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Flower Water Add 20 to 30 drops of an EO to 100 ml (3 1/2 fluid oz) bottle of spring or de-ionized water. Leave it in the dark for a few days. Filter it before using with a clean coffee filter. Can use orange blossom, lavender, or pettigrain EOs. Raspberry Oatmeal Soap 12 oz grated soap 5 oz water 1/4 c. finely ground oats 1/8 oz. raspberry FO Combine the grated soap and water in a saucepan, set on medium heat. When the soap has melted, add the ground oats and raspberry FO. Stir well, then pack into molds and let sit until hardened. Un-Petroleum Jelly 1 oz beezewax, grated 1/2 c. sweet almond oil (can substitute grapeseed oil) Melt beeswax in a microwave or double boiler. Stir in oil. Remove from heat and cool. * * * Conversion Tables This web site does not assert that any of these or other remedies will work. Keep in mind though, that when modern Western medicine fails, many people turn to herbal or naturopathic remedies. just that herbal remedies have been used for nearly 5 millenia and the human race still populates the earth. Caution: Use no more than 10 drops of EO per bath. Both eos and FOs are very, very potent and concentrated.
EO | Base Oil (ml) | Base oil (oz) |
3 to 5 drops | 5 ml | 1 tsp |
7 to 25 drops | 25 ml | 1 fl oz |
20 t0 60 drops | 100 ml | 3 1/2 fl oz |