Making Mood Perfumes
How to make aromatherapy mood perfumes
A fascinating aspect of working with essential oils is the way their
perfume can affect your moods. Each essential oil has an individual
character that contributes to the overall fragrance of an aromatherapy
mood perfume. Deciding to create a special perfume to help stimulate a
particular mood is like opening a box of fragrant spells.
Perfume and scent have always exerted an extraordinary power over the
senses and emotions. This subtle side of essential oils - what we can
call their 'psyche' - is mysterious sacred and magical. The power of
scents to move us is reflected in religious ceremonies and rituals,
where they are offered to the gods and believed to have their origins in
the divine.
We are captivated by scents: they move us emotionally and arouse deep
feelings. Perfumes awaken sensual instinct, bring back nostalgic
reminiscences and allow the imagination and fantasy to run riot. Poetry
and the other arts have always celebrated this evocative power of
perfume to move our emotions and bring us into the realm of the senses.
Any application of essential oils affects your moods, because you
smell their scent during an aromatherapy treatment. However, when you
choose to use essential oils specifically to affect your feelings, their
transformative, sensuous power is most evident. Making mood perfumes is
one of the most creative ways to unlock the magic potential of essential
oils. Try to use some mindful, intuitive ritual techniques when creating
mood perfumes to make the experience magical.
How to make a mood perfume
Ingredients:
- A 10 ml (2 teaspoons) dark glass bottle (a rollette bottle with a
roller-ball insert is best)
- 10 ml (2 teaspoons) of sweet almond or jojoba oil
- Essential oils of your choice (up to 50 drops)
Method:
- To make up any of the classic mood perfumes, take the dark glass
bottle and pour in half of the sweet almond or jojoba oil.
- Add your choice of essential oils and shake well. Then pour in the
remaining base oil, shake again, and leave to mature for a few days.
In the unlikely event that you develop a rash from using the perfume,
dilute it with more base oil.

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