Lemon and Almond Oil Nail Strengthener

15ml sweet almond oil
10drops lemon essential oil

Mix together and store in a 50ml amber bottle.  This should last for six months.

Aromatherapy Benefits Essential Oil Description and Uses

AROMATHERAPY  is a natural therapy that uses essential oils extracted from the bark, leaves, blossoms and roots of plants, herbs and flowers.  Although the term was first coined by French Chemist Renee Maurice Gattefosse in 1928, for thousands of years humankind has successfully delved into nature's pantry exploring the soothing, balancing and beautifying properties of these wondrous essenses.
How to use essential oils
Although they are natural, essential oils are volatile substances and can also be very potent.  Therefore, you should always use them sparingly by the drop, and always with care.
Vapourisation 
By using an oil burner (vapouriser) at home and at work you can benefit from essential oils 24 hours a day.  Simply fill the dispenser bowl with hotwater, add 5-10 drops of your favourite oil, light the burner candle, and let the magnificient aroma envelop you.
Massage 
An aromatherapy massage promotes circulation  and can relax or stimulate according to your mood and the oils used.  To make your own massage blend, add 5 drops of essential oil to 10 mls of a cold pressed organic oil such as jojoba oil. 
Bathing  
Bathing is the most invigorating way you can use essential oils, as it helps unblock congested pores and ease muscle tension and fatigue.  Bathing with essential oils relaxes tired bodies, quietens the mind and calms the spirit.  Add 10 drops of oil to a full bath.  To tantalise the senses combine two or three oils.
A Guide to Essential Oils
Basil               * from flowering tops and leaves of the herb        
 Ocimun basilicum    *  aroma - sweet an slightly spicy, used in perfumery
                        * Uses - concentration focus and inspiration