Month: February 2011

Combine: 8 Drops Rosemary essential oil, 5 Drops Pine essential oils and 2 Drops Peppermint oil with approx 125ml water into a spray bottle.

Give the car a spray when you have to make a long journey, remembering to give the bottle a good shake first and it will help to keep you awake and alert throughout the trip. If you find your are forgetting to shake the bottle each time, try adding some polysorbate solubilizer to the blend.

Whether it is from being glued to an entire game of Cricket on the television or working too hard and staring for hours at a computer screen, many of us will suffer from sore tired eyes. Take fifteen minutes of ‘you time’, lie down in a darkened roomwith your feet raised above head level and place a cool compress over your eyes using cotton wool pads soaked in either a floral water containing Rose, Geranium or Neroli essential oils or a mix of equal parts Witch Hazel extract and cooled boiled water.

When trying to shed some of those post Christmas pounds Grapefruit essential oil can be a good friend. Diffusing it into the room or sniffing it during the day can help suppress the appetite and balance the body which increases the metabolism. Using Grapefruit essential oil in massage can promote the appearance of smooth undimpled skin in those cellulite prone areas  by stimulating the lymph glands and encouraging the removal of toxins from the body.

When choosing a scent for your soap, you have the option of either fragrance oils which are man made and can contain alcohol, and pure essential oils which are natural and extracted from plants. Our fragrance oils come in a wide range of popular scents, however, if you are just learning the art of soap making, we recommend that you stick to using essential oils as they can be added either with the oils you are using or at the trace stage successfully. Fragrance oils can be a little trickier to use as they can only be added at the trace stage and sometimes can cause problems with seizing.

Sandalwood powder is an excellent addition to any soap, lotion, exfoliator or face mask recipe. It has the same antimicrobial and antiseptic properties as Sandalwood essential oil but also has additional balancing and astringent properties. It can also help to hold the other fragrances or essential oils you may wish to add.

Our Organic Castille Liquid Soap is a natural product which is gentle on the skin and will not take away its natural oils. My mixing in a small amount of Sweet almond oil to create a smooth, creamy lather and a couple of drops of Rose Geranium essential oil, you will have yourself a beautifully fragranced, soothing cleanser.