1. Rose
There’s a reason roses are the main flowers given on Valentine’s Day! Rose is known among herbalists as an amazing heart medicine, both physically and emotionally. It invokes positive thoughts, romantic feelings, relaxes nerves, and brings feelings of self-confidence. It takes about 60,000 roses to produce just 1 ounce of oil, so it can be expensive, but a tiny bit goes a long way for this strong floral fragrance.
2. Jasmine
Jasmine is interesting because its fragrant flowers only bloom at night. Jasmine is an aphrodisiac and relaxes, soothes, uplifts, and enhances self-confidence. It can help with problems such as premature ejaculation, frigidity, impotency, and various other sexual disorders. While jasmine oil is an essence, rather than a true essential oil, it can still be mixed with your other oils for a romantic and sensual blend.
3. Ylang ylang
This is another oil with a passionate and arousing action. Ylang has the ability to harmonize the our emotional and sensual sides, releasing the fear of sensuality. It also promotes attraction, contributing to the many reasons it is so well known as a romantic oil.
4. Neroli
Neroli comes from the orange flower, so it is citrus-y, sweet, and floral. It is known to be calming, aphrodisiac, and sedative. It mixes well with all the other oils in this list, and can provide a nice citrus note to essential oils that can become a bit strong for some people.
5. Sandalwood
Sandalwood is antidepressant, antiviral, immune stimulanting, calming, astringent, aphrodisiac, and sedative, among other qualities. It is sensual, woody, and makes a great base note against other lighter oils. Since it relaxes and awakens passions, it is a perfect component in a Valentine’s Day blend.
Valentine’s Day Essential Oil Blend Recipe
This blend can be put into an essential oil diffuser, mixed with water for a room spray, or blended with a neutral carrier oil (like jojoba, grapeseed, avocado, or fractionated coconut oil) to make a massage oil. The proper dilution is 12 drops of essential oil to 1 fluid ounce of carrier oil. Do not use essential oils directly on your skin!
- 6 drops sandalwood
- 3 drops jasmine
- 3 drops rose
Adjust the proportions to your personal taste, and don’t be afraid to experiment with your own blends! You may prefer to tone down some of the very floral essential oils with lavender, orange, sage, or patchouli. You can also try making other personal care products with essential oil blends of your choosing- try a scrub, body butter, or bath bomb.