Hi Melani, once again, your presentation fits where I am now after studying the chemistry. I now have the building blocks. Which of your current courses matches this approach? I am already formulating and want to prioritize the oils I currently use. I mentioned before I am going through the main chem components and functional groups to rank them in my own mind. The process is valuable as it pulls the chemistry into play and is not overwhelming at all. I get this approach and want to incorporate it into my own which respects the long history and folk use of the plants. One question I have is, since Melissa is so expensive, and I grow a lot of it, how does the macerated oil which I do now compare in composition to the essential oil? What % come through with 3 extractions using new plant material? I use Jojoba or coconut oil as my oils. Haven’t heard from you in a while in the Empress platform and am guessing you are just very busy, but would like to hear when you have a bit of Time. Warmly,
Elana
Hi Elana, your comments always make me smile. ☺️ Great to hear your building blocks are solid. All my courses match this approach. 😀 If you really want to dive deeper, I suggest Next Level Power Drops. It is a full year of advanced learning. I will also be dissecting formulating in detail on my latest Real Recipes course starting in January 2021. Regarding your Melissa macerated oil, it is hard to say. However, here is some food for thought. 🤓 Keep in mind several things. First of all, the plant material may consist of very different chemistry, plus many of its constituents DO NOT come through in the distillation. Meaning, many constituents that are originally in the plant are not in your essential oil. My short class, Aroma Alphabet, addresses some not-so-talked-about topics such as professional terminology, distillation, and how it influences the essential oil chemistry, quality, etc. Different extraction methods have a great influence on the final product from the same plant. Another fascinating topic! 😍 Which vegetable oil you use as a base is also significant. Jojoba or coconut is a great choice. You might want to try and experiment with less expensive ones such as sesame seed or sunflower seed. They are fantastic for the skin as well. Coming back to Melissa, I like to distill it for hydrolat. It is fantastic – the smell, the benefits, the simplicity of using it. Regarding Aroma Empress, I spend the whole week preparing new goodies for my Empresses. 🌸
Hi Melani I have taken on board the fact that less is more and interestingly in comparing the oils that I used in a particular blend just for the aroma didn’t actually improve the blend in as much the treatment I.E anti inflammatory or the analgesic effect was just diluted and the oils were better for a treatment if used singular or as a two oil blend Its true, less is more! I am so looking forward to my journey with Dropsmith I just wish I was younger and just starting on my journey with aromatherapy!, Its just so exciting Thank you kind regards sue
Hi Sue, I love to hear feedback like that. 😀 Thank you so much for sharing! It is one thing when I share a bunch of my “theories” and a whole other ballpark when you actually put it to the test! Yes! Less is more, but not always. However, understanding the dynamics behind our main gameplayers (essential oils), we know when less is more and when more is needed while being responsible to our environment too. Beautiful! 🌸
Thank you Melani! These mini-classes are making me feel much less overwhelmed by the information in front of me, and excited because I am starting to be able to visualize the oils including their chemical components in a whole new way. I try to combine your lessons with the oils we discuss if I have them. It’s a beautiful experience!
Hi Melani, once again, your presentation fits where I am now after studying the chemistry. I now have the building blocks. Which of your current courses matches this approach? I am already formulating and want to prioritize the oils I currently use. I mentioned before I am going through the main chem components and functional groups to rank them in my own mind. The process is valuable as it pulls the chemistry into play and is not overwhelming at all. I get this approach and want to incorporate it into my own which respects the long history and folk use of the plants. One question I have is, since Melissa is so expensive, and I grow a lot of it, how does the macerated oil which I do now compare in composition to the essential oil? What % come through with 3 extractions using new plant material? I use Jojoba or coconut oil as my oils. Haven’t heard from you in a while in the Empress platform and am guessing you are just very busy, but would like to hear when you have a bit of Time. Warmly,
Elana
Hi Elana, your comments always make me smile. ☺️ Great to hear your building blocks are solid. All my courses match this approach. 😀 If you really want to dive deeper, I suggest Next Level Power Drops. It is a full year of advanced learning. I will also be dissecting formulating in detail on my latest Real Recipes course starting in January 2021. Regarding your Melissa macerated oil, it is hard to say. However, here is some food for thought. 🤓 Keep in mind several things. First of all, the plant material may consist of very different chemistry, plus many of its constituents DO NOT come through in the distillation. Meaning, many constituents that are originally in the plant are not in your essential oil. My short class, Aroma Alphabet, addresses some not-so-talked-about topics such as professional terminology, distillation, and how it influences the essential oil chemistry, quality, etc. Different extraction methods have a great influence on the final product from the same plant. Another fascinating topic! 😍 Which vegetable oil you use as a base is also significant. Jojoba or coconut is a great choice. You might want to try and experiment with less expensive ones such as sesame seed or sunflower seed. They are fantastic for the skin as well. Coming back to Melissa, I like to distill it for hydrolat. It is fantastic – the smell, the benefits, the simplicity of using it. Regarding Aroma Empress, I spend the whole week preparing new goodies for my Empresses. 🌸
Hi Melani I have taken on board the fact that less is more and interestingly in comparing the oils that I used in a particular blend just for the aroma didn’t actually improve the blend in as much the treatment I.E anti inflammatory or the analgesic effect was just diluted and the oils were better for a treatment if used singular or as a two oil blend Its true, less is more! I am so looking forward to my journey with Dropsmith I just wish I was younger and just starting on my journey with aromatherapy!, Its just so exciting Thank you kind regards sue
Hi Sue, I love to hear feedback like that. 😀 Thank you so much for sharing! It is one thing when I share a bunch of my “theories” and a whole other ballpark when you actually put it to the test! Yes! Less is more, but not always. However, understanding the dynamics behind our main gameplayers (essential oils), we know when less is more and when more is needed while being responsible to our environment too. Beautiful! 🌸
Hi Melani, I love the logic behind your method of looking at the chemical components to determine the potential
benefit that a blend will have. At this point in my journey, I would have to play with several combinations to come
up with a balanced formula. I am having difficulty seeing what top, middle and base notes is, just by looking at the
chemical components, so if there is a pattern to determine this, I probably will have to memorize it, until I could
discern it immediately.
I do totally see how combining too many or the incorrect oils dilute them, and the benefits intended
could be compromised. My aromatherapy instructor takes a holistic approach to attempting to balance the
physical, emotional, and mental issues in her blends. In preparing blends for my certification assignments, I had
several volunteer subjects with many issues. I tried to blend using the known profiles of the oils. This was difficult
because so many oils have similar profiles, and I prepared multiple blends trying to address all these issues. I
believe using the chemical component method, I would have had fewer duplicate remedies, have gotten good
results and spent less money. Learning this technique is going to require much practice until it becomes second
nature. However, it is exciting and worth the effort. Thank you!
Thank you Melani! These mini-classes are making me feel much less overwhelmed by the information in front of me, and excited because I am starting to be able to visualize the oils including their chemical components in a whole new way. I try to combine your lessons with the oils we discuss if I have them. It’s a beautiful experience!