Working with Thick EOs ~ Benzoin

[Zany_in_CO]

Here's a link to a site that I used today to make my thick-as-molasses Benzoin EO pourable:

https://www.aromaweb.com/articles/workingwiththickessentialoils.asp

WHAT I LEARNED: I'm here to tell ya, putting the bottle of goopy Benzoin EO into a container of warm rice works way better than a hot-water bath! I was able to measure out the amount I needed with a pipette and then add it to the carrier oil (jojoba in this case) easily. I warmed the jojoba before adding the Benzoin and it blended right in.

Benzoin is known for anchoring perfume but I used it to make a concoction to soothe itchies and to clear eczema. When my dear hubby was in the hospital for 5 days, he developed a rash on his leg behind his left knee. By the next day it had spread to the area behind his right knee. I went to my book on Essential Oils and found a formula and made this up for him:

100 mls almond oil (or carrier oil of choice)
3 mls Benzoin EO
1 ml Lavender EO

Applied with a cotton ball, the eczema started clearing right away. I have itchy ears that drive me crazy (not a far drive, I know. ) and a drop on a cutip calms them right down.

HTH

 

[Zany_in_CO]

 

[Millie]

Oh, haha I just opened the link. Hot DRY rice! The first time I read this I imagined you heating your benzoin in a fresh batch of sticky rice. I will try this method after all

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Oh, haha I just opened the link. Hot DRY rice! The first time I read this I imagined you heating your benzoin in a fresh batch of sticky rice. I will try this method after all

Glad you caught that, Millie. It works great. After using the rice to heat up the gooey benzoin, I put it in a jar and labelled it for the next time...

 

[Millie]

I've been using rice (dry!) to keep my lip balm tubes upright as I fill them. Lovely things, these rice grains