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Writers' Greenhouse Essential Oil blend

Writers' Greenhouse essential oil blendSmells are a wonderful anchor for memory and for frame of mind. Using the same scent consistently when you write can help you slip into writing mode faster, as the association builds.

The Writers’ Greenhouse blend is the mix I use in all the in-person courses and workshops, and which I post out to people on multi-week online courses. It’s a mix of rosemary (50%), ginger (25%), and cedarwood (25%). Traditionally, rosemary is said to be good for concentration, ginger is enlivening, and cedarwood is relaxing. If you want more, you're welcome to mix up your own or you can order more from me.

  • 10ml bottle: £6.20
  • 50ml bottle: £25.35
  • Plus P&P: £3.93 for 1–3 10ml bottles OR 1–2 50ml bottles

Email me to order, and let me know:

  • What size bottle(s) you'd like
  • How many you'd like
  • Your postal address (if I don't already have it)

Need it faster?

I use Royal Mail 2nd-class postal delivery as standard, and need 2 working days from getting your order to sending it out. (Sometimes 1 day, but 2 if I'm on a writing day when you order!) If you need your oil faster, your total P&P cost will be:

  • 48-hr tracked: £3.39
  • 1st class: £4.09
  • 24-hr tracked: £4.25

The oil bottles

For the online courses, the bottles have a pipette lid: a black squeezy rubber top and a glass pipette tube. That’s great for instant use and will last the 8–12 weeks of a course.

Both the 10ml and 50ml bottles come with a black cap and a small “reducer”: an insert that lets the oil drip out instead of pour out. That's more durable than the pipette lid.

How to use your oil

Safety first

This is 100% essential oil, not a mix with a base oil. Don’t put it directly on your skin: it can hurt sensitive skin. Don’t drip it into a burning candle: it’s an oil and oil is flammable. Keep it away from children and your eyes. Do not ingest it.

If you have an oil burner

Put water in the top, a candle underneath, and 2–3 drops of oil in the water.

If you don’t have an oil burner

There are several safe ways to diffuse the oil into the air:

  • Half-fill a cup with boiling water and add 2–3 drops of oil.
  • Put 2–3 drops of oil on a ball of cottonwool or a tissue on your desk or table.
  • If the radiator is on, wet a facecloth, put 2–3 drops of oil on the facecloth, and put it over the radiator.

Email Megan to order

Note: I do not source my essential oils from any MLM organisations and am strongly opposed to MLMs.

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