Archive for April 2010
Pet Odor Controlling Spray
April 30, 2010 | 
Author This is a natural and aromatic spray that can help alleviate odors coming from your pet.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Boston Round Bottle with mister cap
- 2 oz Distilled Water
- 20 drops Lavender Essential Oil
- 20 drops Geranium Essential Oil
- 12 drops Lemon Essential Oil
- Pipettes
Directions:
- Fill the Boston Round Bottle with the Water.
- Add the Essential Oils into the Bottle of Water.
- Put the cap on the bottle and shake to mix the oils.
Usage:
- Shake very vigorously several times before each use.
- Spray directly onto your dog, holding the bottle about 10 inches from them.
- NOTE– AVOID SPRAYING ON THE HEAD AND EYES!
Borrowed from “Aromatherapy for Animals, Part 1: Healing Blends for Dogs” article by Francoise Rapp
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Customer Question: One-Pour vs. Two-Pour
We had a customer ask a question recently: “What is a two-pour wax?” We have been asked this question a lot, therefore, we wanted to share the answer with everyone.
A two-pour wax, which is also known as a double pour wax, is a wax that expands when melted and contracts when cooled. This alteration causes the wax to sink and, thus, requires a second pour to create a smooth, even finish. Multi-pour waxes (waxes requiring more than two pours) react in the same way.
A one-pour wax is completely different. Under optimal circumstances, a one-pour (or single pour) wax is a wax that only needs to be poured one time for a great finished look. These waxes were invented for incredibly minimal shrinkage.
If you have a question that you would like to see answered on our blog, email us at: nssupport@nuscentscandle.com and put “BLOG QUESTION” in the subject line.
Fragrance Wheel
1983 Fragrance Wheel
In 1983, Michael Edwards (a consultant in the fragrance industry) created a fragrance classification method called the Fragrance Wheel. His method was created in order to make the fragrance classification and naming scheme simpler, as well as, to show the relationships between each individual fragrance family.
There are four standard families: Floral, Oriental, Woody, and Fresh. The families are further divided into three subgroups and arranged in a circle, each group being related to the next. The only exception to this design is the Fougère family which contains elements from many of the other families (hence why it sits in the center of the Fragrance Wheel).
With the development of new technologies and advanced efforts in perfumeries, new scents are now able to be created that were never thought possible decades ago. Due to these advancements, two more subgroups have been added since the creation of the Fragrance Wheel in 1983: Woods and Fruity. Below you will find more information on the subgroups and their scent characteristics.
- Floral (Floral + Fresh Notes) From the scents of a single flower to full aromatic bouquets of fresh-cut flowers.
- Soft Floral (Floral Notes) Powdery notes and aldehydes added with floral to create subtly singing fragrances.
- Floral Oriental (Floral + Oriental Notes) Subtly muted fragrances including orange blossom, piquant aldehydes, and sweet spices.
- Soft Oriental (Oriental + Floral Notes) Sensual overtones to flowers using incense, spices, and amber.
- Oriental (Oriental Notes) Blends of oriental resins, sweet vanillas, opulent flowers, and musks.
- Woody Oriental (Oriental + Woody Notes) Oriental influenced scents balancing the deep woods notes of sandalwood and patchouli.
- Woods (Woody Notes) Dominated by harmonies of cedar, patchouli, pine, sandalwood, other woody scents, and vetiver.
- Mossy Woods (Woody + Oriental Notes) A melange of oakmoss, amber, bergamot, neroli, and other citrus Chypre.
- Dry Woods (Woody Notes) Drier than Mossy Woods with added cedar, tobacco, burnt wood, leather, and dry wood notes.
- Citrus (Woody + Fresh Notes) Zest of lemons, mandarins, oranges, grapefruit, and bergamot.
- Fruity (Fruity Notes) Combinations of berries, peaches, pears, apples, plums, and other non-citrus fruits.
- Green (Fresh Notes) Captures the scent of fresh cut grass, violet leaves, galbanum, and other “green” notes.
- Water (Fresh + Floral Notes) The essence of marine and aquatic notes, soft sea breezes, wet air after a storm, and the like.
- Fougère Freshness of the Citrus Family, lavender notes of Floral, the spicy-sweetness of Floral Oriental, Oriental’s depth of amber, and the sandalwood and oakmoss warmth of Mossy Woods.
New Soap and Candle Books!
We have brought in new books to help fuel your creative juices!
Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health
Mother’s Day Votives on a Rope
Here is an adorable gift idea for your Mom!!
Use our Votives on a Rope blog to create a wonderful present that shows how much you care for your mother. Instead of using Purple Dye like the blog suggests, make each votive a different color and different fragrance. Include a poem that explains the meaning behind the colors and fragrances to add a special personalized touch.
Creative Idea #1:
Use the following scent/color combinations and write your mother a note/poem/saying explaining the attribute that each candle represents:
- love – Love Spell – red
- kindness – Sweet Pea Bouquet – yellow
- generosity – Bamboo & Green Tea – green
- knowledge – Sage – blue
- strength – Warm Embrace – purple
Creative Idea #2:
Correspond each scent/color combination to a hobby your mother loves. Don’t forget to include a note or poem that explains your choices!
For example:
- hiking - Autumn Splendor - orange
- baking - Blueberry Muffin - blue
- gardening - Daffodil - yellow
- camping - Firelight Festival - red
- traveling - Tropical Paradise - green
Creative Idea #3:
Link each scent/color combination to one of your childhood memories and give your mother a heartfelt note explaining what each memory means to you.
- storytelling - Hansel and Gretel’s House - brown
- family holidays - Holiday Memories - green
- afternoon tea - Iced Lemon Biscotti - yellow
- picking lilacs at the side of the road - Lilac - purple
- homecooked breakfasts - Oatmeal & Honey - ivory
After Bath Oil
Use this wonderful After Bath Oil to leave your skin silky smooth after a bath or shower (without being greasy!). The Avocado Oil is highly therapeutic and rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, B5, D, E, minerals, and protein. The essential oil combination is calming and is great at detoxifying and purifying the body.
Ingredients:
- Cyclomethicone
- Avocado Oil
- Lavender Essential Oil
- Sweet Fennel Essential Oil
- 2 oz Boston Round Bottle (comes with a black mister cap)
- Pipettes
Directions:
- In a sterile container, pour in 1 ounce Cyclomethicone.
- Add 1 ounce Avocado Oil to the Cyclomethicone and mix well.
- Completely stir in 3 mL of Lavender EO and 0.5 mL of Sweet Fennel EO. NOTE–Be sure to use separate pipettes for each EO so as to not contaminate the oils.
- Once all of the oils are thoroughly mixed together, carefully pour the After Bath Oil up to the bottom of the neck of the Bottle (this leaves room for the mister cap).
- Screw the mister cap tightly onto the bottle.
- Allow the oil to sit for a few days before use.
Usage:
After a warm bath or shower, spray (or splash if you’re using a bottle that does not have a mister cap) the After Bath Oil on your body while your skin is still damp. Gently rub in, like a lotion.
“Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.” –Jean Paul Richter
Flat Rate Priority Shipping Available
Nu-Scents Wholesale now offers the Flat Rate Priority Mail shipping option for all customers! This is a wonderful option when an order is really heavy or an order is traveling a far distance. Please see the current shipping charges for the boxes below.
The following boxes are available for Flat Rate Shipping:
- Small – 5 3/8″ x 8 5/8″ x 1 5/8″ - $4.95
- Medium - 11″ x 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ - $10.70
- Large - 12″ x 12″ x 5 1/2″ - $14.50
If you would like to request this shipping option, place your order online, choose USPS Priority Mail as your shipping choice, and call our office at 262-295-8530 and say that you would like the Flat Rate Priority Mail Option and which size box you would like.
****Nu-Scents strives to work hard for you. If the items in your order do not fit in the selected box, our shipping specialists keep trying until they do. In the event that all of the items absolutely will not fit in the box, we will call and/or email you to see if you want to use a larger box or take out an item. This service takes time, skill, and extra effort to achieve, and, due to that, there is an extra $3.00 fee for all Flat Rate Priority orders.
Please see the Customer Service section of our website for more information on our other Shipping terms.
Mother’s Day Bath Melts
What better way to say “Thank you” to your mom this Mother’s Day than with these uplifting Bath Melts? The Grapefruit Essential Oil is great for relieving migraines, PMS, and stress; it also helps balance emotions and brighten moods! The Salts are soothing, while the Mango Butter prevents the drying of skin (which prevents wrinkles), reduces degeneration of the skin cells, and restores flexibility of the skin! These Bath Melts are a woman’s dream come true.
Ingredients:
- 3 Fortune Cookie Soap Molds (MMW121)
- Natrasorb
- Extra Coarse Sea Salt
- Grapefruit Essential Oil
- Tropical Red Cosmetic Colorant
- Mango Butter
- Plastic Wrap
- Chinese Takeout Box
- Paper Towel
Directions: makes approximately 24 melts
- Melt 3/4 cup Mango Butter in a double boiler. Remove from heat.
- Slightly dab a Paper Towel into the melted Mango Butter and lightly coat the inside of the Fortune Cookie Molds.
- In a sterile container, mix 1/3 cup of Sea Salt with 12 drops Tropical Red Colorant until the salt is a uniform color.
- In another sterile container, thoroughly mix 5 teaspoons Natrasorb with 1/4 teaspoon Grapefruit EO.
- Add the Natrasorb mixture to the Sea Salt mixture and mix well.
- Fill the mold cavities approximately halfway up with the Sea Salt mixture.
- Pour the melted Mango Butter over the salt in the Molds.
- Carefully put the Molds in the freezer.
- After about an hour, remove one of the Molds from the freezer.
- Gently remove the Bath Melts from the Mold. NOTE–you may have to wiggle and tap the Mold on the table to release the melts.
- Wrap each Bath Melt in Plastic Wrap.
- Repeat steps 9-11 for the other Molds.
- Place the wrapped Bath Melts in the Chinese Takeout Box.
- Keep the Takeout Box in the freezer or refrigerator until you are ready to give it as a gift. Then, present the gift and have the recipient keep the Takeout Box in the freezer or refrigerator until they are ready to use a Bath Melt. NOTE–the Bath Melts will get very soft and mushy at room temperature.
Usage:
Use one Fortune Cookie Bath Melt per bath. As the tub is filling, toss in one Fortune Cookie. Get in and enjoy this luxurious bath. Be extremely careful getting out of the tub because it will be slippery!!!
“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortunes of others.” –Robert A. Heinlein
Romance Massage Oil
The unique blend of scents in this massage oil lend a romantic allure. It is perfect for a quiet, relaxing evening together.
Ingredients:
- Sunflower Oil
- Cedarwood Essential Oil
- Clary Sage Essential Oil
- Sweet Orange Essential Oil
- Vanilla Essential Oil Blend
- 6 ounce Engraved Bullet Bottle
Directions:
- In a sterile container, mix 6 ounces of Sunflower Oil with 6 drops Cedarwood EO, 6 drops Clary Sage EO, 3 drops Sweet Orange EO, and 60 drops Vanilla EO Blend.
- Carefully pour the oil into the Engraved Bullet Bottle.
Usage:
Slowly massage into the skin. Take your time and massage out stressful areas, such as, the back, shoulders, neck, etcetera.
“Stress is the trash of modern life – we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly it will pile up and overtake your life.” –Terri Guillemets
Rosemary Mint Foot/Hand Scrub
Are you feet or hands looking worn out or calloused? Embarrassed to wear sandals or get a pedicure. This Rosemary Mint Foot/Hand Scrub is the answer. It will leave your skin feeling rejuvenated and silky smooth. No more embarrassment.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
- 3/4 cup Sunflower Oil
- 1 1/2 tsp (1.5 ml) Peppermint Essential Oil
- 1 1/2 tsp (1.5 ml) Spearmint Essential Oil
- 1 tsp (1 ml) Rosemary Essential Oil
- 1/2 tsp Strawberry Seeds
- 1 tsp Spearmint Herb
- 1 tsp Natrasorb
Directions:
- In a sterile container, mix the white sugar with Sunflower Oil.
- Add Strawberry Seeds, Spearmint Herb and Natrasorb; mix.
- Completely stir in Peppermint EO, Spearmint EO and Rosemary EO. NOTE–Be sure to use separate pipettes for each EO so as to not contaminate the oils.
- Once everything is thoroughly mixed together, carefully scoop into desired containers.
- When sitting for awhile the oil will start to seperate for the sugar and rise to the top. This is normal.
- Stir together before using and apply to feet.
Usage:
Apply to worn out tired feet or hands. Gently rub in and rinse with warm water. Pat dry.