The Fragrance Room by aromatherapist Rose Washington

13/08/2025

Bergamot & Pomelo Facial Spritz

Bergamot’s gentle & uplifting, it's aroma helps ease tension and brighten the mood, while pomelo’s crisp citrus freshness refreshes the senses.

I love this synergy, they hydrate & cool the skin.

Here's the recipe that I use;

Ingredients (100ml bottle)

90ml distilled water or pure rose hydrosol

5ml witch hazel (alcohol-free), helps preserve and tone

3 drops Bergamot essential oil (Furanocoumarin-free, Bergapten-free for skin safety)

2 drops Grapefruit or Pink Pomelo essential oil (or pomelo hydrosol if available)

1 teaspoon vegetable glycerine (optional ... adds moisture)

Method

1. In a clean glass measuring jug, combine the distilled water (or hydrosol) with witch hazel.

2. Add the vegetable glycerine if using.

3. Drop in your essential oils.

4. Stir well with a glass or stainless steel stirrer.

5. Pour into a 100ml amber glass spray bottle.

6. Shake gently before each use and store away from direct sunlight.

To Use
Close your eyes & spritz lightly over the face & neck whenever you need a refreshing boost.

If you're using this for clients, put ice cubes in a ceramic dish, put the blended oils in the dish & gently spritz over the clients face...

Perfect for setting make up too.

01/06/2021

Half way through another year.
How's it been for you?

I hope we all lift each other up, to help support each others hopes & dreams..

Imagine if this year we all took that first step of turning our dreams into a reality..

The energy would be fierce & this is how we help heal the community, by learning to heal ourselves first

Take the first step.. See where the next one takes you..
💕

31/05/2021

I'm going to see if we can get the women's health day up & running this coming Sunday..

If you are interested, message me & I'll take names & numbers..

I'll be talking;











The reason why I want to do this, is regardless of how you feel Covid may // may not have impacted you, the fact is we have all been put out one way or another..

If we soldier on as we always do, then our body will retain the stress that Covid has showered on us.

Long term it's not great
So let's learn how to shake it off so we no longer feel affected by it.

Some people feel totally unaffected & that's fine.
If you do, then you may benefit from this Health Day..

19/05/2021

This is where we will be having the Women's Health Day..

It's .spmu Long Lane Aintree (Just passed Taskers)

It will be for 4 hours & is going to be divided into 2 parts..

First half we will be talking women's health..





And I'll be showing you all the tricks I've learned along my journey of being a therapist..

The first part of my therapy road was incredibly lonely, & still is at times. There wasn't many of us about, I used to visit an aromatherapist in the lake district (she had a stream in her living room)

I just made it up as I went along.. I still do now.. I literally live in a world of my own when it comes to my work.. There are a tiny, tiny group of aromatherapists who I admire & look up to.. That may sound a bit arrogant.. But I'm ok with that. I
think it's because I have witnessed over the years how essential oils work on the feminine psyche.

I know the oils, the client's know themselves.. When you bring the 2 together there is a potent synergy that just seems to heal on a cellular level.

The client has the power to heal themselves, I play no part in that.. It's all hidden away in the client, just ready to be untapped..
. and there is such a HUGE difference between doing aromatherapy for what I call JFF (Just for fun) and clinical aromatherapy where you are working closely with the client's pain, even pain that is trapped in the cells of the body from years & years before..

It's releasing this trauma from the body that will help the client find their identity again..

And this is the part of my work that I love..

I love watching the client claiming back a part of themselves that they thought they had lost (it was never lost, it just got put in the shadows, somewhere deep within your soul)

This can happen through this thing called "life" it can drain us of our vitality.

We seem to be living in a world of "doing" we need to do better, to achieve more, to be fitter, to be thinner, to look perfect (to all you perfectionists out there, check in with your stomach, usually perfection & anxiety go hand in hand, & presents as issues in the gut)

11/05/2021

05/05/2021

Spending my day making bath & body products using all of these amazing products.

I buy my essential oils from & I have created just about every recipe in this book over the years.

I love the ethos behind neal's yard.. And there's never time to be bored if you buy their book.

It's my absolute favourite thing to do.

If you need any advice on blending essential oils, just ask, I'll talk you through it

Can you imagine a workshop where you make things as gorgeous as this? 💞

Perfect for any one who suffers from anxiety...

05/05/2021

I love this noise..

ASMR
Autonomous sensory meridian response..

It's so popular now & you tube is full of ASMR videos.

It brings calmness & relaxation to lots of people & many people are saying it has helped with insomnia & anxiety

I love this noise my self..

Apart from that, I'm making lavender & rose treats for the bath..

A lovely way to spend a grey, cloudy & rainy afternoon

02/05/2021

Busy as a bee making our totally amazing room fragrances.

Baby Powder
Pear & Freesis
Pomegranate Noir
Peony & Orange

I have also made some Aromatic bath salts, using ;
Essential oils
Rose Buds
Lavender seeds
Pink himalayan salts

Use the bamboo spoon to scoop some into the organic bag & pop into your bath, lay back & allow the oils & botanical to do the rest.

And don't forget, we're now selling the simmering crystals by the kilo

💞🌈💞

23/02/2021

❇️Aromatic Clay Diffusers

❇️I've added citrus oils, the house smells beautiful

❇️I'm going to pop some string through the hole once they've completely dried

❇️Another way to bring fragrances into your home

05/02/2021

Create your own fragrance.
Loving this idea.

I make my own fragrances & now you can too
💕

20/07/2020

Fragrances are powerful, they have the power to open up a photo album that we may have forgotten about, they evoke & take us down lane.

I work alot with people who have suffered from & this was the reason why I went on a perfume course.

I learned the art of blending different fragrances, this was my very first I created.

And so of course everytime I remake it, it opens the photo album in my mind & reminds me of the course I attended, the I made & the knowledge I came home with.

The best part was working with women who had been through , sharing the magic of with them & watching as they trusted the process they had to go through in order to help them .

Trusting the process is a it changes often.

Trust your process, you are the only person who has the key to unlock your potential, yes support is essential, someone gently holding your hand is all that you need to make baby steps, it's these baby steps that make huge changes.

I have my own that I create when I need a pick me up..

What's your favourite fragrance & why 💕

10/07/2020

Fun & messy to. Make..
I had the ingredients to make Bath Bombs yesterday & so I got my book out & made a few of these.

I used to fragrance them..

And no, you don't need a bath to use them, just pop them on the floor of the shower, the steam will help evaporate the oils & you will still get the full benefit of the oils