The quantities of essential oils will not be the same due to the varying viscosities of essential oils when measured in drops. If you were to make large quantities, your blend may not smell or react the same. That’s why when we give you recipes they are made in small – typically one or 2 ounce quantities as the amount of essential oil is very small and the strength will be fairly consistent. Not so much a problem when you a making a small amount of a massage oil such as for one time use (1/2 oz or less) but when you are making LARGE batches you can have quite a discrepancy in the potency. They are usually the thicker more viscose essential oils and they will help ‘hold’ your lighter scented oils to help make your scenting last for longer than a few hours.įirst, the quantities involved. Often times you will hear aromatherapists talk about ‘base’ notes. You may need to stir or gently shake your massage blend to incorporate all the essential oils in a more uniform end product.īecause the Thinner lighter oils have a tendency to evaporate quickly and the thick honey like ones will linger or take days to evaporate you want to incorporate both viscosity types in your blends. This is the same thing that can happen when you try blending essential oils with carrier or fixed oils when used for massage. Thicker oils are harder to get to blend well into or with lighter oils. The 5 drops of Vetiver could possibly stay in a little bit of a mound and would move very slowly across the plate and then only if tipped for a longer amount of time. If you were to compare the drops of say, Lemon oil, with that of Vetiver and were to drop 5 drops of each on a clean glass plate, you would see the 5 drops of lemon would spread out easily and be flat and run quickly across the plate if tipped on edge. Yet others will last longer with a thicker blend. As some diffusers work better with thinner blends. Mainly when blending but also when diffusing. We see this more with absolutes than with true distilled essential oils. Occasionally you will come across one that is so thick it is like a paste. These pour easily and likewise, evaporate quickly, causing them to be added, in wrong amounts.Įssential oils can also be thick like honey. As the viscosity – how thick or thin an essential oil is, will and can, make a world of difference in how you blend them, what oils you are able to blend together (or not) and how long they will last when being diffused.Įssential oils can be thin like water or alcohol. When we are talking about essential oils, this can be very important especially when it comes to measuring. In aromatherapy, it has a lot to do with how easily essential oils will pour. Simply - Viscosity is the how thick or thin the consistency of any liquid. What is Viscosity and why is it important in Aromatherapy?
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