And yet a bottle winks at me from its pretty pink bag, where it hides with basil and tea tree essential oils just awaiting new found knowledge of how to use them.
I've dabbled with pre-mixed 'potions' as my husband's aunt Kate is the incredible founder of an equally incredible company called saje. www.saje.ca For example, Peppermint Halo is my ultimate fave and saviour for when acute headaches and migraines attack.
And we've been using lavender essential oil from www.flowerstofragrance.com as a cleaner (floors, bathroom sink, etc.) and highly effective, strategic flea-removing remedy for quite some time now. Occasionally a sprinkle to the pillow (or even some strands from our actual lavender plants greeting guests in our door side garden) assist in dreamland's approach.
So why not try some 'fooling around' with some essential oils?
Except that as I research I discover that "fooling around" with potent essential oils proves a little like drinking drano or rubbing kerosene on your skin before you light up a ciggie. They are, after all, highly concentrated liquids. And they need to be cautiously considered, and used with "carrier oils" such as almond or olive.
Still they beckon...
First experiment? Some basil drops in olive oil massaged on hubby's chest and back should work wonders on his asthmatic tendencies and sinus problems. (Though warnings are strong about it being an irritant and therefore no more than 3-4 drops should be put in a 4oz bottle of oil.) And apparently, on a side note, it relieves flatulence!
Experiment two involves moi and the contentious relationship I have had with my acne-prone skin since teenagehood: 2-3 of drops of patchouli on a wet cotton ball rubbed on my face.
The astonishing, bewildering essential oils hath arrived...let the fun begin!
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