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Jenni Brown created these beautiful candles, but you can use your imagination where form and aroma is concerned. Brown shares details about adding fragrance to candles.
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Materials: 1 oz. of each essential oil
Eye droppers
Dark colored bottles
6 to 8 fragrance strips
Small plates or petrie dishes - Choose what type of essential oil you would like to work with. For example:
- Revitalizing/energy increaser
- Relaxing/calming
- Sensual
- Decide which fragrances to use for a base.
Hint: Let's say you choose a revitalizing blend, you can use lemon for a base or for relaxing you can use lavender for a base. The sensual blend contains 4 essential oils -- Ylang, Sandalwood, Jasmine and Frankincense. Relaxing contains 2 (lavender and chamomile) and revitalizing contains 2 (lemon, eucalyptus). - Choose how much of each oil to use. Depending on what type of aromatherapy effect you are going for will help you decide how much of each oil you will use. The strength of the oils will also be a deciding factor.
Hint: Use a small eyedropper for testing before you start. If you mix small amounts with the eyedropper it will save you money in mistakes because good, high quality essential oils can be very costly. - Mix the oils.
Hint: When you are first starting out, it is wise to begin mixing only two or three oils at one time. If you are not experienced, you may end up with oils that do not mix harmoniously. As you gain more experience with mixing oils, you can decide what fragrances appeal to you most, adding additional oils if you desire. - After you have the scent you like, see step 11 of Candle Making. This is where you add your fragrance to the hot wax that will soon become your candle!
Safety Tip: If you are pregnant, nursing or epileptic please consult your physician before working with any essential oil! Products: Available at Jenni Originals -- see Guest info, below.
RESOURCES :
Basic Steps to Candles
Author: Suzanne McNeil
The Complete Book of Candles: Creative Candle-Making, Candleholders and Decorative Design
Model: 0754802760
Author: Gloria Nicol
Candle Making Made Easy
Model: 0715309757
Author: Susan Penny, et al
The Candlelit Home: Decorating With Candles Year-Round
Model: 0810906082
Author: John Terrell Fry
(September, 2001)
Harry N. Abrams Inc.
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-206-7715
Fax: 201-896-8193
Email: sales@abramsbooks.com
The Candlemaker's Companion: A Complete Guide
Model: 088266994X
Author: Betty Oppenheimer
(August, 1997)
Storey Books / Storey Communications Inc.
Website: www.storey.com
GUESTS :
Jenni Brown
6700 West Chicago St.
Chandler, AZ 85226
Jenni Originals
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