Fresh & Pungent, Aromatic Leaves Enliven
Your Vitality in Fall

Do you often get sick when the weather changes?

Early Fall is an emotionally chaotic time of year.  Feeling vulnerable is a bit scary, so we easily brush it aside, only to come down with a cold or worse.

Just in time to shore up your energy to fight off germs, essential oils with pungent aromas can revive your strength and notify your immune system that it needs to stay on-track.  These oils have strong aromas.

Aromatic Leaves from the Myrtle family of trees and shrubs are the sources of essential oils with strong and pungent effects .  Known for their intensely clarifying aromatics, they include “cineole”, better-known as “eucalyptol”, so-called for a major intensely-aromatic ingredient.

Fresh, strong and pungent, these leaves are desired for their ability to improve lung power, musculoskeletal and digestive health, and increase emotional resilience.

Cajeput, Niaouli, Rosalina, and Tea Tree Essential Oils

These essential oils are anti-microbial, they prevent germs from proliferating. As well, they increase the capacity of the lungs to breathe deeply.  They soothe digestion and muscular function.  These plants are native to the southern hemispheres of Southeast Asia and Australia.

They include Eucalyptus, but in this post I’m focused on the Melaleucas, the small trees that grow on streets and in gardens as well as the low-lying, damp areas of their native lands. Cajeput, Rosalina, Tea Tree, and Niaouli, are all Melaleucas, trees which have characteristic medicinal aromas.  While their aromatic substances may be similar, each one emphasizes a component that makes them aromatically unique.

Among these, Tea Tree (the iconic essential oil used in breath-opening blends), and Rosalina are considered to have a sweet overtone to their “medicinal” aromas.  Conversely, Cajeput and Niaouli share the camphor aspect often selected to blend with herbal scents in Rosemary, Sage, or Thyme.

Pine Forest Aroma Oil

Pine Forest, a Fragrant Fall Season Oil
Pine Forest Intention: forest bathing under pine tree canopy
Ingredients: a blend of pine-like aromas and essential oils in a carrier oil base
e.o.= essential oil
Container: 1-10ml roll-on glass bottle with cap

2 drops Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) e.o.
1 drop Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara) e.o.
2 drops Spike Lavender (Lavandula latifolia ) e.o.
2 drops Cajeput (Melaleuca leucadendron var. cajuput) e.o.

Carrier Oil: 10 ml Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) oil as a carrier for the above mixture

To Make: Open a clean 10ml glass bottle. Pour in Jojoba oil to about 1/2 of the bottle volume. Drop in essential oils as above. Then close the cap tightly and gently roll between your palms to encourage the aromas to combine well. Open the cap and add Jojoba oil to fill the bottle to its neck. Close the cap and make sure cap is closed tightly. Allow to rest overnight. Next day, turn bottle upside-down and right-side up several times to combine thoroughly. Ready for use!

To use: Roll onto wrists and pulse points, or roll directly onto the palms of your hands. Rub palms together and breath in deeply. Relax, with eyes closed. Repeat up to 2 times per session of inhaling.

Sweet Intention, a Fall Fragrance

Drop essential oils as above into the Jojoba oil. Then close the cap tightly and gently roll between your palms to encourage the aromas to combine well. Open the cap and add Jojoba oil to the bottle neck. Close the cap. Make sure cap is closed tightly. Allow to rest overnight. Next day, turn bottle upside-down and right-side up several times to combine thoroughly. Ready for use!

To Use: Un-cap and roll over your pulse points at wrists, neck and upper chest. Alternatively, roll across palms two or three times. Rub your palms together, bring close to your nose and inhale. Repeat.