Next,
remove the lower leaves along the bottom inch of the
branch, and then bundle four to six branches with
a rubber band. You will need a small paper bag that
you have cut several holes in. label the paper bag
with the name of the plant or herb that you are drying.
Place the bundle of branches upside down inside the
paper bag, and then hang the bag upside down in a
warm and airy room. It should take about two weeks
for the herbs to dry completely. When the aromatherapy herbs are
dry, you can store them, use them as potpourri or
add them to food for aromatherapy health benefits.
Another way to enjoy an Aromatherapy garden is the
smell of the aromatic plants and herbs in your garden.
Some plants like basil and lavender have calming and
mood elevating properties that are effective when
directly inhaled.
With these Aromatherapy herbs and plants present in your garden,
you can receive the benefits of their aroma. In addition,
Eucalyptus, Citronella, Lemongrass and Lavender are
natural insect repellants that will not only benefit
the Aromatherapy plants and herbs in your garden,
but other plants and flowers in your garden as well.
In addition to growing your own aromatherapy garden,
you can use various essential oil preparations for
everyday gardening.
Aromatherapy recipes for outdoor and garden
use:
- Insect bites. Make a compress of essential oil
extract and press on the skin to treat insect bites.
Combine the following essential oils and soak a washcloth
to create your natural aromatherapy compress:
20 ml of Lemon alcohol hydrosol
20 ml of Calendula alcohol hydrosol
20 drops of White essential oil
20 drops of Lavender essential oil
100 ml of Lavender hydrosol
50 ml of Chamomile hydrosol
- Insect Repellent. You can apply a topical preparation
of essential oil to repel insect while you are outdoors
(camping, gardening etc.). Bugs do not like the smell
of certain essential oils and the plants from which
they are extracted. To make a topical oil for an aromatherapy
insect repellent combine the following essential oils
in 50 ml of Bassilicum oil and apply the preparation
to your skin:
50 ml Bassilicum carrier oil
5 drops of Eucalyptus essential oil
5 drops of Lavender essential oil
5 drops of Citronella essential oil
5 drops of Marjoram essential oil
5 drops of Cedar Wood essential oil
To make an outdoor insect repellent for your garden,
you can mix a few drops of citronella oil, lavender
oil and peppermint oil into a spray and spray throughout
your garden for an aromatherapy insect repellent.
To make this aromatherapy herbs spray, mix three to 12 drops
of essential oils in a spray bottle, next add one
teaspoon of witch hazel and last add 5 teaspoons of
distilled water to the spray bottle. Shake the spray
bottle gently, and spray the preparation throughout
your garden for a natural insect repellent. |
