Essential oils are excellent for use in the home, in addition to being unique and meaningful gifts. Christmas is approaching soon, and not all of us thrive in the holiday shopping spree mindset. DIY gifts are a popular, heartfelt alternative to gifting commercially purchased items. Best of all – you can put your own spin…
How To Use Essential Oils
So you've received your starter kit and are looking to start using your essential oils. Look no further! These articles are a collection of handy ways to use essential oils for day to day things like cleaning, dry skin, or emotional balancing. You'll also find recipes for better sleep, to help with nausea, or snoring.
These are just example topics. I think you'll also enjoy my seasonal how-to guides, for example on cold and flu season, or how to repel pesky mosquitos.
Whatever your reason for starting with essential oils; have a browse around, and I hope you enjoy!
Essential Oils for Depression
Essential oils are a home remedy to relieve signs and symptoms of depression. Since they generally cause no side effects on the bodies of patients, people suffering depression or stress and anxiety are usually willing to give them a try. All over the world, depression is one of the leading causes of low self-esteem and an…
Best Essential Oil Gift Ideas for Christmas 2019
Yay! It’s Christmas time! It’s my favorite time of the year. I love the music, the snow, the hot chocolates by the cozy fireplace. I’m always thrilled to write a new season’s essential oils holiday gift guide as I come across so many neat things that I would like to buy for myself, or am buying…
Top 10 Energizing Essential Oils that Uplift Your Mood
Are you looking for more energy and an uplifted mood through your essential oils? No problem! The trick is to select the right oils or oil blend that create a happy mood and energize your whole being. Whether for a morning pick-me-up, or for an episode of heart-break sadness, essential oils are your quarterback. Some…
Essential Oils for Age Spots
Skin care is one of the most beneficial areas of essential oils use. You can support your skin with all-natural ingredients that are easy to absorb. Plus, you can avoid chemicals and synthetics that are traditionally found in commercial creams and lotions. Using essential oils for age spots lets you customize your formula to your…
Dill Essential Oil: Top 10 Uses and Benefits
Dill essential oil has a plethora of medicinal uses, from calming the mind and body to repelling insects, aiding with sleep and treating acne. With that many good qualities, here are the Top 10 uses and benefits to incorporate Dill oil into your home aromatherapy practice and enhance your life and well-being. Quick Facts about…
How to Make Candles with Essential Oils
Have you been wanting to add the beautiful scents of essential oils to your candles? Do you want all-natural products around your home, including candles? This is an introduction and overview on how to make essential oil candles. I will answer a lot of questions about essential oil candle making. I’ll also show you how…
DIY Puffy Eye Serum
Essential oils are a beautiful way to support your skin in a natural, non-toxic way. Their application for beauty treatments goes back many centuries. From perfumery to treating dry skin, essential oils are versatile and effective. Use essential oils to make your own DIY serums, lotions and creams. Or you can shop for natural skin…
DIY Foaming Hand Soap Recipe
Foaming hand soap is a luxurious means to clean your hands. If you’re looking for an easy yet effective DIY foaming hand soap recipe, you’re in the right place! I’m going to show you how you can make one of the best moisturizing hand soaps at home with just 5 ingredients. For fans of the Young…
Essential Oils for the Sacral Chakra
As you journey towards health and wellness using the intelligence of the Chakra System and explore various essential oils to assist you, remember: the bottom line is self-care. There is a lot you can do to support your health and wellness and if you’re reading this article, you may already do a lot! The second…
Hazelnut Carrier Oil Benefits & How To Use It
In connection with essential oils, carrier oils are almost always mentioned as they are an important part of skin application uses of essential oils. Being neutral oils, carrier oils serve to dilute the essential oils’ highly concentrated nature. The dilution process helps to avoid any possible essential oils side effects or reactions such as irritation,…
Essential Oils for Wrinkles: All You Need to Know
Aging is a natural process, but sometimes those wrinkles that appear on your face can take a real hit on your confidence. Are you looking for ways to reduce the fine lines that indicate you’re just a little wiser than the person sitting next to you? Fortunately, natural problems have natural solutions, and there are…
Best Essential Oil Supplies for the Hobby Aromatherapist at Home
There are many unique approaches to using essential oils. As I’ve started my journey to become a Certified Aromatherapist, my needs for aromatherapy supplies have changed. Instead of only buying essential oils kits and blending them on-the-fly into my diffuser, I’m now creating custom tinctures and recipes for friends and family, and I need essential…
Is CBD an Essential Oil?
CO2 Hemp Extract (CBD) boasts some pretty amazing health benefits: from better sleep, reduction in inflammation and pain, to easier management of stress and anxiety. It’s easy to want to try it out! If you’ve been getting to know essential oils, and believe that CBD is just another one of those little oils in the…
DIY Yoga Mat Spray Recipe with Essential Oils
If you’ve tried yoga before or have been practicing yoga on a regular basis, you’re likely familiar with how your yoga mat can be sticky or smelly after each yoga session. Sure, you can use over the counter antibacterial sprays, but isn’t it better to use all natural ingredients by making your own DIY yoga…
DIY Summer Hair Mask with Lavender Essential Oil
Summer is here! You are soaking in the deserved Vitamin C, but all the lazy hours in the sun and dives into chlorine saturated waters are leaving your hair dry and damaged. If you don’t want to spend the money on a visit to the salon for a hair treatment, spend a week night with…
How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks Using Essential Oils
Stretch marks are thin lines on the body that appear after the skin has undergone significant changes in size. Many have experienced the issue of stretch marks whether due to pregnancy, weight gain or loss, or genetic factors. You can use essential oils for stretch mark treatments at home. Aromatherapy and essential oils are a…
