I love the idea of adding a few drops of essential oils to my hot towels, but do you need a qualification in aromatherapy to use essential oils in this way?
Yes lyddy you do as some essential oils can irritate the skin, also each oil has it own way of working on the body's emotional state. They can be very potent too.
I thought I saw in a post a whole back someone saying they put a special tablet from ellisons in the towel cabby to fragrance them but I could be wrong .
I use the eve Taylor hydrolat and just spritz the damp towels before with this before placing these in the cabi and it's really nice. You could also use herbal teas to infuse the towels with before heating them ; lemon , chamomile , peppermint etc...
I don't know if this is any help, Ive never trained in aromatherapy but when i did my elemis training we used lime, lavender and rosewood on our heated mitts. The only contraindication was that if someone was pregnant we would just stick to the rosewood. All the clients would go crazy for the lime oil and it was a really nice touch.
?..when i did my elemis training we used lime, lavender and rosewood on our heated mitts.
Slightly off-topic, but personally I wouldn't choose to use rosewood as it is becoming endangered through (often illegal) over-harvesting, which is why, like sandalwood, many environmentally-aware companies are removing it from their formulations.
I know some companies say they are replanting the trees, but this is a mere platitude when you consider the number of decades it takes for the tree to grow to the required level of maturation for it to be harvested for essential oil production, versus the rate at which the trees are being felled.
I stopped using sandalwood even though I love it also due to the price.
Decleor stopped using sandalwood a while ago due to sustainability, which was a sad day as I loved the aroma of Spa Relax, but I have to say I have now fallen in love with their new formula with Veitver, Ylang Ylang and Vanilla, shows how fickle love can be!
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