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Homemade Carpet Freshener That Kills Fleas

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I can’t possibly be the only person on the planet with some carpet areas in their house.  Am I?

You have no idea how badly I want to get rid of the carpet. I would love to have hardwood floors throughout our house. Right now we have “fake” hardwood in the kitchen and dining area.

One of the reasons I want to get rid of the carpet is because I think it is gross and it holds nasty smells, in my opinion.

Let me show you how easy it is to make homemade carpet freshener (that kills fleas). 

homemade carpet freshener

 You Will Need:

Assemble the jar with the lid on it.

Use the hammer and screw to tap a circle of holes into the lid as illustrated below.

homemade carpet freshner all natural

Add the  food grade diatomaceous earth and the baking soda to the jar.

all natural carpet freshner that kills fleas

Grab your essential oil. You could use peppermint, lavender or any scent you want. I chose a purifying oil because of it’s purifying properties.

young living purification oil

Add 10 drops of the oil and use a spoon to stir it up.

homemade carpet fresh using essential oils

And there you have it.

Pop the lid back on the jar and shake the freshener onto your carpet.

It all vacuums right up. And, that diatomaceous earth (or borax) will kill any fleas in your carpet!

homemade carpet freshner using essential oils

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Homemade Camping Spray

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One of my twins cannot go outside without those pesky little flying annoyances bothering him. It has been like this his entire life.

This camping spray is perfect for him and anyone else struggling this summer.

You can use it anytime you’re outside… not just when camping.

Let me show you how easy it is to make (just four ingredients). This is another great way to use essential oils.

homemade camping spray using essential oils

 

Supplies:

Gather your supplies.

Pour the witch hazel into a clean bottle.

make your own bug spray

One at a time add each of the essential oils.

Don’t they smell amazing?

Once done, screw the sprayer lid on the spray bottle and you’re ready to go.

Give it a good shake.

I spray this on all of the exposed skin and on their clothes.

Don’t forget to spray their backs too!

use essential oils to make a homemade camping spray

 

Want to know something cool? Each of these three oils are in the new Premium Starter Kit from Young Living! I love all three of these oils and they each have so many uses!

While you’re here, read more about where I buy my essential oils online and I get them for 24% off!

Make Your Home Free of Harsh Chemicals

Please check out of the ways to use essential oils in your home.

Want a cool essential oil use chart? Click the image below!

essential oil use chart

 

Also, remember, not all essential oils are created equal.

are all essential oils created equally

 

A DIY hand soap you can create with Thieves essential oil blend.

thieves hand soap

 

Wondering what else you can do with peppermint oil? Here are 10 ways to use peppermint oil.

peppermint essential oil uses

Diaper Rash Home Remedy

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All of my boys had bad diaper rashes at one time or another while they were babies. It is one of the most excruciatingly painful things that happens so quickly. Change of diet, teething, medicine, illness and allergies are just a few of the reasons many babies get diaper rashes.

Here is a recipe for a diaper rash home remedy. While all of my babies are out of diapers, I made some of this up and gave it to a friend to use on her little one who gets bad diaper rashes from time to time.

It worked. Within one diaper change.  Redness, pain and inflammation gone. And, it is made of natural things from the earth.

This is super easy to make and uses just two ingredients. Takes all of two minutes to make.

Diaper Rash Home Remedy using Lavender and Coconut Oil

Supplies:

Gather up the coconut oil and Lavender oil.

You will also want a measuring cup and spoon or spatula for stirring as well as a glass container to store diaper rash cream in.

Diaper Rash Home Remedy

Measure out the coconut oil.

Add in your drops of lavender oil.

Stir well.

Diaper Rash Home Remedy using Lavender

Pour it into a small, clean jar with a tight lid. I used these 4 oz Kerr jars.

 

Diaper Rash Home Remedy Coconut Oil and Lavender

This diaper rash home remedy is perfect for your own child or to give as a shower gift.

Lavender is soothing and healing and has natural anti-inflammatory properties.

And, did you know coconut oil contains lauric acid (a property also found in a mother’s breast milk) and has antimicrobial and anti-fungal properties. 

homemade diaper rash cream

 

Have you ever used lavender oil or coconut oil on diaper rash?

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More Homemade Remedies and Solutions

 

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Homemade Bubble Recipe for Kids

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Summer is in full swing and I am on the hunt for fun activities for kids that involve a little outside play time.

I have been wanting to make a homemade bubble recipe for a while. My boys LOVE to play with bubbles! What about your kiddos?

This morning we made these bubbles really quickly and easily. I bet you’ve got the items on hand to make them.

This version makes a little over 4 cups of bubble solution.

By noon it was too hot to play outside much, but this will be a perfect morning or late evening family activity.

Ready for the simple recipe?

homemade bubble recipe from crystalandcomp.com

Ingredients:

  • 4 c hot water (just use tap)
  • 2 T glycerin (pantry staple alternative at the end of the post)
  • 1 c hand soap or dish soap
  • 3 drops of your favorite essential oil (totally optional, but this adds a happy scent!)

How to Make Homemade Bubbles

You will also want a large jar and spoon for mixing as well as bubble wands.

Add the hot water to a large jar that you can mix the bubbles up in.

Add the glycerin and the soap. (I have alternatives below for glycerin.)

Easy Homemade Bubble Recipe

Add a couple of drops of Joy essential oil, this is totally optional, but it certainly makes for a happy smell! Here is where I buy essential oils online.

Use a spoon to gently stir. Minimize making lots of foam at the top.

homemade bubble recipe adding Joy essential oils

Grab your bubble wands and you’re ready to go.

I found a packet of 12 online for a pretty reasonable price and free shipping.

homemade bubbles using glycerin

The kids had lots of fun until they got too hot.

There are so many fun things you can do while making bubbles. See who can make the biggest bubble!

activities for kids homemade bubbles

My husband and I had even more fun than the kids.

He was home for lunch and we made bubbles in the front yard.

Any idea how hard it is to get good pictures of bubbles? They are translucent do they are hard for the camera to focus on. Not to mention the wind blows them away fast.

Homemade Bubble Recipe using Essential Oil

The glycerin in the recipe will help make the bubbles thicker.

This will prevent them from popping so quickly.

Homemade Bubble Recipe how to

See all of the things you can create using different shaped wands.

Homemade Bubble Recipe for Kids

Who can create the most bubbles at one time?

this man of mine

This bubble was MASSIVE!

homemade bubbles

Such a fun activity to do as a family.

how to make bubbles at home

When was the last time you played with bubbles?

Have you ever considered making them homemade? It really is super easy!

homemade bubble recipe for kids

Enjoy!

What Can I Use Instead of Glycerin for Bubbles

If you do not have glycerin on hand, you can substitute it for the same amount of light corn syrup.

How Do You Make a Bubble Wand Out of Pipe Cleaners

No wands on hand and can’t get an Amazon order? Grab a pipe cleaner. Take one end of the pipe cleaner and form it into a circle about the size of a quarter. Use this to dip into your jar of bubble solution!

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How Do You Make a Bubble Wand with Straws?

Grab about 10-15 straws and put a rubber band around them. Dip them into your bubble solution and use them as a wand. Super fun!

How to Use a Plastic Cup to Blow Bubbles

Pop a hole in the bottom of the disposable plastic cup. Dip the bottom of the cut into the bubble solution. Blow into the cup and bubbles will come out the end! Easy Peasy!

MORE HOMEMADE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Here are more ways to use essential oils in your home.

Homemade Bubble Recipe for Kids

Homemade Bubble Recipe for Kids

You will always have bubbles on hand for your kids to enjoy with this super quick how-to!

Materials

  • 4 c hot water
  • 2 T glycerin
  • 1 c hand soap or dish soap
  • 3 drops of your favorite essential oil (optional)

Tools

  • large jar
  • spoon
  • plastic bubble wands

Instructions

  1. In the large jar add the glycerin, soap, and hot water.
  2. Add a few drops of essential oil, this is optional and just for a refreshing scent.
  3. Gently stir to avoid a lot of bubble buildup on the top.
  4. Use bubble wands and have fun!
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Essential Oil Use Chart

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Let me tell you, essential oils are changing our home. We’ve been using them since May of last year and while we were a pretty healthy family already, we’ve just continued to become a more natural (maybe crunchy) home.

I use essential oils daily. We incorporate them into so much of our life. We use them in recipe like food, creating DIY shaving cream, homemade sunscreen, homemade soaps, dishwashing tablets and more! We’ve added calming oils to homemade play dough, bubbles and more!

I want to share this essential oil use chart with you. (Wondering where I buy essential oils online? Go here to learn more!)

essential oil use chart

Wondering what some of the most amazing uses are for my favorite oils and for the 11 most used oils, which are available in a kit for half off? Here are all of the ways you can use them!

Essential Oil Use Chart

essential oil uses chart

 

Click here to print this chart.

Ready to buy oils? Go here to order your Premium Starter Kit. It comes with $300+ worth of products (including 11 oils and a diffuser) for $150!

 

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 How to Use Essential Oils:

Oils can be used three different ways:

  • Topical- apply oil directly to desired area or use Vita Flex (foot) points
  • Aromatic– inhale directly or use an ultrasonic diffuser  (You get a Young Living diffuser when you purchase the wholesale kit. I also like this diffuser.)
  • Dietary– in vegetable based capsules, in water or in food. (I add lemon to my water regularly and cook with oils often.)

Vita Flex

 

 

More Uses for Essential Oils

• Need a better nightʼs sleep?

Peace and Calming, lavender, or Dream Catcher on the bottom of your feet and brushed on your pillowcase before going to bed will help you sleep like a baby! ImmuPro and SleepEssence – natural melatonin supplements plus soothing oils for those difficult times

• Dealing with pain?

PanAway, Deep Relief, Stress Away, copaiba, peppermint, helichrysum, Idaho Balsam Fir, Regenolone cream, Neurogen Cream, frankincense, lavender, lemon, chamomile, Trauma Life, Relieve It – rub them where it hurts Raindrop Technique Kit – all 9 oils rubbed, one at a time, on the back, or on the area of the discomfort

• Having a stressful day? Use Stress Away roll-on all day long! Peace and Calming is also great! Use all four of the following oils, one after another: Valor – bottom of feet or a drop on one wrist and hold the other wrist to it for a few moments Harmony – single drop over the solar plexus (above the belly button)

Joy – single drop, over the heart White Angelica – single drop in one hand, rub hands together, and brush head, face, shoulders, arms, body, right down the legs, over the clothes, as if applying an “angelic shield”

• Catching  the seasonal yuckies?

Thieves in capsules, and add 2 – 3 drops of oregano to it, before sealing. First time? Start with no more than 3 drops in a cap. Dilute if desired. Longevity caps, Inner Defense

• Sinus trouble?

Put a drop of peppermint oil in one hand, rub hands together, and cup over nose, and breathe deeply. You can also use R.C. this way. Or you can diffuse.

• Bronchial or respiratory distress?

RC and Raven – RC chest and back, Raven bottom of the feet, several times a day. Next day switch – Raven chest and back, RC bottom of the feet, several times a day. Next day, switch back – go back and forth, day by day, until you get the results you want.

• Need more stamina and energy?

MultiGreens (supplement) and Ningxia Red every day – this combination is AMAZING! True Source, Longevity. Peppermint – on the body or diffused in the room

• Does your immune system need help?

Get more sleep, drink plenty of water, and: NingXia Red, Longevity, and Stress Away – these 3 products are amazing together! Inner Defense, ImmuPro, Cleansing Trio, ImmuPower (oil blend) up the spine, all the “Juva” products to cleanse and protect the liver

• Would you like enhanced clarity of thought?

Frankincense, peppermint, Clarity, Brain Power, vetiver – inhale, or rub on back of neck.

All of these oils can be purchased at 24% off after the purchase of a Premium Starter Kit.

 

How are you using essential oils in your home? Here are some amazing creations of ours. 

HOMEMADE TUTORIALS USING ESSENTIAL OILS

Here are more ways to use essential oils in your home.

homemade carpet freshener

Homemade Eczema Cream

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Our youngest son battled intense eczema from the time he was weeks old until he was one and our doctor would finally test him for allergies. I wish then I had known of a homemade eczema cream.

Our experience was awful. He skin was constantly raw from scratching, scabbed from scratching, often bleeding and he was miserable all the time. We were on hefty medicines that potentially could cause long term effects. We went once a month (sometimes more often) to a pediatric dermatologist. He had MRSA twice and STAPH during this period of time. Heartbreaking to watch your baby in pain. His skin hurt. He was often miserable. The summer heat was hard on his skin. The winter bitter cold dried him out, we never could get a break that first year.

He is six years old now and once they could identify what he was allergic to, his condition made a 180° turn. While he still has eczema now, it is pretty mild. Current day we really just deal with spots of scaly dry skin. He seems to always have a patch under his neck and then here and there on his back or tunny.

We’ve ditched the hardcore steroids and skin thinning creams!

homemade eczema cream

I’ve been contacted by many of you who know our story wanting to know if I am aware of any solutions for kiddos (or grownups for that matter) who are battling with eczema that we can make at home. Some of the creams we used with Matthew when he was little were upwards of $100 a tube!! This would last us about 2 weeks… But that is not all. We had creams we could only use in certain areas of his body. We had other creams that were specific to MRSA. It was a money pit. While it worked, we knew there were potential long term effects from some of the lotions.

This is what we are using on Matthew now. Keep in mind, his eczema is not at all like it was the first year of life and a big part of his healing came there. I nursed him the first year and we had no idea he was allergic to things I was eating.

This recipe for homemade eczema treatment is made from things that are all of the earth.  I can sleep well at night putting this cream on his eczema patch that is on his neck or back. If you’re having issues, I really encourage you to give it a try. This can also be used on your patches of severe dry skin. And the leftover ingredients can be used to make homemade sunscreen, homemade shaving cream, a natural diaper rash cream and more!

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Ingredients:

Other Supplies:

Use a double boiler set up to melt the shea butter and coconut oil.

Once melted add in the tablespoon of honey.

Mix well with a spoon.

Remove from heat and add the oils.

Pop the bowl in the fridge until it begins to solidify again.

coconut oil and shea butter

When it starts to turn to a solid it will lighten in color.

Now you want to mix it. I have the best results using the whisk attachment on my standing mixer. You can use the regular mixing paddle- I just like more of the whipped type cream for this.

Whip it on high until it is the desired consistency. If it is not thick enough let it sit until it is more solid.

Transfer it into your Mason jar. Apply to eczema skin as needed with clean hands.

natural eczema treatment using essential oils

I love how moisturizing shea butter is. It is amazing on your skin! Coconut oil is good fat and offers excellent levels of Vitamin E which is also great for your skin. Honey has bacteria killing properties, but it also is what you eat a spoonful of when you have allergies. It is perfect for eczema, in my opinion. Therapeutic grade lavender oil is very healing to the skin and very soothing. Melaleuca oil (also known as tea tree oil) is an excellent antiseptic! (You can add Melaleuca oil to your soaps and shampoos too! My husband LOVES tea tree oil.)

natural eczema cream

More About Essential Oils

Please check out of the ways to use essential oils in your home.

If you’re interested in signing up to buy essential oils online at wholesale price which is 24% off retail. I am a wholesale customer too!

Want a cool essential oil use chart? Click the image below!

essential oil use chart

 

 More Ways to Use Essential Oils:

Diaper Rash Home Remedy using Lavender and Coconut Oil

Homemade Dishwasher Tablets

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Back in March I made a homemade dishwasher soap recipe. It is what I’ve used to clean my dishes since. It’s lasting forever- we’re still using the same batch.

The longer I used it the more I thought about how great it would be to turn it into tablets. I knew it had to be simple.

Here is how I did it.

Homemade Dishwasher Soap Recipe (tablets) 2

You Will Need:

Take the clean silicone mold and add 1 TBS of homemade dishwasher soap to each mold.

Fill each mold square one by one.

No worries if there are some lumps, I will show you how we will get rid of those in a minute.

Homemade Dishwasher Soap Tablets Recipe

Grab your water, tablespoon and the essential oil.

young living purification essential oil

Put one drop of Purification oil in each square over the detergent mixture.

Purification has amazing purifying properties and it smells awesome!

use essential oil in your Homemade Dishwasher Soap Recipe

Use the spoon and add water to each square.

ONLY ADD like 1/4th of a TBS of water at a time. A little water will go a long way. It may not look like it, but it will.

Homemade Dishwasher Tablet Soap Recipe

Use the spoon to kind of chop the detergent up and work it into the water. It will all mix together.  Add a drop or so of water if you need to.

Once it is all well combine use the back of the spoon to press the detergent tightly into the mold.

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Let it sit for 24-48 hours on the counter to dry 100%.

Once the tablets are dry they will pop right out of the mold and there will be no water residue left behind in the mold.

They pop out super easy.

homemade tablets for the dishwasher

Put the in a container and store them on your counter.

homemade dishwashing soap recipe for tablets

How easy was that?!

I love it better than scooping it out and it keeps the detergent from clumping and sticking together.

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10 Money Saving Lemon Oil Uses

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Essential oils have made such an impact in our lives since I started using them in May 2014. I will be honest. My initial interest was simply to use the oils to make my house smell great using the diffuser. I was not real sure about the medicinal benefits of the oils and I never thought using oils would be a way I could save money and keep me from having to buy cleaners and other household products.

Aside from diffusing the oils, the next thing I did with the oils after getting my kit was to use the lavender to work on getting my boys to sleep better at night.

I certainly had no intention of being one of those weird people who cooked with oils or consumed them internally….. um, now I am one of those weird people.

Oils have become a way of my every day life. We use them for so many things.

Here are ten lemon oil uses. There are so many more ways to use this oil, but here are ten to get you started.

10 amazing lemon oil uses that will save you money

 

10 Lemon Oil Uses

 

  1. Mix lemon with equal parts lavender and peppermint and diffuse it for sinus and allergy issues. I do three drop of each in my diffuser. You can also put one drop of each of these oil on the bottom of your feet in the area indicated on this Vita Flex foot chart for sinuses and you will be able to breathe again. Seriously. (Speaking of diffuser, I love the diffuser that came in my Premium Starter Kit from Young Living, but I also have one of these ultrasonic diffusers which you can get on Amazon.)
  2. Use a few drops on sticky surfaces and it works just like Goo Gone.
  3. Caked on grease or food in your pots and pans? Can’t get it clean. Drop a few drops of lemon on it and a little elbow grease, and it’s clean!
  4. Add a few drops to your glass of water. It cleans your water and adds amazing flavor. Carry it in your purse to add to your water at restaurants. Make sure to drink out of glass and not plastic when doing this. I love, love, love my water this way!
  5. Cook with it! Yes, if a recipe asks for lemon juice you can use a few drops of essential oil instead! Yum!
  6. Use it to clean your fruits and veggies! Fill your sink with water and add 3-5 drops of lemon oil. Add the fruits and veggies and let them soak a bit. Rinse them to remove dirt and gunk, dry them and then pop them in the fridge.
  7. Clean the microwave with it. Follow the instructions in this post, but use a mug of vinegar and 2 drops of lemon oil.
  8. Make homemade natural cleaner. Fill a 16oz  glass spray bottle with water and add 5-8 drops of lemon essential oil. This is an all natural everyday household cleaner.
  9. Clean your stainless steal appliances using lemon oil. They will shine!
  10. Relieve a sore throat by taking a coffee mug of warm water with 2-3 drops of lemon and a tablespoon of honey.

Two things to remember are you always want to put citrus oils like lemon in glass when making cleaners or adding it to your drink. You also want to limit using lemon on any part of your skin that will be exposed to the sun. Citrus oils, like lemon, make your skin sensitive to UV rays.

What is your favorite way to use lemon essential oil?

Buy Essential Oils Online:

I love that Young Living Oils are all therapeutic grade and they own all of their farms.

They follow the process from seed to seal. There are never any synthetics are perfumes in their oils- ever.

This oil does come in your premium essential oil starter kit which also allows you to purchase oils at a wholesale price. You can read more about it here.

MORE ESSENTIAL OIL RESOURCES:

Here are more awesome ways to use essential oils in your home and more educational information so that you know the amazing goodness of oils.

are all essential oils created equally

10 Ways to Use Lavender Essential Oil

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There were a few things that intrigued me about essential oils before I started using them.

One thing was the fact that I could make things at home that were natural and free of harsh chemical using oils. These household items would be better for us less expensive. (These are the therapeutic grade essential oils I use.)

My kids have horrible sleeping issues- they pretty much always have. My husband suffers from insomnia and my kids do too at some level. Every last one of them are night owls. This is all hereditary, I believe. My mother-in-law has sleeping issues as well.

Me? When my head hits the pillow I am out. I have always been this way.

I knew that lavender was one of the most versatile essential oils on the market. I knew it could help me get my kids into a better sleeping routine.

Here are 10 of my favorite lavender oil uses. Obviously, the list goes on and on.

 

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10 Lavender Oil Uses

  1. Can’t Sleep– add a few drops to the bottoms of feet and/or diffuse it and you are sure to sleep well. I have been adding it to my kids’ feet and we’re seeing sleeping improvements. It is such a calming oil.
  2. Sneezing and Stuffy– rub some lavender on the soles of your feet. You can also diffuse it or digest it to help with allergies and asthma. Put 1-2 drops of lavender oil in the palm of your hand and rub your hands together. Then rub your hands on your face, neck and any part of our body that is not covered by clothing.  You can also put 2-4 drops in a 00 capsule up to two times a day.
  3. Sunburn– last week I was out in the sun all week long working the voting polls with my husband. Day two I forgot to put sunscreen on my neck and I burned pretty badly. I can home and put lavender oil on it. It soothed my skin, I did not peel and there was no more discomfort. (Use our homemade natural sunscreen to prevent sunburn.)
  4. Fabric Softener– add a few drops to a wet rag and pop it in the dryer with your clothes.
  5. Diaper Rash– here is a homemade diaper rash cream I made! Two ingredients.
  6. Linen Spray– add 20 drops of lavender oil to 4 oz of purified water and spray on your sheets. I am making some of this!
  7. Relaxing– stressful day? Diffuse lavender. It smells so good and is very relaxing and calming. Here is one of my favorite diffusers.
  8. Cuts– you can put a drop of lavender right on a cut and it will disinfect  and clean.
  9. Bug Bites– place lavender oil directly on a bug bite or sting (hello, mosquito bites) and it will take down the swelling.
  10. Super Dry Skin– here is my homemade eczema cream that I use on my youngest boy.

Here is where you can buy essential oils online. I get all of mine from Young Living.

How to Use Essential Oils

Oils can be used three different ways:

  • Topical- apply oil directly to desired area or use Vita Flex (foot) points
  • Aromatic– inhale directly or use an ultrasonic diffuser  (You get a Young Living diffuser when you purchase the wholesale kit. I also like this diffuser.)
  • Dietary– in vegetable based capsules, in water or in food. (I add lemon to my water regularly and cook with oils often.)

Vita Flex

Buy Essential Oils Online

I love that Young Living Oils are all therapeutic grade and they own all of their farms.

They follow the process from seed to seal. There are never any synthetics are perfumes in their oils- ever.

This oil does come in your premium essential oil starter kit which also allows you to purchase oils at a wholesale price. You can read more about it here.

MORE HOMEMADE TUTORIALS

Here are more awesome ways to use essential oils in your home and more educational information so that you know the amazing goodness of oils.

are all essential oils created equally

10 Ways to Use Peppermint Essential Oil

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I have been using essential oils for a month in our home and it is changing my life.

I am on my way to making a chemical free home and cleaning out our medicine cabinets. One oil that is allowing me to do this is peppermint.

What I love about the therapeutic grade essential oil that use, is the fact that they are 100% natural and from a plant. There are no perfumes or synthetics in the oils I use.  They can be consumed, diffused and used topically. The kind I buy never expire either!

Here are 10 peppermint oil uses that I am doing in my home.

 

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10 Peppermint Oil Uses

  1. Cooling– rub a few drops on the bottom of your feet to help cool the body and regulate body temperature.
  2. Hiccups– here is a natural remedy for something that happens to us all! Apply a drop of peppermint on each side of the fifth cervical vertebra. This is up three notches from the large vertebra at the base of the neck.
  3. Bruising– apply peppermint immediately to a bruised area (that is not an open sore) to lessen bruising and the pain.
  4. Headache– to relieve headache put a drop of peppermint on the temples, the base of the neck, over the sinus areas and on the forehead. You can also put a drop on your thumbs and press it on the roof of your mouth to relieve a headache.
  5. Bug Repellent– make a homemade spray to keep mosquito at bay using peppermint and purification with water in a spray bottle. Also, ants hate peppermint. If you have ants in your house (like around the sinks in the summer time) use a couple of drops of peppermint in a spray bottle with water and a pinch of Epson salt. Ants hate peppermint.
  6. Natural Flavoring– add it to your water, cook with it (add a few drops your your cookies or brownies when you’re mixing them up) or add a few drops to your coffee or tea.
  7. Nausea– rub a couple of drops of peppermint on your abdomen to relieve nausea.
  8. Indigestion, Gas and Heartburn– rub 4-6 drops of oil in the palm of your hand and then rub it over your stomach and around your belly button. My husband does this one all the time!
  9. Paint Fumes– add a 15 ml bottle of peppermint to a 5 gallon bucket of paint and the fumes will be gone.
  10. Concentration– having issues staying alert at home or school (or while doing homeschool)? Place two drops of peppermint on the tongue and one drop under the nose to improve alertness and concentration.

You can go here to buy essential oils online and use them in your home every day too!

These are the ways we are incorporating oils into our home. I also love to put a few drops of peppermint in the diffuser. Mix it with a few drops of orange and it is really yummy!

 

MORE HOMEMADE TUTORIALS USING ESSENTIAL OILS

You can use peppermint essential oil in any of these homemade tutorials.

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