Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil Showcase
Frankincense and Myrrh is evocative of the time of year, with which it is most associated, Christmas. Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh were the rich and decadent gifts from the Three Magi to the newly arrived and honored child of God, the baby Jesus.
You will be brightly greeted with Orange, made warm with spicy Ginger and woody Amyris in the heart notes. Patchouli wraps you in its fragrant arms alongside the deeper notes of Balsam. It finishes with deeply rich Cedarwood and a Musk flourish. Perfectly reminiscent of the season.
All you need is a mince pie, a small glass of sherry, and a Christmas carol to set the scene for this evocative and delicious scent. Let it also remind you in the flurry of activity at this time of the year to take time out, breathe for a moment, recoup, and treat yourself, even if only for a minute…or two ... ok, maybe five.
Fragrance Notes
Frankincense and Myrrh invites you into its festive aroma. The fresh, but rich, Orange evoking the Gold of the three Magi, warmed with spicy Ginger and the mysterious woodiness of Amyris. The rich, earthiness of Patchouli envelops you alongside Balsam and Cedarwood, and that alluring Musk perfectly finishes this festive masterpiece.
Make no mistake, the warmth and richness of Frankincense and Myrrh is not only for Christmas. It’s ideal for year-round use.
Grab your favorite Christmas treat and tipple, put your feet up for a few minutes, and have the most perfect moment to yourself. It’s a Fragrance Oil that we simply adore here at VINEVIDA.
- Top: Orange
- Mid: Ginger, Amyris
- Bottom: Patchouli, Musk, Cedarwood, Balsam
VINEVIDA’S Favorite Ways To Use Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
Frankincense and Myrrh is a heartwarming Fragrance Oil that just invokes the ancient sacredness of the season.
With its warm Orange and Ginger welcome, a heart of Amyris, and base of Patchouli, Musk, Cedarwood, and Balsam, is a beautifully versatile find, it makes genderless cold process soaps and shower gels. However, it can be beautifully blended with spices and wood for more.
masculine finish. Equally, add some lighter florals like Rose Geranium for a more feminine finish. Or deepen the whole thing with Ylang Ylang and Jasmine for something heady and gorgeous.
With its warming, spicy, and woody scent notes it is suitable for scenting most of the spaces in the home. It is wonderfully suited to busier sitting rooms and dens over the Holiday season. You could use it as the base for creating a Signature Home Scent. Discover more about Signature Home Scents, in our article Layering Perfumes In The Home.
Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil is a great choice for making wax-based products like melts, candles, and sachets. I like it in reed diffusers. You can also use it in all types of aromatherapy candle burners.
Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil is one that you can easily blend with our other Essential Oils and Fragrance Oils for a truly unique sensation. Its bright and richly warm scent is perfect for busy rooms in the home like the den, hallways, and kitchen.
I like mixing it with citrus and spicy or woody fragrances for an incredible sensation. Try blending it with Our Version Of Amazing Grace By Philosophy and Our Version Of Rose 31 By Le Labo but it also blends wonderfully with Essential Oils like Ginger, Sweet Orange, and Cedarwood.
We have a version of Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps and candle Fragrance Oil developed especially for your Cold Air Diffusers too. Find it here.
Creative Ways To Use And Blend Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
Join me and explore some new and exciting ideas for using Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil.
Since the Holidays are upon us, let us have some fun and spend a couple of carefree hours making some last-minute festive projects.
Pot Pourri With Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
It’s the time of year when many of us bring Pine Cones in to decorate the festive home. Why not add an extra dimension and add some fragrance to them? With a few other choice ingredients, you make a thoroughly festive Potpourri enhanced with Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil.
This project would fall in IFRA category 10a which has safety recommendations of using no more than 4.29% in your preparation.
Simply gather together a selection of dried ingredients like Pine Cones, Cinnamon Sticks, Dried Orange Slices, whole Nutmegs broken into chunks, fragrant woods, and hard spices like Cloves. You want some of them to be visually interesting and add a pop of color too if you can.
Pile them all into a zip lock bag and add a few drops of Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps and candle Fragrance Oil, don’t go mad, you don’t want it to be wet as it could cause molding.
Shake it well and leave it overnight in the ziplock bag. Turn out into a highly decorative bowl and display it somewhere that you can benefit from the aroma. Give it a turn every couple of days to release the fragrance.
Refresh every week or so by simply repeating the process, and pop it in the bag - you can re-use the same bag every time to build up the fragrance over time. Turn it out and display it until it needs refreshing, and so on.
Scented Centerpiece With Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
Way back in the summer, we looked at how to create a scented flower vase in Sweet Pea Fragrance Oil Of The Week. We can apply just the same process and turn our Winter table centerpieces into amazing sensations. Whether you have silk or a fresh centerpiece, you can enhance them beautifully with Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil.
Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil in IFRA category 12 has no safety dilution restrictions, so you can use as much as you like.
Scenting Skills
Try scenting the silk flowers or dab a few drops of cotton wool pad and slide them discreetly among the leaves. I did an arrangement recently where the pads would have shown and so I filled one of those floral test tubes with the Fragrance Oil and popped in natural reed to wick up the fragrance. I was able to wire it on a rose stem, beneath the rim of the vase, and the reed rose above and diffused the fragrance beautifully into the room. Of course, it did not look out of place among the flower and leaf stems.
Look at your centerpiece and get creative in a way that suits you best. Could you use my test tube hack? Could you put the oil on porous pieces of wood and incorporate them? In large arrangements like mantlepiece garlands, wooden pegs are ideal for this because you can peg them out of sight and simply refresh them as needed.
(Note: I also do this in my car, pop a drop on a wooden peg clipping it to my air vent and simply refresh as needed every couple of weeks).
I am sure whatever type of centerpiece you have in your home this festive season by adding Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil you will elevate it to something incredible. Naturally, you will be the envy of all your friends and family. If you choose to divulge your fragrant secrets, it is entirely up to you.
Our Favorite Recipe With Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
Vinevida Fragrance Oils are amazing for designing and making a variety of exciting and creative projects. This week, we have the ancient and sacred fragrances of Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps and candle Fragrance Oil.
Firstly, I have a perfect, quick, and easy idea. It is sublime, truly luxurious, and utterly decadent, Bath Oil. You could even whip it up in the kitchen as your unexpected guest sips tea in the sitting room. It’s the ultimate, decadent last-minute Holiday gift.
Then we take advantage of blending Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & candle fragrance Oil.
We blend it with versatile Essential Oils for a Diffuser Blend experience like no other. Not only will we choose Essential Oils to suit your mood and needs at this time of year, but also to blend beautifully with your Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil.
Bath Oil with Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
I always think Bath Oil is the ultimate luxury. Full of rich, unctuous, and nourishing oils that are sublime on your skin, delightfully and divinely fragranced, for me, it’s a real treat.
If you have never made it before, have a go and you will be stunned at just how simple it is and how few ingredients you need. Not to mention how quickly you can do it. You really can whip it up while you put the kettle on for your unexpected guests.
This recipe makes 200 ml / 6.76fl oz of Bath Oil with Frankincense and Myrrh soap and candles Fragrance Oil.
NOTE: I have made the bulk of my base oil up with three different Carrier Oils, you can of course use just one and with whatever you have on hand. Given you might be in the kitchen and have Olive Oil and Sunflower Oil to hand, you may wonder if you can use those…YES, you can! Go for it!
You will need:
- Measuring jug
- Stainless steel spoon
- Funnel
- Decorative Bottle
- Oil and Waterproof Label
Ingredients:
- 100 ml of Argan Carrier Oil (Argania spinosa)
- 70 ml of Avocado Carrier Oil (Persea Gratissima)
- 20 ml of Rosehip Carrier Oil (Rosa canina)
- 8 ml of Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
- 2 ml of Frankincense Essential Oil (Boswellia serrata)
Optional: Preservative and dispersant - follow the individual manufacturer's guidelines on how much to add, and when.
Safety:
- Do not use this in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps and Candles Fragrance Oil in IFRA category 9 has safety dilution restrictions of up to 4.92% for this volume of product.
Method:
- If you are adding a preservative and/or a dispersant, follow the individual manufacturer's guidelines on how much to add, and when.
- Measure out your Carrier Oils and combine them all together thoroughly.
- Add your Frankincense Essential Oil Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil and mix well.
- Using a funnel for ease, decant into your bottle and cap tightly.
- Label with an oil and waterproof label.
How to Use:
- Carry out a 24- 48 hour patch test before use.
- Add a tablespoon to a warm running bath and disperse through the water thoroughly before getting in.
- Use rails and nonslip mats to reduce the chances of slips, trips, and falls.
- Store in a cool, dark, and dry place at an ambient temperature.
- Use within 3 months.
Diffuser Blends with Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil
Before we start just a note on VINEVIDA Fragrance Oils.
Now you may, or may not, have noticed that here at VINEVIDA we sell TWO different variations of Fragrance Oils.
One variation is called SOAPS AND CANDLES Fragrance Oil and another variation is called DIFFUSER Fragrance Oil. The DIFFUSER variation is specifically formulated for use in Cold Air or Nebulizing Diffusers.
Please Note: that you will need Frankincense and Myrrh DIFFUSER Fragrance Oil variation if you are making these blends for a Cold Air or Nebulizing Diffuser, so pop one of those in your basket too.
Join me, as we make three exciting blends using Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil to get you through the Holiday Season and beyond. After all, Frankincense and Myrrh are not just for Christmas!
You will need:
- Small measuring jug
- Stainless steel spoon
- Small funnel
- 20ml dropper bottle
- Oil proof label
Ingredients:
Sacred Reverence Diffuser Blend
- 13 ml Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil
- 3 ml of Palo Santo Essential Oil (Bursera graveolens)
- 4 ml of Copaiba Essential Oil (Copaifera officinalis)
Uplifting Joy Diffuser Blend
- 15 ml Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil
- 3 ml of Sweet Orange Essential Oil (Citrus sinensis L)
- 2 ml of Bergamot Essential Oil (Citrus bergamia)
Family Fun Diffuser Blend
- 15 ml Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil
- 4 ml of Mandarin Essential Oil (Citrus reticulata)
- 1 ml of Cardamom Essential Oil (Elettaria cardamomum)
Safety:
- Not for topical use.
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Method:
- Carefully measure out your Fragrance Oil into a small measuring jug
- Add your Essential Oils with care.
- Stir to combine
- Using a funnel, decant into a 20ml dropper bottle and cap tightly
- Label clearly, listing all ingredients and you MUST label it as UNDILUTED.
How to Use:
- Firstly, do not use it in a Cold Air Diffuser if you have used the Soaps and Candles variation. If you only have a Cold Air Diffuser, only use VV Fragrance Oils labeled for DIFFUSERS in your machine.
- Follow your individual manufacturer's instructions for the use of your diffuser.
- Some may require using the blend undiluted, others call for the blends to be diluted in water or Carrier Oil.
- Do not use it for hours at a time, use it for an hour and switch it off for 30-45 minutes before switching it on again.
- Citrus oils like Orange and Lemon should not be used in households with cats present. Find more information here Is Lemon Essential Oil Safe For Cats?
Safety Using Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil
When you are creating these projects you should always follow the IFRA safety dilution recommendations. After all, they are specifically designed to keep you and your family safe.
You must follow these guidelines when you make any products that you intend to gift or give away because they are then out of your control.
Remember, that here at VINEVIDA we want to help you use these products in exciting ways, but also safely. Therefore, all the safety information you need is on our website.
All you need to do is click over to the individual Fragrance Oil’s webpage and find the link labeled DOCUMENTS. Then click on IFRA STATEMENT and there, you will find all the safety data you need to work safely.
Don’t forget the wonder, that is the Vinevida calculator tool. It is so useful and makes working out an absolute doddle. It will work out the exact amount of fragrance or Essential Oil for your projects.
It will help you to have confidence and assurance that you are within the recommended safety guidelines, every single time.
The Final Word
Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil is not just for Christmas. It has those gorgeous notes of rich Orange, warming, and spicy Ginger, and Amyris. Then the rich, earthiness of Patchouli envelops you alongside Balsam. Finally, you have Cedarwood, and with that alluring Musk, you finish the whole scent profile perfectly. With such a range of delicious and warming scent notes, it’s ideal for year-round use.
Set the fragrant scene by making some Potpourri or a scented centerpiece with Frankincense and Myrrh Soaps and Candles Fragrance Oil.
Try some of the Diffuser blends to suit your mood and change things up. Spend some time in contemplation, prayer, or meditation with our Sacred Reverence Diffuser Blend. Lift the atmosphere and bring in feelings of seasonal joy and wonder with the Uplifting Joy Diffuser Blend. Add in some laughter and energy with our Family Fun Diffuser Blend. Just remember to use DIFFUSER Fragrance Oil if you are using a Cold Air or Nebulizing Diffuser.
Finally, sink into a warming bath laced with the most luscious Bath Oil, allowing time for you to relax and let go. Give your skin a well-deserved treat and work the oil into your skin for a soft, velvety finish
I hope that this showcase gives you lots of ideas on how to use this gorgeous Fragrance Oil. Have a go and see what you can create.
Facebook Group
We always love to see what our readers and customers create with VV products. Think about sharing your photos, hints, and tips on our Vinevida Facebook Group. I’m looking forward to seeing all your amazing Frankincense and Myrrh creations.
Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil is an ideal choice to blend with other Fragrance Oils and Essential Oils. It has a strong heart and body, which you can build. Have a go at blending it with other fragrances that you like, and make your own unique and individual fragrances to scent your home. I am sure, whatever you create, it will be an absolute sensation.
Stay within the recommended IFRA safety dilutions and all will be well. Naturally, if you get stuck, you can use the VINEVIDA calculator to help you.
It has been lovely working with the rather magical Frankincense and Myrrh Fragrance Oil with the bright start of zingy Orange, warmed through with Amyris, and made spicy with Ginger. The earthiness of Patchouli pulls you in and the Balsam envelops you as Cedarwood and alluring Musk round off the amazing reverent and sacred experience.
I am sure you will love it just as much as we do here at VINEVIDA.
