Blending Essential Oils

The lab cam caught me blending essential oils for our Queen of Flowers aroma.

A well-balanced aroma works together in harmony. It has good synergy.

Essential oils are classified by three notes. These notes help create the harmony, or synergy.

Top note - it's light; evaporates quickly (e.g. rose).

Middle note - the core, or bulk, of the blend (e.g. jasmine).

Base note - it's a richer, heavier scent that evaporates slowly (e.g. ylang ylang).

I blend the essential oils in a test tube before adding them to the fatty oil (carrier oil). Next, let the blend sit and mature.

When the essential oil blend is ready, I incorporate it into the fatty oil and then into the overall product.

The best part - my lab smells wonderful and it puts me in a happy mood. That's the power of aromatherapy.