The Best Essential Oils Only Essentia Apothecary, Learn the Art of Mixing Essential Oils for Health
Not only is it believed to maintain body stamina, essential oils can also suppress stress and excessive fear with the right concoction.
This will be discussed in more depth through the presentation of Dr. Richard Sabar Nelson Siahaan M.Sc., MARS, as the Indonesian Ethnowellness Doctors Association at the 2023 Indonesia Wellness Tourism International Festival (IWTIF).
According to him, essential oils have two effectiveness, namely local and systemic.
"Locally it is applied directly to the skin, while systemic it can affect the respiratory tract, nervous system, blood vessels and give a comprehensive effect," said Richard.
Various popular aromatherapy
-basil oil
-bergamot oil
-greentea oil
-lemon oil
-lemongrass oil
-nutmeg oil
-tea tree oil
-jasmine oil
- geranium oil
-vanilla oil
- ylang yang oil
- cinnamon oil
- lavender oil
- rose oil
- juniper berry oil
- ginger oil
- cedarwood oil
- patchouli oil
- rosewood oil
- sandalwood oil
He explained that the types of aromatherapy above are already widely available in the country.
"These are widely available in Indonesia, so they are not difficult to find," said Richard.
"But we don't choose them carelessly, so we have to be able to smell what the quality is like, for example the thickness, the smell must be able to be learned if the oil is indeed genuine oil," he added.
Difference between carrier and base oil
Carrier oil
Oil used to carry essential oil molecules that aim to get therapeutic effects in the places needed, but the oil itself has no therapeutic effect
"The material used to dissolve essential oils, is more towards mixing between oils so that they mix," explained Richard.
Base oil
The oil used not only carries essential oil molecules that aim to get therapeutic effects but works synergistically with essential oils to get the desired therapeutic effect
The art of mixing essential oils for body health
The way to mix essential oils is usually called blending by note.
Blending by note is also widely used by perfume sellers, but we can use the blending by note technique, the extraction is also different
"There are three types of notes (aroma), so if the base note evaporates 24 hours, the top note 15 minutes and the middle note after 30 minutes," explained Richard.
Top note is an oil that has a light and fresh aroma, the first to be smelled after being applied to the skin
Therapeutic dose: 3-25 drops in every 30 ml of base oil.
Middle note is an oil that has a longer evaporation time, often called heart note because of its inspiring effect on someone.
Therapeutic dose: 2-10 drops in every 30 ml of base oil.
While the base note is the main oil that must be present in every mixture and mixed first.
Therapeutic dose 1-5 drops in every 30 ml of base oil
example: top note basil oil, middle note jasmine oil and base note ginger oil.
dr. Richard also gave an example of the art of mixing essentials for body health, such as making massage oil.
"Massage oil, for example top note 3, middle note 2 and base note 1," he concluded.
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