Essential Oils Blog

Here's a really quick DIY for all you lovers of the healing power of touch. Make your own massage oils easily with your favourite essential oils. Make sure you are using high quality essential oils as your skin is just going to draw it right in. You don't want any fillers or synthetics!

​You'll need:
Carrier oil of your choice
One little bottle of essential oil

A carrier oil is just an oil that is used to dilute the essential oils, named as such for their ability to "carry" the oils to the skin. I love coconut oil, olive oil, or vegetable oil (our ready-made V6 vegetable oil is great for custom blending). If you're not sure what essential oil to use, see our series of blog posts on "one little bottle," or our shop page for inspiration.


Then, pick a favourite essential oil scent, Lemon Myrtle or Frankincense perhaps, or try a blend. The blends are single essential oils that have been specially combined together to work in harmony, for every aspect of your life. Most are named for the feelings they are said to encourage. The great thing about these essential oils is that you only use single drops at a time, like as in, one drop (talk about economical) and if stored properly will last indefinitely. I use pure essential oils of a high quality as they are going to be absorbed by the skin.

I use little pinch bowls for mixing up small amounts of massage oil. Maybe you have some little bowls that you use for serving sauce? This is perfect. Pour in your carrier oil, add a few drops of your essential oil. Stir gently. Can you smell the aroma? If not, add a couple more drops. Don't overdo it, these essential oils are very pure, and in a concentrated form, so you really don't need much at all. Of course, you could also mix up larger amounts if you like. Add 8-12 drops of essential oil into a larger bottle. Easy! Would make a lovely DIY gift too. Just print off and attach a lovely personalised label. 
Warm a small amount between your hands. Apply to yourself or someone you love!

If you're not so much the DIYer, we have a selection of beautiful, pre-blended massage oils ready to go, with names like Sensation, Cel-Lite, Relaxation, Dragon Time and Ortho Sport, you're bound to find something to suit your particular tastes.

​Have you ever made massage oil before? What's your favourite blend?

I'm learning the importance of taking time for myself, to explore what could be for my life, if I only let go of the past, of things that hold me back from achieving my dreams. Things like old mindsets, old beliefs. Shaking off the old things, and stepping into something new. It's time to break free! To be free.

Here's a little oil blend to help you achieve all you can be. It has been expertly formulated to help you become aware of limitless potential when used aromatically. Awaken is a blend of five other oil blends, and is the first step toward making positive life changes. 
It contains the blends:  Joy, Present Time, Harmony, Forgiveness and Dream Catcher. 

You can use this oil by diffusing in a mist diffuser, directly inhaling from the bottle, or dilute and apply topically.
Be aware though, that this blend can make you photosensitive, so avoid direct sunlight and UV rays for at least 12 hours after applying to skin. It is available in a 5ml or 15ml bottle. 
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These little bottles smell incredible. It's like walking into a field of wildflowers, and taking a deep breath in. Ahh.... It's difficult to describe! I will say though, if you've ever stuck your nose into the middle of a fresh, heavily-scented rose, these oils are just as deliciously scented.

​We also stock the essential oil bracelet if you're interested! Just a couple of drops of oil on your bracelet and you're good to go. No nasty chemicals, just a beautiful natural scent, using custom blends as the mood takes you. 

I hope you can find time today to find yourself. To journal, and remember what you used to love. To sit at peace, and plan your dreams. Then, tomorrow, find your true calling, and walk in positive changes for your life.

​How's your future looking today? Are you achieving your dreams? 

 The one little bottle we will uncover today is the bottle called Joy. Joy™ is an uplifting blend of pure essential oils that creates magnetic energy and brings happiness to the heart, inspiring romance and togetherness. This blend is calming, balancing, uplifting and relaxing. Joy has an alluring and sweet scent, and can promote love, happiness, and confidence. I happen to love this blend, it was one of the first I purchased....but then, I am biased!

The essential ingredients in this happy blend are: Furocoumarin-free Bergamot (Citrus aurantium bergamia) peel oil †, Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata) flower oil †, Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) flower oil †, Lemon (Citrus limon) peel oil †, Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) seed oil †, Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) peel oil †, Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) oil**, Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) flower oil †, Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martini) oil †, Rose (Rosa damascena) flower oil †.
†100% pure, therapeutic-grade essential oil 
**The Jasmine is an absolute or essence, rather than an essential oil.

The sweet scent of Ylang ylang comes through in this essential oil blend. If you love the more floral scents, then you will enjoy this beautiful blend. 
A few ways you can infuse your life with Joy:

• Use Joy to help release emotional blocks.
• Apply to wrists, ears, neck, feet, or over heart to encourage emotional transformation and inspire love and relieve hopelessness.
• Use Joy for an emotional lift, and for inspiration to live through passion or joy.
• Wear as a natural fragrance, just one drop at a time is all you need!
• Diffuse to invite a sense of romance and bliss.

All that in one little bottle! What have you found Joy in today? Are you living your life with Joy?

Love on your linens with this delightful little spritzer you can make yourself!

Be sure to patch test an area of your linen first. Avoid oils with a strong colour hue.
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Have you bought fresh linen recently?  What's your favourite natural scent?

Oh, how I love spices. The aroma of a lovely curry, some fresh gingerbread men, or the smell of banana bread spiced- ever so slightly- with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. The essential oil blend we are uncovering today packs a powerful spicy punch. Thieves essential oil blend was born by inspiration of the legend of four 15th-century French thieves. These thieves  formulated a special aromatic combination of botanicals, used while robbing the dead and dying.

I highly recommend you do some research on the benefits of Cloves and Cinnamon, two of my favourite essential oils contained in this blend. They are amazing. 
This essential oil is not recommended for topical use, due to the high concentration of this blend. Feel free to use to your hearts content in creating your own natural cleaning products, diffuse or directly inhale for the benefits though! Have you tried any new natural cleaning products lately?

En-R-Gee contains the naturally occurring constituents alpha-pinene, eucalyptol, camphor, myristicin, and geranial. When used, it can be energising, revitalising, uplifting, and rejuvenating. As well as rosemary, juniper and lemongrass, it contains naturally energising essential oils such as nutmeg, black pepper, and clove. En-R-Gee may increase mental alertness and enhance energy and mental clarity.

You can diffuse En-R-Gee in your diffuser, directly inhale straight from the bottle, or dilute with our V6 carrier oil and use for topical application....mmm, energising massage oil. 

Are you feeling the energy? Could you use an energy boost?