Pampering the Body

With the hustle and bustle of modern everyday life, a good body-pampering session can help lift our mood. There are many Essential Oils with nourishing, stimulating and soothing qualities. We've put together a few recipes for you to try out on your skin. Go on, treat yourself!

RECIPE 01: Pamper the elbows
With care and attention you can transform rough dry elbows. For a gentle bleaching effect try rubbing each elbow with half a lemon and then massage this cream in. 3 drops Orange Essential Oil, 3 drops Benzoin Essential Oil, 7gm beeswax, 15gm lanolin, 30ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil, 15ml Wheatgerm Oil, 60ml distilled water.

RECIPE 02: Nourish the hands
Slowly and gently massage the cream into your fingers and hands stroking from the fingers to the wrist. Make sure you include the nails and cuticles. 2 drops Melissa Essential Oil, 2 drops Chamomile Roman Essential Oil, 2 drops Rose Essential Oil, 7gm beeswax, 15gm cocoa butter, 20ml avocado oil, 20ml Evening Primrose Carrier Oil, 5 ml Carrot Seed Essential Oil, 35ml Orange Flower Water.

RECIPE 03: Stimulate the abdomen, hips & thighs
Massage into the abdomen, hips and thighs using large firm movements to boost the circulation. 3 drops Juniper Essential Oil, 3 drops Rosemary Essential Oil, 1 drop Geranium Essential Oil, 18ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil.

RECIPE 04: Soothing the abdomen, hips & thighs
Massage into the abdomen, hips and thighs using large firm movements to boost the circulation. 2 drops Chamomile Roman Essential Oil, 3 drops Marjoram, 1 drop Peppermint Essential Oil, 18ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil.

RECIPE 05: Pamper swollen feet
Before commencing the massage of the feet soak both feet in a basin of warm water with 4 drops of any of the following: Juniper Essential Oil or Lemongrass Essential Oil or Rosemary Essential Oil. Then massage the foot from the toes to the ankle using your thumb to apply pressure to the sole of the foot and your knuckles to ripple all around the sole. Massage each toe not forgetting the nails. 3 drops Lavender Essential Oil, 2 drops Chamomile Roman Essential Oil, 10ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil.

RECIPE 06: Pamper Feet with rough skin
Before commencing the massage of the feet soak both feet in a basin of warm water with 4 drops of any of the following: Cypress Essential Oil or Geranium Essential Oil. Then massage the foot from the toes to the ankle using your thumb to apply pressure to the sole of the foot and your knuckles to ripple all around the sole.

Massage each toe not forgetting the nails. 7 drops Frankincense Essential Oil, 7 drops Geranium Essential Oil, 7 drops Sandalwood Essential Oil, 100ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil, 15gm Beeswax. Measure the beeswax and carrier oil into a bowl over the top of a pan of boiling water until melted. Remove and stir in the essential oils stirring until cooled. When thickened transfer into sterilized jars.

RECIPE 07: Pamper Feet with tired skin
Before commencing the massage of the feet soak both feet in a basin of warm water with 4 drops of any of the following: Eucalyptus Essential Oil. Then massage the foot from the toes to the ankle using your thumb to apply pressure to the sole of the foot and your knuckles to ripple all around the sole. Massage each toe not forgetting the nails. 4 drops Lavender Essential Oil, 4 drops Peppermint Essential Oil, 20ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil.

RECIPE 08: Pampering Milk and Honey Bath
10 drops Mandarin Essential Oil, 10 drops Geranium Essential Oil, 1 tsp liquid detergent, 100ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil, 25ml Vodka, 1 tsp Honey, 1 egg. Mix the ingredients together (in a blender if you wish on a low speed). Makes enough for 8 baths.

RECIPE 09: Extravagant Bath
10 drops Neroli Dilute Essential Oil, 10 drops Rose Dilute Essential Oil, 1 drop Sandalwood Essential Oil.

RECIPE 10: Nourishing Pampering Skin
Moisturiser After bathing in one of the above recipes massage this cream into your skin using large circular movements. 4 drops Geranium Essential Oil, 4 drops Marjoram Essential Oil, 7gm Beeswax, 60ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil, 30ml Distilled Water. Measure the beeswax and carrier oil into a bowl over the top of a pan of boiling water until melted. Remove and stir in the essential oils stirring until cooled. When thickened transfer into sterilized jars.

Sandalwood Essential Oil- Amyris Balsamifera (10ml)

Sandalwood is one of the best essential oils to use in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. It is a good oil to use for oily skins and acne and is often liked by teenage boys as it has a masculine scent as well as helping to sooth itches and rashes.

£5.60

Sweet Almond Aromatherapy Carrier Oil 50ml

Sweet Almond is one of the most popular and versatile of all the carrier oils

£4.00

Evening Primrose Aromatherapy Carrier Oil 50ml

Suitable for diluting essential oils. Evening Primrose also has many of its own properties and is an excellent carrier for essential oils to treat chest problems.

£6.00

Carrot Seed Essential Oil - Daucus Carota (10ml)

Use Carrot Seed oil is brilliant for skin care especially more mature skin where wrinkles occur or conditions such as eczema. It can help with digestive problems and accumulation of toxins, gout and arthritis.

£4.75

Chamomile Roman 10% Dilute Essential Oil - Chamaemelum Nobile

A wonderful oil which has so many valuable properties Chamomile would be a great one to always keep in and can be used in skin care, musuclar aches and pains and digestive problems.

£5.00

Chamomile Roman Pure Essential Oil - Chamaemelum Nobile (10ml)

Chamomile is a great oil to use for nervous disorders. It is soothing and calming and can help where a person is irritable or nervous. It can also help with insomnia.

£14.50

Eucalyptus Essential Oil - Eucalyptus Globulus (10ml)

Eucalyptus is best loved for its ability to help with chest infections and blocked up noses. However it is also great for muscular aches, colds sores, herpes or burns and makes a useful and natural painkiller.

£4.50

Frankincense 10% Dilute Essential Oil - Boswellia Carteri (10ml)

Offered here as a diluted oil Frankincense is wonderful for mature skin complexions to help with scars, wrinkles and wounds. It can help with coughs and bronchitis and is a generally calming oil for people suffering from stress.

£5.00

Frankincense Pure Essential Oil - Boswellia Carteri (10ml)

This is a non-diluted version of the oil. Frankincense is wonderful for mature skin complexions to help with scars, wrinkles and wounds. It can help with coughs and bronchitis and is a generally calming oil for people suffering from stress.

£9.50

Geranium Essential Oil - Pelargonium Graveolens (10ml)

Geranium is lovely floral oil which can help with a wide variety of skin conditions, poor circulation, cellulite and many menopausal problems as well as fluid retention and hormonal in-balance.

£8.50

Lavender Essential Oil - Lavandula Abrialis (10ml)

Lavender has been used continuously for thousands of years and its popularity has only ever increased. If you could have no other essential oil in your house, then Lavender would be the prime choice: It has a wide range of uses and is a natural antibiotic, anti-depressant, sedative and de-toxifier.

£3.30

Juniper Essential Oil (10ml)

Juniper has a special affinity with the urino-genital tract and can be used to treat many associated conditions. It is also good for respiratory problems and certain skin conditions.

£5.90

Lemongrass Essential Oil - Cymbopogon Citratus (10ml)

Lemongrass will clear the mind and help some types of headaches. It has an anti-bacterial action and is good for skin complaints, athletes foot and sore throats. For the sports-person Lemongrass is the ideal cooler and deodoriser. Lemongrass will repel insects and help combat tobacco smells

£3.50

Mandarin Essential Oil - Citrus Reticulata (10ml)

Mandarin is a very safe remedy for treating digestive problems. It can be used to good effect to aid the nervous system as well as having many of the benefits of citrus fruits in skin care.

£5.00

Marjoram Essential Oil - Origanum Marjorana (10ml)

Marjoram as we might expect can help with the digestion. It is useful for bruises and chilblains. Marjoram can also have a warming effect on the mental and emotional level and can help people suffereing from grief.

£7.50

Melissa Blend Essential Oil - Melissa Blend(10ml)

Melissa - "It makes the heart merry and joyful and strengthens the vital spirits" useful to regulate the menstrual cycle, for allergies, has a calming effect and is great for people suffering from shock or bereavement.

£5.90

Orange Essential Oil - Citrus Sinensis (10ml)

Orange can help to combat the symptoms of cold and flu due to its warming properties. It is valuable in skin care for dull and oily complexions. Use Orange for constipation and stomach spasms. Also try it for stress!

£3.00

Rose Damascena 5% Dilute Essential Oil (10ml)

Rose is often referred to as the Queen of all essential oils not least because of its price. It can help with lack of confidence, depression or grief as it has uplifting qualities and is said to produce feelings of well-being and even happiness. It has strong connections with our sexuality and can aid menstual problems.

£8.70

Rose Otto (Centifolia) 5% Dilute Essential Oil (10ml)

Rose Otto is a wonderful oil which can help with skin care especially where the skin is more mature and is soothing for conditions such as asthma and hayfever.

£7.75

Rosemary Essential Oil - Rosemarinus Officinalis (10ml)

Rosemary is believed to have a refreshing, invigorating affect on the skin and can be used for a variety of skin and hair problems. It is good for stiff and overworked muscles, Steam inhalations with Rosemary can be good for catarrh and sinusitus. Rosemary also has a strong connection with the central nervous system and can help with memory and mental clarity.

£3.50

Peppermint Essential Oil - Mentha Piperita (10ml)

Peppermint has a lot of different uses including acne and itching skin, palpitations and neuralgiz, catarrh and colds and to aid clear thinking as well as having ties with the digestive system.

£3.50