How To Make A Fragrant Oil Using Essential Oil

Aroma and fragrance are two different words with almost same meaning. When we walk through a garden we feel good and fresh due to pleasant smell of blooming flowers around us.

So we can certainly say that fragrances are part of our life since old times. In this article we shall discuss about ways to make fragrant oil using essential oil.

Earlier there were natural fragrances like lilies, night queen, jasmine and rose known for their scents and now you get floral perfumes, deodorants and fresheners in the stores. The difference lies in their purity as the ones we use now are synthesized with chemicals and preservatives. If you still wish to enjoy pure fragrances, you can make them with aid of essential oil. It would be interesting to know that most fragrant oils available in the market are combination of essential oils and aromatic chemicals needed for their lasting impression.

Now the popping question is how can one make a fragrant oil using essential oils? Essential oils are pure essence of plants extracted through distinct techniques and are very natural and safe to use as compared to fragrant oils. You can easily get the desired essential oils from market for your favorite fragrance and get going with recipes to create your own fragrant oil. Before we move on to recipes it is good to discuss few basic facts.

When you will move in the market, you might feel that essential oils are expensive to fragrant oils. This can only be explained as fragrant oils are synthetic and diluted with carrier oils hence they come at cheaper rates. Essential oils also offer some wellbeing benefits apart from showering its aromatic magic on you. And finally it is bound to give you assured quality fragrant oil that would have less chances of producing allergy to anyone.

The basic ingredients remain the same for all fragrant oil blends. You can create variety by adding variety in essential oils. The basic ingredients are about five ounces of distilled water and about half ounce of some spirit like vodka. Most of simple fragrant oils are blends of alcohol, fragrant essential oils and distilled water. One has to add essential oils to alcohol slowly and whisk them gradually drop by drop till they merge completely with the oil. The blend has to be left untouched for about two days, then mixed with distilled water and stored in a bottle for about 20-21 days in cold corner of the house. After that strain it get the most pure fragrant oil of your choice.

For few tried fragrances you can start with four drops of coriander and juniper oil blended with five drops of orange oil and a pinch of frankincense oil. Mix these in the way described above with alcohol and distilled water; you will end up with great fragrant oil. Similarly try two –three drops of bergamot, cassis and sandal wood essential oil you will achieved a mild lingering fragrance.

The best part of these recipes is that the fragrant oil you made using essential oil is your own personal fragrance and it will never be common. You just have to be very careful with quantity of essential oil as little change can spoil your creation.

References and links
www.essentialoil.com
www.herbalgarden.com
www.herbspices.com