Neck Bags - How to hold the scent and HOW TO HEAT w/o Microwave.

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Hi All,

I've been making Neck bags - well actually we call them Aroma Pillows for a

few years.

We use a blend of Rice, Flax seeds, lavender buds and a fiber fixative that

helps to hold the essential oils for a bit longer than just the buds alone.

Rice and Flax seeds will not allow penetration of their our shells to absorb the

essential oils and just putting more lavender EO on the buds won't last at all.

Remember the fact that all essential oils are volatile they will eventually

all evaporate into the air. Adding heat makes it happen even faster.

But you can't add a lot of EO's to the Neck bags or pillows - as once it is

heated it can become overwhelming.

 

The Fiber fix can be orris root powder or something that looks like ground up

corn cobs (but they are not as there is not a hint of corn smell). The ones we

sell we call Fiber Bits. They do hold essential oils for quite a bit longer

than other products we have used. But they won't hold them forever due to the

nature of essential oils.

 

Now How to Heat without a Microwave. Simply wrap a damp towel around the

bag/pillow and place in a very low temp oven (less then 200 degrees) and heat

for 10-15 minutes. The towel can be fairly damp but don't make it soaking wet.

 

Be careful removing it from the oven as the damp towel can and will produce

steam.

 

Sit back and enjoy. You might have to wrap the neck bag/pillow in a dry towel

if it has become too warm.

 

Remember too these bags/pillows are great when cooled down in the freezer too.

I know of a few menopausal women that enjoy the cool feeling when those 'hot

flashes' happen! Or you have a headache and something cool would feel better.

 

We keep one in the freezer and one for us in the microwave!

 

Hope this helps all that are being creative - or don't have a microwave. ;-)

 

Penny

 

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, Debbie Gorham <dlgorham wrote:

>

> Hi Shelley,

>

> With regard to neck wraps, why not try lavender bud w/flax seed? This

> is on my 'to-do' list to make, since I have a lavender farm and gift

> shop. So far I've consigned neck wraps other people have made. Don't

> know what proportions to recommend, but this item is quite popular

> with just those two ingredients. The essential oil in the lavender

> bud is released when you press on the neck wrap, and the essential oil

> in the lavender that releases the fragrance will last a long, long

> time. Lavender EO relaxes your nerves, too. No need to add essential

> oil to the wrap. Seems to work just fine with simply the lavender

> buds inside.

>

> Kindly,

>

> Debbie

>

>

> Debbie Gorham & Bob Applegate

> Willakenzie Lavender, LLC

> 19700 NW Adcock Rd.

> Yamhill, OR 97148

> 503-662-4297

> dlgorham

> www.willakenzielavender.com

>