Recipes for incenses, soaps, oils and other neat recipes that I have come across that are suitable for Imbolc!

Imbolc Diffuser Blend

  • 3 Drops Pine Essential Oil
  • 5 Lavender Essential Oil
  • 3 Drops Nutmeg Essential Oil

 

Imbolc Incense 1

  • 3 parts Frankincense
  • 2 parts Dragon's blood
  • ½ part Red Sandalwood
  • 1 part Cinnamon
  • a few drops Red Wine

 

To this mixture add a pinch of the first flower (dry it first) that is available in your area at the time of Imbolc (February 1st). Burn during Wiccan ceremonies on Imbolc, or simply to attune with the symbolic rebirth of the Sun - the fading of winter and the promise of Spring.

Imbolc Oil

  • 5 drops Sandalwood
  • 5 drops Vanilla extract
  • 6 drops Jasmine
  • 2 drops Balsam
  • Mix with 2 Tbsp. Grape Seed Oil

 

Imbolc Incense 2

  • 1 part Basil
  • 1 part Bay
  • 1 part Frankincense
  • 1 part Myrrh
  • 2 parts Rosemary
  • 3 parts Cinnamon

 

Candlemas Ritual Potpourri

by Gerina Dunwich

A small cauldron filled with homemade potpourri can be used as a fragrant altar decoration, burned (outdoors) as an offering to the Old Gods during or after a sabbat celebration, or wrapped in decorative paper and ribbons and given to a Craft Sister or Brother as a sabbat gift.

  • 45 drops Myrrh Oil
  • 1 cup Oak Moss
  • 2 cups Dried Heather Flowers
  • 2 cups Dried Wisteria
  • 1 cup Dried Yellow Tulip Petals
  • ½ cup Dried Basil
  • ½ cup Dried and Chopped Bay Leaves

 

Mix the myrrh oil with the oak moss, and then add the remaining ingredients. Stir the potpourri well and then store in a tightly covered ceramic or glass container.

(The above recipe for "Candlemas Ritual Potpourri" is quoted directly from Gerina Dunwich's book The Wicca Spellbook: A Witch's Collection of Wiccan Spells, Potions, and Recipes, page 162, A Citadel Press Book, Carol Publishing group, 1994/1995)

Imbolc Incense 3

  • 3 parts Myrrh
  • 3 parts Angelica
  • 1 part crushed Bay leaves
  • 1 part Basil

 

Imbolc Incense 4

  • 1 part Willow wood
  • 1 part crushed Rowan berries
  • ½ part Periwinkle flowers
  • ½ part Lily of the Valley flowers
  • 2 parts Benzoin

 

Recipe Created by Anna Franklin

Imbolc Soap

  • 1 cup grated unscented soap
  • ¼ cup hot water
  • 1 Tbsp. Apricot oil
  • 1 Tbsp. Angelica
  • ½ Tbsp. crushed Bay
  • ½ Tbsp. crushed Basil
  • 6 drops Myrrh oil

 

Place grated soap in a heat-proof non-metallic container and add the hot water and apricot oil. Leave until it is cool enough to handle, and then mix together with your hands. If the soap is floating on the water, add more soap. Leave to sit for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the soap is soft and mushy. Once the soap, water, and oil are blended completely, add the dry ingredients. Once the mixture is cool, then add the essential oils (essential oils evaporate quickly in heat). Enough essential oils should be added to overcome the original scent of the soap. Blend thoroughly and then divide the soap mixture into four to six pieces. Squeeze the soaps, removing as much excess water as possible into the shape you desire, and tie in a cheesecloth. Hang in a warm, dry place until the soap is completely hard and dry.

Recipe adapted from Kate West's The Real Witch's Kitchen Sabbat Soap recipe.

Imbolc Incense 5

  • 3 parts Frankincense
  • 1 part Myrrh
  • 1 part Cinnamon
  • ½ part Sandalwood
  • ½ part Jasmine flowers
  • 3 drops sweet White Wine or Sherry

     

From The Real Witch's Kitchen by Kate West

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