Over the years I’ve had countless conversations with therapists who absolutely love essential oils. They collect them, they enjoy them at home, and they know which ones they like. Yet when it comes to using them confidently with clients, something changes.
They hesitate.
It isn’t a lack of interest. It isn’t a lack of care.
It is uncertainty.
I recognised this very clearly when I had my own salon. Clients would come regularly for treatments and often ask what they could use at home between appointments. I didn’t want to simply hand them a retail product and send them away. I wanted them to have something that still felt personal — something that continued the care beyond the treatment room.
So I began creating simple bespoke perfumes for them using essential oils.
Not complicated formulas. Not elaborate blends. Just carefully chosen combinations suited to the individual person in front of me — what they liked, how they responded, and what felt comforting to them.
Something interesting happened.
Clients used them.
They remembered to apply them, they associated the scent with relaxation, and they felt the treatment continued at home. The perfume became a bridge between the appointment and everyday life. It wasn’t just a fragrance; it became part of their routine and their wellbeing.
And that is when I realised the problem therapists often face.
Most training teaches either treatments or theory, but very little teaches how to formulate something safely and repeatably yourself. Without structure, using essential oils creatively can feel risky. Therapists worry about quantities, about whether a blend can be recreated, and about whether they are “doing it properly”.
So they stop at safe, pre-made products.
There is nothing wrong with professional products — but they remove the personal element that many therapists actually want to offer.
Perfumery, when taught correctly, fills that gap.
It teaches observation, measurement, and structure. It shows how a blend behaves over time and how to record it so it can be repeated. Most importantly, it allows a therapist to work with confidence rather than guesswork.
You don’t need hundreds of oils or complicated chemistry. You need understanding.
This is why I have been quietly developing a structured training pathway in essential-oil perfumery — not as a hobby craft, but as a practical skill therapists can integrate into their existing work.
I will share more about this very soon.
For now, I’m simply interested to know — have you ever wanted to use essential oils more personally with clients but felt unsure where to begin?
