Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 A rule of thumb: starting with 5ml's, each drop of essential oil added to 5ml's of a carrier oil= 1%. You probably want to start out with 8% of an oil. to be therapeutic for muscle or joint pain. Was wondering why you wanted to use 8 different oils? 16 oz. is a big amt to start with. Another point to remember when mixing larger amts: 5ml of an ESSENTIAL OIL = 100 drops. (5ml= 1 tsp.) Hope this helps. Lori V. - ihatesplenda Friday, May 09, 2008 8:04 AM [sPAM] MUSCLE RUB AND ARTH RUB I WOULD LIKE TO MIX SOME OILS TOGETHER FOR A LITE LOTION OR THICK SOLUTION FOR A MUSCLE RUB AND ARTHRITIS RUB AND WILL BE USING ABOUT 8ESSENTIAL OILS AND NEED SOMETHING TO MIX WITH IT WITH, WHETHER A CARRIER OR SHEA BUTTER OR SOMETHING ELSE .. ALL IDEAS APPRECIATED.. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH OIL WHEN MIXING? WANT TO MIX ABOUT 16 OZ TO START.. THANKS NORMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 i agree. i personally never use more than 5 oils at the same time. and why would you want to make 16oz. once the oils are mixed w/a base they start to deteriorate. unless you use the product VERY often it would probably be therapeutically dead by the time you used it all. remember the key to aromatherapy is - a little is better than a lot. overusing them can actually aggravate the problem. , " Lori VanScoter " <lvanscoter wrote: > > A rule of thumb: starting with 5ml's, each drop of essential oil added to 5ml's of a carrier oil= 1%. You probably want to start out with 8% of an oil. to be therapeutic for muscle or joint pain. Was wondering why you wanted to use 8 different oils? 16 oz. is a big amt to start with. Another point to remember when mixing larger amts: 5ml of an ESSENTIAL OIL = 100 drops. (5ml= 1 tsp.) Hope this helps. > Lori V. > - > ihatesplenda > > Friday, May 09, 2008 8:04 AM > [sPAM] MUSCLE RUB AND ARTH RUB > > > I WOULD LIKE TO MIX SOME OILS TOGETHER FOR A LITE LOTION OR THICK > SOLUTION FOR A MUSCLE RUB AND ARTHRITIS RUB AND WILL BE USING ABOUT > 8ESSENTIAL OILS AND NEED SOMETHING TO MIX WITH IT WITH, WHETHER A > CARRIER OR SHEA BUTTER OR SOMETHING ELSE .. ALL IDEAS APPRECIATED.. > HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH OIL WHEN MIXING? WANT TO MIX ABOUT 16 OZ TO > START.. THANKS NORMAN > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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