[Nfb-krafters-korner] Measuring essential oils

[Kristina Lawrence]

I use glass eye droppers and try to figure out with water how much
comes out with each squeeze of the dropper. It isn't really exact as
the oils can be thicker or thinner, but it helps.

I understand the idea of putting the essential oils in the carrier oil
first, but if you want to combine oils it can get difficult with the
carrier oil dilluting the essential oils too much I would think. If
you have any residual and can see the ripple, that helps, but I can no
longer do that myself.

Good luck and good question. I'll look forward to other responses.

Kris

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:05 AM, <Blindhands at aol.com> wrote:
> David,
>
> I use to make candles and had to add scented oils to them in a certain
> proportion  to the weight of the wax.  I used a measuring plastic  kinda eye
> dropper.  I purchased them from Brambleberry Soap which is online  and would
> buy these by the dozen.  I believe they sell them singlely  too.  You can
> purchase the essential oils from them.
>
> I had a talking food scale and would weigh the wax in grams and then I
> would either measure out with these droppers or if I was using say 16 ounces of
>  wax I purchased scents in smaller bottles like 1 ounce, 2 ounces and they
> would  always include a half ounce bottle of one of their scents in each
> order, so I  would have a bottle left over to mmeasure 1/2 ounce, too.  I could
> use the  eye dropper for say an 8 ounce of wax or smaller.
>
> I do not remember what these eye droppers held, but if you give
> Brambleberry a call
>
>  call us: 360.734.8278  toll-free: 877.627.7883
> Anne Marie is the owner along with her husband and they helped me out a lot
>  when I started out with my business.
>
> I had to write to Anne Marie and tell her she describes the scent oilss
> like no one else.  Her words tell you the first impression of smell right
> down to all the scents in between.
>
>
> _http://www.brambleberry.com/_ (http://www.brambleberry.com/)
>
> I have nothing  to  do with this business except for being a very  happy
> customer.
>
> Joyce
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