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Essential Oil Lotion Hearts
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It’s the second month of the Embracing Wellness Series and giveaway – several blog friends sharing their favorite Young Living essential oils and hosting an awesome giveaway as our way of wanting to help spread the oily love. Woo hoo! More details below. *This post contains some affiliate links of what I purchased on Amazon, enough supplies for several different DIY/handmade recipes.
These essential oil lotion hearts are not only a great gift idea, they’re super handy for dry skin. Winter and extra-handwashing have made my hands super dry. I love having these on display/ready to grab near the soap on our bathroom sinks and in my purse for a quick grab. Not to mention a cute gift, great {essential oil} business incentive or prize at essential oil classes/events.
Ingredients I used:
- 1/2 cup of unrefined raw shea butter
- 1 cup of organic beeswax
- 1 cup of organic coconut oil
- 15 – 30 drops of Young Living essential oil – you choose your favorite!
*I chose Valor for the one I keep in my purse. I like the benefits for easing occasional feelings of anxiety on top of soothing dry skin on the go. I also like Joy, Peace & Calming, Lavender and Sacred Mountain. One of the bonuses to DIY! YOU choose the essential oil you prefer.
Valor: Valor® is an empowering combination of therapeutic-grade essential oils that works with both the physical and spiritual aspects of the body to increase feelings of strength, courage, and self-esteem in the face of adversity. Renowned for its strengthening qualities, Valor enhances an individual’s internal resources. It has also been found to help energy alignment in the body.
What I did:
I simply added the shea butter, beeswax and coconut oil into a double boiler (I bought this double boiler) and melted it together over medium-high heat.
Once completely melted and blended, remove from heat and mix in essential oil. You’ll need to move through the next step rather quickly (but you can always reheat to liquify if needed).
I poured my mixture into a glass measuring cup to make pouring the mixture into silicone heart molds easier.
I let them cool. It doesn’t take long. I waited a few hours just to be sure they were completely cool and formed.
Then I removed the hearts from the silicone mold. They pop out easily! Wrap for gifts or display in small labeled dish on the bathroom sink.
Let’s get YOU started! Join the Oily Families team by simply visit Young Living HERE (using member#1836762 as sponsor & enroller), choose the wholesale membership to save 24% (no obligations) and choose the Premium Starter Kit. It’s the best way to start your essential oils experience and a great deal! Embrace wellness! What are you waiting for? Today’s the day!
Curious about more uses for essential oils? Follow the entire Healthy Living / Healthy Home series by checking out these sweet blog friends and what they’re sharing:
Catch up on even more information by visiting the January edition of Embracing Wellness here where I shared an easy lavender pillow & linen spray recipe.
Lavender Essential Oil
Happy day!
First, let me tell you a little about one of my current favorite essential oils. (Although for real, there really is no such thing as ONE favorite…they all have so many amazing benefits. It’s the entire Young Living essential oils line that has been life changing for our family.) But, today I’m sharing about Lavender essential oil: Lavender’s sweet, floral aroma and stress-relieving properties make it a versatile and beneficial addition to your daily routine. Lavender has so many amazing uses! Here are just a few quick ways we’ve been using lavender essential oil lately…
Lavender is also good for supporting normal healing and soothing minor skin discomfort.
Grandbaby boy’s head has the occasional flaky, scaly and crusty look to it. I know it’s normal and it goes away on it’s own but it sure doesn’t look pretty. I added 2-3 drops of lavender essential Oil (I only trust Young Living brand) to a 10 ml roller bottle then filled it the rest of the way up (dilute essential oil for infants) with a carrier oil (Young Living’s V6). All my daughter had to do was roll it onto his head and gently massage his scalp every once in a while (a few times a day for a few days/do it at a few diaper changes during the day in order to remember) and look at his beautiful scalp now:
Freshening laundry: I add a drop or two to each wool dryer ball for lavender scented fresh laundry and linens.
How about freshening up bed linens between washes? Yes, perfect for that too. Smells nice AND it promotes rest, relaxation and helps with occasional sleeplessness. I used lavender essential oil for those reasons but you can choose the essential oil you’d like to add.
Let’s get YOU started! Join the DIYShowOff essential oils team! Simply visit Young Living HERE (using member#1836762 as sponsor/enroller), choose the wholesale membership to save 24% (no obligations) and choose the Premium Starter Kit. It’s the best way to start your essential oils experience and a great deal! Embrace wellness! What are you waiting for? It’s never too late to start making healthier choices! Today’s the day! Learn more here.
Curious about more uses for essential oils? Follow the entire Healthy Living Healthy Home series by checking out these sweet blog friends and what they’re sharing:
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Holiday Gift Guide for Essential Oil Lovers
If you love and use essential oils every day here are some great gift ideas (besides essential oils, of course) to add to your holiday wish list or gift suggestions for oily friends. These are things I already own or things that are on my own wish list. This post contains some affiliate links.
- Make up a gift basket with free printables and Organic Hot Cocoa (add a bottle or samples of peppermint essential oil).
- Glass Water Bottle – perfect and necessary for ice water with citrus essential oils.
- Fun Notebook, pens, Planner – for keeping notes on the benefits of essential oils, recipes, lists and planning classes and parties.
- Diffuser Jewelry – accessorize with aromatherapy! You choose the essential oil to wear and keep close.
- Diffuser – essential oil fans will move one diffuser from room to room so having a second on hand is super convenient, a luxury even!
- Mortar & Pestle – for use with fresh herbs or infusing essential oils and sugar or salt, recipes, etc.
- Serving Tray – I love having this tray on hand for creating essential oil recipes and containing spills. It’s sort of like having a portable laboratory and protects furniture and/or tablecloths, etc.
- We’ve switched from using dryer sheets to these cool Wool Dryer Balls. I love that I can add different scents when drying clothes (Lavender, Purification and Peace & Calming are my favorites).
- AromaGlide Roller Fitments – I love adding a roller ball lid to several of my essential oil bottles, especially ones I apply topically like DiGize, EndoFlex, Dragon Time, Valerian, etc.
- Acrylic Display – keeps essential oils organized and all within easy reach. I alphabetize mine. This display holds about 60 bottles.
- Stainless Steel Tumbler – a must have (personalize with vinyl). Several of my family members are never without their tumbler. Keeps drinks ice cold all day long (hot too)…if your drink would last that long and works great with citrus essential oils.
- Measuring Shot Glasses – is a great gift idea (along with a bottle of Ningxia Red too). Handy for essential oil recipes too.
- Sample Bottles – sharing essential oils with family and friends is inevitable. Having mini sample bottles on hand makes sharing a drop or two easy!
- Organic Coconut Oil – so many uses and a favorite oil for diluting essential oils.
- Dish Pan and Natural Dish Soap – handy for washing/cleaning empty essential oil bottles and natural dish soap is an ingredient for a DIY essential oil/bubble bath recipe.
- Essential Oils Travel Case – great for keeping oils upright and organized on the go!
- Dr. Bronner’s Castille Soap
- Essential Oils Desk Reference – Trust me, this will be very appreciated, loved and a much used gift!
More: Love this shop for handouts and supplies (it’s where I got my tablecloth too). Get a Gift Card for Business Building. And I’m pretty sure anything from here would be a great gift for essential oil friends too since I know I personally have to downsize my shopping cart every time I place an order.
Have anything you’d add to this list? Please share in the comments!
DIY Essential Oil and Sea Salt Gift Set
December 1st is the official kick off for holiday prep in the DIYShowOff home. Today I’m excited to be participating in an Essential Oils blog hop – with lots of DIY gift ideas from several of my ‘oily’ friends. Is there a ‘loves-to-cook’ or foodie friend on your holiday gift giving list? Give one or more of these a try:
Essential Oils + Sea Salt Gift Set
*I only recommend Young Living brand essential oils labeled safe for dietary use for this recipe.
What I used: (includes some affiliate links)
- Young Living essential oils (I used Basil, Rosemary and Thyme)
- Organic spices or dried herbs (basil, rosemary and thyme)
- Organic sea salt
- glass bottles with cork lids (I found mine at Michael’s in the bridal/party favor aisle)
- small spoons
Measurements will depend on the size of your containers and preference.
What I did:
Add 1-2 drops of essential oil to 2 tablespoons of sea salt in a dish and mix well. You may want to allow the mixture to dry for a couple of hours.
Mix in 1 tablespoon of dried herbs or spice.
Add to glass jar or bottle and secure with cork lid.
Add a label and ribbon. I also added a small spoon.
A perfect DIY gift for food lovers and cooks.
Looking for more essential oil gift ideas? I recently shared more essential oil gift recipe ideas and free printables.
Essential Oils Holiday Open House
Follow and pin the entire Essential Oil Gift Idea Blog Hop for inspiration:
Homemade Peppermint Bath Bombs at Making Lemonade
DIY Soaking Salts and Body Mist at The Lunar Fae
Peppermint Bark at Mama Teaches
Peppermint Twist Face & Body Scrub at Eat Sleep Be
Lemon and Lavender Sugar Cookies at O’Boy Organic
DIY Cleaning Wipes at Eco Incognito
Santa’s Helper Stress Away Scrub at Oily Oh My
What are Young Living essential oils? Still deciding if Young Living is right for you?
Get more information here and check out the incentives (free holiday gift e-book, free Essential Oils Quick Reference Guide and a $25 to put towards upgraded shipping or to add Christmas Spirit to you order) if you join THIS WEEK with the purchase of a Premium Starter Kit using member #1836762, while supplies last.
