Aromatic Dressing
Aromatic dressing is all about applying an oil or beautiful synergistic blend with a carrier oil onto your body while you lovingly massage it in. Talk to your body as you do this, giving it messages of love and acceptance. Create powerful affirmations and aromatic anchors as you use your essential oils and aromatically dress.
After a shower or bath, begin from the bottom of your legs in big circular motions working your way up the body towards the heart. Dip and rub, dip and rub, giving your body loving touch and loving words, while saying positive affirmations and giving love to yourself…
After a shower or bath, begin from the bottom of your legs in big circular motions working your way up the body towards the heart. Dip and rub, dip and rub, giving your body loving touch and loving words, while saying positive affirmations and giving love to yourself…
“I love you legs, thank you for carrying me day-to-day”, giving some extra juice around your thighs as we hold a lot of tension there, the best way to reach your back is to bend over and do your back – “I love you back, thank you for all your support”, “I love you toosh, I love you mound of Venus (as you rub in clockwise circles over your belly), thank you for bringing life into life and being the hub of all of my creativity” (isn’t that so much nicer than saying ‘Ooohh…look at my muffin tops…etc.’, under breasts/pecs is a good entry point for the oils, and on you go, all the way up and over your body - supporting the lymphatic system (which has no pump of its own), calming the mind and soothing the spirit. Do your face, ends of your hair, and souls of your feet. Cup your hands, breathe in 3 times and say your affirmation and now you are aromatically dressed! It takes 2 minutes and it will change your life and outlook.
Start the day as you mean to go, with powerful attention, loving messages and end with love and peace as you drift off to sleep with the essential oils.
Aromatic Dressing Ratios
Aromatic Dressing Demonstration
Aromatic Dressing is a daily practice of lovingly anointing myself in divine pure essential oils with a carrier oil, is a very powerful way to return home to love, which I have now been practicing daily for over 20 years.
Aromatic Dressing with the Home Essentials Kit
Essential oil reference: Frankincense, Wild Orange, Lavender, Oregano, Protective Blend, Peppermint, Lemon, Tea Tree, Respiratory Blend (now called Clear Blend).
My Signature Blend
Essential oil reference: Lavender, Frankincense, Wild Orange.
Aromatic Dressing without Citrus Oils
If you want to play with aromatic dressing but are unable to use citrus oils on your skin, try these oils and oil combinations.
These are great blends for hot summer days also, as all citrus essential oils (except Green Mandarin) are photosensitive meaning you can sunburn with them.
I would not suggest you aromatically dress all over the body in high doses of hot oils such as Clove Bud, Cassia, Cinnamon Bud, Oregano, Wintergreen or Ice Blue/Deep Blue. Wintergreen and Ice Blue are safe on the skin diluted but these are more for aches, contraction (pain). You can apply high menthol content oils such as Wintergreen, Peppermint, Ice (Deep) Blue (for even more effect with a drop or two of Frankincense) or herbaceous oils such as Rosemary, Marjoram, Basil, Oregano, or the pepper family combined with Lemongrass to the affected area and base of the spine. Further, add Copaiba and Frankincense to magnify the effects of other essential oils.
Basil
Rosemary
Arborvitae
Douglas Fir
Myrrh and Frankincense are sublime for face care and so yummy on the skin. You can add Lavender to these two or leave as they are, or alternate. Myrrh connects us deeply with our sacred womb energy, divine feminine and sacred woman wisdom and love. Beautiful for connecting us to our heart and with compassion in life. All three of these oils are great for skin and face care.
Lavender and Frankincense are great on the pits in coconut oil as a natural deodorant.
Marjoram
Juniper Berry
Peppermint
On Guard Protective Blend
For tummy issues and extra support there, consider:
Apply diluted on the tummy and feet.
Drink them in warm water as a tea with a touch of coconut oil.
They will also help support the overall body system.
Use any of the Touch oils to layer on any areas that need extra loving or support.
Aromatic Dressing for Overall Body Support – feeling aches, tightness, under strain
For aromatic dressing for overall body support, use any of or a combination of these oils:
The Touch oils – layer over the main area(s) needing support:
For example, feeling aches in shoulders – support with aromatic dressing of Lavender, Frankincense and Marjoram and layer with Ice Blue Touch for physical support and or Neroli Touch to release emotional burden and strain.
Use the other oils which are so brilliantly powerful but on the soles of feet if your skin is sensitive. The best to help support immunity on feet is On Guard Protective Blend with Oregano! They are amazing!
Easy Air Clear Blend is awesome for respiration, diluted on the chest, feet, back, neck and throat. Or use the Easy Air Vapour Stick to apply topically.
These oil and oil blends are all fabulous in the diffuser too.
Face Care and Skin Care
Magnolia Touch and the Beauty Blend (Salubelle/Immortelle) are fantastic around the eyes and for fine lines or any skin support.
Consider Blue Tansy and Yarrow Pom (1 drop of each) in your favourite dōTERRA skin care. Use these morning and night following cleansing and toning.
Note: Green Mandarin is not photosensitive. So, if you don’t have citrus allergies, you can safely add this to your daily aromatic dressing blends.
These are great blends for hot summer days also, as all citrus essential oils (except Green Mandarin) are photosensitive meaning you can sunburn with them.
I would not suggest you aromatically dress all over the body in high doses of hot oils such as Clove Bud, Cassia, Cinnamon Bud, Oregano, Wintergreen or Ice Blue/Deep Blue. Wintergreen and Ice Blue are safe on the skin diluted but these are more for aches, contraction (pain). You can apply high menthol content oils such as Wintergreen, Peppermint, Ice (Deep) Blue (for even more effect with a drop or two of Frankincense) or herbaceous oils such as Rosemary, Marjoram, Basil, Oregano, or the pepper family combined with Lemongrass to the affected area and base of the spine. Further, add Copaiba and Frankincense to magnify the effects of other essential oils.
Basil
- Great for head tension, menstrual discomfort, body aches, and muscle soreness
- Try Basil, Rosemary and Frankincense for muscle soreness – a little goes a long way
Rosemary
- Combine with Eucalyptus and Douglas Fir for aromatic dressing if you need energy or overall body support, to support increased respiration, or to help energise the body and mind. Rosemary adds vigour to the day when you diffuse or aromatically dress in this blend.
- Aromatically dressing with Rosemary will support muscles, great for pre and post workouts - or any exercise
- Great to diffuse for memory retention with Lemon, Lime, Wild Orange, Lemongrass and this combo is great to cleanse the space and 'reset'
- Great used on the hair – it promotes healthy hair
- Awesome for head tension and overall tension
Arborvitae
- A great insect repellent, beautiful and grounding, connecting with the quiet part within, strengthening and peaceful
- Combines well with Frankincense, Lavender, Myrrh, Spearmint
Douglas Fir
- Douglas Fir and Spearmint are heavenly together – wonderful to bring joy and elevate the mood
- Grounding, centering, mentally clearing - use Douglas Fir for emotional and mental support, wonderful for respiration and clarity
Myrrh and Frankincense are sublime for face care and so yummy on the skin. You can add Lavender to these two or leave as they are, or alternate. Myrrh connects us deeply with our sacred womb energy, divine feminine and sacred woman wisdom and love. Beautiful for connecting us to our heart and with compassion in life. All three of these oils are great for skin and face care.
Lavender and Frankincense are great on the pits in coconut oil as a natural deodorant.
Marjoram
- She's great to help with muscle recovery if you have muscle contraction or aches, or when you are just needing extra support. Marjoram is soothing to the mind and brings emotional harmony.
- Marjoram is great for sleep too, on her own, or combined with Cedarwood, Lavender and Frankincense. Apply to the soles of the feet, a drop of Marjoram or Cedarwood on the big toe and lovely as an all over massage or aromatic dressing. This is a great combination to regenerate with. For day time you could do Arborvitae, Marjoram and Frankincense - Lavender would work too.
- You can add a drop of Ginger to this blend to help support the overall body system, warm the body and add energy and vigour
Juniper Berry
- Juniper Berry can be added to the sleep blends for sweet dreams or in daily aromatic dressing with Frankincense, Myrrh and Lavender
Peppermint
- Peppermint is best not applied all over your skin if your skin is sensitive - drink a drop or two in water (Peppermint is a beautiful food or water flavouring) or apply to your feet or belly for digestive support. Make sure you dilute in the fractionated coconut oil.
- It's great for cooling us down, so a foot bath (not a full body bath) with Peppermint is rather delicious - you can throw in a handful of Epsom salts for extra deliciousness
On Guard Protective Blend
- Try Protective Blend diluted over the throat if your immune system is compromised and to the soles of feet with Oregano. ALWAYS DILUTE - these are very hot oils and not oils I would do full aromatic dressings in - just to the feet and throat if sore. Also consider on a sore throat Protective Blend with Tea Tree (Melaleuca) and Lavender - diluted. Or, for sensitive skin and young children, try Tea Tree, Sandalwood and Lavender.
For tummy issues and extra support there, consider:
- Digestzen Digestive Blend
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Green Mandarin
- Jasmine
- Peppermint
- Roman Chamomile
- Rose
Apply diluted on the tummy and feet.
Drink them in warm water as a tea with a touch of coconut oil.
They will also help support the overall body system.
Use any of the Touch oils to layer on any areas that need extra loving or support.
Aromatic Dressing for Overall Body Support – feeling aches, tightness, under strain
For aromatic dressing for overall body support, use any of or a combination of these oils:
- Arborvitae
- Basil
- Cedarwood
- Eucalyptus
- Frankincense
- Ginger
- Ice Blue blend
- Lavender
- Marjoram
- Pink Pepper
- Roman Chamomile
- Rosemary
- Sandalwoods (Indian and Hawaiian)
- Tea Tree
- Thyme
- Turmeric
- Wintergreen
The Touch oils – layer over the main area(s) needing support:
- Kids collection – any of these rollers will support children and adults
- Jasmine Touch
- Magnolia Touch
- Neroli Touch
- Emotional Aromatherapy Touch range
- Home Essentials Kit Touch range
- Rose Touch
For example, feeling aches in shoulders – support with aromatic dressing of Lavender, Frankincense and Marjoram and layer with Ice Blue Touch for physical support and or Neroli Touch to release emotional burden and strain.
Use the other oils which are so brilliantly powerful but on the soles of feet if your skin is sensitive. The best to help support immunity on feet is On Guard Protective Blend with Oregano! They are amazing!
Easy Air Clear Blend is awesome for respiration, diluted on the chest, feet, back, neck and throat. Or use the Easy Air Vapour Stick to apply topically.
These oil and oil blends are all fabulous in the diffuser too.
Face Care and Skin Care
Magnolia Touch and the Beauty Blend (Salubelle/Immortelle) are fantastic around the eyes and for fine lines or any skin support.
Consider Blue Tansy and Yarrow Pom (1 drop of each) in your favourite dōTERRA skin care. Use these morning and night following cleansing and toning.
Note: Green Mandarin is not photosensitive. So, if you don’t have citrus allergies, you can safely add this to your daily aromatic dressing blends.
Blends
I love to blend! There is nothing quite like the magic of making your own purefume to suit your emotional and physical needs of the day. Morning and night, I select what I need to support me in my endeavours.
I have created many blends to help you explore the art of Aromatic Dressing.
I have created many blends to help you explore the art of Aromatic Dressing.