I attended an aromatherapy workshop by James Oils ltd. UK.
Today’s theme is “Citrus”
First 30min., we listened to a mini-lecture about orange aroma oil. From the types of oil, the constituent elements, the effectiveness it gives us, and its history from the origin of the orange tree to how it spread out over the world.
The orange essential oil has 2 types, sweet and bitter, and usually, sweet orange oil is used for aromatherapy.
The most characteristic effect is to cheer up our feeling. But also it can relax or calm us. And of course, it creates a warm environment.
I’ve heard orange oil can reduce bacteria in the air, so we can expect it could be useful to avoid the coronavirus’s dangerousness.
Orange oil is used for maintaining the health and texture of skin condition so that we can easily find a lot of lotions or shampoos including orange oil in drug stores or cosmetic shops.
And also it solves the digestion problem or the nose’s congestion. I’m very convinced of its effectiveness because when I smell the orange aroma, I feel hangry!
After this lecture, we made 30ml citrus aroma water.
At first, we mixed 25ml purified water and 5ml ethanol.
Put 0.5ml to 1ml carrier oil or non-perfumed gel into the water.
Finally, add 4 to 10 drops of our favorite citrus aroma essential oils.
Today’s class has 4 people and each chooses different aromas and different formulation, so the final aroma water reflects each character.
It was really fun and easy to make original aroma water!
James Oil’s products are high quality and we can get very qualified hand-made aroma water.
Once a month, James will have an aromatherapy workshop near Shinbashi.
When you are in Tokyo, just check James Oils’ site for the workshop.
And his workshop is held mostly in English.