Blending
Blending is all about combining essential oils with a carrier oil, sometimes called a "base" oil or "vegetable oil." We blend essential oils and carrier oils together to dilute the essential oil, allowing it to be spread over a greater area of the skin, at the low dosages required. The list of carrier oils that follows contains only those used in these chapters.
Some are used very often, while other are used for particular conditions. Carrier oils have their own healing properties and any particular one might be more appropriate for certain conditions than others. By far the most useful carrier oil to have for use on children is almond, as it can be used in nearly all blending situations. Always try to buy the best quality carrier oils you can find - organic and cold-pressed.
Carrier Oils For Children
Almond | Castor | Olive |
Avocado | Evening Primrose | Rosehip seed |
Calendula (Infused oil) | Grapeseed | Sesame Seed |
Camellia | Jojoba | St. john's Wort (Infused oil) |
How Much To use
How much essential oil and carrier oil you use partly depends on whether you're blending for a baby, infant, child, or adolescent. It also makes a difference whether you're blending for the Caring Touch Massage, when your child is well, or for a specific ailment when your child is ill. Each condition will require for the essential oil to be diluted in different volumes of carrier oil and at different strengths. So, you could say there are no hard and fast rules, but there are general guidelines for health and healing home-use and these are:
Diluted in 1 Ounce (30ml) of Vegetable Oil
Age | Essential Oil |
Newborn | 1-2 drops |
2-6 months | 1-3 drops |
6-12 months | 1-4 drops |
1-4 years | 5-8 drops |
6-7 years | 5-10 drops |
8-12 years | 5-12 drops |
12 years and over | 10-15 drops |
How much essential oil and carrier oil you use partly depends on whether you're blending for a baby, infant, child, or adolescent. It also makes a difference whether you're blending for the Caring Touch Massage, when your child is well, or for a specific ailment when your child is ill. Each condition will require for the essential oil to be diluted in different volumes of carrier oil and at different strengths. So, you could say there are no hard and fast rules, but there are general guidelines for health and healing home-use and these are:
Under Essential Oil you will find two numbers- the minimum and the maximum. For chronic, long-standing, conditions always start with the minimum number of drops. If that doesn't seem to be helping , add an extra drop into the diluted oil, until you find the right dosage for your child. The higher numbers are maximum recommended, and are for acute situations only.
There are no general guidelines to diluting when a child is ill, because there is no general illness! Each infection or disorder needs to be treated with essential oils specific to it, by an appropriate method, using a specific amount of essential oil and carrier oil. Across the many different types of conditions there are huge variations in how much essential oil would be used. It also makes a difference how much you use depending on whether the condition has been going on for a long time and is "chronic," or has just happened and is "acute."
Chronic cases would use lower amounts of essential oil, working upward if required, depending on the severity of the condition. Besides all this, there are other factors to consider when deciding how much to use, such as the body weight of your child.
Body Weight:
Throughout these chapters, suggested amounts of essential oil have been given for the average weight of a child at a certain age. However, as we all know, very few people are average. "Average" is where we meet, not where we are!The more body fat a child has, the less essential oil can be absorbed into the body where it's needed. So, if your child is over 5 years of age and they're carrying a lot of extra body fat, or are very tall for their age, or have a heavy frame, move up to the amount recommendations of the next age group up.
Organ Maturity:
One reason different amounts of essential oil are recommended for the different age groups is that their organs are at different stages of development. Compare the skin of a new born baby with that of a child who is 10 and you'll see a difference. The digestive system of a new born is only mature enough to take nutrients out of mother's milk or specially formulated baby milk.
As the child gets older, they can eat mashed-up food, but no big pieces that cannot yet digest. That will come later. And so it is, everything in it's time. Using essential oils on children requires more flexibility than when using them on adults, for the simple reason that children grow.
Acute or Chronic:
Acute conditions are those which suddenly come on and require first aid. A chronic condition has been going on for some time. Throughout these chapters if you see a drops recommendation for a particular condition with two numbers, i.e., 3-5, use the lower number, 3 drops, on children with a chronic condition, and if that is not effective, add one more drop, see how that works, and so on, up to 5. If the condition is acute, the higher amount could be used right away, if appropriate.
Storing Blends:
Put labels on all blends, saying who they were prepared for, the condition, the ingredients, and the date. This will eliminate any confusion in the future. Diluted blends of essential oils should not be kept for a long time. The vegetable carrier oil will go rancid after a while. It's best to only make up the amount of diluted oil you will need to use for a week or two, and make up fresh oils as you need them.
Reference:Aromatherapy for The Healthy Child: Valerie Ann Worwood
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