50 Smart and Easy Ways to Use Essential Oils - By: Beverly S.U.E. Parker

1. For good smelling towels, sheets, clothes, etc. place a few drops of your favorite essential oil on a small cloth and toss into your clothes dryer. Add 5 drops essential oil to 1/4 cup fabric softener or water and place in the center cup of the washer.

2. You can revive potpourii which has lost it's scent with a few drops ofessential oils.

3. Add a few drops of oil to water in a spray bottle and use as an air freshener.

4. Add a few drops essential oil to a pan of water and simmer on stove or in a potpourri pot.

5. Put a drop or two of essential oil in the hot wax of a burning candle for a wonderful fresh scent.

6. A drop or two of your favorite essential oil in a simmering pan will eliminate cooking odors.

7. For tired aching muscles or arthritis aches, mix 1 part Deep Blue essential oil to 4 parts Fractionated Coconut Oil and use as massage oil.

8. Ease headache pain by rubbing a drop of Rosemary or Lavender oil onto the back of your neck.

9. Make your own custom blend by adding 3 to 5 drops of your favorite oil to one ounce of fractionated coconut oil.

10. For fresh smelling carpets add ten drops of your favorite essential oil to a box of baking soda or cornstarch and let sit for two days, then sprinkle on your carpet, let sit for one hour, and vacuum.

11. To make a natural flea collar, saturate a short piece of cord or soft rope with Melaleuca oil, roll up in a handkerchief and tie loosely around the animal's neck.

12. Freshen shoes with a few drops of Geranium or Lemon essential oil. Also helps with Athlete's Foot. Melaleuca is great!

13. Put a few drops of your favorite essential oil on a cotton ball and place it in your vacuum cleaner bag. Lemon and Purify are nice. Geranium helps with pet odors.

14. To freshen your cabinets dab a few drops of your favorite essential oil on a cotton ball and place out of sight in your cabinets.

15. Are mice a problem? Place several drops of Peppermint oil on a cotton ball and place at problem locations.

16. Make your bathroom smell heavenly with oil scented cotton balls placed inconspicuously.

17. One to two drops of Lavender or Melaleuca essential oil will promote healing of cuts and scrapes.

18. Homemade soaps are pleasant and offer therapeutic effects when scented with essential oils.

19. Blend essential oils with flowers and herbs for a more fragrant sachet.

20. Put a drop of essential oil onto a radiator or the lightbulb of a lamp to completely fill a room with a wonderful fragrance )

21. Handwashables can be pleasantly scented with a few drops of your favorite oil in the rinse water.

22. Melaleuca oil has been used by fishermen for years. Use a drop or two on the fingertips before baiting up. Melaleuca covers up the human scent that scares the fish away.

23. Make delicious homemade perfumes by adding twenty-five drops of your favorite essential oil to one ounce of perfume alcohol. Let sit two weeks before using.

24. Afew drops of Citronella oil added to the hot wax of a candle or the hot coals of a bar-b-que grill will keep mosquitoes on the run.

25. 1 drop of Lemon essential oil applied directly to a wart is an effective means of elimination. Apply the essential oil daily until the wart is gone.

26. To enhance your memory, inhale Rosemary essential oil occasionally while reading or studying. Also helps keep you awake and alert while driving.

27. Selling your home? Fragrance sells! Fill the kitchen area with the aroma of spices such as Clove, Lavender and Elevation by simmering them on the stove or in your diffuser. Geranium oil sprinkled throughout the home creates a warm, cheerful and inviting mood. Add Cinnamon oil to furniture polish and wipe down the wood.

28. Add essential oils to paper mache. The result is the creation of a lovely aromatic piece of art.

29. Infuse bookmarks and stationery with essential oils. Place drops of oil on paper and put them in a plastic bag. Seal it and leave overnight to infuse the aroma. Send only good news in perfumed letters.

30. Make pillows, padded and decorative hangers make more memorable gifts simply by putting a couple of drops of essential oil on them before giving.

31. Have a little too much fun last night? Add a couple drops each of Rosemary, Lavender, and Lemon essential oils to a bath to ease that hangover.

32. A fragrant fire can be had just by adding a few drops of oil to firewood. Give the oil time to absorb before you put the log on the fire.

33. Flies and moths dislike Lavender oil. Sprinkle it on the outside of your window frames.

34. For a restful sleep place a few drops of Lavender essential oil on your pillow before going to bed.

35. New home odor? Just put a few drops of your favorite essential oil in a spray bottle and fill with water. Shake well and then spray into the air throughout the house. Repeat several days in a row until the house begins to feel like your space.

36. Lemon and Lavender essential oils can liven up your bedroom.

37. Copper can be polished by using Lemon essential oil on a soft cloth and buffing gently.

38. When washing out the fridge, freezer or oven, add 1 drop of Lemon or Wild Orange essential oil to the final rinse water.

39. For burns or scalds, drop Lemon or Melaleuca oil directly on the effected area.

40. For upset stomach add one drop of Peppermint essential oil to a half glass of water. Will also help digestion.

41. Teething pain can be alleviated by placing a drop of Melaleuca or DoTerra's On-Guard essential oils on a cloth wrapped around an ice cube, applied directly to the affected area.

42. Six to eight drops of Eucalyptus oil in the bath cools the body in summer and protects in winter.

43. Enjoy vibrant, glowing skin simply by adding one drop Geranium essential oil to your facial moisturizer.

44. Bald spot? Massage Rosemary essential oil into the affected area, and add one or two drops to your hairbrush to promote growth and thickness.

45. keep cold and flu germs at bay by diffusing Thyme essential oil into rooms. You can also simmer on the stove.

46. To bring fever down, sponge the body with cool water to which 1 drop each of Eucalyptus, Peppermint and Lavender oils have been added.

47. In the office, create a calm and tranquil atmosphere with a blend of Lavender and Lemon essential oils.

48. A blend of Geranium, Lavender and Wild Orange alleviates anxiety and depression. Use in a room diffuser or 6-8 drops of this blend in the bath.

49. One drop each of Wild Orange, Lavender, and Geranium essential oils diluted in two Tablespoons Fractionated Coconut oil makes a wonderful massage oil for infants.

50. One drop of Peppermint essential oil mixed with one teaspoon of vegetable oil can relieve headaches when rubbed on the back of the neck.

For further information contact your DoTerra Consultant: Bev Parker at RockyMountainEssentialOil.com, or call 970-493-6789.

About the Author

Beverly Parker is an Essential Oil expert, and is actively engaged in empowering people to achieve natural healing through the use of Essential Oils. essential oils essential oil

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