The most expensive of the skincare blends: helichrysum, frankincense and sandalwood in one bottle, pre-diluted, in a roll-on.
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: resinous and floral: frankincense, sandalwood, lavender, myrrh, helichrysum.
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 face at the end of an evening routine.
- Around the eyes, carefully.
- On the neck and décolletage.
- On the backs of the hands.
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.
Evening face oil
What you get: 30 ml, one to two months.
- Measure jojoba or sweet almond oil into a 30 ml dark glass bottle.
- Add 6 drops of Immortelle — one per cent, which is the sensible amount for a face.
- After cleansing in the evening, put 3–4 drops in your palm.
- Press it onto slightly damp skin rather than rubbing it in.
Patch test a new blend behind your ear or on your inner arm first, and wait a day.
What to pair it with
These suit the same situations, so they sit well together in a blend:
- Yarrow | Pom — shared topic: Skin and face care
- Geranium — shared topic: Skin and face care
- Guaiacwood — shared topic: Skin and face care
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.
