All essential oils have what is called “a note”. The notes are called a top note, a middle note and a base note. When blending essential oils, to get the best synergistic aroma, the blend will contain at least one essential oil from the top note, middle note and base note. Top notes evaporate more quickly and base notes more slowly. The top note aroma is noticed first before the middle and the base note scent. The base note will linger on allowing for a longer lasting blend. This can be a fun thing to play around with. First decide on what your blend is being used for, that will determine what essential oils you will want to pick. So, for sleep you may go with Bergamot, Lavender, Vetiver. Of course you can pick as many essential oils as you please. Rule of thumb is your blend will contain 30% top note essential oils, 50% middle note essential oils and 20% base note essential oils. Three to five essential oils in an average blend is nice.
*Here’s an allergy blend for the diffuser: 6 drops Lavender, 10 drops Basil, 4 drops Eucalyptus.
TOP NOTE OILS:
Basil, Bergamot, Blue Cypress, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Grapefruit, Lemongrass, Lime, Melissa Neroli, Orange, Peppermint, Tea Tree
MIDDLE NOTE OILS:
Bergamot, Black Pepper, Blue Cypress, Blue Tancy, Cinnamon, Clary Sage, Chamomile, Citronella, Clove, Cypress, Eucalyptus Geranium, Ginger, Balsam, Hyssop, Jasmine, Juniper, Lavender, Manuka, Melissa, Myrrh, Neroli, Peppermint, Rosemary, Tea Tree, Ylang Ylang
BASE NOTE OILS:
Angelica, Balsam, Copaiba, Cedarwood, Cinnamon, Frankincense, Ginger, Helicrysum, Myrrh, Patchouli, Rose, Ginger, Sandalwood, Spikenard, Vanilla, Valerian, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang