Better to live with essential oils
Practical formulas that you can use in personal hygiene and your environment
Personal Care - What Essential Oils Can Do for Your Skin:
l Infiltrate the lower layers of the skin to work on hydration and healing.
l Stimulate and repair skin cells, restore skin damaged by the sun, burns, wrinkles or injuries.
l Eliminate infectious bacteria, viruses, and fungi, such as those associated with acne and other skin problems.
l Reduce inflation and swelling.
Equivalent drops
20 drops = 1/5 tsp = 1 ml.
100 drops = 1 teaspoon = 5 ml.
300 drops = 1 tablespoon = 15 ml.
Facial formulas
Dry skin. Avoid cosmetics with alcohol and harsh soaps. Diet: Vitamin A may help. Useful oils: sandalwood, rose, neroli, rosewood, palmarosa, lavender and peace.
For sensitive skin: 2 drops of Chamomile, 1 drop of Mirra, 1 drop of Rose, 2 oz. Jojoba or almond oil. Combine the oils and store them in an amber bottle to protect against light damage.
For mature skin: 2 drops of incense, 2 drops of Mirra, 2 oz. Jojoba or almond oil. Mix the oils and place in an amber bottle.
For acne: 15 drops of tea tree, 10 drops of lavender, 2 oz. Jojoba or almond oil. Combine and store in a bottle with amber.
Nipple for the whole body - In a large cup mix: 1 cup of milk, 1 Tsp. from honey
1 Tsp. vinegar, 2 drops of mint, 2 drops of lavender, 1 tsp of olive oil. Run a warm (not hot) bath. When the water is filled, add the above mixture and mix. Soak and relax as it soothes your irritated skin.
Hair formula
Dry shampoo - washing your hair too often can deprive it of a protective acid mantle.
Between shampoos or short-term, use this dry shampoo: 1 rose oil, 1 tablespoon of Orris Root powder. Mix the ingredients. Particle hair in sections and sprinkle with a mixture. Leave on for 5 minutes, then wipe thoroughly.
Stimulate hair growth - 10 drops of rosemary, 8 drops of the bay, 7 drops of cedar, 50 ml. Jojoba. Add essential oils to jojoba, apply to the scalp, cover with a towel or shower cap and leave overnight. The next morning, wash your hair. Store in amber bottle to prevent minor damage.
Household use for essential oils
Herbal sanitizer - 2 cups of hot water, 10 drops of thyme essential oil, 1/4 cup borac. Combine all the ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Spray on the surface and wipe them with a damp cloth or sponge.
Mold Deterrent - 1/4 cup of white vinegar, 3/4 cup of water, 2 drops. Cinnamon leaves 5 drops of Patchouli, 2 teaspoon tea trees and 2 drops. Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle. If you already have a buildup of mold or mold, give the sprayer a “rest” on the surface for several hours. Wipe with a soft cloth, re-spray and allow to dry without rinsing.
Lavender soft scrubber - 3/4 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup powdered milk, 1/8 cup liquid Castile soap, 5 drops Lavender and water. Combine baking soda, milk, Castilian soap and lavender in a bottle with a hood. Add enough water to make a smooth paste. Shake or mix. Apply to the surface, then wipe the area with a clean, damp sponge or cloth. Rinse well.
29 ways to use essential oils
Homemade Essential Oil Recipes
1, Make scented candles by adding a drop to the pool of melted wax around the wick. Light a candle, skip in a few minutes. Add the butter to the melted wax. Do not add while the candle burns, as the oils are unstable.
2, refreshing sneakers and shoes. Put cotton balls covered with geranium, lemon or tea tree in your shoes for the night
3, Gently smell the room, adding a few drops to the pot of water boiling on the burner or wood stove. It is even easier to use an oil diffuser.
4, Smell of bedding and towels. Add a few drops of your loved one to a piece of terry cloth and add to the clothes dryer for a natural dryer sheet.
5, Repel flies: Dab lavender on doors and window sills.
6, get rid of the musty odors of food. Add one drop of orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, bergamot or mandarin oil to a cup of water. Rinse the surface of the freezer, freezer, oven, garbage cans.
7, add a few drops to a small spray bottle of water to make an air freshener.
8, Repel mice. Place peppermint oil on cotton balls in problem areas.
9, Make your own carpet freshener. Add 10 drops of cornstarch or baking soda to sit for 24 hours. Sprinkle carpet and vacuum after an hour.
10, doggy smell? Add a few drops of Rose or Geranium to the dog's collar and cotton ball placed in the vacuum container of your vacuum cleaner. Make a safe, effective collar. Spread a soft rope with tea tree oil, a rope in a bandana, so that you can tie the dog's neck around freely.
Body Essential Oil Recipes
11, Tired muscles and sore joints? Add one part of each eucalyptus, sage and basil oil to 4 parts of jojoba or your favorite oil. If necessary, massage to the area.
12, Make your own deodorant powder; add 2 oz. Corn Starch, 1 oz. Baking soda and a few drops of essential oil. See Skin Contact Considerations.
13, Make a homemade massage oil. Add 10 to 12 drops of your favorite to 1 oz. jojoba oil. See skin sensitivity considerations.
14, Repel mosquitoes and black flies by placing a few drops of citronella on a tablecloth for picnics or a cap. Another option is to buy our repellent ticked off bug.
15, For a hangover, a mixture of juniper, cedar, grapefruit, lavender, rosemary, lemon or fennel. Add 6 to 10 drops in a hot bath and rinse it.
16, accelerating the healing of minor burns and scratches. Add 1 tea tree with drops for oil from a vitamin E capsule: apply directly to the affected area
17, long drive ahead? Stimulate mindfulness! Place the peppermint or rosemary on a cotton ball near the car heaters / cooling vents for a refreshing smell.
18, Insomnia? Put the khaki, sprinkled with chamomile and lavender oil under the pillow.
19, Going on vacation? Add a few drops of chamomile and lavender to a traveling gentleman. Spray in a guest or hotel room.
20, For athletes feet, nails with a tea tree, to soothing burning, tired feet.
21, Auxiliary memory, placing a drop of rosemary on a light bulb in the study area.
22, Mild pain in headache. Massage one drop of rosemary / lavender in the back of the neck.
Make great gifts with essential oil recipes
23, Make the lavender water by placing 1 oz. Alcohol, 1 pm L. Lavender oil and 1/2 cup Rosewater in a clean bottle. Let them sit for a month and often shake the bottle, then pour it into perfume bottles or buy one of our natural floral waters.
24, Make photographed stationery. Add a few drops of your favorite smell to the paper and envelopes, then seal in a plastic bag within 24 hours. Then place it in a wooden box.
25, Make an aromatic sachet. Add a few drops in dried flowers or herbs, then tie or wrap them in decorative bags.
26, Make a meal of repast. Fill glass jars or decorative boxes with dried flowers seen with a few drops of your favorite fragrance.
27, Make your own perfume blends. Add 25 drops of your favorite to 1 oz. jojoba oil. Let sit in a tightly closed bottle two weeks before use.
28, Make vegetable bath oils by adding a few drops to a bottle of apricot or almond oil and shaking thoroughly. Pour into smaller bottles.
29. I use 10 drops of our mix, Summer Cooler, in each water tank of my humidifier in the winter to keep the bacteria. In the cold winter months, the scent also causes a feeling of lifting.
