Part of the children’s collection, in a pre-diluted roll-on. An encouraging, warm aroma — before school, before new situations.
This one is also available as a pre-diluted roll-on. For getting started and for carrying in a bag that is the simplest form: there is no carrier oil to mix, and it cannot spill.
What it smells like
Aroma notes: warm citrus and wood: wild orange, amyris, black pepper, osmanthus.
If you are meeting it for the first time, do not sniff straight into the bottle. Hold it a few centimetres from your nose and waft the aroma towards you — that way the stronger oils will not hit you, and you will pick up the finer notes too.
How people use it
- One roll on the wrist in the morning, before school.
- On the nape of the neck before new situations.
- Over the heart, for an evening conversation.
Recipes
The ratios are worked out, and one drop is roughly five hundredths of a millilitre. Where a companion oil is listed, feel free to swap it for whatever you have at home — the drop counts stay the same.
Palm blend for a deep breath
What you get: 5 ml, lasts a long time.
- Put fractionated coconut oil into a 5 ml bottle.
- Add 2 drops of Brave and 1 drop of Tangerine.
- Put a little in your palm and rub it in.
- Hold it in front of your face and take three slow, deep breaths with your eyes closed.
This is the quickest way for an aroma to actually reach you — diffusing is slow by comparison.
Child-friendly foot oil
What you get: 10 ml.
- Put fractionated coconut oil into a 10 ml bottle.
- Add 1 drop of Brave — half a per cent, which is the right amount.
- In the evening, after a bath, massage it into the child’s feet.
- Pull on socks so it does not get smeared about.
Not at all under the age of two, and for a baby always ask the paediatrician first. Minty and eucalyptus oils are left out for small children.
Wrist blend instead of perfume
What you get: 5 ml, lasts weeks.
- Into a 5 ml roll-on bottle, add 3 drops of Brave and 2 drops of Tangerine.
- Top up with jojoba oil — that is five per cent, which suits a scent.
- Roll it onto your wrists and behind your ears.
- Do not rub your wrists together: that makes the aroma fade faster.
Jojoba does not go rancid, which makes it a better base for a scent blend than most plant oils.
What to pair it with
These suit the same situations, so they sit well together in a blend:
- Tangerine — shared topic: Children and family
- Wild Orange — shared topic: Children and family
- Madagascar Vanilla — shared topic: Children and family
Safety and storage
Always patch test a new oil on a small area of skin, diluted, and wait a day. Keep it away from eyes and mucous membranes. In pregnancy, while breastfeeding, with a chronic condition or while taking regular medication, seek professional advice first.
In dark glass, somewhere cool, tightly closed. Heat, light and air all age it: citrus oils keep for roughly one to two years, woods and resins for years. It does not need to go in the fridge, but the bathroom windowsill is the worst place for it.
Questions
How much should I use?
For adults, daily whole-body use usually works out at around two per cent: that is roughly twelve drops in thirty millilitres of carrier oil. For sensitive skin and for children, considerably less. The dilution helper on the home page works out the number of drops for your bottle.
What should I dilute it with?
Fractionated coconut oil is the easiest, because it stays liquid, has no scent of its own and does not go rancid. Sweet almond, jojoba and grapeseed oil are good choices too. Essential oil does not mix with water, so for a bath always disperse it in something fatty or in salt first.
What should I watch out for?
Always patch test a new oil on a small area of skin, diluted, and wait a day. Keep it away from eyes and mucous membranes. In pregnancy, while breastfeeding, with a chronic condition or while taking regular medication, seek professional advice first.
How long does it keep?
In dark glass, somewhere cool, tightly closed. Heat, light and air all age it: citrus oils keep for roughly one to two years, woods and resins for years. It does not need to go in the fridge, but the bathroom windowsill is the worst place for it.
