Best Practices in Aromatherapy with Jenny & Karen

Recorded live with our community.

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Linalyl acetate, a key component in many essential oils, is the focus of this episode. We explore its chemistry, particularly how it's structurally similar to linalool with the addition of an acetate group. This session also highlights how linalyl acetate differs across oils like Lavender and Petitgrain, enhancing our understanding of essential oil reports. Join us for insights on crafting aromatic blends.

In this episode:

• Linalyl acetate combines linalool with acetic acid, forming an ester.
• Lavender GC/MS reports may show linalyl acetate leading over linalool.
• Different oils have varying linalyl acetate content, such as Clary Sage.
• Understanding batch variability in chemotypes enriches blending skills.
• Using any blender type works for whipping body butter effectively.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction and Welcome
1:10 Community Diffusion Discussion
3:29 7-Day Leaderboards and Member Highlights
5:18 Real-Time Learning and Engagement
8:06 Essential Oil Expertise and Tips
10:19 Measuring Ingredients for Blends
13:11 Blending Techniques and Tips
17:11 This Week's Gift and Offers
21:29 Fun Activities with Aromatherapy
28:34 Lesson 3: Linalyl Acetate and Lavender
35:30 Properties of Linalyl Acetate
41:09 Recipe for Relaxation Blends
46:40 Whipping Up Body Butter
53:17 Using and Storing Body Butter
59:20 Shelf Life and Storage Tips
1:03:23 Closing Remarks and Contact Info

Links:
Recipes from this episode + 2,000 more in the Aromatherapy Recipes app: https://www.aromatherapy-recipes.com
Join the free Natural Living Lab: https://www.skool.com/natural-living-makeover-now
Watch the class replay: https://youtu.be/eKtl1zGCGIE
Shop GC-MS tested essential oils: https://www.aromatics.com

This episode dives into the chemistry of d-limonene, a key component in citrus oils like Grapefruit and Sweet Orange, and even in Palo Santo. We explore how these oils can uplift your mood and brighten a room, while also discussing important safety tips for sun exposure. Learn how to create vibrant and balanced blends with these insights.

In this episode:

• Understand phototoxicity and safe use of citrus oils in sunlight.
• Explore d-limonene's role in uplifting and brightening blends.
• Learn practical chemistry with real-world applications.
• Discover the Thymely tool for personalized aromatherapy guidance.
• Embrace the 'less is more' principle for effective blending.

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome and Introductions
3:24 Giveaways and Leaderboard Prizes
10:12 Free Gifts for Live Attendees
13:39 Deep Dive into d-Limonene
21:27 Course Content and Blending Techniques
28:56 Making Aromatherapy Blends
46:01 Citrus Oils and Phototoxicity
57:16 Closing Remarks and Next Episode Preview

Heads-up: This class was recorded live on July 22, 2026, so the giveaways, live-attendee gifts, and order offers mentioned have ended. You can always find current deals in the Sale Bin at aromatics.com.

Links:
Recipes from this episode + 2,000 more in the Aromatherapy Recipes app: https://www.aromatherapy-recipes.com
Join the free Natural Living Lab: https://www.skool.com/natural-living-makeover-now
Watch the class replay: https://youtu.be/KHYw9-nBiM4

Recorded live with our community: aromatherapy educators Jenny and Karen kick off the Blend by Chemistry series with linalool — the gentle, well-researched molecule behind lavender's calm.

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Explore the calming power of linalool in essential oils like Ho Wood and Lavender. This episode unravels why linalool feels so calming and guides you in creating blends for stress relief and emotional balance. Discover simple blending techniques and substitution strategies to enhance your practice.

In this episode:

• Lavender is lower in linalool than Ho Wood and basil ct. linalool.
• Ho Wood offers high linalool content, affordability, and sustainability.
• Preview blend aromas with the 'smell the caps together' technique.
• Chemistry knowledge helps tailor solutions for clients' unique needs.
• Recognizing linalool in oils transforms your sensory experience.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome to the Episode

5:49 Introduction to Linalool

17:49 Chemical Families of Essential Oils

24:07 Linalool in Different Oils

36:53 Blending with Linalool

49:44 Deep Calm Bath Soak Recipe

54:42 Properties and Uses of Linalool

57:24 Upcoming Q&A and Workshop

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📚 Want to go deeper? This lesson is a snapshot from Aromahead's Aromatherapy Certification Program: https://www.aromahead.com

*Recorded live with our community as the Lesson 0 kickoff to our six-week Essential Oil Chemistry 101 series.*

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This is Lesson 0 — the orientation session that kicks off our six-week Essential Oil Chemistry 101: Blending with Confidence series inside The Natural Living Lab. Before we start blending molecule by molecule over the coming weeks, Jenny sets the stage with the aromatherapy foundations that make everything else click: what's actually inside a bottle of essential oil, how to read (and trust) your oils, and how to dilute safely so you get results without overdoing it.

If you've ever wondered why lavender calms you down — or wanted to move past "I love the smell of orange, let's try that" and blend with real intention — this is where the whole journey begins.

In this episode:

• An essential oil is never just one ingredient. Every bottle holds dozens — sometimes hundreds — of chemical components. Lavender's calming softness, for example, comes largely from two of them: linalool and linalyl acetate (our Week 1 and Week 3 components).
• Chemotypes & why growing conditions matter. Same plant, different elevation or environment = a different chemical fingerprint (look for the "CT" in the Latin name — basil, rosemary, and thyme are classic examples).
• GC/MS reports, demystified. What Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry testing tells you, why batch-specific reports matter (especially in clinical settings), and why you don't have to understand every line to use one.
• Dilution made simple. The 1% / 2% / 3% guideline (≈6 / 12 / 18 drops per ounce), where beginner-to-intermediate blending should live, and the rule of thumb: almost always dilute (inhalers and diffusers are the exception).
• Carriers as more than a base. How aloe + argan + a single drop of lavender rescued a sunburn — and why single-origin, small-batch oils and carriers let you dial in quality.
• Shelf life starts at distillation, not when the bottle lands on your doorstep — and why monoterpene-rich oils don't last as long as sesquiterpene-rich ones.
• A quick true/false quiz to test what you know going in (and again coming out).

The series roadmap (live workshops, Wednesdays):

• Week 1 — Linalool (July 15)
• Week 2 — d-Limonene (July 22)
• Week 3 — Linalyl Acetate (July 29)
• Week 4 — 1,8-Cineole (Aug 5)
• Week 5 — α-Pinene (Aug 12)
• Week 6 — β-Caryophyllene (Aug 19)
  • a "next steps" session the following week

Course modules open each Tuesday morning; live blending workshops are Wednesdays; Monday Q&As (with Jenny & Karen) follow each lesson.

Resources & Links

• Essential Oil Chemistry 101 Bundle (save up to 30%): https://www.aromatics.com/products/essential-oil-chemistry-101-bundle
• Join The Natural Living Lab (free): https://www.skool.com/natural-living-makeover-now
• The Natural Living Club: https://www.skool.com/natural-living
• Shop Aromatics International: https://www.aromatics.com
• Learn Aromatherapy — Aromahead Institute: https://www.aromahead.com

*Recorded live with our community as the Lesson 0 kickoff to our six-week Essential Oil Chemistry 101 series.*

📝 *Heads-up: mentions of giveaways, free gifts, or limited-time perks were specific to the original live broadcast. For current deals, browse our Sale Bin: https://www.aromatics.com/collections/on-sale*

From our live class archives. A cozy, blend-along year-in-review recorded live with our community.

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We wrapped up 2025 with a cozy look back at a year of wellness inside the Natural Living Club — revisiting the most-loved aromatherapy topics, sharing favorite moments and practical takeaways, and blending a few of the year's most-requested recipes live. Whether you caught every event or you're brand new, it's an easy, feel-good way to reconnect with the blends (and the people) that made 2025 special.

What you'll get:

• A tour of the year's most-loved aromatherapy topics and takeaways
• A few of the most-requested recipes, blended along live
• Simple, practical ways to keep using your oils all year

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From our live class archives. Recorded live with our community — questions, real-time blending, and a few live-day giveaways you'll hear along the way.

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Bugs hunt by scent — so the simplest way to avoid bites is to change what you smell like. In this class we blend a Skeeter Beater Bug Spray from scratch: a lively outdoor spray for porches, picnics, and summer evenings, made with the essential oils insects genuinely want to avoid.

What you'll learn:

• Which essential oils insects steer clear of, and why
• Why a water-based spray needs a dispersant — and how Solubol blends the oils through the water instead of letting them float on top
• How to build a bug spray step by step
• Why there's no preservative in a spray like this, and how to keep it fresh
• Who this blend isn't for, and how to keep it away from faces

The Recipe: Skeeter Beater Bug Spray
Makes ~4 fl oz (120 ml) · Beginner · 10 minutes · Recipe by Karen Williams

• 20 drops Citronella Java (Cymbopogon winterianus)
• 20 drops Lemongrass ct Rhodinol (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
• 10 drops Peppermint (Mentha × piperita)
• 5 drops Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides)
• 220 drops (9 ml) Solubol dispersant
• 100 ml Yarrow Hydrosol (Achillea millefolium)

Add the Solubol and essential oils to a 4 oz spray bottle and swirl gently. Pour in the yarrow hydrosol, cap tightly, and shake well. Label with the name and date. Notes: no preservative, so make small batches and mix a fresh bottle every 2–3 weeks. Because of the peppermint, keep this one off little ones and away from faces.

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From our live class archives. Recorded as a live workshop with our community, so you'll hear questions, a few quiz rounds, and live giveaways that were specific to that day. Everything you need to follow along by ear is below.

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If you've ever copied an essential oil recipe and just hoped you were doing it right, this episode is your foundation. We walk through the core building blocks of safe, effective aromatherapy so you can stop guessing and start blending with confidence.

What you'll learn:

• How much essential oil is actually safe — why dilution matters and how to think in percentages, not just drops
• How to choose the right carrier oil for different applications
• Why a plant's part, cultivation, harvest, and distillation all shape its chemistry and therapeutic value
• Phototoxicity made simple — what it is (those furanocoumarins in many citrus oils), and why it's mostly citrus but not always: sweet orange and steam-distilled lime are safe, while cold-pressed lime, grapefruit, and even angelica root are phototoxic
• How to read a product page for safety — safety & shelf life, GC/MS batch reports, and why ethical, high-quality sourcing changes everything

We finish by formulating a simple everyday blend together, working through dilution and carrier choice live

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🎥 Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gSBWRR6Vf0

From our live class archives. This episode was originally recorded as a live blending session with the Natural Living Club community — so you'll hear questions, recipes made in real time, and a few "watch my screen" moments. We've pulled together everything you need below so you can follow along by ear.

📝 A quick heads-up: this class was recorded live during one of our holiday sales, so you'll hear mentions of limited-time deals — our Memorial Day sale, free gifts with purchase, and weekly giveaways. Those promotions have since ended, but we always have fresh deals waiting for you in our Sale Bin: https://www.aromatics.com/collections/on-sale

Ever stood in front of jojoba, rosehip, and sweet almond and wondered which one your blend actually needs? This session walks you through how to choose the carrier that best supports your skin, your climate, and the essential oils you're working with — and we make two carrier-only recipes along the way.

What you'll learn:

• Why carrier oils are far more than "just dilution" — they shape skin feel, absorption, shelf life, aroma, and purpose
• The 4 decision points for choosing a carrier: texture, shelf life, purpose, and formula type (oil, water-based, soap, butter, or balm)
• The golden shelf-life rule: a blend only lasts as long as its shortest-lived ingredient — so a stable base like jojoba can't rescue a blend once the rosehip has turned
• Why delicate, antioxidant-rich oils (rosehip, pomegranate, cranberry) are best bought small and used fresh
• Why water-based bases (aloe vera gel, hydrosols) change everything about preservation

Carrier cheat-sheet from this episode:

• Jojoba — technically a liquid wax, not an oil; closely resembles skin, absorbs easily, very long shelf life. The everyday anchor that stabilizes more delicate oils. If you keep one carrier on your shelf, make it this.
• Argan — lightly nutty, golden, absorbs with no residue. (Megan's 10-year facial cleanser: half argan, half aloe vera.)
• Rosehip seed — light, regenerative, great for facial blends; use at 10% or less.
• Pomegranate & cranberry seed — highly antioxidant and skin-regenerative; a little goes a long way.
• Trauma Oil — three herbal-infused carriers in one (Arnica, St. John's Wort, and Calendula infused into olive oil); a shelf staple for sore muscles, pain, and inflammation, even with no essential oils added.

Recipes made in this episode:

Whipped Shea & Kombo Butter (yields ~9 oz)

• 4 oz shea butter
• 2 oz cocoa butter
• 2 oz kombo butter
• 1 fl oz jojoba
• Melt the shea and cocoa butters in a double boiler. Off heat, stir in the kombo butter and jojoba. Chill/freeze until the top firms, then whip until light and fluffy (about 20–30 min total).

Mature Skin Glow Facial Oil (10 ml bottle)

• 7 ml jojoba
• 1.5 ml argan
• 1 ml rosehip seed
• 0.5 ml pomegranate (or cranberry) seed
• Combine and stir. Soaks in beautifully with no oily residue — lovely as an evening facial oil.

Resources mentioned:

• 📘 Free Carriers Field Guide (16 pages, 6 recipes, shelf-life chart):
• 🌿 Shop carrier oils: https://www.aromatics.com/collections/carrier-oils
• 🏷️ Shop the Sale Bin for current deals: https://www.aromatics.com/collections/on-sale
• 🏡 Join the Natural Living Club: https://www.skool.com/natural-living
• 🎓 Learn aromatherapy with Aromahead Institute: https://www.aromahead.com

🎥 Watch the video version of this class on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaqr5ZNNY_Y

Hi Jenny from Aromahead here, I want to warmly invite you to register for our upcoming live online training on how to become an essential oil expert. Essential oil experts use both the art and the science of aromatherapy to get reliable transformational results from their essential oils.

We have several dates and times available to choose from, you're not going to want to miss this! Sign up now at aromahead.com/podcast

I can't wait to see you soon.

Feeling unstable, energy all over the place? This blend can help bring that scattered energy down to earth with an intentional application, a simple visualization technique, and a few deep breaths.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:43 Review and Grounding
9:00 The blend
10:53 What's the tea?
12:18 The recipe
19:10 The masterclass
22:35 Preview
25:44 Substitutions
28:37 Outro

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-----All ingredients used-----
Frankincense (Boswellia carterii)
Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
3 drops Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanoides)
Jojoba wax
Amber bottle with cone cap