Distilling essential oils is one thing, but their practical application in everyday life is another.
The best-known and classic method is using them in an oil burner. This allows you to easily benefit from their positive effects on your mood or take advantage of the cleansing, antibacterial properties of some oils. For application to the skin, the essential oils are mixed with a skin-friendly carrier oil such as olive or almond oil. A balm made from beeswax and olive oil is practical, has a longer shelf life, and is easy to make.
Especially in winter, essential oils can be wonderful helpers. With their antibacterial, antiviral, and expectorant properties, they can support the treatment of coughs and colds.
For this purpose, I've made a simple cold balm based on beeswax.
Ingredients:
100ml olive oil
10g beeswax
10 drops tea tree oil
5 drops myrtle oil
5 drops spanish majoram essential oil
Heat the beeswax and olive oil together in a double boiler until the wax has melted. A glass thermometer works well for stirring. The mixture doesn't need to get very hot, just enough for the beeswax to melt. Then add the essential oils, stir well again, and pour into clean jars. Only close the jars once the mixture has cooled down to prevent condensation from forming on the lid.
Since I was having so much fun, I also made a skin balm. For this, I used 5 drops of lavender and 5 drops of rosemary essential oil. Our rosemary oil is of the verbenone chemotype, which has cell-renewing and skin-regenerating properties.