What is the 20 30 50 rule for essential oils?
The 30-50-20 rule in essential oil blending is a guideline for creating well-rounded aromatic profiles. It divides a blend into three parts: 30% top notes, 50% middle notes, and 20% base notes. Top notes, like lemon or peppermint, are the first scents noticed but fade quickly. The 30/50/20 rule is a simple ratio that helps balance your scents without overthinking it. It goes like this: 30% top notes, 50% middle notes, 20% base notes. Top notes are what you smell first. They’re light, bright, and quick to disappear, like lemon, bergamot, or peppermint.
How to create your own essential oil blends?
Follow the 30:50:20 ratio when mixing scent notes – 30% top note (3 drops), 50% middle note (5 drops) and 20% base note (2 drops), label each new blend clearly. Essential oil blends perform best after ‘resting’ for a day or so, this will allow the oils to blend and harmonise fully. Can you mix all essential oils together? You want oils that offer notes that blend together well, and sometimes, those with similar notes will clash. For instance, juniper berry and lavender both offer dominant top notes, so blending them can have two aromatics competing and the end result can be too much.
Which essential oils should not be mixed?
The answer is no – there are no two harmless essential oils that become harmful when combined. However, this doesn’t mean that essential oils are without safety considerations. Be sure to follow individual essential oil safety advisories when using them. Whenever essential oils are ‘mixed’ with water without a dispersing agent, there is a risk of irritation, since undiluted droplets of essential oil attach to the skin, often in sensitive areas. Because the oils are warmed up by the water, and also cannot evaporate, they often sting like crazy.
Which two essential oils do not need to be diluted?
There are two exceptions to this rule, lavender and tea tree essential oils can be applied “neat” or undiluted to the skin. When it pertains to essential oils, a “neat application means the essential oil or essential oil blend is applied directly to the skin without being diluted in a carrier oil. Thus, choosing not to dilute essential oils when using them topically (on the skin) is called using them “neat.