Aromatherapy Blending for Aroma
In order to produce an inviting scent, aromatic aromatherapy essential oils are often blended together. This blending is an art. The entire aim of aromatic aromatherapy blending is to create a pleasing fragrance, although therapeutic advantages can also be gained.
Although the smell of the blend is the main focus, the health and safety aspects of blending is also of concern as some oils can be hazardous in their concentrated form. For some people with particular medical conditions there are oils that can cause adverse reactions. It can take years to master the art of aromatic aromatherapy blending as there are so many oils to choose from and the possible combinations are endless.
Producing an aromatherapy perfume is a bit like composing music. It combines base notes, middle notes and top notes to form a pleasing aromatic experience using essential oils that go together well without competing with one another and which lasts the perfect amount of time.
Aromatherapy blending in order to produce a perfume can sometimes use synthesized chemicals that smell like essential oils. The use of chemicals over essential oils is often because they are cheaper and more reliable in quality. Personally I think that this defeats the whole purpose of aromatherapy blending. The natural oils may not be so consistent but they win hands down with bio-energy.
Depending on the particular aromatherapy product, blends often contain alcohol, carrier oils, herbs, water and of course essential oils to make unique blends. There are various categories of essential oils such as minty, woodsy, floral and oriental. Although they can also blend well with those in other categories, oils in the same category usually work well together. Various new scents are released at irregular intervals as the oils harmonize and evaporate at different stages.
Aromatherapy Blending For Therapeutic Use
Improving an emotional or physical condition is the main object of aromatherapy blending for therapeutic use. A pleasing smell from the blend would be nice but it is not necessary. Care must be taken to make sure that the oils are not detrimental to other areas of the person being treated, whilst at the same time the blend should combat the specific areas needed.
Discretion must be exercised when selecting the oils to be used. Some oils are not recommended for pregnant women or people with certain medical conditions, for example. In instances where there is more than one ailment to be cured, different oils can be combined to target these conditions but the oils must blend well together in order to reap the benefits. Essential oils have different effects during aromatherapy blending; some are used to energize, others are used to relax and there are kinds that combat against pain.
As you can see aromatherapy blending is an art.
