Welcome to aromatherapy with essential oils
Blending top, middle and base notes
and what kind of Carrier oil can be used.

47 detailed profiles of individual essential oils which are divided into groups relating to the part of the plants from which each one is extracted.

  • Flower oils
  • Fruit, berry and seed oils
  • Wood, resin and gum oils
  • Leaf and root oils


  1. Flower oils

    2. Precious and expensive, floral oils have a special place in aromatherapy, and here, only some are represented among hundreds of differents flowers.
    The visual and aromatic effects of flowers can be extremely strong. Their colours make them attractive and lure you in to experience their aroma.
     
  2. Fruit, berry and seed oils

    3. all have powerful cleansing effects that have been used for culinary and medicinal purposes as well as in aromatherapy massage. In addition, we frequently work to stimulate the system to detoxify itself, and many massage movements, for example those performed on the legs, are designed to encourage the lymphatic system to rid the body of excess fluid.
     
  3. Wood, resin and gum oils

    4. with aromatic ingredients that have links far back to the ancient history of perfumery, ritual and medicine. The oils all originate in exotic locations, and have connections with cultures and philosophies that are thousands of years old. Their protective and healing properties are still relevant today.
     
  4. Leaf and root oils

    5. around half of essential oils in an aromatherapist's kit usually come from leaves, the commonest source of aromatic plant tissue. These have cleansing properties. Root oils are valuable too, and are used for their warming and strengthening effects.
     


Top, middle and base notes


When you open an essential-oil bottle, the first smell that hits you consists of Top note molecules. After a few seconds, the heavier molecules start to evaporate and you begin to smell the whole aroma of the essential oil, including the Middle note and the Base note. This is why when smelling the perfume of the oil your first reaction may be positive but after a while you change your mind. It is the heavier molecules escaping the bottle at a later stage that you are rejecting. It is best to pour a little of the oil onto a tissue or testing strip, as this will give you the full aroma when you smell it.

  1. Top notes hit you first. They do not last long, but they are very important because
    they give the first impression of the blend. They are sharp, penetrating, volatile, extreme and either cold or hot, but never warm
  2. Middle notes give body to your blends; they smooth the sharp edges and round the angles. They are often warm, round, soft and mellow. Middle notes typically form the bulk of the blend.
  3. Base notes are the fixatives: they deepen your blend and draw it into the skin, giving it roots and permanence. When smelled from the bottle, base notes seem rather faint, but when applied to the skin they react strongly and release their power.



Carrier oil for special blends

  1. Base carrier oils :
    1. sweet almond
    2. apricot kernel
    3. borage
    4. coconut
    5. macadamia
    6. peach kernel
    7. sunflower
  2. Heavy viscous carrier oils :
    1. avocado
    2. evening primrose
    3. jojoba
    4. rose hip
    5. wheatgerm ( may cause an allergic reaction in some people )
    6. neem seed
  3. Macerated oils :
    1. calendula
    2. camelia
    3. carrot
    4. hypericum or st john's wort


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