Rose Alchemy - Aromatherapy Workshop – Field Studies Council

Join us for a relaxing, hands-on aromatherapy workshop where you’ll capture the essence of roses. Learn to infuse oil with your favourite rose petals, blend a personalised perfume using rose and other plant-based essential oils, and craft aromatic balms to support health and wellness, all to take home.

The aromatherapy workshop offers a chance to truly immerse yourself in the world of roses. Discover the art of extraction, and how to make your own rose petal-infused oil, a rose massage balm, and rose-perfumed oil. Each participant will design their own products with guidance from Laura, tailored to their personal needs, and will leave with their creations to enjoy at home.

The day includes the following workshops and you will design, make and take home a perfume oil, plant infused oil & aromatherapy balm.

Plant to Perfume – make your own unique & completely natural perfume oil, with the finest quality organic essential oils. Experience & learn about the aromatic ingredients, their origins and how they can support health & well-being in this practical, sensual workshop. We will continue to experiment with essential oils throughout the day, you can choose to add them to other products we make to support you, your health &/or for their particular scent.

Botanical Balm – make your own nourishing balm with a range of the finest quality organic botanical ingredients, including essential oils. Discover how they can support a range of health conditions and feel confident to design a product that can support your personal wellbeing.

Mini Maceration - learn how to capture the fragrance of your favourite rose & harnice the medicinal qualities. In this practical workshop you will make and take home your own rose infused oil that can be used as a perfume, in skin care or for health & wellbeing purposes. You’ll feel confident to use roses from your garden, from herbal suppliers or even wild foraged to make your own botanical products for use in skin care and for health and wellbeing support.

The workshop is open to everyone, and no prior experience is required.

Rose inspired refreshments will be provided.

About the tutor

Laura Hoy

Presented by Laura Hoy, who completed her training with Neal’s Yard Remedies in 2009 and there began her ongoing adventure with nature and nurturing and a renewed awareness of her sense of smell. As she began sharing her expertise by way of workshops, retreats and private consultations she wanted to make each experience sensual for her clients, bringing along fragrant plant material or hosting at venues with a connection to essential oil yielding plants.
Sourcing scented roses however can be awkward, and even trickier is finding those that are not sprayed with chemicals during their growing cycle. A love affair with growing and smelling roses as well as capturing their scent became a little more than a hobby – so it is an absolute joy for her to bring ‘Rose Alchemy’.

Explore our range of craft courses and traditional skills courses hosted by our engaging tutors and learn from their expertise and skills. Our art courses are a chance to meet like-minded people and a chance to unwind from everyday life. They are a great opportunity to experience the UK’s glorious countryside surrounding our field centres.

This course is open to participants aged 18 and over only. For under-18s, please contact the centre directly or see our young people courses and activities for families.