One of the most popular ways to use essential oils is through diffusing. The popularity of essential oils has only continued to rise throughout the years. Many people now cannot sleep without lavender oil diffusing or lemon oil to add a clean smell to their home during the day. A popular trend with essential oils nowadays has to be blending oils to create their personalized aroma in their homes. With so many oils out there, deciding which oils are best to blend can be daunting.
Benefits of Diffusing Essential Oils
The benefits and the incredible aroma of diffusing essential oils are why it is the most popular way to use Young Living Essential Oils. Young Living has such an array of quality oils available there is no limit to the blends you could create to diffuse in your home.
One benefit of diffusing oils is making your home your own. You can choose what scents are best for your environment that focus and steady you during the day, and scents that soothe and calm you after a busy day. Whatever your day or night looks like, you ultimately decide which essential oils will benefit you the most. Even if you only decide on certain oils because of their enticing aroma. You have control.
Our sense of smell is a powerful thing. It has been shown that certain scents can trigger the same emotional response as if you were looking at a picture filled with memories. Therefore, creating your blend of essential oils in your diffuser has the potential to surround you with fond recollections from your past.
Creating Your Own Blends
Before you go ahead and blend oils in your diffuser, also known as an aroma lamp, it is essential to remember a few things. The first is to determine what your scent preferences may be. Just as everyone has their taste in food, you will have your selection when it comes to varying scents. Therefore, starting with the aromas you know you love would be a good idea when you begin creating blends.
When diffusing oils in a diffuser, you will also want to consider the properties of each oil you use. For example, if you are diffusing essential oils, the odds are that you want them to have a specific effect on you. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the fundamental properties of the oils you are blending. For example, if you want a calming or grounding effect, you will want to use more earthy oils. On the other hand, if you are looking for a harmonizing or reviving oil, then fruity or citrusy oils are what you should be using.
Find the Right Balance and Ratios
Once you have determined what essential oil blends work best for you, you will want to find the right balance and ratios. This is vital, so there is no waste. Essential oils are usually on the expensive side, so ensuring no waste is a significant factor when creating oil blends in your diffuser.
To create the right balance and avoid the trial-and-error stage, try taking each bottle of the blend you want to make, remove the lids, then hold them all together and waft the bottles under your nose to ensure the mix you have created smells good together. Remember, though, that oils sniffed straight from the bottle can have a more pungent, potent smell. So, do not put them directly under your nose, or you may be overwhelmed by the scent.
On the other hand, to ensure you put the proper ratio of oils together, you can take each bottle and move them closer or further away from your nose to see which scent you want to be more potent than others. The further away the bottle is, the fewer drops you would add to your diffuser.
Popular Blends
If you are newer to the essential oil family and unsure what oils to blend together in your diffuser, there are a few popular blends that you can start with until you have determined your favorite oils. Popular combinations include peppermint and lavender, frankincense and cedarwood, eucalyptus and rosemary, or cinnamon bark and orange. As you start with these, you will soon learn which aromas you prefer and then begin experimenting with which oils you want to blend.
