Calming Oil

An essential oil blend of geranium, lavender, chamomile and mandarin. The scent is soft and sweet: rosy green geranium and herbaceous lavender at the front, a warm apple-like chamomile through the middle, and a bright mandarin peel note that keeps it from turning heavy.

Each of the four contributes a distinct character: geranium a sweet floral note, lavender a soft herbaceous one, chamomile a warm sweetness, and mandarin a citrus lift that brightens the whole.

The botanical names are geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata), with chamomile completing the floral heart. It is also searched for as a floral essential oil blend or a geranium, lavender and chamomile diffuser blend, and it pairs well with sweet orange and cedarwood. For external aromatic use only, never taken by mouth.

How to use it

Add 3 to 5 drops to a diffuser or a personal inhaler, or dilute to 1 to 2% in a carrier oil, roughly 6 to 12 drops per 30ml, for massage oils and skincare formulations. It can be extended with ylang-ylang, cedarwood or bergamot for more aromatic depth. Bergamot is photosensitising, so keep treated skin out of direct sunlight for twelve hours, or diffuse instead. Technique tip: chamomile and lavender sit low and hold for hours while mandarin burns off within the first twenty minutes, so if you are blending by hand add the mandarin last and judge the scent then, not before.

Details

Also known as

Geranium, Lavender, Chamomile and Mandarin Blend, Floral Aromatherapy Oil Blend