A Guide to DIY Bug Sprays with Essential Oils
Spring is here...and so the bugs are too. Discover WHY and HOW to make your own homemade bug spray with essential oils!
Spiced Chai Lip Balm
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 [...]
Morning Swish
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 [...]
Happy Ears Essential Oil Roller for Kids
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. [...]
Bentonite Clay Poultice
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 [...]
Brown Spot Roller Blend
Fill a 10 ml roller bottle with the following: 5 ml Fractionated Coconut Oil 10 drops Frankincense 10 drops YarrowPom 10 drops Turmeric 10 drops Copaiba 3 drops Lemon 2 drops Oregano Like this recipe? Find more in the Everyday Essentials Guide!
Anti-Aging Roller Blend
Fill a 10 ml roller bottle with the following: 5 ml Fractionated Coconut Oil 10 drops Frankincense 10 drops Turmeric 10 drops YarrowPom 2 drops Cassia 5 drops Myrrh Like this recipe? Find more in the Everyday Essentials Guide!
Grapefruit Sugar Body Scrub
Materials Needed 2 cups White Sugar 1 cup Coconut Oil Zest of 1 Grapefruit 1 tbsp squeezed Grapefruit Juice 10 drops Orange or Tangerine 15 drops Grapefruit Method Mix the sugar and oil in a glass or stainless steel bowl. The oil should completely coat the sugar. If you use coconut oil, you may [...]
Pimples & Breakouts
In a 10 roller bottle, add the following: 5 ml Fractionated Coconut Oil 10 drops Melaleuca 10 drops Frankincense 10 drops Turmeric 5 drops Rose 10 drops Geranium
Mint Chocolate Chip Body Cream
Materials Needed 3/4 cup Coconut Oil 1 cup Water at room temperature 1/4 cup cup refined Shea Butter 1/2 tsp of Vitamin E oil (no preserve) 2 tbsp Beeswax Pastilles 1/2 cup Cocoa Butter Wafers 1 tablespoon Almond Oil 30 drops Peppermint Method Use a double boiler and melt the coconut oil, shea butter, [...]