question on woodburning stoves & eo's & book reviews

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

Hope those who celebrate Christmas had a great one & a Blessed New Year

to all.

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on using the top of the

woodturning stove as a diffuser or oil burner? The top of our stove gets very,

very

hot & I was wondering if there was a container that could be put on top with

some water & eo blends & the heat would diffuse the eo's into the air. They

have some nice cast iron " humidifiers " that you can place on the stoves but

I did not think this would be a good vessel for the eo's.

Also, got a great book by Judy Chapman " Aromatherapy Recipes for Your

Oil Burner " & the blends sound great & would love to try them on the

woodburning stove. Any one have the followup book that she has & is it a lot

of the

same recipes as the first eo oil burner book?

But, another book I am really, really skeptical about - The Healing

Bath: Using Essential Oil Therapy to Balance Body Energy - by milli Austin.

Now

this one scares me, it sounds like rdt except in a bath tub. Has anyone

read the book? I am WAY TOO conservative for this book I think. I was hoping

for a spa bath type eo blends etc. Any input/thoughts?

 

God Bless You & Yours,

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

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[Guest guest]

Hey Georgia

 

Ugly, but functional for your woodburning stove.. a plain old pot with water

in it... Like I said, it aint purty, but it would work. There are some

pretty brass " cauldrons " that at one point were being sold on ebay that

might work too.

 

As for your " spa " tub... I guess it would be what you are going for. Just to

relax and have a nice smell or to function for therapy?

 

I haven't heard of the book, but anything that mentions anything more than a

few drops in the tub is off base. As you know, the oil goes to the top of

the water and hits the skin directly... not something I would want to do in

a concentrated amount.

 

Unfortunately, anyone can write a book, they don't have to be educated. ;-)

 

Hope you had a lovely christmas!

 

K

 

 

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--

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Bead Hussy

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[Guest guest]

Hi Georgia

I've never found anything that works with EO's on our WB stove - its

just far to hot and burns the oils off to quickly. They also get dragged up

the chimney and don't make it into the room.

I find - if you keep logs at the side of the fire - its best to use a couple

of drops on those, but you still lose some up the chimney. Putting a few

drops on fancy little logs (you know - the ones with ornate twisted branches

:-) around the house works quite well. You could even place one or two near

the fire to get a little more diffusion.

HTH

Liz

 

2008/12/28 <hahagranny

 

> Hello Everyone,

> Hope those who celebrate Christmas had a great one & a Blessed New Year

> to all.

> I was wondering if anyone had any advice on using the top of the

> woodturning stove as a diffuser or oil burner? The top of our stove gets

> very, very

> hot & I was wondering if there was a container that could be put on top

> with

> some water & eo blends & the heat would diffuse the eo's into the air.

> They

> have some nice cast iron " humidifiers " that you can place on the stoves

> but

> I did not think this would be a good vessel for the eo's.

> Also, got a great book by Judy Chapman " Aromatherapy Recipes for Your

> Oil Burner " & the blends sound great & would love to try them on the

> woodburning stove. Any one have the followup book that she has & is it a

> lot of the

> same recipes as the first eo oil burner book?

> But, another book I am really, really skeptical about - The Healing

> Bath: Using Essential Oil Therapy to Balance Body Energy - by milli

> Austin. Now

> this one scares me, it sounds like rdt except in a bath tub. Has anyone

> read the book? I am WAY TOO conservative for this book I think. I was

> hoping

> for a spa bath type eo blends etc. Any input/thoughts?

>

> God Bless You & Yours,

> Georgia (hahagranny)

[Guest guest]

Hi Georgia,

 

Hope Christmas was great for you and you're all ready for 2008 to be

done with (I know I SO am LOL).

 

I agree with Kathleen. When I had the homes in Colorado with the wood

burning stoves I used to keep a pot of water on there and put a few

drops of EO into diffuse. It keep humidity in the air and make the

place smell great!

 

You can get a pretty pot, or even a little old fashioned looking tea

kettle and keep the lid off

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

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, " Kathleen Petrides "

<Beadhussy wrote:

>

> Hey Georgia

>

> Ugly, but functional for your woodburning stove.. a plain old pot

with water

> in it... Like I said, it aint purty, but it would work. There are some

> pretty brass " cauldrons " that at one point were being sold on ebay that

> might work too.

>

> As for your " spa " tub... I guess it would be what you are going for.

Just to

> relax and have a nice smell or to function for therapy?

>

> I haven't heard of the book, but anything that mentions anything

more than a

> few drops in the tub is off base. As you know, the oil goes to the

top of

> the water and hits the skin directly... not something I would want

to do in

> a concentrated amount.

>

> Unfortunately, anyone can write a book, they don't have to be

educated. ;-)

>

> Hope you had a lovely christmas!

>

> K

>

>

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> Kathleen Petrides

> Bead Hussy

> http://www.BeadHussy.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Liz & Chris for the ideas. It took me only a couple of times of

touching the surface to realize how hot those stoves get. Virgil set his hat

on

it to dry - needless to say - that one ended up in the trash. We now keep a

wide berth around the hearth. I am going to tell my age - anyone remember

the homes with the heaters in the floor (I was born & raised in Calif) &

stepping on the grates & burning your feet on them?

 

God Bless You & Yours,

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

~~~God's answers are wiser than our prayers~~~

 

~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments

that take your breath away~~~

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[Guest guest]

, hahagranny wrote:

I didn't have hot floor vents, but I grew up in an old house in NYC

and we had those big cast iron radiators - and they got uber HOT!!!!!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

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I am going to tell my age - anyone remember

> the homes with the heaters in the floor (I was born & raised in

Calif) &

> stepping on the grates & burning your feet on them?

>

> God Bless You & Yours,

> Georgia (hahagranny)