Essential Oils for Christmas and the Winter months……

26/11/2007 by Joanna.

With the weather being so cold at the moment, it’s making us realise that Winter, and indeed Christmas, is not too far away.  When we get indoors, it’s lovely to block the chilly weather outside and let the wonders of essential oils cast their magic.

There are a few aromas that are synonymous with Christmas and using a selection of essential oils you can bring these lovely natural scents into your home.  Synthetic air fresheners seem to be advertised whenever I turn on the TV, however, most of these have to be used in a well-ventilated room and not inhaled, surely this defeats the object ?

To create a natural aroma, which has therapeutic properties as well, you just need to add a few drops of pure essential oil to an oil burner, a vapouriser, a light bulb ring or just a piece of cotton wool (this can be placed on the top of a warm radiator to disperse the aroma).

The scents which spring to mind are:-

Orange, Cinnamon and Clove.  Just blend two drops of orange and cinnamon leaf essential oils with one drop of clove bud essential oil.

Pine, the smell of Christmas trees.  You can also add a couple of drops of Pine essential oil to a log before you put it on a fire (keep the essential oil bottle away from the flames as the oil is flammable).

Frankincense has been used for thousands of years and is always associated with Christmas.   This essential oil is currently our fastest selling oil, even outselling Lavender !  It has a lovely warm, woody aroma and is very purifying.

Myrrh, similar to Frankincense, has also been used for thousands of years and is strongly associated with Christmas.  It is also very purifying and has soothing properties.

Ginger and Lime or Grapefruit and Ginger.  Ginger blends very well with both of these essential oils and create a lovely warm, welcoming aroma.

I hope this has given you a few ideas for blends to use at Christmas.  You may even create a new mix yourself, Nutmeg, Cedarwood and Cypress are other seasonal oils to use for that spicy, woody aroma.  If you have any of your own recipes, let us know, it would be lovely to share them with each other !

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