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Lavender Salt Scrub Recipe
SUPER EASY to make! My coconut oil was already soft because it was warm in my house. If yours isn't soft microwave it for about 15-20 seconds to soften it up to make it easier to stir. I can't even believe how easy this salt scrub is! You could use any essential oil you would like. Peppermint would be great for tired feet. Lavender to help you relax. You can find the quality oils I…
Are You Unsure What Essential Oils to Get?
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5 Uses for Lime Essential Oil
Lime EO coupled with olive oil is a great wood furniture polish. You can flavor your water or even your Corona. Add it to your Guacamole or salsa. You can even make a Key Lime Pie with Lime essential oil. Lime EO has cleansing properties which will help support your immune system. Furniture Polish 1 drop lime EO 4T olive oil Water Flavor Just a drop or two. Remember, if using citrus oils in…
6 Uses for Lavender Essential Oil
What are some benefits of using Lavender Essential Oil? I am pretty sure this list could be endless. My personal experience has been as a sleep aid. I combined this with a drop of lotion and rubbed it on the soles of The Principal's feet. Aside from him loving the foot rub and suggesting I do it every evening, he slept well. Room Deodorizer Lavender is great as a doedorizer. Add a few drops to…
Essential Oils & the FDA
Can we just talk about essential oils and the FDA for just a minute. I don't know if you all are aware of this. You might not be because you're not in the same circles with the essential oil companies. The FDA has decided that there is now compliance verbiage that we need to go by. I have never said or claimed that essential oils can cure or prevent any disease, but when I can…
Essential Oil Books to Have in your Preparedness Library
If there is one preparedness thing I highly recommend it is that you build your library. Not your digital library, but your real book on the shelf library. If there were a winter storm and the power is out for a few days, or even just a few hours, how will your find your information? You won't be able to Google it or go to Pinterest for a recipe. I also like a variety of…
Ways to use Soothing Blend Essential Oil
What does one do with Soothing Blend you ask? Think sports creme of some kind. Like can you smell it now? Well. I will tell you. The Soothing Blend has an aroma to it, but it doesn't make you think of old guys golfing. Soothing Blend is a blend of: Wintergreen Peppermint Camphor German Chamomile Blue Tansy Osmanthus Helichrysum A Few Uses for Soothing Blend: • Perfect for the athlete in your life, Soothing Blend…
Beating the Winter Blues, Naturally
It is officially winter. While we can now enjoy the days getting longer, not shorter, there are still a lot of winter days ahead of us. We here in North Idaho haven't had any real snow to speak of, we have, however, had gray and gloom. If I didn't know any better I would think I was back in Seattle. I always wished I lived in Alaska until I remember I don't like short days.…
Peppermint Mouthwash Recipe
The Heart and Mouth Connection According to the American Dental Association and the American Medical Association, there is a relationship between the condition of the gums and the condition of the cardiovascular system. Gum health is primarily a result of oral care, personal habits, and, to an extent, genetics. With appropriate effort and proper hygiene, threats to the health of our gums can be eliminated or controlled. However, failure to maintain gum health has other…
Cooking with Essential Oils
I love that quality, which can be safe to ingest, are also ok to cook with. NOT ALL OILS ARE SAFE. Not even all of my trusted brand of oils are ok to cook with. Some of the blends are not. The bottle will say if they are safe to ingest. One of our FAVORITE recipes is Fruit Dip Do you have the shake mix? Peanut Butter Bliss • 1 Scoop of shake mix •…