Wellness

Essential oil benefits & uses:

Eucalyptus

Foot bath: Add a few drops of eucalyptus oils or lemon to a large bowl of warm water to help sooth the feet.

Steam inhalation: By adding 10-15 drops of the oil to hot water, place towel over your head and breathe in the potent vapors for 10 minutes inhaling the steam. The hot steam helps thin and thereby drain mucus in the nasal passages and the decongestant properties of eucalyptus help relieve the cold symptoms.

Use in diffuser: Add several drops of eucalyptus oil in your diffuser and breathe in the medicinal vapors all night long. Perfect for boosting concentration and keeping your energy level elevated. It can also be effective in treating stress and mental disorders as inhaling its vapor helps increase blood circulation to the brain.

For keeping bugs away:  Fill an 8 oz spray bottle half-way up with boiled/distilled water. Fill the rest of the bottle with witch hazel. Add 20 drops eucalyptus oil, 10 drops lavender essential oils. Voila! Spray!

Treats Asthma: Simply massage 1-3 drops of the oil onto the chest and the soothing effect of the aroma and vapors will calm the throat and dilate the blood vessels, which will allow more oxygen into the lungs and help restore normal breathing.

Lavender 

Minor burn: Put few drops of the oil on the burn area, it will reduce the pain, redness and eliminates swelling. It works like magic!

Muscle relaxation massage: Lavender helps with stress and also with muscle spasms. If you are having a muscle ache, you can always treat yourself with a massage.

Hair growth and dandruff: Use lavender oil to massage your scalp by mixing 5-8 drops with 1 teaspoon virgin coconut oil. It will stimulates new hair growth and controls dandruff. DIY natural linen spray: In an 8 oz squirt bottle, add 15 drops of lavender oil, 1.5 oz and 6 oz distilled water. Shake it to mix these ingredients and spritz on your sheets. Hmmm! Smells wonderful!

Diffuser use: Add 5-15 drops (depending on the strength you desire) to distilled water in your diffuser. Inhale to calm your mind, body and spirits after a long day at work. These helps reduce stress, tension and calms down anxiety. Enjoy! Improve sleeps: Sprinkle a few drops of lavender oil on a pillow, this will help eliminate insomnia.

Heals insect bites: A drop of lavender oil on bites helps relieve the itch.

Headache: Rub some on the temples and forehead, the combination of lavender and peppermint in a carrie oil will work wonderful for headaches.

Eczema treatment: For a drop or 2, you can apply lavender oil directly to your skin few times a day until your eczema goes away. Always dilute essential oils when applying to children's skins.

Peppermint

Sinus care: Inhaling diffused peppermint oil oftentimes immediately unclog sinuses and relief scratchy throat. These oils acts as an expectorant and relief colds, sinuses, asthma and bronchitis. 

Natural bug repellant: Add 5 drops to a cotton ball and place where you find those pests entering your home to repel them.

Freshen breath and reduce cavities:  According to studies, peppermint oil performed better than the regular mouthwash chemicals. You can also make a homemade toothpaste, mouthwash or add a drop under your tongue then followed by a glass of water, this freshens bad breath too.

Respiratory benefits: This oil has the ability to open up your airways and acts as a decongestant. For DIY homemade vapor rub, mix peppermint and eucalyptus essential oil with coconut oil to help reduce symptoms of asthma.

Diffuser use: Add 4-6 drops with half cup of water into your diffuser, enjoy this aroma as this can lift a mood, relax, enhance concentration and activates your senses.  It is great for motivating you on a dreary day.

Tummy troubles: Rub few drops with carrier oil onto abdomen to ease discomfort.

Fever reducer: Simply mix peppermint oil with coconut oil and rub it on the neck and at the bottom of your child's feet to help stabilize a fever instead of taking an aspirin or other drugs.

Clean naturally: Peppermint oil is a wonderful natural cleaning agent because it has antibacterial properties. Add to a water bottle and spray on counter tops and bathroom surfaces, scrub, and enjoy cleaner clean.

Mood enhancer: For improving mood and you feel anxious or depressed, the anti-depressive and anxiolytic properties of orange essential oil can act as an instant pick-me-up. Use 5-6 drops in a diffuser on very low heat. Allow the oil to dissipate into the air and experience your mood lifting up and the worries falling away.

Best cleaning agent: Orange oil can clean drains and when applied to any tough mess, it is very easy to clean up and leaving the house smelling happy and cheerful. Just add 10 drops of sweet orange oil to a cup of water and use a clean sponge to wipe the surfaces with this mixture. Allow to dry naturally. Since orange oil is non-toxic, you don’t need to rinse the surfaces again. You can fill a spritz bottle with the mixture and spray on surfaces as you wipe them down. You will have a kitchen that is clean and smells great as well.

Cures acne and dermatitis: For an acne spot-treatment, a cotton swab dipped directly in sweet orange oil can be dabbed onto affected areas of skin to reduce the bacteria that contribute to and worsen acne. 1 drop of orange oil can also be mixed with organic aloe vera gel before being dabbed onto blemishes and wrinkles.

Aromatically: Diffuse the oil in your home using a diffuser or inhale the oil directly. To make a natural room freshener, put a few drops of oil along with water into a spritz bottle.