POPULAR ESSENTIAL OILS FOR SOAP MAKING

Making your own melt & pour soap is a rewarding and fulfilling process. Making your own soap also allows you to know what exactly goes in your soap and onto your skin.When you make your own soaps, you get to select the essential oils that suits your skin.  

You can never go wrong when you include these top 3 essential oils into your soap making recipe:

 Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender Essential Oil is a popular essential oil. It is used in beauty products and even cleaning products. It is an anti-inflammatory and an antiseptic. It helps with cuts and skin irritations. It also promotes relaxation, which in this busy world we live in today is very important since stress can cause early aging signs on the skin.

Tea Tree Essential Oil

Tea Tree Essential Oil is also an antiseptic. Tea Tree oil can only be found in Australia. It is an essential oil that may be applied directly to the afflicted person. There are very few oils which can. The oil works to cure fungal infections and can help with insect bites. It also helps repel insects from making a meal out of you. 

Clove Oil Essential Oil

Clove Essential Oil comes from a flower on an evergreen tree. Clove oil helps with cuts, bruises, and infections. It is also used for bug bites and for boosting the immune system. Like Lavender Essential Oil, Clove Essential Oil is great for stress relief.

Essential oils make your soap smells great. But scent aside, what makes them stand apart is the health benefits for the skin. Essential oils not only provide physical benefits, but also psychological and spiritual ones too. 

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ESSENTIAL OIL VS FRAGRANCE OILS

When making soaps or candles, you will always come across two kinds of scent options - essential oils or fragrance oils. 

It's easy to distinguish between the two and it is usually by the price tag. Essential oils are far more costlier than fragrance oils. Here's why: 

Essential Oils

Essential oils are natural and plant extracted. The extraction of these essential oils is an entirely organic process. The plants can be cold pressed, steamed or distilled and the oil is separated from the plants. This helps essential oils retain the ultimate health benefits for the user. 

Pure EssentialOils are used to remedy many ailments. They can help alleviate certain ailments such as headache, cuts, bruises, stress, bug bites, muscle pain, hair loss, rheumatism, emotional problems, skin problems, arthritis, and many more. 

So depending on what you need, there is sure to be an essential oil or a blend of different essential oils that can help you.

For example, taking a moment to smell roses can uplift your mood. So rose essential oils can help uplift your mood, it also improves your complexion when applied to skin in its diluted form. It takes 10,000 roses to fill a 5ml bottle so a good bottle of pure rose oil will never come cheap. 

Lemongrass Oil is great for keeping the bugs away along with Tea Tree Oil and Citronella Oil. Rosemary Essential oil is great for maintaining health hair and dandruff problems. Ylang Ylang is known to treat stress and maintain health skin. The list of benefits goes on and on...

Fragrance Oils

Fragrance oils on the other hand are entirely synthetic and man-made. These fragrance oils lack any natural healing abilities that essential oils have. 

Put simply, fragrance oils merely smell good. Many perfumes are made from this type of oil. They are designed to mimic the scents of natural aromas without its benefits. 

Some fragrance oils do contain certain allergenic chemicals that can cause a reaction when used in skincare so it is best to ask your supplier on the contents. 

Beside being priced cheaper, Fragrance Oils tend to have funkier mixes and non-plant derived names since it is not derived from any plant source. 

No matter what you decide to use, always get your oils from a reputable source. 

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SCIENCE DISCOVERY - ESSENTIAL OILS MAY HELP AGAINST CANCER

Did you know that everything has an electrical frequency or vibration. This electrical frequency can be measured in Megahertz (MHz). The human bodies as well as diseases can both be measured in MHZ.

Essential oils possess some of the highest frequencies that can be found in nature, and as such they are able to create an environment that is hostile to disease, bacteria, virus, fungus and more. Their high-frequency property makes them a candidate for fighting the disease; cancer.

Therapeutic grade essential oils can have frequencies as high as 320 MHz. Some examples of essential oil frequencies are as follows: Helichrysum 181 MHz, Frankincense 147 MHz, Rose 320 MHz, Lavender 118 MHz, Myrrh 105 MHz, Sandalwood 96 MHz and Peppermint 78 MHz.

Continue reading here and find out why Frankincense is believed to help protect the body against cancer.

BERGAMOT ESSENTIAL OIL BENEFITS

Bergamot is a beautiful oil derived from the rind of the Bergamot citrus fruit. Craftiviti Bergamot Essential Oil is 100% pure from India and certified in the United States as Therapeutic Grade. 

This oil is extracted from the rind of the Bergamot fruit through Cold Press Method. Craftiviti Bergamot Oil is free from bergaptene which causes photosensitivity. 

Traditionally, this oil is believed to rid worms, heal wounds faster, relieve depression and anxiety, eliminate scars and acne marks, relax nerve and muscles, and more. Read article below for more on the benefits of this useful oil. 

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The health benefits of Bergamot Essential Oil can be attributed to its properties as a deodorant, vulnerary, vermifuge, antibiotic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, sedative, analgesic, antidepressant, disinfectant, febrifuge, cicatrisant, and digestive substance.

Bergamot is a citrus fruit whose rind is used for extracting the Bergamot Essential Oil. The scientific name of bergamot is Citrus Aurantium var. or Citrus Bergamia. It is a tropical plant, but thrives in Europe as well. Its powerful aroma makes it a popular component in msany perfumes, and it is often used as the all-important “top note”. It is derived through cold compression, opposed to the steam distillation of many other essential oils. One of the most common applications that you may not be aware of is its use in black tea. The inclusion of bergamot essential oil in regular black tea is then given a different name – Earl Grey!

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CEDARWOOD ESSENTIAL OIL BENEFITS

Cedarwood Essential Oil (Juniperus Virginiana -also known as Cedrus Doedara, Cedrus Atlantica, and Cedrus Libani)

 Cedarwood has a very woody and grounding smell. 


Blends well with Bergamot, Benzoin, Cinnamon, Lavender, Lime, Lemon, Juniper, Frankincense, Neroli, Rose, Rosemary, and Cypress.

BENEFITS

• Treats acne and skin infections

• Eases coughing

• Treats itchiness especially those caused by insects

• Repels insects

• Reduces inflammation and skin peeling

• Acts as a sedative

• Used to treat fungal infections

• Relieves insomnia

• Promotes hair growth

• Helps those suffering from ezcema

• Dry scalp problems

HOW TO USE
For those suffering from insomnia or sleeping problems, diffuse Cedarwood oil in air or inhale from a cotton ball. 

Diffusing this oil during a party or at a gathering helps calm people down. This oil is used by some tribes with the belief that it brings people together. 

Add 20 drops to your bath and soak in the woody scented water. This is believed to help with arthritis, joint stiffness and skin problems. 

Add 2 drops to a base/carrier oil such as Sweet Almond oil / Jojoba oil and rub onto scalp to promote healthy hair growth and relief dry scalp.


Add to soap making or lotions to improve skin health, acne or skin inflammation.

Add between 10-20 drops to every 100ml shampoo to improve hair growth. 

Always do a skin test on a small area before using.

CAUTION: Avoid if pregnant, breastfeeding, or nursing.  Never use essential oils directly on skin. Always dillute with water or any carrier oils. 

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BASIL ESSENTIAL OIL BENEFITS

Basil oil (Ocimum basilicum)

Basil has a very stimulating scent. It is sweet and peppery. Use with caution as this oil has a very green herbal smell. 

Blends well with Bergamot, Chamomile, Lavender, clary sage, clove bud, geranium, lime, lemon, hyssop, juniper, eucalyptus, neroli, marjoram, rosemary, and melissa.

BENEFITS

• Tones skin
• Enhances luster on dull-looking skin and hair
• Treats acne and skin infections
• Eases coughing
• Used for respiratory problems such as asthma, bronchitis, sinus
• Oily hair or greasy hair 
• Treats itchiness especially those caused by insects
• Vomiting and nausea such as those caused by motion sickness and hangovers

HOW TO USE
For those suffering from congestion or respiratory problems, diffuse Basil oil in air or inhale from a cotton ball. 

Add 2 drops to a base/carrier oil such as Avocado oil / Jojoba oil and rub onto chest.

Add to soap making or lotions to improve skin health.

Add between 10-20 drops to every 100ml shampoo to reduce oily hair and scalp itchiness. 

Always do a skin test on a small area before using.

CAUTION: Avoid if pregnant, breastfeeding, or nursing. However, some people suggest that it increases milk flow, but more research needs to be done.

You can purchase basil oil here

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ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS THAT WILL WAKE YOU UP

Some essential oils have a whooping scent that just wakes you up.

So if you or someone else you know has a lot of issues waking up in the morning here's a blend that helps increase alertness, especially when you need a quick pick-me-up.

Essential oils that wake you up and improve your mental alertness:
Orange, peppermint, lemon, tea tree, eucalyptus

WAKE UP BLEND RECIPES Mix 5 drops of pure orange essential oil and 5 drops of pure peppermint essential oil.

Store this mixture in a bottle and keep the lid on tight. Essential oils tend to oxidize with air and we wouldn't want that. We will call this mix our Pick-a-upper blend.

1) Use the Pick-a-upper blend in a difusser and light the diffuser up in the morning.

2) Add 4 drops of Pick-a-upper blend to 120ml carrier oil such as a Jojoba oil or Apricot Kernel oil and massage onto the temples of your head after your shower. The scent will linger all the way even while you are stuck in a jam to work.

3) Dilute the Pick-a-upper blend with distilled water and spritz onto your cloths. Just breathing in this blend will get you going for the day.

And here's a recipe for a bath bomb that will sure get you up. 

• 1 3/4 cups baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid
• 2 cups corn starch
• 1 tbsp water
• 2.5 tbsp light vegetable oil such as Sweet Almond Oil
• 2 tsp Pick-a-upper blend

Mix all the ingredients together. Press into several small molds, set and keep. 

Drop this in the bath tub during your shower. The vapour from this bath bomb will be like a double shot of coffee in the morning.