Linen Spray

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In a message dated 1/24/00 10:10:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

etimm@... writes:

<< Can someone please tell me what EO's would work for a linen spray for

helping relax a small child? And how would you dilute it? Also-what about

a baby? Would there be anything unsafe about spraying the bed of an infant

with such? >>

ET,

I would use just a few drops of lavender or chamomile per oz. of water for a

small child. I don't know about an infant, however.

Beth

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On Sun, 04 Jun 2000 17:05:58 -0700 chaynes@... writes:

> Hi all! I remember a recent thread on Linen sprays.

> Went to the library and there was not a single recipe

> for this, or it wasn't listed under 'linen spray'

> so would anyone care to share if they have

> a non staining spray recipe? Thank you!!! Cris

>

>

This came from Gaye on another list (igsekula@...

PILLOW SPRAY

1 cup distilled water

20 drops of your favorite E.O.

1/4 cup of 100% alcohol

mix and place in a spray bottle.

Hope this helps ! : )

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At 09:36 AM 9/27/00 +0000, you wrote:

> I wonder if just plain essential oils in a plastic spray bottle would

> work. I have been doing that this week. Added cedarwood oil/

> peppermint oil to water and after washing mattress with

> antibacterial soap (or equivalent) I sprayed down with this

> mixture. Smells wonderful and hope it keeps the little critters

> away.

the problem being that eo's don't dissolve in water...so you are spraying

some pretty big 'globules' of undiluted eo.

best to use either alcohol or a solubizer, dissolve the eo in that, then

add distilled water.

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I use 1/4 cup 100 proof vodka or everclear, 2 cups distilled water and 10

drops e.o. I like to use rosemary and lavender and spray on the pillows

before I go to bed. Sharen

linen spray

> Hello all....I have a friend who was asking about linen spray and I

remembered seeing it on the list some time back....I think it was this list

: ) Can anyone help me with this?

>

> thanks,

> terri blair

>

>

>

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I made this today and it is wonderful! I sprayed the kids' pillows too and

they were so excited! Thanks for sharing this.

Terri Blair

Re: linen spray

>I use 1/4 cup 100 proof vodka or everclear, 2 cups distilled water and 10

>drops e.o. I like to use rosemary and lavender and spray on the pillows

>before I go to bed. Sharen

> linen spray

>

>

>> Hello all....I have a friend who was asking about linen spray and I

>remembered seeing it on the list some time back....I think it was this list

>: ) Can anyone help me with this?

>>

>> thanks,

>> terri blair

>>

>>

>>

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So, how long does this keep and do you have to

refridgerate it?

smiles, Lonie

> I am glad you and your kids like it. I also make a dispersing bath lotion

> with

> lavender and herb e.o. that is so relaxing. 1 egg. , 1/2 c/ baby oil., 2

> teasoons

> liquid soap, 1/4 cup vodka and 1/4 cup whole milk, 1 teaspoon e.o. I use

> lavender and herb because it is so relaxing and I love the scent. Blend in

> blender for 30 seconds. Shake before use and use 1-2 Tablespoons per bath

>

>

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Hi...I have a question about the recipe that you have for the Dispersing Bath

Lotion. Since you use egg, and whole milk I assume that the vodka is your

preservative, and will keep the mixture from going rancid. But for how long?

And, is there any special storage advice, like does it need to be kept in a

refrigerator? I think that I would like to try to make this for my daughters,

and so I was just curious. Thanks, Bridget

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I am glad you and your kids like it. I also make a dispersing bath lotion

with

lavender and herb e.o. that is so relaxing. 1 egg. , 1/2 c/ baby oil., 2

teasoons

liquid soap, 1/4 cup vodka and 1/4 cup whole milk, 1 teaspoon e.o. I use

lavender and herb because it is so relaxing and I love the scent. Blend in

blender for 30 seconds. Shake before use and use 1-2 Tablespoons per bath

linen spray

> >

> >

> >> Hello all....I have a friend who was asking about linen spray and I

> >remembered seeing it on the list some time back....I think it was this

list

> >: ) Can anyone help me with this?

> >>

> >> thanks,

> >> terri blair

> >>

> >>

> >>

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> I am glad you and your kids like it. I also make a dispersing bath lotion

> with

> lavender and herb e.o. that is so relaxing. 1 egg. , 1/2 c/ baby oil., 2

> teasoons

> liquid soap, 1/4 cup vodka and 1/4 cup whole milk, 1 teaspoon e.o. I use

> lavender and herb because it is so relaxing and I love the scent. Blend

in

> blender for 30 seconds. Shake before use and use 1-2 Tablespoons per bath

I also love this bath oil, but I have twisted it a bit. Use goats milk, and

everclear and grapeseed oil, avacado oil, or sweet almond oil. I don't get

seperation when using the everclear. I scent with lavender and grapefruit.

Been experimenting with using this as a shower oil. Just put about a

tablespoon of the bath oil on your poofie and smooth over your body and

rinse. Leaves you feeling so fine. I can't leave home without it!

Jane, NM

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Hi, Jane,

What is everclear, if I may ask?

Re: linen spray

> > I am glad you and your kids like it. I also make a dispersing bath

lotion

> > with

> > lavender and herb e.o. that is so relaxing. 1 egg. , 1/2 c/ baby oil.,

2

> > teasoons

> > liquid soap, 1/4 cup vodka and 1/4 cup whole milk, 1 teaspoon e.o. I

use

> > lavender and herb because it is so relaxing and I love the scent. Blend

> in

> > blender for 30 seconds. Shake before use and use 1-2 Tablespoons per

bath

>

> I also love this bath oil, but I have twisted it a bit. Use goats milk,

and

> everclear and grapeseed oil, avacado oil, or sweet almond oil. I don't

get

> seperation when using the everclear. I scent with lavender and

grapefruit.

> Been experimenting with using this as a shower oil. Just put about a

> tablespoon of the bath oil on your poofie and smooth over your body and

> rinse. Leaves you feeling so fine. I can't leave home without it!

>

> Jane, NM

>

>

>

>

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Hi all.

I have a question. I went to the egroups site and changed my preferences to

Daily digest. But I still got individual emails What more can I do to

change the preference and make it work ? Help ?

L & L

Liz

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I made some last Christmas and it is on my bathroom counter and is still

good. It doesn't have as strong a scent as it did but is not rancid and

feels fine. Sharen

Re: linen spray

> Hi...I have a question about the recipe that you have for the Dispersing

Bath

> Lotion. Since you use egg, and whole milk I assume that the vodka is your

> preservative, and will keep the mixture from going rancid. But for how

long?

> And, is there any special storage advice, like does it need to be kept in

a

> refrigerator? I think that I would like to try to make this for my

daughters,

> and so I was just curious. Thanks, Bridget

>

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>Can fragrance oils be put in a linen spray? Seems like I read somewhere

that eo's don't make oil spots on sheets but fragrance oils do.....is that

right??

>Thanks,

>

HI ,

I make all my sprays by even adding a bit of a light oil and they are

even used as linen sparys and room freshners. They work very well and do

not leave an oily residue. I do not spary close to my sheets and if I did

it might leave oil, but so far so good and the sheets smell wonderful so

does the rooms and me too. <G> HTH hon. TTYS :-)

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Lori,

You can use just distilled water and eo's or fo's. Fill the bottle most

of the way full then by the dropper full add in drops at a time. Start with

like 20 then adjust from there. Just put on the directions that it needs to

be shaken before spraying.

Michele

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At 08:14 PM 9/20/01 +0000, you wrote:

>I'm trying to make a linen spray and it won't emulsify. I'm

>using ethyl alcohol (70%) which I picked up at a drug

>store, essential oils and water. Right now, I'm letting

>the eos sit in the alcohol before I add the water and

>they still are not mixing in.

Louise, pure essential oils should dissolve in the alcohol... and the

drug store alcohol is 140 proof, strong enough that it should work.

I;ve never used rubbing alcohol with them, because I don't want the smell

of it...but we use it to clean measuring equipment, etc. all the time.

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Marge

Can one use drug store alcohol, named " surgical spirits " , or do you have to

ask for it by another name?

TIA

Christa

>Louise, pure essential oils should dissolve in the alcohol... and the

>drug store alcohol is 140 proof, strong enough that it should work.

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Raven,

Wouldn't all the alcohol in the linen spray act as a kootie killer making any

other preservative unecessary?

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Hi Judy;

I have listed below two linen spray recipes that can also be used as body

sprays.

BODY/LINEN SPRAY

4 ounces grain alcohol

4 ounces distilled water

2 teaspoons fragrance oil

1 teaspoon glycerin.

Mix fragrance oil with glycerin, alcohol with water. add the fragrance

glycerin mixture to the water alcohol mixture.

ROOM/LINEN SPRAY

1ounce water

3 ounces grain alcohol

1/4 ounce fragrance oil

1/4 ounce polysorbate 20

Add fragrance to polysorbate 20 stir. Add water to alcohol. add fragrance

mix to alcohol mix.

Hope this gives you a start;

Raven

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Wouldn't all the alcohol in the linen spray act as a kootie killer making

any

other preservative unecessary?

Hi;

I believe that the alcohol would act as a preservative. I have never used

any preservatives in the sprays that I make or my perfume.But with the

perfume I don't add any thing but the fragrance and or essential oil

mixtures and an alcohol base. But I only mix my perfume up in small spray

bottles they hold about 2 teaspoons so it is used up pretty quickly.

Raven

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Remember, the trick to getting clear alcohol emulsions is to dissolve the

fragrance oils in the alcohol first, then *very* slowly add the water and

glycerine (which acts as a fixative for the scent by reducing the

evaporation rate, helping the scent last longer on the skin) to the alcohol,

stirring constantly. :-)

> BODY/LINEN SPRAY

> 4 ounces grain alcohol

> 4 ounces distilled water

> 2 teaspoons fragrance oil

> 1 teaspoon glycerin.

> Mix fragrance oil with glycerin, alcohol with water. add the fragrance

> glycerin mixture to the water alcohol mixture.

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Hi Raven, question... for the second recipe, the polysorbate 20 is an

emulsifyer that gets the oil and water to mix right? Does the glycerin do the

same thing for the first recipe?

Selket

wrote: Message: 13

Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:32:15 -0800

From: " Bonnie and Dave "

Subject: Re: Linen Spray

Hi Judy;

I have listed below two linen spray recipes that can also be used as body

sprays.

BODY/LINEN SPRAY

4 ounces grain alcohol

4 ounces distilled water

2 teaspoons fragrance oil

1 teaspoon glycerin.

Mix fragrance oil with glycerin, alcohol with water. add the fragrance

glycerin mixture to the water alcohol mixture.

ROOM/LINEN SPRAY

1ounce water

3 ounces grain alcohol

1/4 ounce fragrance oil

1/4 ounce polysorbate 20

Add fragrance to polysorbate 20 stir. Add water to alcohol. add fragrance

mix to alcohol mix.

Hope this gives you a start;

Raven

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I think the glycerin is a fixative for the scent, makes it last longer.

Chris

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Re: Linen Spray

Hi Judy;

I have listed below two linen spray recipes that can also be used as body

sprays.

BODY/LINEN SPRAY

4 ounces grain alcohol

4 ounces distilled water

2 teaspoons fragrance oil

1 teaspoon glycerin.

Mix fragrance oil with glycerin, alcohol with water. add the fragrance

glycerin mixture to the water alcohol mixture.

ROOM/LINEN SPRAY

1ounce water

3 ounces grain alcohol

1/4 ounce fragrance oil

1/4 ounce polysorbate 20

Add fragrance to polysorbate 20 stir. Add water to alcohol. add fragrance

mix to alcohol mix.

Hope this gives you a start;

Raven

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Hi thanks. So, would the first recipe need an emulsifyer also?

Selket

> I think the glycerin is a fixative for the scent, makes it last

longer.

> Chris

> www.womenintouch.com/page711896.htm

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At 08:44 AM 7/28/02 +0000, you wrote:

>..buit would the straight oil at the top of the water harm the plastic

>spray container? Im not interested in marketing it....Im a massage therapist

>and would like to make my sheets smell nice. Any thoughts or recipes would be

>great. Thanks

yes, the EO's floating on top of the water will damage the plastic... I

learned that years ago... let the bottle sit in a closet for a week,

pulled it out and there was this big BULGE around the water level....

try dissolving your essential oils in vodka or everclear, or perfumers

alcohol or in polysorbate...

then add the distilled water.

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Accessories, Information, Books and more!

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does that depend on the type of bottle? I've had EO mixes in a plastic bottle

for

at least two years without any problem.

Doesn't vodka contain too much water to allow an emulsion? I also thought EO's

didn't need polysorbate.

Chris

Marge wrote:

> At 08:44 AM 7/28/02 +0000, you wrote:

> >..buit would the straight oil at the top of the water harm the plastic

> >spray container? Im not interested in marketing it....Im a massage therapist

> >and would like to make my sheets smell nice. Any thoughts or recipes would be

> >great. Thanks

>

> yes, the EO's floating on top of the water will damage the plastic... I

> learned that years ago... let the bottle sit in a closet for a week,

> pulled it out and there was this big BULGE around the water level....

>

> try dissolving your essential oils in vodka or everclear, or perfumers

> alcohol or in polysorbate...

>

> then add the distilled water.

>

>