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Dear Tina,

Is it too late to submit an article for the magazine? I will attach it

below. I wrote it for another small newsletter and they are only going to

print a small part of it so I thought that you might also want it for The

Essential Herbal if its not too late or for a later issue.

Rhavda Emison

 

 

Herbal Infused Oils and You©2006

By

Rhavda Cooper Emison

 

Herbal Infused Oils, what have they to do with you? A tremendous

amount if you are the least bit interested in scents of any type and are an

aromatherapist, an herbalist, a massage therapist or just an individual who

is interested in helping herself with stress and other mind, body, and

spirit issues. You may not realize it but you use herbal infused oils daily

in many of the things that you use such as calendula cream for your hands,

comfrey oil for sprains, etc. You know herbal infused oils mostly by the

name of base carrier oils such as rose hips, comfrey oil, St. John’s Wort,

etc. Let’s now go beyond the use of this title of base carrier oils and

have

a closer look at the broader world of herbal infused oils. This is an area

that needs to be explored in depth as more and more people are looking into

the use of herbal infused oils. Currently information is still in its early

stages and is growing in leaps and bounds.

Herbal Infused Oils are oils in which herbs, flowers, berries,

twigs, nuts, etc. have been placed to set for a specific amount of time.

Often times, these herbs, etc. do not have enough essential oils in them to

make essential oils cost effect for the distiller to distill. That is, the

essential oil costs too much to produce so if it is made like Melissa or

Rose, then it is beyond the price of the average person to purchase. Many

people who are interested in acquiring these expensive essential oils have

turned toward the area of herbal infused oils. Herbal Infused Oils can be

made for a fraction of the cost that would be incurred of these expensive

essential oils or for herbs that can’t be normally found as essential oils

such as calendula, St. John’s Wort, comfrey, mullein, lobelia, etc. This is

an area that is growing fast and will continue to grow as people become

aware of their versatility.

The versatility of Herbal Infused Oils is amazing. These oils can be

used extremely effectively with the elderly, children, and people with

immune system disorders because these oils are gentler than and not as

concentrated as their big sisters, essential oils. Remember that a drop of

an essential oil equals to about 5.5 pounds of herb while an infused oil,

depending upon the length of time that it has set, is less concentrated and

much gentler.

For the purposes of this article we will divide herbal infused oils

into three different categories. This is due to the time that herbal

infused

oils are allowed to set and mature. In the United States, there is no

standardization of how infused oils are made so methods vary from one part

of the country to another. Times of setting for the infusion also vary

greatly. Over the past several years there has been a growing discussion

among herbal infused oils growers, makers, and manufacturers over how to

bridge this challenge within our aromatherapy world. An answer to this is

still far from being found. Hopefully, within the next 5 years we will have

established standardized rules for all to follow but until that time, ask

your dealer about where, how, and when were her infused oils made? That way

you will be getting quality products. With standardized rules prices will

also become more standard and competitive because everyone will be making

herbal infused oils from the same rules and books.

These categories are:

1. Short Term Herbal Infused Oils – These oils are infused anywhere

from

several hours to about 3 months. These oils are generally what are on the

open market for you to purchase. They make up over 97 % of the herbal

infused oils on the market. They are cheap and quick to make. They do not

have much in the way of medicinal delivery nor are their colors very dark.

Coloration is very light. More oil is required to make a formula

medicinally

functional. These oils act much in the way as your regular base carrier

oils

do.

2. Medium Term Herbal Infused Oils – These are oils that have set for a

minimum of 3 months to about one year. These oils are darker in color and

much stronger medicinally. They require much less oil in making your

formula. Fewer of these oils are on the market because of the longer time

and costs that are taken in making them. Finding these oils is difficult

but

worth the effort.

3. Long Term or Aged Herbal Infused Oils - These are oils that have set

for

a minimum of one year or longer (sometimes several to many years) before

they are poured for use. Their colors are dark and their concentration is

much greater. You use these aged, long-term oils by the drop rather than by

the ounce as you would the first two categories. These oils can be

substituted quite easily for essential oils when working with the elderly,

children, and people with immune system disorders. Perfumery is another

area

where these aged infused oils are used. In many of the old perfumery books,

herbal infused oils are called for to be used. You would probably used 2 to

3 drops of these aged, long-term infused oils in place of a drop of an

essential oil. These oils are rare and hard to find but well worth the time

involved in finding them. They will add an extra-ordinary dimension to your

work.

 

The history of Herbal Infused Oils dates back into antiquity. It is

known that herbal infused oils were the first oils that were available to

man because they precede the art of distillation. The art of distillation

as it is known today was not developed until the 10th century A.D. Resins

were probably the first fragrant materials to be used by man. Resins have

been used throughout history but how they were infused and turned into

wonderful smelling oils and incense is still unknown. There is still much

disagreement about how, when, where, and what constituted the fragrant oils

of over 2,000 years ago. An example of this would be the remnants of

fragrant oils and resins found in the tombs of the ancient pyramids in

Egypt. So over the past several years we have chosen to let this remain a

mystery until someone finds us a definitive answer because we really don’t

know what methods were used or how they were made. Maybe they used

infusion,

which is the mostly likely choice, or maybe a distillation method that has

been lost in history. This answer may not ever be known.

Today Herbal Infused Oils are used in as many areas as you can name.

Some of these areas include the making of herbal balms and salves, soaps,

medicinal blends, regular infused oil formulae, perfumery, massage oils,

etc. These oils come in almost any herb that you can grow, buy, and infuse.

St. John’s Wort, Calendula, Comfrey, Rose Hip, Saw Palmetto, Eyebright,

Dandelion, Chickweed and Plantain are a few of the herbs used in infusing.

Most herbal infused oils, that are short-term made, are used as base

carrier

oils or mixed with them in the area of aromatherapy while the soaping

cottage industry uses these infusions in the making of soaps and other

toiletries.

Herbal Infused Oils tend to have a long shelf life, are cost

effective, are less concentrated than essential oils, are gentler to the

body than essential oils, and are more compatible when working with the

elderly, children, and immune system problems. They also have many similar

benefits of essential oils at a fraction of the cost as well as a lower

cost. The length of time that the infused herbal oil sets determines the

concentration levels, the color, and the cost of the oil. It takes about 2

to 3 drops of an infused oil when used in place of an essential oil.

Anyone can make a herbal infused oil. All it takes is herb material,

jars, lids, and labels, cool place to set jar, patience and you. Also, you

need to decide under which category that you wish to work under. Do you

want

to make short term, medium term, or long-term, aged infused oils? That you

must decide before you even start your infusing. This choice allows for

standardization of infusing oils to be put into place for you so that later

when you decide whether to sell or give away your infusion you can fall

into

the appropriate category. Eventually, this standardizing of your infusion

method will allow you to charge as well as to receive a fair and equitable

price for your product. Today because there is not standardizing of methods

there is no standard for charging and therefore people cannot receive true

value for their products. The market is open and many times, it is buyer

beware unless you know your dealer.

The simplest method for infusing herbal material is as follows: 1.

Decide whether or not you want to use fresh or dried herb. I prefer fresh

herb. I usually fill the jar to ¼ to 1/3 full of dried herb if I am using

dried herb. Obtain your herb. 2. Fill your jar with herb. 3. Heat your oil

to hot but not boiling. 4. Pour over your herb in the jar. 5. Cap the jar.

Label it. 6. Place your jar in a cool, dark place and let set for the

appropriate time period that you have chosen (and I do not prefer the Sun

infusion method due to the infused oil becoming sour and rancid quickly).

There are many other methods of infusing herbs that you can look up

at your leisure. You will need to do this research so that you will be

happy

with the process that you choose. I have only worked with one method here.

We are only now beginning to see the many uses that Herbal Infused

Oils give us in our work whether it is in aromatherapy, massage therapy,

soaping, or working with the elderly, children, and immune system

disorders.

Hopefully, you, the reader, will take us to the next step in working and

modernizing the world of Herbal Infused Oils.

If you have any questions, please email me at sos79 or

call me at 817-265-3399 or go to my web site

http://www.scentsofsuccess.com.

I look forward to hearing from you with your questions.

 

 

Rhavda Cooper Emison is an aromatherapist of over 20 years. She owns

Scents of Success in Arlington, Texas as well as grows over 90 % of

materials for her products that she manufactures. She also teaches at

Tarrant County Community College-Northeast Campus. She specializes in the

making of aged, long-term herbal infused oils such as Melissa, Helichrysum,

Oak Moss, and the only American Made-Texas Grown Rose Oil. She can be

reached for lectures, classes, and consultations at 817-265-3399.

 

 

 

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Hi Rhavda,

Nice article. I'll write you off list :-).

 

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