I posted a blog with these 6 ideas back in 2011. I was recently reading old blogs and adding photos to those that did not have pictures originally. When I found this one, my immediate thought was, I should have shared recipes with this list.
So here is a recycled post with some great recipes that probably shows how far I have come since 2011!
Six Season Saving Herb Room Freshners
1. Hang sachets of
aromatic potpourri from door handles or sunny windows.
Floral Sachet
This will make you
think of spring with this amazing mix of floral scents.
½ cup rose petals
½ cup
lavender blossoms
½ cup
sweet woodruff
¼ cup mint
2 teaspoons
orange peel
2 drops each of lavender
and rose essential oils (optional)
Combine all the ingredients
in a glass jar and allow to meld for a week, shaking every day. Place in organza or muslin bags.
2. Push herb or spice
sachets down the sides or back of couch cushions or inside cushion covers.
This blend is part of
my Make and Take portion of the Herbology 101 program. Blend it up and place in a coffee filter
closed with a rubber band and slip into the couch or chair and every time you
sit down or get up you get a great burst of scent.
2 parts lavender
1 part rose petals
1 part mixed mint
Combine in a glass jar and shake. Store tightly lidded until ready to use.
To Use: Place 1 to 2 Tbls in a sachet or coffee filter. Place under or behind sofa coshions. Replace every 3 to 6 months.
2 parts lavender
1 part rose petals
1 part mixed mint
Combine in a glass jar and shake. Store tightly lidded until ready to use.
To Use: Place 1 to 2 Tbls in a sachet or coffee filter. Place under or behind sofa coshions. Replace every 3 to 6 months.
3. Place a container
of potpourri in the living room or bedroom. Remove lid and stir
potpourri and let scent fill the room.
Fragrant Potpourri
1 cup
lemon verbena
¾ cup
coneflowers
½ cup
white sage
½ cup
thyme leaf
½ cup
lavender flowers
½ cup
pink rose petals
Mix all
herbs together in a bowl. Scent with 5
drops each cedar, sage and lavender essential oils. Toss until well combined. Place in a bowl and stir or mist occasionally
to keep fragrance alive.
4. Keep a small porous
pottery bottle filled with a favorite essential oil near a sunny window so that
the heat will cause the oil to evaporate.
I used a terra cotta oil lamp. It is an heirloom, so I never wanted to burn
oil in it. Using sun to evaporate the oil works just as well.
This is in my bedroom window so the oils
I use are uplifting and stimulating:
peppermint
(Mentha xpiperita)
clove (Syzygium
aromaticum)
cinnamon
(Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
ginger (Zingiber
officinale)
rosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
5. Dab a little
essential oil on a light bulb before turning it on. With the advent of LED
lightbulbs this does not work as well, so you may want to try a stick diffuser instead.
To craft a stick diffuser,
you need a small glass or porcelain vase and a package of bamboo skewers.
Carrier oils
Essential oil blend
Place at least 2 Tablespoons
of carrier oil in the vase and add 4 to 7 drops of essential oil blend to the
carrier oil. Good carrier oils are
almond or jojoba. Stir. Insert the sticks which will allow the scent to be
carried into the room.
Recommended blends:
Relaxing Blend
12 drops lavender essential
oil
6 drops marjoram
essential oil
6 drops clary sage essential
oil
3 drops bergamot
essential oil
Keep combined oil in a small glass jar and use a
couple drops at a time.
Romance Blend
6 drops jasmine essential
oil
12 drops sandalwood
essential oil
6 drops sweet orange essential
oil
3 drops rose essential
oil
3 drops vetiver
essential oil
Keep combined oil in a small glass jar and use a
couple drops at a time.
6. Put a couple drops
of spicy essential oil on a cotton ball and wipe over your heater vent in wintertime
for a comforting fragrance.
Use one
of these antidepressant, yet relaxing aromas:
bergamot
(Citrus bergamia)
scented
geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)
neroli (Citrus
reticulata)
rose (Rosa
spp.)
sandalwood
(Santalum album)
tropical
flower ylang ylang (Cananga odorata)
Found you by searching "tansy recipe" on Google, but I stayed because of your aromatherapy recipes. Really like your air vent idea too! Thank you for sharing :)
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