Making your own herbal potpourri is super easy and a enjoyable wintertime project! Plus, it is an important reward thought, good to make with kiddos, and an excellent addition to vacation ambiance, sock drawers, cars, or the laundry basket. Who doesn’t love all-natural botanical perfume?
So, is crafting potpourri as simple as it seems? Sure, with one sudden but essential step – adding a fixative blended with essential oils. A fixative may be any number of ingredients including orris root powder, frankincense powder, myrrh gum powder, angelica root powder, calamus root powder, or benzoin gum powder.
I want to make use of orris root powder, which comes from the rhizome of species of European iris. The rhizomes resemble ginger and are harvested in August, stripped of their rootlets and bark, and dried until they have a chalky appearance. Dried orris root smells like violets and is commonly utilized in natural toothpastes and as a fixative in perfumes to enhance different aromas.
When making your potpourri, try to discover a balance of coloration, measurement, and texture, and don’t worry too much in regards to the scent of your dried herbs since they will take in the scent of your essential oil blend. You’ll be able to benefit from the aroma for weeks! You can use any number and mixture of herbs that you like. I attempt to find a good mixture of cumbersome and curiously shaped herbs together with light and fluffy herbs for softening the blend.
This mix is nice and seasonal with a light floral contact and can be great to have across the house this holiday season. Once mixed up, fill a decorative bowl near the entrance of your house, avoiding direct sunlight.
Mix dry herbs together in large bowl, folding and fluffing gently.
Place 2 Tablespoons of Orris Root Powder in a small mixing bowl and add essential oil blend.
Mix together with small whisk, pestle, or fork till fully incorporated.
Wearing rubber gloves, pour fixative mixture over herbs and fold collectively until fully incorporated.
Place in air tight container for storage, bag up in small present packs for friends and family, or place some in small bowls around the house for brightening up your vacation house!