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Aromatherapy recipes - Natural remedies to use at home

Aromatherapy recipes can be used to make up essential oil blends for a variety of uses.  Aromatherapists use recipes to create healing oils for specific problems, such as to use in the bath to alleviate menstrual cramps or to evaporate in a diffuser to relieve colds or coughs.  Aromatherapy books are full of useful recipe ideas for using fragrance to promote emotional and physical well being, as well as recipes for using the natural aromas of plant essences in household products, from air fresheners to carpet deodorizers.

There are a number of aromatherapy recipes that can be used to add an aromatic seasonal touch to a home.  For instance, Christmas blends of pure essential oils such as orange, cinnamon, nutmeg or clove oil, can be mixed up and added to a lamp ring or clay pot diffuser to slowly release a warming fragrance into the air.  Aromatherapy essential oils can also be used for hygiene reasons.  For example, tea tree and lemon oil have disinfectant abilities and could be added to baking soda as a natural way to deodorize shoes. 

Aromatherapists use essential oil recipes to use carrier oils to dilute mixtures of certain oils to make soothing skin care products.  For instance, a recipe containing oils such as geranium or lavender, among others, could have aromatherapy benefits for acne and oily skins.  Aromatherapy massage oils can be made up to be relaxing, uplifting or energizing,  depending  on the mix of aromatic oils used.  An aromatherpy recipe book can give detailed instructions on making scented candles, bath oils and blends to relieve a variety of symptoms, all of which can make nice aromatherapy gifts.

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Caroline Smith is a successful freelance writer and regular contributor to http://www.aromatherapy-essential-oils.ws - A comprehensive online guide to the uses of aromatherapy and essential oils.