What are the facts? Only 7% of the top-selling chemicals on the market fully disclose their ingredients. The average household contains over 50 toxic chemicals. Children are especially vulnerable to toxic chemicals some of which can cause neurological conditions. The average household spends $42 per month on toxic cleaning products. Essential oils are a [...]
Yields 4 ounces. Can be used to clean kitchen appliances as well. Materials Needed 1/2 cup white vinegar 2 tbsp Distilled Water 5 drops Lemon 2 drops Orange Method Add all the ingredients to a 4 oz spray bottle. Shake before each use.
First Aid with Essential Oils Wound Apply to the affected area, bandage with gauze to keep clean. Re-apply oils when changing the bandage. Use any of the following oils topically with a carrier oil: Thyme, Lavender, Frankincense, Copaiba, Melaleuca, or Helichrysum. Blisters Use moleskin to protect blisters. Apply [...]
Makes 10 3ml Jars Materials Needed 1 tbsp Coconut Oil 1 tbsp Cocoa Butter or Shea Butter 1 tbsp Beeswax Pastilles 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract 1/4 tsp Castor Oil for shine (optional) 4 drops Cinnamon Bark 4 drops Ginger 4 drops Clove Small storage containers or reused lip balm tubes Method Add the coconut [...]
Yield one 10 ml Roller Bottle Materials Needed 10 ml Roller Bottle Fractionated Coconut Oil or Almond Oil 6 drops Frankincense 6 drops Tangerine 4 drops Rose or Geranium 4 drops Bergamot 4 drops Myrrh Dried rose petals, myrrh resin, or colorful gems Method Add the essential oils to your empty roller bottle If [...]
This serum can be put into a dropper bottle or a roller bottle. Apply to face, neck and decollete, morning and night. It's excellent for aging skin and helps to restore moisture. Materials Needed 1/4 cup dried whole calendula flowers 1/4 cup dried rose petals or buds 1/2 cup Almond Oil 1/2 tsp Vitamin [...]
Cats are particularly sensitive to a group of oxygenated compounds called ketones, phenols, alpha pinene, some monoterpenes, and carvacol (a by-product of d-limolene which is found in all citrus fruits and in many tree oils) which their livers cannot break down. Cats lack a liver enzyme that humans and dogs have. This enzyme is [...]
Yields 1/2 Cup Materials Needed 1/4 cup Sesame Seed Oil 1/4 cup MCT oil 20 drops Cinnamon Bark 10 drops Clove 5 drops Myrrh Method Add the ingredients to a storage container. To Use Place approximately 1-2 teaspoons of oil in your mouth and gently swish back and forth, occasionally pulling the oil through [...]
Materials Needed 2 drops Basil 2 drops Lavender 2 drops Chamomile Fractionated Coconut Oil or MCT Oil 10 ml Roller Bottle Method Add all essential oils to the roller bottle. Fill to the top with Fractionated Coconut Oil or MCT Oil. Apply the blend behind the ears, down the jawline, and around the neck. [...]
A poultice is a way to apply herbs directly on the skin. You can accomplish this by making up a paste with a mortar and pestle (or a food processor) and then applying the paste to the skin. Next you wrap it in a cloth to hold the herbs in place. A poultice is [...]
