10/02/2026
Let's take a quick look of this blend.
Yes — it is a 10 ml roller blend, but it’s 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?
You’ve got:
8 drops × 5 oils = 𝟒𝟎 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬
Frankincense, Marjoram, Lemongrass, Copaiba, Turmeric
4 drops × 2 oils = 𝟖 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬
Deep Blue, Wintergreen
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥: 𝟒𝟖 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫.
A 10 ml roller typically holds about 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬. of liquid in total (approximate; varies by viscosity).
48/200 ≈ 𝟐𝟒% 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
➡️ For a 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞-𝐨𝐧 roller used on skin, ~24% is usually 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 for most people. Many aim for about 𝟐–𝟓% for everyday adult use (and lower for sensitive skin).
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠? (𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞)
As a 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 + 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 blend, it’s pointing toward:
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 (Frankincense, Copaiba, Marjoram) — often feels “settling” and supportive for relaxation.
𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 & 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 (Deep Blue + Wintergreen + Marjoram + Copaiba) — a classic “sports/recovery” type profile.
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡, 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚 (Lemongrass) — sharp, clean scent that can feel uplifting.
𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦, 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 (Turmeric) — can feel warming/robust, but can also irritate at higher amounts.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 “𝐡𝐨𝐭” / 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤
Three main reasons:
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 (rich in methyl salicylate) is a 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 oil — and 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧.
➡️ So you may be doubling up on that type of component.
𝐋𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬is known for being 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧-𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 at higher dilution levels.
With a total dilution around ~𝟐𝟒%, the risk goes up for:
redness / heat / stinging
developing sensitivity over time
discomfort, especially on neck/chest/inner arms, etc.
𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧)
If you want the same “muscle comfort + grounding” direction, aim closer to 𝟑–𝟓%:
𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 (𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝟔–𝟏𝟎 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥)
𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀 (𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞):
Frankincense 𝟐
Copaiba 𝟐
Marjoram 𝟐
Deep Blue 𝟐
Lemongrass 𝟏 (optional)
Turmeric 𝟏 (optional)
Top with FCO.
𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭: If you’re using 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞, I would often 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 in a roller, because Deep Blue already covers that “cooling/menthol” direction.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭:
Keep it to 𝟏 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 in 10 ml (and 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 to about 𝟏–𝟐 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬).
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬
Avoid for 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲/𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, or 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 unless using a much lower dilution.
Be extra cautious if someone uses 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, has 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧/𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, or bruises easily (because of Wintergreen-type components).
Don’t use on 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧. Do a 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 first.
Let's take a quick look at this blend.ness