How to Make Your Own Aromatherapy Mood Perfumes

October 12, 2009 | By admin In aromatherapy essential oils |

Perfume and scent have always exerted an extraordinary power over the senses and emotions. If you choose to use pure essential oils to make your own very special aromatherapy perfume, beside smell good, it actually helps to change moods.

The fascinating aspect of working with essential oils is that each essential oil has an individual character that contributes to the overall fragrance of an aromatherapy mood perfume. You may refer essential oils reference guide for each essential oil’s properties. Choosing your own choice of essential oils according to the mood you desire is great. Deciding to create a special perfume to help stimulate a particular mood is like opening a box of fragrant spells. It’s full of surprise!

We are captivated by scents: they move us emotionally and arouse deep feelings. Using sensual essential oils for Perfumes awaken sensual instinct, bring back nostalgic reminiscences and allow the imagination and fantasy to run riot. Poetry and the other arts have always celebrated this evocative power of perfume to move our emotions and bring us into the realm of the senses.

Any application of essential oils affects your moods, because you smell their scent during an aromatherapy treatment. However, when you choose to use essential oils specifically to affect your feelings, their transformative, sensuous power is most evident. Making mood perfumes is one of the most creative ways to unlock the magic potential of essential oils. Try to use some mindful, intuitive ritual techniques when creating mood perfumes to make the experience magical.

How to make a mood perfume

Ingredients:

* A 10 ml (2 teaspoons) dark glass bottle (a rollette bottle with a roller-ball insert is best)
* 10 ml (2 teaspoons) of sweet almond or jojoba oil
* Essential oils of your choice (up to 50 drops)

Method:

1. To make up any of the classic mood perfumes, take the dark glass bottle and pour in half of the sweet almond or jojoba oil.
2. Add your choice of essential oils and shake well. Then pour in the remaining base oil, shake again, and leave to mature for a few days. In the unlikely event that you develop a rash from using the perfume, dilute it with more base oil.