How to Blend Essential Oils
In about an hour, you make your first real blend. Karen shows you the three oils she reaches for first, how to dilute them safely for your skin, and two ways to blend: following a trusted recipe, and trusting your own nose. You finish with a labeled bottle in your hand and the confidence to make the next one.
Lifetime access · 1 credit hours toward NAHA, AIA & IFPA.
Learn how to properly blend your essential oils - in under 1 hour!
Blending your essential oils is easy when you know where to begin! That's why we show you exactly how to properly blend your oils in this course.
Course Highlights:
- The difference between essential oils and carrier oils, and how to mix them
- Important dilution ratios to safely use your essential oils on your skin
- Which essential oils to mix together, and ways to blend them
- Proper essential oil blending techniques, and 3 recipes to get you started
This course answers the questions you keep asking.
The curriculum, lesson by lesson.
4 lessons, downloadable recipes and datasheets, and remedies you can make the same day. Here is exactly what you'll work through.
Lesson 1Understand how to use a carrier
- Not only will we cover which essential oils mix well together, but we will also show you how to blend them with carrier oils. Learn the difference between an essential oil and a carrier oil, and understand how using them together will help you.
Lesson 2Understand how to safely apply essential oils to your skin
- When using essential oils on your skin, it’s important to know what ratio of essential oil to carrier oil to use. We share our basis for essential oil dilution, and give you our ratio recommendations for safe use.
Lesson 3Understand which essential oils to use together for a blend
- Have you ever wondered which essential oils you can blend together? Or how many essential oils can you mix together? We’ll show you why we chose to work with lavender, cedarwood, and orange essential oils in this course (hint: it has to do with their aroma!) and you can use this tip for all your future blends.
Lesson 4Start blending right away
- In this course we give you 3 tried-and-true recipes that you can start using right away. We also show you how to blend your essential oils intuitively using the drop-by-drop method, so that you take the first steps towards creating your own blends.
Real remedies you'll blend, the same day.
You leave with real recipes you can mix the same afternoon, each one named so you always know exactly what it is for.
What students say about the course.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 374 students in our post-course surveys.
“I am glad to get some new information about different types of blending”
“This was a great starter course. I’m looking forward to learning more!”
“It was great!!, it made me more motivated to continue learning”
“This was an excellent course with clear explanations, practical blending exercises, and a great balance of science and intuition. I especially enjoyed learning about GC/MS reports, botanical names, essential oil chemistry, safety, and intuitive blending.”
“This is a great course for beginners; it explains simply and accurately how to blend essential oils.”
“very useful and informative for beginners”
Every hour counts toward Clinical Aromatherapist.
This course is part of Pathway 1 on the path to Clinical Aromatherapist. Take it on its own, or get it bundled with everything in Pathway 1 and save.
Taught by Karen Williams.
Karen Williams
Karen has taught tens of thousands of students to use essential oils with confidence and care, blending real plant chemistry with warmth and hands-on practice. She leads the certification program alongside a team of advanced professional aromatherapists who guide every student’s case-study work, and she still reviews case studies herself.
“The basis of blending here at Aromahead is to use the least number of drops for an effective blend.”Karen Williams, in this class
How to Blend Essential Oils FAQ
Is this class really free?
Yes. Create a free Aromahead account and the whole class is yours, with no card and no trial clock. It is the simplest way to feel how our teaching works.
What do I need to follow along?
Three essential oils (we use lavender, cedarwood, and sweet orange), a carrier like jojoba, and a one-ounce bottle. You can also watch first and gather supplies later.
Is the dilution taught here safe for children?
The dilution Karen teaches, 5 to 6 drops of essential oil per ounce of carrier, is a safe topical guideline for adults and for children ages 5 and up. She walks through it on screen.
How long will it take?
About an hour: five short videos and three recipes. Most students blend along the same day.
What comes after this class?
Pathway 1 of the path, Natural Living. Your free account also includes Essential Oil Foundations & Smarter Blending, so you can keep going the moment you finish.
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In about an hour, you make your first real blend. Karen shows you the three oils she reaches for first, how to dilute them safely for your skin, and…