top note include: Orchid, Rose, Bergamot, Chamomile, Lavender, Peppermint, Lemon, Orange and Lime.

Top notes are the scents that you smell as soon as you apply it. If you’ve ever sprayed a perfume in a store, the smell you get immediately after spraying is coming from the top notes. The top notes, although they quickly evaporate, are what give us our first impression of a perfume.

Your fragrance will contain one or more from each of the above categories: base note, mid note and a top note. Some perfumers recommend using a four note, a bridge notes such as Lavender or Vanilla. The bridge is what will help the other three blend together well and is often Vitamin E oil, Jojoba oil or carrier oil, which you can get at a health food store.

The top note is the first to evaporate on your skin.  It is also the first impression that you have of the fragrance.  The mid note stays on a little bit more and the base note is what will remain on your skin for hours.

The base note will react with your skin to form a scent of its own.  This is why no two perfumes smell exactly alike on any two people.  It is also the reason why you should test out a perfume for about a half an hour by putting a dab on your wrist, doing your shopping and then taking a sniff to see if you still like the scent.

It is very important that when you are making perfume, you mix the extracts in the above order starting with base, then the middle and finally adding the top note. Typically, you add equal amounts of each type in order to produce the right sort of perfume.

The nice thing about using “therapeutic” perfumes that you make yourself is that the essential oils can actually help heal anything troubling you, or even give you energy, while also giving you a pleasant scent.  Because regular perfumes they are made with synthetics, they cannot boast of this power.

When using pure essential oils, there will be quite a difference to ratios when making perfumes, however, and are meant to be used sparingly.  For instance, you will dilute the perfume with one tablespoon of carrier oil or alcohol to about 30 drops of essential oils.  As you can see, the ratio between essential oils and either carrier oil or alcohol is almost equal.

For floral notes, use Rose, Lavender or Geranium.  For woodsy notes, you can use Sandalwood, Myrrh or Frankincense.  For Oriental notes, use Mandarin, Jasmine or Ylang Ylang.  Spicy notes can be Ginger, Neroli, or Nutmeg.  The citrus notes are Orange, Lemon, Lime and Grapefruit.

It takes a bit of experimenting when mixing blends at home. Perfumery is an art unto itself and takes years to practice.  Perfumers today still practice this art and make scents that fail.  It is all a matter of personal taste and seeing what blends well with what.

One nice perfume recipe that you can use is very simple and combines woodsy with oriental:

Basic Perfume Recipe – Oriental

1 tablespoon Carrier oil

15 drops Sandalwood Essential Oil

5 drops Jasmine Essential Oil

4 drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil

This particular fragrance is a very romantic perfume!  Perfumes were commonly used as aphrodisiacs to attract a mate.  This one is no different. It has a unique scent with a pleasant base note, but again, perfume scents are very subjective.  Be sure to experiment a little before you decide to open up your own perfumery.

For this perfume, you will only want to use just a dab on your wrists and behind your ears to carry the scent with you throughout the day.  Because the essential oils are so concentrated in this blend, you do not want to use too much.

There is an old saying that your perfume should not walk in the room before you do.  You want people to remember a pleasant scent, not be overpowered with fragrance.

In addition to being a pleasant perfume, the above aromatherapy fragrance also works to promote energy as well as putting you aiding in creating a romantic mood. Both Jasmine and Ylang Ylang are powerful aphrodisiacs, so only use this blend with caution.

You will find the recipe listed above is also beneficial for relaxing as well. The benefits of using aromatherapy in your own perfumes are the following:

* Completely natural products and non toxic

* Have healing powers as well as a pleasant fragrance

*You can have a scent that no one else has (don’t underestimate this one – there are people who pay plenty to create their own scent at perfumeries in Paris).

* Much less expensive in the long run.

The disadvantages?  You have to play around with scents for a little bit before you hit on what you like.  Make sure that you write each ratio of every essential oil used in a particular scent as nothing can be more frustrating than actually coming up with the fragrance of your dreams and then not remembering how you ended up making it.

Keep in mind, when making your perfume, that you can mix and match different essential oils to get the scent that you want. The purpose of using the specific notes is to ensure you have a fragrance that’s not only appealing but one that lasts as well.

Making Your Own Perfume

Who says you can’t make your own perfume? Why pay hundreds of dollars for a large bottle of your favorite perfume when you can easily make your favorite fragrances in the comfort of your own home. Have you ever put your two perfume bottles side by side and wished you could combine them? By making your own perfume, that’s exactly what you can do. Here’s a list of everything you’ll need to begin the art of making your own perfume.

•     Dark bottles to store your perfume

•     3 fragrance or essential oils

•     Cotton swabs or perfume tester strips

•     At least 4 Glass droppers or pipettes

•     Jojoba oil or another carrier oil

•     Plastic sheeting or old newspaper to protect your work space

•      Labels for your bottles

Now that you have your favorite fragrances, also called notes, in front of you, you’re ready to get started. You’re going to want to choose one fragrance from each category: top, base and middle. This will make for the perfect blend.

For those of you that don’t know what Jojoba oil or carrier oil is for, it’s to help dilute and blend your three fragrances together before they’re ready to apply to your skin.

It’s a good idea to do a test sample of the mixture you want to make before actually making the perfume. Choose the fragrances you’re considering using, put a drop of each on a cotton swab, and let sit overnight. If it’s what you want in the morning, you’re all ready to start. A good selection would be Sandalwood for the base, Orchid for the top and Honeysuckle for the middle.

Before you begin, cover your workspace with plastic or old newspaper as the oils can easily stain your table or countertops. You’ll want to use a separate pipette or dropper for each note you use. You should use a basic combination for the perfect blend. This combination consists of one part top, one part middle, two parts base and one part jojoba oil or other carrier oil. For instance, you’ll use one part honeysuckle, one part orchid, one part carrier oil and two parts sandalwood. Keep in mind, each part may be up to 40 drops, depending on your container size.

Using the pipette and squeeze bulb, suck each essence oil into the bulb so it can be put in your storage bottles. You may need to squeeze more than once to get the amount you want. Just make sure you use the right ratios. Remember to use a separate pipette or glass eye dropper for each oil. You will not be using the carrier oil at this time.

When you’re oils are all mixed in the container, put a lid on the container and let them sit for at least a day in a cool dark place. After sitting, the fragrance will intensify. Take the cover off and see if they have the desired scent. If so, you’re ready to add your carrier oil. If not, you can add more essences oils and let it sit longer until you get the desired smell. If you’re satisfied, cover it tightly once again and let it sit. This time you may want to let it sit for at least a week so the fragrances can really get to work. At the end of this sitting period, you should have the perfume of your dreams!

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The Art of Perfumery

The art of making perfume is an art anyone can master. If you have the supplies and a little imagination, you’ll find making perfume is fun and very easy. Whether it’s something you want to tackle on your own or as a way to bond with your daughter, making perfume is a great way to spend an afternoon or evening. As easy as it is to make perfume, there are certain myths about making perfume or little hints that may help you to achieve the fragrance you desire.

 Essential oils are extracted from a plant and although “one drop” may not seem like very much, keep in mind that these oils are in their pure undiluted form. A few drops goes a long way so unless you want a perfume that’s overwhelming and overpowering, follow the directions carefully. If it says five drops, use five drops. It’s much easier to add more drops if you desire a stronger scent than it is to remove drops when the perfume is too strong!

 While we’re on the subject of overwhelming perfumes, you may notice that your nose may not be working as it usually does after you’ve smelled so many different essential oils. In other words, what’s actually a very strong smell your nose may not be picking up as such.  There’s a very simple way to correct this problem. Hold coffee grounds or fresh coffee beans a couple inches from your nose and inhale several times. You’ll soon find your nose working once again!

 To avoid making perfumes with weird and off-the-wall fragrances, make sure you stay with a base, middle and top note. As much as you may like many different fragrances, not all of them will go well together. It’s also imperative that you put in the oils in a specific order, which is base, middle and top is last.

 If someone tells you that you can use tap water instead of distilled water, don’t listen to him or her. Using distilled water is necessary for your perfume venture to be successful. The one thing you can substitute is Vodka instead of alcohol. In fact, Vodka works excellently with perfume as it enhances the fragrance, making it last longer. You may want to try brandy but keep in mind that it will not blend well with all oil fragrances.

 Take notes while you’re making your perfume. There is nothing more frustrating than making the perfect creation only to find out you couldn’t do it again if you tried!

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Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon Essential Oil

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Citrus Limonum tree, a small thorny evergreen tree grown in India, as well as Israel, Europe, Florida and California delights us with the zesty fruit of Lemon. From the peel or rind of the fruit, we obtain its invigorating light yellow essential oil that has a thin consistency, with a rich aroma.

During the middle ages, Lemon essential oil gained popularity for its therapeutic properties among the Greeks and Romans. It especially increased notoriety when the British began using the fruit to keep their sailors from contracting scurvy. 

The health benefits of Lemon essential oil can be attributed to its stimulating, carminative, and detoxifying effects. Its wide range includes Lemon essential oil’s capability as an antiseptic to treating stress disorders.  In Japan, a study has shown that Lemon essential oil vapor has anti-stress effects by modulating both the Serotonin and Dopamine neurotransmitter systems. The study’s conclusion stated that Lemon essential oil has both anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects. Other research in Japan showed a significant improvement in mental accuracy for office workers inhaling the aroma. Another recently published study showed that Lemon essential oil actually limits the toxicity of scopolamine, which causes dementia and memory loss. Lemon oil actually prevented these effects from occurring.

Because of its good taste and low cost, Lemon is very popular in cooking and serves as a good source of vitamins, which strengthens the immune system and stimulates the white blood cells to better fight diseases and improve circulation in the body.

Lemon oil blends well with many other essential oils including Lavender, Tea Tree, Cinnamon, Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Rosemary essential oils.

Uses for Clove Essential Oil

Uses For Clove Bud Essential Oil

1.  Add a few drops of Clove Essential Oil to a simmering pan to dispel household cooking odors.

2.  Selling your home? Fill your kitchen with the aroma of Clove essential oil. Simmer a few drops of Clove essential oil in a pan of water on the stovetop.

3.  Got a toothache? Clove Bud Essential Oil is a great choice. Place a couple of drops of Clove essential oil on gums for dental pain, toothaches, mouth ulcers, and sore gums.

4.  Add a couple of drops of Clove essential oil to a candle at your next barbeque or outdoor party to repel mosquitoes.

5.  Folklore says sucking on two whole Cloves without chewing or swallowing them helps curb the desire for alcohol.

6.  To relieve nausea or stop vomiting, a few drops of Clove essential oil to a glass of water to drink. If not possible to get patient to drink, try one drop of Clove essential oil on the tongue.

7.  Clove essential oil is effective against strep, staph and pneumomocci bacterias.  Use diluted in a spray for the throat.

8.  Ugly cold sore? Apply a drop of Clove essential oil or use in a bath.

9.  For shingles, Clove essential oil helps topically or in a bath.

10. Add a couple of drops of Clove essential oil into a massage oil to help relieve stiff muscles and rheumatic joint pain.

11.  For chills, add a couple of drops of Clove essential oil to a bath oil blend.

12.  Clove essential oil helps to stimulate digestion, restore appetite and relieve flatulence.

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Clove Essential Oil

Clove Bud Essential Oil

From the Maluku Islands, known as present day Indonesia’s Spice Islands comes the Clove tree, brought to the Middle East and into Europe well before the first century. During the late 1400’s, the Portuguese cornered the Clove market, assuming control of the Maluku Islands. Spain unwilling to violate a treaty with Portugal, explored new ocean routes to the West Indies to obtain Clove, which led to the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

Clove Bud essential oil is distilled from the Syzgium aromaticum tree, a slender evergreen that can grow up to about 36 feet. The gray barked tree has shiny dark green elliptical shaped fragrant leaves. It thrives in lush tropical environments close to the ocean. Buds appear at the beginning of the rainy season. When they change to a bright red, this signals they are ready for harvest and are beaten from the tree and dried. One kilogram (2.2 lbs) of dried Clove buds yields about 150 ml (1/4 pint) of light golden yellow oil that has a medium to strong spicy rich aroma.

The word Clove is the Latin word, Clavus, meaning, “nail” because of the shaft of the bud resembling a nail. It is renown among the Chinese and Indian people for its medicinal value. Clove and Nutmeg also was considered very valuable in Europe during the 16th and 17th century. And no wonder since Clove relieves dental pain, toothaches, mouth ulcers, and sore gums, while its odor helps to neutralize bad breath. Today, it is frequently added to toothpastes and mouthwashes. It has also been found to help with other health problems like indigestion, coughs, asthma, headaches and blood impurities.

Alternative Medicine and Natural Remedies online forum reports, “This oil is high in Eugenol, a natural compound that successfully eradicates a myriad of harmful microbes including tuberculosis, oral & periodontal issues, scabies, parasites, wounds, cancer, autoimmune, Fibromyalgia, all respiratory concerns, cystitis, diarrhea, amoebic dysentery, fatigue, thyroid malfunction, bacterial colitis & ulcers, lymphoma, warts, viral hepatitis, neuritis, chronic skin disorders, insect bites, snoring & excellent for removing toxic chemical build up internally.” Clove essential oil is also antimicrobial, antifungal, antiseptic, antiviral, and aphrodisiac with stimulating properties.

Because of its antiseptic quality, it is effective for treating wounds, cuts, athlete’s foot, fungal infections, bruises and acne. It is also very good for insect bites and stings and a number of other conditions. Clove essential oil has been found to be helpful when battling flu’s and colds and is used by dentists and in many dental products.

While Clove Bud embellishes itself with stimulating properties, it encourages sleep with motivating dreams and creates a sense of well-being and courage.

Used as a spice in cuisines all around the world, Clove is a treasure trove of minerals like Calcium, iron, sodium, hydrochloric acid, phosphorous, potassium and Vitamins A and C. It is the most powerful known antioxidant, coming in at approximately 10,800,000, the highest rating on the ORAC scale of any organic substance. Clove stops free radical damage dead in their tracks. 

Clove Bud essential oil blends well with Lemon, Peppermint and Rosemary essential oils.

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Uses for Peppermint Essential Oil

Uses For Peppermint Essential Oil

1.  Place one drop of Peppermint Essential Oil on your tongue for bad breath or after a meal to freshen breath.

2.  Peppermint relieves diarrhea or other digestive ailments, including indigestion.  Place one or two drops on tummy or on tongue for instant relief.  Inhaling Peppermint is also great for nausea.

3.  To relieve aches all over the body, blend several drops of Peppermint essential oil with a carrier oil and massage into muscles.

4.  Peppermint works wonders for headaches.  Inhale deeply from an open bottle or place one or two drops of Peppermint essential oil on the temples or back of the neck.

5.  Peppermint is great for recovering from jet lag.  It resets your body’s clock and helps you recover quicker for a long trip.

6.  Always carry Peppermint essential oil with you while traveling in a car to help prevent motion sickness. Massage several drops of Peppermint essential oil on the abdomen, place a drop on the tip of the tongue or wrists, or inhale to soothe minor stomach discomfort associated with travel.

7.  For creepy crawly pests such as Silverfish and Centipedes, place several drops of Peppermint Essential Oil in places that collect moisture: basements, under cabinets, or in garages.

8. To stop ants in their tracks, wipe your cabinets with a damp sponge and 6-8 drops of Peppermint essential oil.  Place several drops on windowsills, along woodwork or in corners of kitchen countertop. You can also dilute 1:1 with water in a spray bottle and use as needed. Reapply in 2-3 weeks.

9.  Uninvited guests, such as mice hate Peppermint essential oil.  Add several drops of Peppermint in places where you suspect mice have been.

10.  For indigestion or upset stomach, place one drop of Peppermint essential oil in 1/2 glass of water to sip slowly to aid digestion.

11.  Bad sunburn?  Add 6-8 drops of Peppermint essential oil in the bath to cool the body in summer. It is also great in the winter for skin protection.

12.  To help reduce a fever, sponge the body down with cool water that contains one drop of Eucalyptus, Peppermint, and Lavender essential oil each. Or, just two drops of Peppermint essential oil.

13.  Stay alert behind the wheel.  Place 2 drops of Peppermint essential oil on a tissue and place in front of your car’s air vent to keep you mentally alert.

14.  Try dabbing a few drops of Peppermint essential oil on your face every night for the treatment of acne, pimples, insect stings, eczema and other skin infections.

15.  Peppermint essential oil works great as a natural herbicide.  Spray on unwanted weeds in the garden.

16.  Give your feet a break! The menthol derivatives in Peppermint essential oil have traditionally been used in foot oils because of their healing smell and ability to kill bacteria and fungi. It will relax muscles, while the plant chemicals in them kill a wide range of germs and bacteria commonly found on the feet causing foot odor.

17.  Massage several drops of Peppermint essential oil for an invigorating foot scrub. Combine with Lavender essential oil for a soothing massage.

18.  Try Peppermint essential oil for spasms and to help reduce pain and swelling.

19.  For bursitis, combine Peppermint essential oil with a carrier oil and massage in.

20.  Peppermint Essential oil can be infused into chocolates or any other sweets by placing loose chocolates in a box, then placing a piece of absorbent paper with a drop of Peppermint essential oil on it. Cover and sit for a couple of days.

21.  Make your own refreshing cup of Peppermint Tea, by placing a drop of Peppermint essential oil in a cup of hot tea.

22. Combine Peppermint essential oil with Lavender to help prevent colds and flu.  Use only a couple of drops in a bath, massage oil or for inhalation.

23.  For a deep facial cleanse, add a drop or two of Peppermint essential oil to your facial scrub or cleanser.

24.  Peppermint essential oil detoxifies the liver and is an effective treatment for indigestion, irritated colon, and odorous intestinal gas.

25. Peppermint essential oil inhibits the further progress of herpes virus.  Drink two cups of warm Peppermint tea during the periods when the virus is most active.

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Peppermint Essential Oil

Known for its minty fresh leaves, Mentha piperita better know as Peppermint is used in a wide variety of applications, including teas and other beverages, soaps, shampoos, cigarettes, toothpastes, ice creams, candies, medicines, cosmetics, and chewing gums.  Its effect on the digestive system is one of the reasons for its popularity as a favorite ingredient in after-dinner mints and chewing gums. Peppermint is refreshing, stimulating, and promotes clarity and alertness.

Studies at the University of Cincinnati revealed Peppermint essential oil improved concentration and mental alertness. Alan Hirsch, MD also discovered this oil helps to trigger the brain’s satiety center in hypothalamus which gives the body a sense of fullness after a meal.

Because of its mostly cool menthol content (85%), Peppermint is found in most liniments to relieve painful muscle spasms and arthritic conditions. Its energetic scent was said to be an aphrodisiac in ancient times.

In Egypt, Peppermint was found in tombs dating from 1000 BCE. As one of the oldest herbs used for digestion, Peppermint is extremely effective against stomach ailments and helps with gaseous indigestion and an irritated colon. Its antispasmodic action relieves the smooth muscles of the stomach and gut, aiding with stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is also successful in treatment for odorous gas due to intestinal parasites or Candida. Peppermint essential oil is also great for headaches, fevers, colds and flu. In addition, this pale white oil is hepatic and works to detoxify the liver.

Peppermint essential oil contains numerous minerals and nutrients including manganese, calcium, iron, magnesium, folate, potassium, and copper. It also contains omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin A and Vitamin C. 

Peppermint essential oil blends well with Lavender, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, and Lemon essential oils.

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Which Essential Oil Do I Use For What?

Here’s a great remedy chart for finding the right essential oil for the right job.  For more information about how essential oils can heal the body naturally, please visit our website at http://HealWithOil.com.

Acne: Tea Tree, Lavender, Eucalyptus and Clove

Allergies: Lavender, Rosemary

Anxiety:  Lavender, Eucalyptus

Arthritis:  Eucalyptus, Lavender, Lemon and Rosemary

Artistic Condition: Clove, Cinnamon and Peppermint

Asthma: Eucalyptus, Lavender, Peppermint and Tea Tree

Back Pain: Clove, Lavender, Peppermint and Rosemary

Bruises: Clove, Lavender

Burns: Clove, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree and Lavender

Candida: Eucalyptus, Tea Tree and Lavender, Cinnamon, Clove, Peppermint and Rosemary

Cellulite: Lemon, Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Rosemary

Colds and Flu: Lemon, Peppermint, Clove, Tea Tree, Rosemary, Eucalyptus and Lavender

Cold Sores: Tea Tree, Clove and Cinnamon

Cuts: Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender and Lemon

Dandruff Treatment: Rosemary, Tea Tree and Lavender

Depression: Lavender, Cinnamon and Peppermint

Dermatitis: Lavender, Peppermint

Detoxify: Peppermint, Rosemary and Lemon

Diabetes: Cinnamon, Rosemary, Lavender (used with Doc In the Box Blend)

Eczema: Tea Tree, Lavender

Emotional Discomfort: Cinnamon, Lemon and Rosemary

Epidermophytia: Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender and Lemon

Epstein-Barr Syndrome or Virus: Cinnamon, Clove, Lemon, Tea Tree, Rosemary and Lavender

Eye Strain/Exhaustion: Cinnamon, Lemon, Rosemary

Fatigue: Lavender, Lemon, Eucalyptus, Peppermint and Rosemary

Fever: Lemon, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Rosemary and Peppermint

Grief: Rosemary

Gloomy Feeling: Lavender

Hair Loss: Lavender, Rosemary and Eucalyptus

Headaches: Eucalyptus, Lavender, Rosemary, Lemon and Peppermint

Heart Attack: Lavender, Peppermint and Lemon

Herpes: Eucalyptus, Lemon and Tea Tree

High Blood Pressure: Lavender, Lemon and Cinnamon

Immune Deficiency: Lavender, Lemon, Rosemary, Tea Tree and Eucalyptus

Inability to Concentrate: Rosemary, Peppermint, Lemon 

Indecision: Eucalyptus, Rosemary

Infection (Bacterial or Viral): Tea Tree (with Rosemary), Lemon, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Clove, Cinnamon and Doc In A Box Blend

 

Insect Bites: Tea Tree, Lavender and Eucalyptus 

Insomnia: Lavender

Irritability: Lavender

Lice: Eucalyptus (with Lavender or Peppermint)

 

Malaria: Lemon

 

Melanoma: Lavender

 

Memory:  Rosemary, Peppermint and Lemon

Menstrual Cramps: Lavender, Rosemary, Peppermint

Motion Sickness: Lavender, Peppermint and Rosemary

 

Nausea: Cinnamon, Clove, Lavender and Peppermint

Nervous Exhaustion: Peppermint, Rosemary (better to inhale from the vial)

Oily Hair: Rosemary, Lemon

Dermatitis: Lavender, Peppermint

Detoxify: Peppermint, Rosemary and Lemon

Diabetes: Cinnamon, Rosemary, Lavender (used with Doc In the Box Blend)

Eczema: Tea Tree, Lavender

Emotional Discomfort: Cinnamon, Lemon and Rosemary

Epidermophytia: Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender and Lemon

Epstein-Barr Syndrome or Virus: Cinnamon, Clove, Lemon, Tea Tree, Rosemary and Lavender

Eye Strain/Exhaustion: Cinnamon, Lemon, Rosemary

Fatigue: Lavender, Lemon, Eucalyptus, Peppermint and Rosemar

Fever: Lemon, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Rosemary and Peppermint

Grief: Rosemary

Gloomy Feeling: Lavender

Hair Loss: Lavender, Rosemary and Eucalyptus

Headaches: Eucalyptus, Lavender, Rosemary, Lemon and Peppermint

Heart Attack: Lavender, Peppermint and Lemon

Herpes: Eucalyptus, Lemon and Tea Tree

High Blood Pressure: Lavender, Lemon and Cinnamon

Immune Deficiency: Lavender, Lemon, Rosemary, Tea Tree and Eucalyptus

Inability to Concentrate: Rosemary, Peppermint, Lemon 

Indecision: Eucalyptus, Rosemary

Infection (Bacterial or Viral): Tea Tree (with Rosemary), Lemon, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Clove, Cinnamon and Doc In A Box Blend

Insect Bites: Tea Tree, Lavender and Eucalyptus 

Insomnia: Lavender

Irritability: Lavender

Lice: Eucalyptus (with Lavender or Peppermint)

Malaria: Lemon

Melanoma: Lavender

Memory:  Rosemary, Peppermint and Lemon

Menstrual Cramps: Lavender, Rosemary, Peppermint

Motion Sickness: Lavender, Peppermint and Rosemary

Nausea: Cinnamon, Clove, Lavender and Peppermint

Nervous Exhaustion: Peppermint, Rosemary (better to inhale from the vial)

Oily Hair: Rosemary, Lemon

Open Pores: Lemon, Peppermint

Overindulgence: Lemon, Peppermint, Tea Tree and Eucalyptus

Pest Control/Insects: Clove, Lavender and Lemon

Physical Exhaustion: Rosemary (bath, massage)

Pigmentation: Lemon, Tea Tree

Pneumonia: Lavender (with Lemon or Peppermint), Tea Tree (with Cinnamon)

Polio: Lemon

Poison Ivy/Oak: Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree and Rosemary

Psoriasis: Lavender, Clove, Tea Tree and Rosemary

Rashes: Lavender, Tea Tree

Recall and Memory: Rosemary, Peppermint, Clove and Lemon

Shingles: Clove, Thyme, Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Lavender

Scabies: Lavender, Peppermint and Rosemary

Shock: Peppermint, Tea Tree (with Lavender)

Scars and Stretch Marks: Lavender

Skin (flabby/fatty): Rosemary, Lemon

Skin (irritated): Lavender, Tea Tree

Sprains: Lemon and Peppermint

 

Strep: Cinnamon (with Lavender), Doc In The Box Blend

 

Stress: Lavender, Rosemary

Teeth Whitening: Lemon

Tropical Infections: Cinnamon, Tea Tree

 

Typhoid: Cinnamon, Peppermint

 

Uplifting: Rosemary

Warts and Calluses: Lavender, Lemon and Tea Tree

Weakness: Rosemary

Weight Loss: Lemon, Rosemary

Wounds: Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Rosemary, Peppermint, Tea Tree and Doc In The Box Blend 

Open Pores: Lemon, Peppermint

Overindulgence: Lemon, Peppermint, Tea Tree and Eucalyptus

Pest Control/Insects: Clove, Lavender and Lemon

Physical Exhaustion: Rosemary (bath, massage)

Pigmentation: Lemon, Tea Tree

Pneumonia: Lavender (with Lemon or Peppermint), Tea Tree (with Cinnamon)

Polio: Lemon

 

Poison Ivy/Oak: Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree and Rosemary

Psoriasis: Lavender, Clove, Tea Tree and Rosemary

Rashes: Lavender, Tea Tree

Recall and Memory: Rosemary, Peppermint, Clove and Lemon

Shingles: Clove, Thyme, Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Lavender

Scabies: Lavender, Peppermint and Rosemary

Shock: Peppermint, Tea Tree (with Lavender)

Scars and Stretch Marks: Lavender

Skin (flabby/fatty): Rosemary, Lemon

Skin (irritated): Lavender, Tea Tree

Sprains: Lemon and Peppermint

Strep: Cinnamon (with Lavender), Doc In The Box Blend

Stress: Lavender, Rosemary

Teeth Whitening: Lemon

Tropical Infections: Cinnamon, Tea Tree

Typhoid: Cinnamon, Peppermint

Uplifting: Rosemary

Warts and Calluses: Lavender, Lemon and Tea Tree

Weakness: Rosemary

Weight Loss: Lemon, Rosemary

Wounds: Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Rosemary, Peppermint, Tea Tree and Doc In The Box Blend

The following information is taken from Rebecca Park Totilo’s latest book, Heal With Essential Oil.  To get your copy, please visit http://HealWithEssentialOil.com.

Acne Buster – Easy Recipe Using Essential Oils

For more information about how to use essential oils, please visit http://HealWithOil.com.

Here’s a simple formula for treating acne!

What You Will Need:

15 Drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

10 Drops Lavender Essential Oil

2 Ounces Jojoba or Almond Oil

What To Do:

1. Combine all ingredients into a dark glass bottle. Shake to mix.

2. Apply with a cotton ball to affected areas before bed.

Holy Smoke – Temple Incense and What It Represents (Hebrew acronym)

Just as the Holy Incense was to be burnt perpetually, we are to pray continually and be ready to pray at any time as needs arise,

“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer” (Romans 12:12).

Burning the resins on hot coals is reminiscent of the fiery trials we face from time to time. When the testing of our faith becomes difficult we immediately cry toward Heaven for help.  And, like the heat of the coals that release the aroma of the incense instantly, our prayers in times of need are instantly released.  This is when Elohim (God) turns a bitter experience into something sweet.

Teshuvah or true repentance is the ability to restructure a new life out of the raw ingredients we are given to work with and transform it into a sweet fragrance pleasing to Him.

And Yahweh is there, expecting our prayer and ready to “meet with thee” (Exodus 30: 6).  When He hears our prayer, He responds. He gets great joy when we seek Him out in fervent pray,

“Ointment and perfume (incense) rejoice the heart.” (Proverbs 27:9)

The Torah states that this is the most powerful form of offering – because it has the power of life and death.

In the Midrash (Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 14), the letters of the word Qetoret can be read as an acronym: q (Koof), j (Tet), r (Reysh) and a t (Tav). This acrostic starts with the letter q for vd,qo Qodesh, which means holiness and the letter represents the back of the head or last. j is for hr’h\j’ Tohorah which means purify and the letter j means, to surround.  r is for ~x;r; Racham which means Mercy and the letter r  means head or the highest. The final letter t is for hw”q.Ti Tikvah which means hope and the letter t means covenant, sign or cross. When you put it all together, it says:

Koof (Behind/back of the Head – last)

Tet (Surround)

Resh (Head or the highest)

Tav (Covenant, Sign, Cross)

He is the head of the body and it is his holiness that purifies us and surrounds us with His love.  His mercy offers us hope and it is through His covenant on the cross that we can enter into His presence. Simply put, “Yahweh has got your back.”