(calming music)
- Hi, I'm Andrea Butje
from Aromahead Institute,
and I want to show you a great roll-on
recipe for times where
you feel like you're
stressed or in transition and
you might be getting sick.
You're starting to feel congested,
you start to feel that sore throat,
and you just know that you're on the edge.
So, I love this blend, I
love having it in a roll-on
bottle, I love the essential
oils, they're so nourishing
and really good for clearing your head.
Okay, ready?
So, we're going to use
a really fun carrier oil
in this blend and its called baobab.
And, I love this carrier
oil it's kind of nutty
and it has a really nourishing smell
and feel to it.
And, I'm really fond of it,
I actually had an opportunity
to spend some time around a baobab tree
in South Africa.
It was a two thousand
year old tree and I just
kind of stumbled upon it.
Saw a little sign that
said baobab tree that way.
And I followed it and I came across this
magnificent, gigantic
tree, you're seeing the
picture of it right now.
And so I'm using this
in the blend because it
feels so relaxing to me.
That tree in and of itself
feels so nourishing.
Okay, so I'm going to
add, this is a one-ounce
or a 30-mill roll-on
bottle and I'm going to
add the baobab right to it.
Also, very nourishing for your skin,
just as a good little
side note, this carrier.
Okay, so I filled it up to the shoulder,
so I leave room for the
essential oil, great.
And then we're going to add Cardamom,
Frankincense, Myrrh, and Elemi.
So, I don't know if you're familiar with
all those oils, but the
Frankincense and Myrrh
and Elemi are all made from resins.
And, they are just incredibly nourishing
for your skin, but also great for stress
and for overall support of your health.
So, it's perfect if you are in that
just before getting sick time.
Okay, so we're going to
add five drops of cardamom
into the blend and the
cardamom is going to clear
your head and also the sweet smell of that
beautiful oil is nourishing
all in and of itself.
Okay, so five drops.
That'll do, oh we got two,
three, four, five, perfect.
Okay, just that smell
makes me feel better,
because it's familiar,
it's a great digestive oil
but it also is great for the head because
it's actually got a component in it called
1,8-cineol that is great
for clearing your head.
For clearing congestion,
cold and flu time,
so it's really perfect.
And, now we're going to do
five drops of Frankincense,
another very nourishing oil and also good
for clearing your head.
Two, four, five drops, okay, perfect.
And Frankincense can help you
breathe more easily and it's very calming.
And then we're going to
add five drops of Myrrh.
The Myrrh bottle is always
a little sticky on the top
that's just what happens
with the oil itself.
So, we'll add five drops and
of course Frankincense and
Myrrh are absolutely beautiful together.
There's one, four, five, great, okay!
They just seem to go hand-in-hand.
And then the Elemi is beautiful.
It's much less well-known,
smells like a mix of
kind of black pepper and lemon,
its really beautiful.
Very enlivening and
awakening for your mind.
Okay, so I'm going to put
in three drops of elemi.
That's two, and three, okay.
Alright, and now the
little roll-on part is,
I was just leaving it here in the cap,
it just snaps on the top.
So, I'm going to lean
it on the counter and
press down and snap it on.
And now it's on and this little rolly part
rolls like that and I'm
going to put the cap on
and give it a nice
little mix, here you go.
And now you can just roll it on anywhere
you like to have it.
I would wear it on my neck,
I would put it on my
throat, the back of my neck,
on my chest, and it smells
amazing, and it feels really
good, and it's really
easy to carry around.
You really can't spill it
and it's just such a nice way
to apply the blend especially
if you're not feeling well.
So, I hope you enjoy it.
