Synergy of essential oils!

[Mary Katherine]

I am a relative newcomer to the world of aromatherapy - I am just about to sit my clinical aroma exams in 4 weeks!!! Scary!!

Obviously I have been learning all about different oils and their therapeutic effects etc. but something began troubling me last night....I was flicking through Valerie Worwood...which I use for relaxation so that I feel like I am still studying even when I am not!!!

Valerie Worwood talks a lot about synergistic blends. I understand the principles behind this but I wanted to ask the experienced aromatherapists amongst you, ....'How do you make up synergistic blends?' - i.e. without these receipes!!

What I mean is, do you just get to know over time and with lots of practice, what will work well and in what proportions? At the moment my blending is very much based on the theory that I choose oils for their therapeutic properties and incoprorate the drops as I wish - either to make it smell nice or to ensure that there is not too much of a potential irritant in a blend etc.

I hope you can all make sense of this post!!

LOL xx

 

[Lin Presti]

Hi Sunblossom,

Blending synergistically happens through theory or intuition. Over time you'll get more acquainted with the personalities of all your oils. Don't worry about this aspect right now. Pass your test, then spend time meditating with your oils, get to know them like friends. The intuitive blending comes with time. The meaning of "Synergy" is;

"The effect of two or more agents working together to produce an effect that is greater than the sum of the parts. ie; The combination of two essential oils will be more effective than if used individually."

"The combination of factors which each multiply the effects of the other(s) rather than merely adding to them."

"Two or more agents working in a way that the total effect is greater than the predicted sum of the agents working together."

Therefore you are ALWAYS creating synergy when blending!! With time your blending will become more intuitive because you'll have all the theory in memory.

All the best.

Sue Carberry
Aromatherapy Tutor.
[link=http://www.integratedbodywork.co.uk]www.integratedbodywork.co.uk[/link]

 

[Pompal 09.]

Thank you for your reply!!

AT the beginning everything just seems so HUGE!! But I imagine with time, as you say, things will become a bit clearer!!!