Relaxation & Sleep Blend

This blend layers five oils: lavender, sweet orange, Roman chamomile, patchouli and cedarwood. Lavender gives a sweet floral opening, sweet orange a bright citrus lift, Roman chamomile a light apple-like sweetness, patchouli a rich, earthy depth and cedarwood a warm, woodsy base. It smells like a floral note set on damp wood rather than like a simple lavender oil.

The five together make a fuller, heavier blend than a two-oil mix, with the patchouli and cedarwood holding the scent in a room long after the citrus has gone.

How to use it

Add four or five drops to a diffuser in the evening, or dilute at about 2%, roughly 12 drops in 30ml of carrier oil, and apply to the wrists, temples or behind the ears as a fragrance. It also works stirred into an unscented body lotion. The technique tip: patchouli and cedarwood are base notes and cling to fabric and plastic, so use a dedicated diffuser reservoir if you like to alternate with lighter citrus blends, and rinse it with warm soapy water between changes. For external aromatic use only.

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Also known as

Five-oil floral and woody blend, evening diffuser blend