1. What Is The Aroma App?
The Aroma App is a community database of aromatherapy blends. It’s a
useful way to store your favourite blends, as well as searching for new
blending ideas.
2. What Are The Aroma App Rules?
The Aroma App does not endorse ingestion, inappropriate use or undiluted
topical use of essential oils.
The safety information for each essential oil is based on industry-agreed
standards of safety and good practice.
Any blends that are considered to be unsafe or inappropriate, based on
these guidelines, will be deleted. This is at the discretion of The Aroma
App and its team of moderators.
Any comments that are considered to be inappropriate, abusive, illegal,
misleading or threatening will be deleted. This is at the discretion of
The Aroma App and its team of moderators.
Self-promotion and/or soliciting other users via comments or private
messaging is not allowed.
Users may be suspended for failing to comply with these rules.
3. How Do I Search For Blends?
You have two options:
a) View by Category
b) View by Application
View by Category
Blends are organised into different categories. Choose a specific
condition – e.g. stress – to view all the blends within that category.
To select more than one category at a time, go to Advanced Search.
View by Application
Alternatively, you can view blends according to their application – e.g.
diffuser blends, personal inhalers or roller bottles.
4. How Do I Read A Blend Profile?
The blend title is shown at the top of the profile.
The ingredients of the blend are displayed in separate circular icons.
These are colour-coded according to their fragrance note:
Top notes: Blue
Middle notes: Yellow
Base notes: Green
Carrier oils and other ingredients: Black
Below each circle you can see the name of the ingredient and its Latin
name, where applicable. Click ‘Oil profile’ to view a detailed pop-up
profile for each essential oil, including Latin name, category, botanical
family, scent description, note, blending partners, uses, safety
precautions and child-safety (*Premium users only)
Buttons: The purple buttons allow you to adjust the display
according to your preferences. By default, the ingredients will be
displayed in drops. Alternatively, you can display the ingredients in
millilitres (ml), fluid ounces (fl.oz) or percentages (%).
Show Carrier: To view the blend including carrier oil and/or other
ingredients, click ‘Show carrier’ (where applicable). Once the carrier oil
is shown, you can choose to display the entire blend as drops & ml
or drops & fl. oz. This does not apply to blends without a carrier,
such as diffuser blends or personal inhalers.
Adjust quantity: This allows you to easily adjust the quantity of
the blend to suit your requirements. The Aroma App does the calculations
for you!
Dilution: The dilution percentage for each blend is automatically
calculated by The Aroma App.
Safety: The safety precautions for each blend are automatically
generated by The Aroma App. These are based on standard industry
guidelines.
Star icon: Click this to add any blend to your watch list. This
can be used to save favourite blends for easy reference, or to easily find
a blend at a later point in time. To access this list, select My Watched
Blends from the main menu.
Ratings: Rate a blend by clicking the ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’
icon. This is a useful tool for providing feedback to other users.
Comments: Each blend features a comments section. This is a way of
discussing your opinions of the blend, providing feedback and sharing your
experiences. Let other users know about any success stories! Click ‘Start
new thread’ to make the first comment.
When you comment on a blend, that blend will automatically be added to
your list of My Watched Blends.
5. Home Page
On the Home page, you’ll find a summary of your notifications, latest news
and useful shortcuts.
6. My Profile
Go to My Profile to update your email address, user name and avatar
colour. You can also create an ‘About Me’ bio and add your location.
You can change these details any time by selecting My Profile from the
main menu.
Who can see my user profile?
You can use The Aroma App anonymously if you wish.
Other users cannot search for you by name or email address.
A user profile is only created at the point you:
a) Submit a blend, or
b) Comment on a blend
Once you have submitted a blend, or added a comment, a user profile is
created.
Other users can view your user profile by clicking on your user name
displayed next to your comment or your submitted blend.
How do I see other user profiles?
To view another user’s profile, click on their user name.
You cannot search for other users by name, user name or email address.
7. User Settings
Here you can update your notification settings. You can receive
notifications to inform you of new comments, new messages and newly added
blends.
Choose whether to receive instant push notifications via your device or
via email (or both).
If you prefer, you can choose to receive a weekly update, rather than
individual notifications.
8. Scale Display
This allows you to zoom the display in/out according to your preferences.
9. Inbox
This is your Inbox of private messages from other users and the Admin
team. You can access this at any time by selecting Inbox from the main
menu. There is also a shortcut to your Inbox on the Home page.
To send a private message to another user, click on their user name to
view their profile and choose ‘Send private message’
You can only send a private message to another user if they have submitted
a blend, or commented on a blend.
To receive notifications about new private messages, go to User Settings
on the main menu.
10. My Oil Collection
Click to select/deselect the essential oils you have in your own
collection.
You can change these at any time by selecting My Oil Collection from the
main menu.
Once you have made your selections, you can later choose to filter search
results based on your oils. To do this, go to View by Application or
Advanced Search and choose ‘Use my oils’. This will only show blends you
can make with the oils you own.
11. My Own Blends
This is a list of all blends you have submitted into The Aroma App
(including public and private blends).
12. My Watched Blends
This is a list of your watched blends. Click the star icon to save any
blend to your watch list. This is a useful way to save favourite blends
for future reference. These can be accessed at any time by selecting My
Watched Blends from the main menu.
Blends that you have commented on will automatically be added to your
watch list.
13. Advanced Search
Here you have more advanced options to narrow down your search.
Applications to include: Click the icons to select/deselect the
applications you wish to include in the search results. Selected
applications will appear purple. Unselected applications will appear grey.
Oil filter options: This allows you to filter the search results
according to particular essential oils. Click ‘Update’ to select the
required oils. This is useful if you have a bottle of Geranium, for
example, and you don’t know what blends you can make with it.
Blends with ANY – e.g. Just show me all blends that include Geranium
Blends with ONLY – e.g. Only show blends that can be made from a
limited set of oils, not including any others.
Filter options: Choose ‘Use my oils’ to only see blends you can
make with the oils you own. To do this, you need to have already set your
oils in My Oil Collection from the main menu.
Child-safe/Pregnancy-safe: Choose to only see blends that are
child-safe or pregnancy-safe, based on industry guidelines.
Categories to include: This allows you to search by multiple
categories at once.
Search by keyword: Enter any keyword to search The Aroma App (this
does not include user names, email addresses or user profiles).
Make your selections and then choose ‘View results’
14. Oil Profiles
Click on any essential oil to access a detailed pop-up profile
15. Safety Information
This is a list of aromatherapy safety information. You can also access
specific safety information for each application by clicking the relevant
icon on the blend profile.
16. View By Application
In The Aroma App, you can either browse blends by category or by
application.
Application describes the method of use – e.g. diffuser blends, massage
oils, room sprays or personal inhalers.
Applications to include: Click the icons to select/deselect the
applications you wish to include in the search results. Selected
applications will appear purple. Unselected applications will appear grey.
Filter options: Choose ‘Use my oils’ to only see blends you can
make with the oils you own. To do this, you need to have already set your
oils in My Oil Collection from the main menu.
Child-safe/Pregnancy-safe: Choose to only see blends that are
child-safe or pregnancy-safe, based on industry guidelines.
Make your selections and then choose ‘View results’
17. View By Category
Select any category from the list to see all blends related to that
category.
If you wish to select more than one category at a time, go to Advanced
Search on the main menu.
18. Add Blend
Title: First, enter a title for your blend.
Description: Enter an optional description to explain the story
behind your blend. How did you discover it? Why do you like this blend?
How do you find it helpful? This is a useful way to pass on any tips or
advice for other users.
Application: Select the relevant application for your blend (you
can only select 1)
Categories: Select the relevant category for your blend (up to a
maximum of 5)
Oils: Select the oils to be included in your blend.
Carriers: If applicable, choose your carrier oils and extra
ingredients (these are not required for non-dermal applications)
Quantities: Enter the required quantities for each ingredient –
either in ml, drops or fl. oz
Set to Public: By default, your blend will be set to Public. This
means other users can view and search for your blend. If you deselect
this, your blend will be private and only visible to you.
Private blends will not appear in search results, and are not publicly
visible to other users. You can access your own private blends by
selecting My Own Blends from the main menu.
Notifications: To receive notifications when another user comments
on your blend, go to User Settings from the main menu.
Reporting: Public blends that are not in accordance with The Aroma
App rules may be deleted. This is at the discretion of The Aroma App and
its team of moderators. Other users may report a blend if they believe it
is unsafe, incorrect, or not in accordance with The Aroma App rules.
19. Upgrade to Premium
Upgrade to the Premium version of The Aroma App to access detailed
profiles for 100 essential oils.
To upgrade, click the shortcut on the Home page.
You can either:
a) Pay a one-off fee for a lifetime subscription, or
b) Pay a monthly subscription fee
If you have previously paid to upgrade on a different device, select
Restore Existing Purchase.
Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. There is no minimum period.
20. Technical Issues
If the app has crashed, or will not load correctly:
a) Close and restart the app
b) Check your internet connection
21. More Help
If you need more help, or have any questions about The Aroma App, please
email [email protected]