Nail Massage Oil

Ingredients

• 4 ml pure jojoba and sweet almond oil base
• 2 drops each lemon, sandalwood, lavender, tea tree, and benzoin absolute resin
• 1 vitamin E capsule punctured and squeezed into the bottle

Directions
Combine all the ingredients and mix well. (unscented hand lotion or cream may be substituted for the oil base.)

Apply 2 drops of this oil to each nail and 4 droops to each hand and massage in. The massage is as important as the blend.

It stimulates circulation and relaxes hands that have been busyall day. This blends works equally well on toenails.

Hair Oil Treatment

Ingredients

• 6 to 8 drops undiluted hair care oil blend
• 1/2 ounce sweet almond or jojoba base oil (or 1/4 ounce of each)

Directions
Combine base oil and essential oils and mix well. Double recipe is needed for long hair so oil will cover all of the hair. Apply oil gently throughout hair.

Let oil is absorbed into the hair well. Cover your head with a plastic cap or your pillow with a few bath towels if you plan to sleep with the hair oiled.

Leave oil on hair for at least 1 hour.

To rinse, add shampoo directly to the oiled hair before you rinse or wet it. The shampoo emulsifies the oils, resulting in a much more thorough rinse.

For scenting a brush or a comb
Add 2 to 3 drops of hair care oils directly to a hair brush or comb before using. If you have a wooden comb, the oil can be rubbed directly into the comb.

Hair absorbs scent quite readily. The oil also conditions hair as you brush or comb. This is a good treatment for both men and women.

To massage scalp
Place 3 to 5 drops of oils on your fingertips and lightly massage into scalp. In summer, try this while your hair is still damp; sit in sun and enjoy being surrounded by aromatic oils as your hair dries.
In winter you can get the same effect with a blast or two from the blow drier.

Hair Care Essential Oils

The following recipes are based on 1/2 ounce of base oil (jojoba or sweet almond).

You may increase the proportions as needed. (I.e. double the amount of essential oils used for 1 ounce of base oil.)

To make an undiluted hair oil blend from any of these recipes, combine 10 drops of each oil in a 4 ml amber bottle.

Basic Hair Oil (this blend is soothing and refreshing to the scalp)
Add 2 drops rosemary, 2 drops lavender, 2 drops clary sage, and 2 drops jasmine absolute to 1/2 ounce base oil.

Ylang-ylang blend
Add 2 drops lavender, 2 drops rose geranium, 2 drops ylang-ylang, and 2 drops patchouli to 1/2 ounce base oil.

Relaxing, Conditioning Blend
Add 2 drops Roman chamomile, 2 drops lavender, 2 drops sandal wood, and 1 drop jasmine absolute to 1/2 ounce base oil.

Earth Rose blend
Add 2 drops Roman chamomile, 2 drops lavender, 2 drops sandalwood and 2 drops lavender to 1/2 ounce base oil.

Scaly scalp and dandruff-prevention blend
Add 2 drops Atlas cedar wood, 2 drops lavender, 2 drops rosemary, and 2 drops tea tree to 1/2 ounce base oil.