real_wiseman
09-26-2004, 12:55 PM
I
think I need some help with the math here...
If I want to dilute an essential oil mix in a carrier oil every
book I have read recommends a 5% mix, but I have read several different ways of making this 5% which confuses
me:
One source said that I should take 100 ml carrier oil and mix it with 5 ml essential oil, thus making it
5 % since 5 ml / 100 ml = 0.05 = 5 %.
Another source said that 95 ml carrier oil and 5 ml essential oil give
a 5 % solution.
I am inclined to accept the latter, since the *whole* volume is 100 ml and 5 ml of this 100ml
is essential oil, thus 5% dilution.
Do I assume correctly or am I just stupid?
// w
think I need some help with the math here...
If I want to dilute an essential oil mix in a carrier oil every
book I have read recommends a 5% mix, but I have read several different ways of making this 5% which confuses
me:
One source said that I should take 100 ml carrier oil and mix it with 5 ml essential oil, thus making it
5 % since 5 ml / 100 ml = 0.05 = 5 %.
Another source said that 95 ml carrier oil and 5 ml essential oil give
a 5 % solution.
I am inclined to accept the latter, since the *whole* volume is 100 ml and 5 ml of this 100ml
is essential oil, thus 5% dilution.
Do I assume correctly or am I just stupid?
// w