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T here are more emotions in you than can even be named. You can feel complete bliss and joy at the simple smile of an infant, or utter devastation by the expression on a friend’s face. Some emotions are sought after for a lifetime; some are unwanted and seem to always be lurking in the shadows. Essential oils have been proven time and again to help you to achieve the emotions you desire and curb the emotions that plague you. For thousands of years cultures all over the earth have used essential oils to help control emotional needs.

The skin is a very good conductor of essential oils. Science has shown that within seconds of applying essential oils to the soles of the feet or to other areas of the body, every cell within you has evidence of that oil being present. These cells transport the therapeutic properties of these oils to the areas of the brain responsible for emotions, giving us peace, calm, relaxation, energy, and a myriad of other boosts to portions of our emotional selves.

Always heed the warnings listed in the back of this book and follow the Tips at the beginning. You will find that using essential oils is fun, beneficial, and can bring harmony and happiness at a moment’s notice.

Agitation

You know that feeling when you’re not quite angry, but you’re extremely annoyed, and the feeling persists throughout the day with everything you do and everyone you meet? That’s being agitated and the causes of agitation are numerous. Calming and relaxing essential oils can have you feeling peaceful and grounded again in no time at all.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, dill, cedarwood, chamomile, eucalyptus, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, lemon, neroli, orange, Palo Santo, patchouli, peppermint, petitgrain, Roman chamomile, rose, sandalwood, tea tree, and vetiver

Balm Bomb

Apply these essential oils and blast that agitated feeling to smithereens. When every little sentence out of my husband’s mouth makes me roll my eyes in agitation, I bring out the balm bomb to soothe my spirit and soul and make me smile instead of get all tight-lipped toward him. These calming and healing therapeutic properties will ground you and have you smiling in no time.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

1 fluid ounce carrier oil

1–s beeswax pellets

4 drops vitamin E oil

6 drops lavender oil

6 drops bergamot oil

6 drops sandalwood oil

Heat the beeswax and the carrier oil in a glass bowl in the microwave for 1 ½–2 minutes, until just melted, or on low on the stovetop. If you open the door every 15 seconds, you can avoid the popping of the wax and oil and overheating. Carefully remove the container from the microwave and stir. Drip a drop of the melted oil and wax onto the counter, and after 1 minute check for consistency. If it is too thin, add more beeswax to the container; if it is too thick, add more carrier oil. Add the vitamin E oil and the essential oil to the heated mixture in the container. Whisk lightly, and it will begin hardening immediately. Pour into containers. Ensure your containers are glass or tin to prevent leeching of chemicals. Once cool, apply to wrists, temples, neck, or soles of feet. Do not apply to mucus membranes, eyes, genitals, or open wounds. Label containers and store in a dark, dry area for up to 1 year.

Fingers of Calm

This little hand rub recipe has the power to banish negative energy and replace it with positive energy. Let your hands absorb these oils and every time you get them near your face, the calming and happy feelings from inhaling the properties will flood you and you won’t feel agitated anymore. The hands are great conductors of essential oils into the body and straight to the brain, which fills you with the positive healing benefits of this blend.

Yield: ½ ounce

Recipe

3 drops Palo Santo oil

3 drops rose oil

3 drops petitgrain oil

½ ounce carrier oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

Combine the ingredients together into a small bowl. Dip one hand into the bowl until fingers are covered in the oils. Rub hands together for 5–15 minutes, rinse if desired, and repeat as often as needed. Ensure that the oils have been completely absorbed into your skin before touching furniture, clothing, etc., or oils may stain. I sometimes wear gloves throughout the night over the oils to ensure that the therapeutic properties are absorbed to their fullest all night long. Pour remainder into a jar with a tight-fitting lid, and store in a cool, dark area for up to 1 month.

Relax That Jaw

When stress, tension, and agitation are present, we tend to clench our jaws and teeth. This diffuser will help you to relax your muscles, thereby reducing your agitation and stress. I love the effects and aromas of these oils in a diffuser and run them often.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

5 drops frankincense oil

5 drops neroli oil

5 drops cedarwood oil

Water

Follow your directions for using essential oils in your particular brand of diffuser. Ensure that your diffuser does not use heat but runs by vibration, sound waves, or another cold-steam type of process. Choose the essential oils needed for your condition, then add water and oils to the diffuser. Run your diffuser as needed to permeate the air with therapeutic properties and achieve the results you desire. This blend will allow you to receive the desired effect, reduce agitation, and relax that jaw.

Agitation Salve

This blend will soothe even the most agitated spirit. The therapeutic properties in this salve work together to provide the wearer with calm and tranquil thoughts.

Yield: 1 tablespoon

Recipe

7 drops rose oil

5 drops vetiver oil

3 drops tea tree (melaleuca) oil

1 teaspoon beeswax pellets

4 drops vitamin E oil

3 teaspoons carrier oil

Heat the beeswax and the carrier oil in a glass bowl in the microwave for 1 ½–2 minutes, until just melted, or on low on the stovetop. If you open the door every 15 seconds, you can avoid the popping of the wax and oil and overheating. Carefully remove the container from the microwave and stir. Drip a drop of the melted oil and wax onto the counter, after 1 minute check for consistency. If it is too thin, add more beeswax to the container; if it is too thick, add more carrier oil. Add the vitamin E oil and the essential oil to the heated mixture in the container. Whisk lightly, and it will begin hardening immediately. Pour into containers. Ensure your containers are glass or tin to prevent leeching of chemicals. Once cool, apply to wrists, temples, neck, or soles of feet. Do not apply to mucus membranes, eyes, genitals, or open wounds. Label containers and store in a dark, dry area for up to 1 year.

Anger

Anger is a reaction to a perceived threat. The blood pressure rises and adrenaline courses through the body. When one has anger responses to too many situations, then stress, strife, and illness soon follow. Essential oils are well known to assuage a person’s anger and bring calmness. Diet, exercise, and meditation are also inexpensive or free and great for helping a person to learn to control their attitudes and responses toward others.

Essential Oils

Benzoin, bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, myrrh, patchouli, peppermint, sandalwood, spearmint, vetiver, and ylang-ylang

Calming Powder

This powder, sprinkled under the sheets, will help you keep true to that old adage we try to follow of “never going to bed angry.” Some of the calming and peaceful properties of these essential oils are harmonizing, sedative, nervine, antidepressant, detoxifying, restorative, and tonic.

Yield: ¼ cup

Recipe

3 drops lavender oil

3 drops clary sage oil

3 drops sandalwood oil

¼ cup cornstarch

4 drops vitamin E oil

Place the ingredients into a mason jar, stirring well with a whisk. Carefully poke holes into the lid, use this as a shaker, and shake the ingredients into pillowcases or under sheet areas as needed. You can get a piece of plastic wrap and place it over the jar and under the lid to keep powder from spilling out when not in use. Store in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark, and dry area for up to 3 months.

Mellow Air

Just try to be mad when this diffuser recipe is running. These essential oils can calm even the angriest of beasts. The oils and their properties include antidepressant, nervine, sedative, aphrodisiac, and tonic components.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

2 drops grapefruit oil

2 drops patchouli oil

2 drops lavender oil

Water

Happy Rubdown

These oils contain sedative, aphrodisiac, tonic, antidepressant, and calming properties that help to reduce the stress and replace it with peaceful feelings of zen.

Yield: ½ ounce

Recipe

1 drop lavender oil

1 drop clary sage oil

1 drop sandalwood oil

½ ounce carrier oil

Pour the essential oils, carrier oil, and any remaining ingredients into a small glass container, bowl, or jar. Swirl or whisk to mix the ingredients and apply lightly to the area desired. Keep essential oil mixture away from open wounds, mucus membranes, genitals, eyes, and sensitive areas. Repeat application as needed, usually 2–3 times daily. You may cover area with linen or cloth to protect clothing and furniture. Store unused portion in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

Breathe In My Joy

Breathe in this delightful aroma while chanting the phrase, “My life is good; my life is good.” Anger can get the best of any of us at some point during any day. Inhaling essential oils can reduce the adrenaline coursing through our veins and bring a sense of calm and peace to us. Replace those negative, anger-filled vibes with healthy, positive feelings. The properties contained in these essential oils include antidepressant, euphoric, aphrodisiac, tonic, and nervine compounds.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

1 drop clary sage oil

1 drop lavender oil

Choose your essential oil and apply to the palm of your hand, an oil inhaler, or a tissue. Bring the essential oils close to your nostrils and inhale the aroma deeply. You can cover one nostril at a time with your thumb and, if you prefer, alternate nostrils. This process sends the properties straight to your brain and the effects are immediate. You can complete this process 3–4 times daily.

Bathe in Euphoria

Just let all that small stuff go while relaxing in this pleasant, aromatic wonderland. These essential oils are reputed to calm the nerves, assuage anger, and bring peace and hope to him or her with their sedative, cephalic, tonic, and nervine properties.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

3 drops grapefruit oil

3 drops spearmint oil

2 drops lavender oil

1 drop bergamot oil

1 tablespoon carrier oil

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

As you begin to fill the tub with water, pour the chosen essential oils and carrier oil into the running water. Run a warm, not hot, bath. Water that is too hot will cause the essential oils to dissipate. You may add 1 tablespoon of milk to the water; this ensures that the essential oils will not stick to your skin, but will mix with the water. You may soak in the water as long as you are comfortable. Dry your feet well once you get out of the water, as the oils will cause them to be slippery, increasing your chances of falling. Rinse the tub of any remaining oils.

Massage that Madness

So how can anyone stay mad while receiving a massage? Throw in these essential oils and it becomes impossible to have an angry bone in your body. Just relax and go with it while receiving the properties such as aphrodisiac, antidepressant, nervine, and sedative compounds.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

2 drops lavender oil

2 drops patchouli oil

2 drops ylang-ylang oil

1 drop clary sage oil

2 fluid ounces carrier oil

Pour the essential oils and the carrier oil into a small glass container, bowl, or jar. Swirl to mix the ingredients and use to lightly massage the area desired. Keep essential oil mixture away from open wounds, mucus membranes, genitals, eyes, and sensitive areas. Repeat application as needed. Store unused portion in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

Keeping it Real Bath Salts

I know that anger can get the best of me sometimes. When I can’t let it go, this is the blend I turn to. It gives me the ability to focus on the good intentions of others and to not dwell on the haters. Om … The therapeutic properties in this recipe contain such soul-healing compounds as aphrodisiac, sedative, nervine, tonic, antidepressant, and calming agents.

Yield: 3 cups

Recipe

5 drops vetiver oil

5 drops ylang-ylang oil

5 drops myrrh oil

2 tablespoons carrier oil

3 cups salts

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Use any type of salt you prefer: pink Himalayan salt, sea salt, Epsom salts, etc. In a small container, add the essential oils to the desired type of salt. Stir until well blended. Screw lid onto container tightly. Leave mixture in a dark area for 24 hours and then stir mixture again. Run the bathwater. Once the tub is full of water, you can add the milk, and then add ½ cup of the bath salt mixture to bathwater as you get into the tub. You may stay in the tub as long as the temperature is comfortable. Dry your feet well when you get out of the bath, as the oils are slippery and can cause you to fall. Store remainder in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. These jars make attractive, inexpensive, and healing gifts!

Anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling caused by stress, fear, or it can be from an unknown cause. A person with anxiety often worries, feels afraid, and cannot cope normally in a calm or relaxed manner. Essential oils can help to alleviate fears and worries and bring a person peace, calm, and joy. People with too much of the vata dosha are often plagued with unnecessary anxiety.

Essential Oils

Basil, chamomile, clary sage, cypress, frankincense, geranium, hyssop, jasmine, juniper, lavender, lemon, marjoram, melissa, neroli, orange, peppermint, petitgrain, rose, sandalwood, and ylang-ylang

Fearless Oil

This is a massage oil to use for those times you are very worried and anxious about the outside world. Everything just seems to drop away while you melt into a peaceful, dreamy state of relaxation. I like to use this when I am going to have a party or some company and I know it’s going to be fun, but I just have stress and anxiety about trivial concerns. I use this massage blend on my chest and neck and will soon feel relaxed, happy, and calm in just minutes and am then assured that I am present enough to help others feel more at ease. This blend works well due to its nervine and antidepressant properties.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

2 drops lavender oil

2 drops marjoram oil

2 drops jasmine oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

1 fluid ounce carrier oil

Pour the essential oils and the carrier oil into a small glass container, bowl, or jar. Swirl to mix the ingredients and use to massage lightly the area desired, such as neck, chest, back, temples, or soles of feet. Keep essential oil mixture away from open wounds, mucus membranes, genitals, eyes, and sensitive areas. Repeat application as needed. Store unused portion in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

Bathing Release

Take control of your thoughts and emotions as you revel in this comforting bath time retreat. These essential oils are reputed to help you ease your anxious mind. Antianxiety, antidepressant, and tonic properties make this recipe perfect for those anxiety-provoking days that lead to sleepless, anxious nights.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

6 drops frankincense oil

5 drops neroli oil

2 drops ylang-ylang oil

1 tablespoon carrier oil

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Power Up

This rub has been reputed to whisk away your fears and fill you with the power you need to confront the issues at hand. These essential oils are perfect for empowerment and determination and letting all those worries drift away. Find support in the antidepressant and stimulating properties inherent in these oils.

Yield: ½ ounce

Recipe

2 drops orange oil

2 drops jasmine oil

2 drops cypress oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

½ ounce carrier oil

No Fear Inhale

This aroma will provide a quick boost of confidence when going for a job interview or other anxiety-provoking situation. Calming and sedative therapeutic properties work to ease your fears, thereby enabling you to think clearly and precisely. Help to take control of your fears and worries by breathing in this powerful blend.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

1 drop frankincense oil

1 drop lavender oil

No Anxiety Sugar Scrub

These oils work well together to reduce anxiety and bring a sense of calm. This scrub will not only provide you with the therapeutic properties of the oils, but will also make your skin soft and smelling beautiful.

Yield: 8 ounces

Recipe

8 ounces sugar (white or turbinado)

1 fluid ounce coconut oil

1 fluid ounce vegetable glycerin

1 fluid ounce liquid castile soap

½ teaspoon vitamin E oil

10 drops jasmine oil

10 drops juniper oil

10 drops melissa oil

10 drops rose oil

10 drops neroli oil

Combine ingredients without mashing too much. Spread paste onto skin or area desired and rub in lightly. Do not apply to genitals, eyes, sensitive areas, or mucus membranes. Sugar scrub should never be applied to the face. Let set for 1 minute, and then gently rise off. Keep in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 1 month.

Calm

When the stress of our daily lives gets to be a little too much, we often look outside of ourselves for something bigger to bring calmness, peace, and tranquility to our soul. Using essential oils for this purpose can be very effective. Experiment with essential oils to find the one that works best for you. Doing activities like meditation, prayer, or taking a walk can calm you and bring about grounding in stressful situations. People often feel stress, worry, and get anxious for an unknown reason. A diffuser with particular essential oils added to it can be enormously calming, so I naturally run one every day of my life. Using essential oils can greatly reduce the worry and stress that is keeping your calm at bay.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, clary sage, geranium, jasmine, lavender, mandarin, neroli, vetiver, and ylang-ylang

Calm Me Linen Powder

If you are having anxious nights, sprinkle some of this under your sheets to bring a sense of calm to you while you sleep. These aromas impart an aura of peace and contentment as you drift off into slumber. The therapeutic properties contained in these essential oils include sedative, antidepressant, and nervine components.

Yield: ¼ cup

Recipe

3 drops vetiver oil

3 drops clary sage oil

3 drops ylang-ylang oil

¼ cup cornstarch

4 drops vitamin E oil

Calming Spray

When you are getting scattered in your actions or feeling as if your mind and thoughts are over loaded, spray this everywhere to help you calm down and think things through more rationally. When feeling overwhelmed with emotions, try to bring yourself into a more peaceful and understanding state of mind by using this recipe. These oils can help bring calm with their tranquilizing, antidepressant, sedative, and hypotensive properties.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

10 drops vetiver oil

10 drops mandarin essential oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

2 fluid ounces water

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Bring It Down Bath

When you feel like you are losing control of your emotions, use this bath recipe to restore order in your mind and soul. Take this bath and come out feeling rejuvenated, rested, and calm. Essential oils can change the course of your brain receptors with their sedative and antidepressant properties.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

8 drops jasmine oil

4 drops lavender oil

1 tablespoon carrier oil

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Calming Massage Blend

Sometimes we just need a little bit of help in coping with the demands we are unceasingly confronted with. Couple these essential oils with your massage and it will help you to be in a calm, relaxed state of mind for the rest of the day. The powerful calming agents are nervine, sedative, and tranquilizing components to bring you to a meditative state where all is right with the world.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

4 drops neroli oil

4 drops bergamot oil

8 drops lavender oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

1 fluid ounce carrier oil

Pour the essential oils and the carrier oil into a small glass container, bowl, or jar. Swirl to mix the ingredients and use to massage lightly the area desired, such as temples, neck, chest, back, or soles of feet. Keep essential oil mixture away from open wounds, mucus membranes, genitals, eyes, and sensitive areas. Repeat application as needed. Store unused portion in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

Peaceful Air Diffuser

This recipe is great for calming someone down that lives in your household or that you work with. You can run this diffuser in a negative environment and boost the peaceful atmosphere that you desire. The sedative and antidepressant therapeutic properties of this blend will calm and relax even the most uptight person.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

2 drops vetiver oil

3 drops geranium oil

Water

Chill Out Bath Salts

Overextending yourself and multitasking often leaves you with the inability to calm down before bed. Apply these calming salts to your bath and you will come out thinking only about sleep … not the million things you have to do tomorrow. The sleep-inducing properties of this recipe are its sedative, antidepressant, and tranquilizing agents.

Yield: 3 cups

Recipe

5 drops vetiver oil

5 drops clary sage oil

5 drops lavender oil

2 tablespoons carrier oil

3 cups salts

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Use any type of salt you prefer: pink Himalayan salt, sea salt, Epsom salts, Etc. Add essential oils and carrier oil to salt and Stir until well blended. Screw lid onto container tightly. Leave mixture in a dark area for 24 hours and then stir mixture again. Run the bathwater. Once the tub is full of water, you can add the milk, and then add ½ cup of the bath salt mixture to bathwater as you get into the tub. These jars make attractive, inexpensive, and healing gifts! You may add a tablespoon of milk to the bathwater to prevent the oils from adhering to your skin. Store remainder in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

Desperation

Desperation is an all-consuming emotion that fills one with angst, sadness, hopelessness, worry, anxiety, fear, and a need to meet a particular outcome through any means possible. Balancing your emotions and thinking with a clear, level head is what you should strive for in any desperate situation. These recipes will help you to make plans to change the situation and take control. These essential oils promote clear-headedness, focus, and clarity.

Essential Oils

Black pepper, cassia, cedarwood, clary sage, dill, geranium, jasmine, lavender, lemon, Palo Santo, patchouli, sandalwood, and ylang-ylang

Instant Inhale

To bring yourself back to earth quickly and counteract your feelings of desperation, inhale this aroma and feel yourself start to calm down immediately. When I am desperate to find a solution, and to be a part of the solution, I turn to these oils to open my consciousness and begin outlining steps to problem-solve.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

1 drop melissa oil

1 drop lavender oil

1 drop sandalwood oil

Grounding Foot Rub

The soles of the feet transport essential oils to every cell in your body in a matter of minutes. These essential oils will help you to feel grounded very quickly. When you feel your thoughts going every which way and you can’t seem to focus on the important matter at hand, this is the blend for you. Corral those desperate thoughts and bring a solution to the table by applying this recipe, soaking up the properties that will help you to be grounded and focused.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

1 drop clary sage

1 drop geranium oil

1 drop cedarwood oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

½ teaspoon carrier oil

Pour the essential oils, carrier oil, and any remaining ingredients into a small glass container, bowl, or jar. Swirl or whisk to mix the ingredients and apply lightly to the area desired, such as pressure points, neck, soles of feet, temples, or chest. Keep essential oil mixture away from open wounds, mucus membranes, genitals, eyes, and sensitive areas. Repeat application as needed, usually 2–3 times daily. You may cover area with linen or cloth to protect clothing and furniture. Store unused portion in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

Balance Bath and Shower Bomb

Desperation can have you falling into a depression and feeling like you have nowhere to turn or drive you into a panic-fueled mess where you only make bad decisions. These oils will work together to balance your thoughts and assist your mind in grasping the positive aspects of your life, coming up with a solution to your problem, and putting that desperation behind you. These bath and shower bombs are said to infuse your bath with hope-lifting, problem-solving, fear-quenching oils.

Yield: 8–12 bombs

Recipe

1 cup baking soda

½ cup citric acid

½ cup cornstarch

½ cup Epsom salts, fine grained

15 drops lavender oil

15 drops patchouli oil

10 drops jasmine oil

½ teaspoon carrier oil

¾ teaspoon water

spray bottle (water)

In a large bowl, mix your dry ingredients together until fine with a whisk. In a tiny jar with a lid, add your wet ingredients and shake to mix. You may add a couple drops of food coloring to the wet jar. Extremely slowly, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients while whisking rapidly. If fizzing takes place, whisk until it is mixed. Once the ingredients are well mixed, it should be the texture of slightly damp sand. Add a spray or two of water if needed. Once the mixture is the consistency you like, form into balls; I just smash mine down into ice cube trays or muffin tins. You can use cute molds, but you must work rapidly as mixture will dry out quickly. Leave in open air, uncovered, in a room where they will not be disturbed for 12–24 hours. Once they are dry, you can place 1–2 bombs into your bath or directly into the spray of the shower and they will fizz and release their aromatic and healing properties. Store unused portion in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Salve of Hope

This recipe contains essential oils that have been reported to bring hope, peace, and calm to those suffering from desperation.

Yield: 1 tablespoon

Recipe

7 drops Palo Santo oil

5 drops lavender oil

3 drops ylang-ylang oil

1 teaspoon beeswax pellets

4 drops vitamin E oil

3 teaspoons carrier oil

Heat the beeswax and the carrier oil in a glass bowl in the microwave for 1 ½–2 minutes, until just melted, or on low on the stovetop. If you open the door every 15 seconds, you can avoid the popping of the wax and oil and overheating. Carefully remove the container from the microwave and stir. Drip a drop of the melted oil and wax onto the counter, after 1 minute check for consistency. If it is too thin, add more beeswax to the container; if it is too thick, add more carrier oil. Add the vitamin E oil and the essential oil to the heated mixture in the container. Whisk lightly, and it will begin hardening immediately. Pour into containers. Ensure your containers are glass or tin to prevent leeching of chemicals. Once cool, apply to wrists, temples, neck, or soles of feet. Do not apply to mucus membranes, eyes, genitals, or open wounds. Label containers and store in a dark, dry area for up to 1 year.

Exhaustion

Exhaustion is usually caused by physical overexertion, but it’s sometimes caused by mental fatigue as well. A person can oftentimes rid himself or herself of exhaustion by simply sleeping an adequate amount of time. Exhaustion can sometimes cause a person to be hospitalized if dehydration, mental exhaustion, or a number of other factors are also present. Caregivers and civil servants are a couple of examples of professions that are prone to exhaustion due to constant demand on their time, patience, energy, and peace of mind. These recipes have the restorative powers to revitalize your energy and return you to that peaceful frame of mind.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, basil, cassia, cinnamon, citrus, lavender, lemon, lime, eucalyptus, frankincense, grapefruit, peppermint, rosemary, wild orange, and white fir

Give Me Strength Bath Salts

When you are not feeling your best but still have a long day to get through, this bath will revive and energize you to face the day ahead. These particular essential oils are thought to give you strength, endurance, and energy with their antidepressant and restorative properties. Most salts contain powerful minerals in their own right and will impart healthy benefits to your body. Eliminate that mental and physical exhaustion by immersing yourself in this wonderfully energizing salt bath.

Yield: 3 cups

Recipe

7 drops bergamot oil

7 drops wild orange oil

7 drops lime oil

2 tablespoons carrier oil

5 drops vitamin E oil

3 cups salts

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

I Need Energy Inhale

This inhale is a great afternoon pick-me-up that only takes a couple of seconds to complete. Carry a vial of either of these oils in your car or purse and smell them when you start getting weary and feel that exhaustion setting in. The energy-boosting and tonic properties in these oils will clear your head and give you the strength to make it through the rest of the day.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

1 drop bergamot oil

1 drop peppermint oil

Energy Bath and Shower Bombs

These oils have the power to get you going and keep you going all day. Just put one of these bombs in your bath or shower and absorb the energizing therapeutic properties that inundate the water and air. They can infuse your mind, body, and spirit with energetic impulses.

Yield: 12–18 balls

Recipe

1 cup baking soda

½ cup citric acid

½ cup cornstarch

½ cup Epsom salts, fine grained

15 drops white fir oil

15 drops frankincense oil

½ teaspoon carrier oil

¾ teaspoon water

spray bottle (water)

Fear

In certain situations, fear is a healthy response to outside stimuli. In other cases, it is unwarranted and causes an overtaxing reaction in our nervous systems. Fear can come from many sources: environment, social situations, unbalanced doshas, mentality, or from anxiety about events, certain or uncertain. To keep fear at bay, we can use essential oils to promote feelings of well-being.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, fennel, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, jasmine, lavender, marjoram, neroli, orange, sandalwood, vetiver, and ylang-ylang

Overcoming Fear Powder

Kids love this powder, especially if they are prone to nightmares. Sprinkle under the sheets for a peaceful night’s sleep. Kids can sprinkle it themselves and take power over their fear. (Use only with children over the age of four years.) I use this often when I know I am going to toss and turn all night with worry or anxiety. The essential oils in this blend contain antidepressant and sedative properties to calm that overactive mind.

Yield: ¼ cup

Recipe

3 drops orange oil

3 drops neroli oil

3 drops chamomile oil

¼ cup cornstarch

4 drops vitamin E oil

Monster Zapper Spray

This is the concoction many children (over s old) are raised with. They can keep it by their beds and wipe out any monsters that approach during the night. The sedative and antidepressant properties in this blend help to dispel fear and negative feelings and assist in getting a good night’s sleep. It works wonderfully, and they aren’t even aware that sedative and tranquilizing properties are working hard to get them to sleep without fear.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

10 drops orange oil

8 drops lavender oil

5 drops grapefruit oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

1 tablespoon witch hazel

2 fluid ounces water

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. (My grandchildren stored theirs on their bookcases next to their beds.) Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Protection Spray

I love to spray this around my home if someone negative has been present or if I have received bad news and am fearful of the future. These essential oils are reported to bring protection and peace to those who use it. This blend is fortified with tranquilizing and sedative properties to dispel any fears you may have.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

15 drops neroli oil

5 drops chamomile oil

5 drops vetiver oil

1 tablespoon witch hazel

2 fluid ounces water

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Fear Be Gone Bath

Sometimes in life we are consumed by fears—some of them warranted, some of them imagined. This bath will help us put things into perspective and decide the course of action that needs to be taken. The sedative and tranquilizing properties in this blend work together to promote positive sleep and dreams.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

6 drops lavender oil

4 drops vetiver oil

4 drops frankincense oil

3 drops orange oil

5 drops clary sage oil

1 tablespoon carrier oil

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Fear Dispelling Diffuser

Run this diffuser recipe to keep fears at bay and to increase the power that resides inside of you. These essential oils promote strength and courage with their aphrodisiacal, euphoric, and sedative properties. I like to run this diffuser at work or at home if I know a conflict is brewing and I need to take charge and not be a nervous or timid wreck. This blend gives me the ability to be strong!

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

4 drops vetiver oil

5 drops clary sage oil

3 drops ylang-ylang oil

Water

Evaporating Fear Massage

The essential oils in this massage recipe are reputed to give you courage and to quell anxiety. The therapeutic properties of this blend include tranquilizing, sedative, and aphrodisiac elements.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

3 drops lavender oil

3 drops vetiver oil

3 drops chamomile oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

1 fluid ounce carrier oil

Take a Stand Bath Salts

This recipe is full of properties such as antidepressant, sedative, and tonic components to help dispel any negative emotions and replace them with positive thoughts and feelings. Eliminate fear with the inner strength-inducing essential oils of this recipe.

Yield: 3 cups

Recipe

7 drops neroli oil

7 drops fennel oil

7 drops sandalwood oil

2 tablespoons carrier oil

5 drops vitamin E oil

3 cups salts

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Gloom

Gloom casts a shadow over everyone even if only one person is suffering from it. These essential oils bring about positive emotions and peace to a gloomy, downtrodden atmosphere. The essential oils in these recipes have been used forever to help people overcome that gloomy disposition and replace it with light and love.

Essential Oils

Palo Santo, marjoram, rosemary, neroli, sage, mandarin, bay laurel, bergamot, ginseng, cinnamon, geranium, rose, and sandalwood

Laughter in the Air Diffuser

These mood-enhancing essential oils can banish the gloom from any room. Try this the next time you or someone else is holding on to those negative thoughts. Run this diffuser to lighten the mood and bring a little happiness into your life.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

5 drops bergamot oil

5 drops bay laurel oil

5 drops neroli oil

Water

Gloom Dispelling Sugar Scrub

When feeling like you are trapped in gloom, use this sugar scrub to lift your spirits. These essential oils are known for their joyful and energizing therapeutic properties.

Yield: 8 ounces

Recipe

8 ounces sugar (white or turbinado)

1 fluid ounce coconut oil

1 fluid ounce vegetable glycerin

1 fluid ounce liquid castile soap

½ teaspoon vitamin E oil

10 drops Palo Santo oil

10 drops neroli oil

10 drops bergamot oil

10 drops bay laurel oil

10 drops geranium oil

Joy

Pure, unadulterated joy is an elusive emotion that we all want and strive to achieve. I personally find joy in a simple collusion with nature. We work daily to bring joy into our lives and into the lives of our families. These essential oils are reported throughout the world to help people to achieve this feeling of bliss. The list of essential oils below is full of joy- and happiness-inducing properties.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, coriander, geranium, grapefruit, jasmine, lime, neroli, orange, palmarosa, Roman chamomile, rose, sandalwood, spearmint, tangerine, and ylang-ylang

Jumping for Joy Massage Oil

This massage oil has the greatest blend of essential oils in it that are full of joy-producing therapeutic properties. Let yourself be immersed into a world of euphoria and happiness while this recipe is being applied. In this recipe, the vitamin E oil not only works wonders for your skin, but acts as a preservative, allowing you to store your massage oil for future usage.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

5 drops jasmine oil

5 drops palmarosa oil

5 drops tangerine oil

5 drops ylang-ylang oil

1 fluid ounce carrier oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

Joyous Spray

When you want a pick-me-up, or want to increase your happiness, this is the recipe you can turn to. These essential oils have been used throughout history to bring joy to gatherings of people and during holidays. Spray it everywhere; this blend will fill the space with joy and also impart a delightful aroma to any room.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

9 drops rose oil

7 drops orange oil

5 drops lemon oil

4 drops Roman chamomile oil

2 fluid ounces water

4 drops vitamin E oil

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Joyful Holiday Air

Every time I smell this, I can’t help but think of the winter celebrations that take place each year. These oils are diffused throughout our family’s homes during the holidays and the aroma just gets us in a celebratory mood and fills us with joy. Just smelling this scent helps me to be happier and excited for what the days ahead are bringing. The invigorating properties in this blend smell as wonderful as they work.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

8 drops spearmint oil

3 drops lime oil

3 drops orange oil

1 drop grapefruit oil

Water

Joyful Lip Balm

This lip balm has the therapeutic properties needed to stimulate those parts of our brains responsible for happiness. Wear this when you are feeling a little down for a quick lift of your spirits.

Yield: 1 tablespoon

Recipe

3 teaspoons grape seed oil

½ teaspoon beeswax pellets

4 drops vitamin E oil

3 drops bergamot oil

3 drops pink tangerine oil

Melt the beeswax and the carrier oil in a glass bowl in the microwave until most of the beeswax is melted. You can also use a pan on the stovetop on low. Cool slightly. Add the vitamin E and the essential oils and stir or whisk quickly. With a spoon, drip a drop of the mixture onto the counter and Let set for 1 minute. Pull your finger through the drop and check for consistency. If mixture is too thin, add more beeswax; if it is too thick, add more oil. Once desired consistency is acquired, immediately pour into small balm container (glass or metal) with a lid. After mixture cools, cover and store in a cool, dark area for up to 6 months.

Misery

Misery is one of the worst emotions to deal with. Misery invokes heartache, heartbreak, grief, loneliness, overall sadness, and despair in everyone associated with a person overcome by misery; everyone is affected, not just the person who is suffering. Plants have been used for thousands of years as a coping mechanism to deal with misery. We are lucky today that we don’t have to wait for these plants to bloom, we have a high-quality concentration in the form of essential oil at our disposal every day. These essential oils are full of therapeutic properties that can help to bring our misery to an end and fill our hearts with hope, positivity, and contentment.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, ginger, helichrysum, jasmine, lemon, mandarin, neroli, orange, palmarosa, petitgrain, rose, rosewood, and ylang-ylang

Favorite Spray

This spray is one of the most positive, uplifting, and mood-enhancing aromas available. Try this recipe in your home to banish any misery and bring joy to your household.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

7 drops melissa oil

3 drops ylang-ylang oil

3 drops rosewood oil

3 drops petitgrain oil

1 tablespoon witch hazel

2 fluid ounces water

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Bliss in a Jar Sugar Scrub

Use this recipe before your bath or shower. Immersing in these healing and mood-uplifting essential oils will bring a joy of the spirit to everyone who smells this delightful blend. The invigorating scrubbing action coupled with the healing oils will help you to feel invigorated and joyful.

Yield: 8 ounces

Recipe

8 ounces sugar (white or turbinado)

1 fluid ounce coconut oil

1 fluid ounce vegetable glycerin

1 fluid ounce liquid castile soap

½ teaspoon vitamin E oil

10 drops orange oil

10 drops lemon oil

10 drops melissa oil

10 drops frankincense oil

10 drops geranium oil

Through the Ages Smelling Salts

Smelling salts are something that we think of when we ponder on the Victorian days—back when women wore their corsets so tightly that they would often faint. The salt preserves the oil. Taking a whiff can bring different healing aspects as the oils cross the blood/brain/olfactory barriers. This recipe is great for when you are feeling miserable for days on end, and need a quick pick-me-up at your fingertips.

Yield: ½ teaspoon

Recipe

1 drop helichrysum oil

1 drop cinnamon oil

1 drop clove oil

½ teaspoon salt

Combine essential oils and salt well with a tiny whisk or fork. Place into a small vial and inhale scent as needed, alternating nostrils. Store in a cool, dark area in a glass vial for up to 1 year.

Passion

Passion is a very strong desire and emotion directed at someone or something. Passion can lead people to do great things: a passion for finding a cure for a disease, the passion to create art, etcetera. Passion can also be a strong emotion in romance. Essential oils, and the plants they derive from, have been used for centuries to increase a person’s attraction for another person and bring passion to an all-time high. Increase your passion and do what you were meant to do.

Essential Oils

Cajeput, jasmine, orange, patchouli, rose, sandalwood, and ylang-ylang

I Love You and You Love Me Bath Salts

Help restore your passion for life and people by bathing in these essential oils. This powerful blend contains aphrodisiac, nervine, sedative, and tonic elements and is an old favorite for increasing physical attraction between two people.

Yield: 3 cups

Recipe

10 drops jasmine oil

5 drops rose oil

5 drops patchouli oil

5 drops vitamin E oil

2 tablespoons carrier oil

3 cups bath salts

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Alluring Spray

Using these essential oils can bring passion to yourself and those around you. This passion-inducing aroma contains aphrodisiac, nervine, sedative, and antidepressant properties.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

9 drops rose oil

5 drops patchouli oil

1 tablespoon witch hazel

2 fluid ounces water

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Passion Inhale

This essential oil has been used for years in everything from perfume to incense to reportedly attract that soul mate to your life and bring you the passion that you yearn for. Ylang-ylang contains aphrodisiac, euphoric, nervine, tonic, and antidepressant properties.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

1 drop ylang-ylang oil

Passionate Spritzer

Use this blend when you want to inspire, create, and endeavor to bring your artistic side to fruition. Passion to create can be enhanced by using this recipe and spritzing around you when you want to get that passionate creative spark ignited.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

10 drops orange oil

3 drops jasmine oil

3 drops rose oil

1 tablespoon witch hazel

2 fluid ounces water

Spritzers are lighter than sprays, and easier to wear on the body or in your hair. Mix the essential oils, water, and witch hazel into a spray bottle. Shake well before each use. Lightly spray the area desired, such as body, hair, clothing (check first for color damage to clothing and furniture), rooms, car, or office. The lightly scented fragrance and the healing therapeutic properties will soon make this one of your favorite methods of using your oils. Store the spritzer in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

Passion in the Moment

These essential oils will help to ignite a passionate response as well as have a calming and focusing effect on whoever uses it. This recipe contains aphrodisiac, nervine, sedative, and tonic properties.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

7 drops patchouli oil

5 drops orange oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

1 fluid ounce carrier oil

Lover’s Bath

The essential oils combined in this bath recipe can help to create passionate energy. These oils contain aphrodisiac, sedative, antidepressant, and nervine properties.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

7 drops rose oil

7 drops jasmine oil

5 drops ylang-ylang oil

1 tablespoon carrier oil

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Paradise Pillow Powder

Sprinkle this essential oil recipe inside your partner’s pillow and their thoughts will turn from sleep to loving you and ONLY you with a passion that is undeniable. The therapeutic properties in this blend include aphrodisiac, nervine, sedative, and antidepressant components.

Yield: ½ cup

Recipe

5 drops rose oil

5 drops jasmine oil

5 drops ylang-ylang oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

½ cup cornstarch

Rage

Everybody has feelings of anger, but not everyone experiences fits of rage. Rage is scary and can be very harmful and detrimental to the person acting out and the people who love that person. Mental illness, disease, and heredity play huge factors in rage-filled episodes. These essential oils have been used for years in different ways to help a person learn to keep their rage in check and to learn to express their anger and frustration differently.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, clove, cypress, frankincense, geranium, jasmine, lavender, mandarin, patchouli, Palo Santo, Roman chamomile, rose, and vetiver

Calming Diffuser

These calming and soothing essential oils can provide the home with an atmosphere of peace. Use this diffuser recipe when tensions are running a little high, and calming influences will surround you.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

5 drops clary sage oil

5 drops bergamot oil

Water

Soothing Powder

This powder sprinkled under the sheets is said to soothe and relieve tensions. Try using this blend when emotions are running high and some soothing bliss is needed. Calming and soothing properties help to achieve peace and sleep.

Yield: ¼ cup

Recipe

8 drops vetiver oil

3 drops chamomile oil

3 drops lavender oil

¼ cup cornstarch

4 drops vitamin E oil

Smile Spray

This spray uses essential oils that have a calming, uplifting effect. Try spraying this on your linens, clothing, car, or office. You can handle anything with a smile after soaking up these scents.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

9 drops cypress oil

9 drops rose oil

5 drops jasmineoil

1 fluid ounce distilled water

1 fluid ounce vodka

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 1 year. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Calm, Cool, and Collected Salve

This recipe has essential oils known for their calming therapeutic properties. Wear this salve before going into a situation in which you need to remain calm and cool.

Yield: 1 tablespoon

Recipe

7 drops clary sage oil

5 drops jasmine oil

3 drops mandarin oil

1 teaspoon beeswax pellets

4 drops vitamin E oil

3 teaspoons carrier oil

Heat the beeswax and the carrier oil in a glass bowl in the microwave for 1 ½–2 minutes, until just melted, or on low on the stovetop. If you open the door every 15 seconds, you can avoid the popping of the wax and oil and overheating. Carefully remove the container from the microwave and stir. Drip a drop of the melted oil and wax onto the counter, after 1 minute check for consistency. If it is too thin, add more beeswax to the container; if it is too thick, add more carrier oil. Add the vitamin E oil and the essential oil to the heated mixture in the container. Whisk lightly, and it will begin hardening immediately. Pour into containers. Ensure your containers are glass or tin to prevent leeching of chemicals. Once cool, apply to wrists, temples, neck, or soles of feet. Do not apply to mucus membranes, eyes, genitals, or open wounds. Label containers and store in a dark, dry area for up to 1 year.

Relaxation

Relaxation is one of the things that most of us live for. That vacation we look forward to all year, a few hours sitting on the porch at sunset, relaxing with a cup of coffee in the morning—it makes everything all worth it. Relaxation is a multibillion-dollar industry in America. You can have a very special private place of zen and relaxation in your own home or office by incorporating your own essential oils into your relaxation process. There are so many calming, sedating, tranquilizing essential oils that it is hard to just choose a few to try.

Essential Oils

Bergamot, cedarwood, clary sage, fennel, frankincense, German chamomile, jasmine, lavender, lemon, marjoram, neroli, patchouli, Roman chamomile, rose, sandalwood, vetiver, and ylang-ylang

Floating Cloud Powder

Look at the list of essential oils in this recipe; each one brings a sense of calm just by looking at the name. Luxuriating in a bed that has been sprinkled with this powder is like resting on a cloud. The relaxing properties of these oils contain antidepressant, nervine, sedative, and calming agents.

Yield: ¼ cup

Recipe

5 drops German chamomile oil

5 drops Roman chamomile oil

3 drops lavender oil

2 drops vetiver oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

¼ cup cornstarch

Spring Rejuvenating Bath Salts

Not only do the chamomile oils relax you, but the bergamot oil heals and protects you as you soak up all the relaxation you desire. The jasmine oil is full of calming properties and also imparts an aroma that you won’t soon forget. The healing and calming properties of this recipe include analgesic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, sedative, and nervine components.

Yield: 3 cups

Recipe

7 drops German chamomile oil

5 drops Roman chamomile oil

5 drops bergamot oil

3 drops jasmine oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

2 tablespoons carrier oil

3 cups salt

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Om Diffuser

This is a perfect blend of essential oils for relaxation and meditation. I just can’t get enough of these aromas or the sense of calm that surrounds me as I luxuriate in the air of this blend. The calming properties of this recipe include antidepressant, anti-irritability and nervous tension, sedative, and restorative elements.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

5 drops lavender oil

5 drops bergamot oil

2 drops neroli oil

Water

Instant Calm in a Bottle

These essential oils will provide you with instant relaxation when you are dealing with stressful outside influences. Bring in all of the positive influences in your life by inhaling these scents. The properties of these oils contain calming, sedative, and antidepressant components.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

1 drop lavender oil

1 drop cedarwood oil

1 drop chamomile oil

Cruise to Nowhere Bath

The essential oils in this bath recipe will have you relaxing so much you will think you are on a luxury yacht sailing to the Bahamas. Take the trip of a lifetime right in the comfort of your own home with this “sail me away” comforting recipe. This blend incorporates antidepressant, aphrodisiac, depurative, nervine, and sedative properties.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

5 drops bergamot oil

5 drops cedarwood oil

5 drops rose oil

5 drops lavender oil

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Ancient Wonders Spray

If you are feeling agitated or anxious, this spray will calm your mood and give you that chilled-out attitude. These oils have been used since ancient times to bring calm and peace to the inhaler. These essential oils contain sedative, antidepressant, relaxing, and calming properties.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

11 drops lavender oil

5 drops rose oil

4 drops bergamot oil

1 tablespoon witch hazel

2 fluid ounces water

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Mind-Blowing Massage

Get the best massage of your life by incorporating these oils into your massage. The elements at work in this blend include sedative, aphrodisiac, antidepressant, and nervine properties to give you the relaxation you are searching for.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

4 drops lavender oil

5 drops bergamot oil

4 drops rose oil

3 drops vitamin E oil

1 fluid ounce carrier oil

Remorse

Everyone has, at some time in their life, done something that filled them with deep guilt and a longing to change what happened. We say words thoughtlessly, commit actions that are otherwise unconscionable, and hurt those we love. Staying in the frame of mind that remorse puts us in can greatly affect other aspects of our lives, such as our health and our relationships. If apologizing or another action cannot change the thing you have done, then it is time to forgive yourself, heal, and vow to make up for that action in a better, more positive way. Healing your remorse with essential oils, prayer, and self-forgiveness are practices that you can do alone, and you can do them effectively.

Essential Oils

Angelica, cedarwood, cypress, frankincense, lavender, linden blossom, melissa, sage, and sandalwood

Forgiveness Powder

Sleeping on this powder of healing essential oils will help you on the path of forgiving and trusting yourself again. These oils reportedly calm your mind, reduce anxiety, and help you to have a guilt-free night’s sleep.

Yield: ¼ cup

Recipe

5 drops cedarwood oil

5 drops sage oil

5 drops angelica oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

¼ cup cornstarch

Sincere Apology Diffuser

These are the essential oils I once used to help me get through a very hard apology with a friend. These oils gave me the strength to apologize with conviction and inner healing for my soul. These aromas helped my friend to open her heart and accept my apology with love and forgiveness, even if I felt I didn’t deserve it.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

3 drops frankincense oil

3 drops sandalwood oil

3 drops melissa oil

2 drops linden blossom oil

Water

Forgiveness Footbath

This footbath releases oils into the air and into the body that can have you not only forgiving yourself, but your heart will be open enough to forgive others as well. The warm, relaxing water and the antianxiety properties of these oils will have you feeling contentment and peace once again.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

5 drops neroli oil

4 drops lavender oil

4 drops cypress oil

3 drops sage oil

1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)

Warm water

Combine the oils, milk, and any other ingredients into a container large enough to comfortably rest your feet. Fill the container at least halfway with water that is not too hot, but as hot as you can comfortably stand it. Gently submerge your feet in the water and sit back and relax. Leave your feet in the footbath until the water is cool or uncomfortable, about 15 minutes. Dry feet and feel the energized peace you receive from this luxurious spa treatment. Discard water.

Sadness

When someone you love is surrounded by an aura of sadness, it affects not only them, but everyone who loves them. Sadness can permeate our thoughts, work, health, relationships, and every other part of our lives. Using essential oils to open one’s heart and spirit to joy is a long-held practice of many cultures. By inundating a person’s home or other space with healing essential oils, we can give our loved ones a chance of opening up to happiness again. These oils affect chemicals in our brains that promote endorphins, excitement, and joy.

Essential Oils

Cardamom, cedarwood, clary sage, clove, frankincense, geranium, ginseng, grapefruit, jasmine, juniper berry, lavender, neroli, orange, Palma Rosa, Palo Santo, peppermint, rose, and spearmint

Work It Out Diffuser

Who can help but feel a small uplifting of the spirit with these aromas wafting throughout the home? I love these bright, happy oils and use them often to dispel the gloom of a family member when they are feeling sad.

Yield: 1 application

Recipe

2 drops spearmint oil

2 drops bergamot oil

2 drops grapefruit oil

Water

Bath and Shower Gift Bombs

Use these shower and bath bombs as presents for those you love, and they will receive happiness, not only from the gift, but from the powerful uplifting properties of the oils that the bombs are laden with. They will love the fizzle and smells of the bath bombs, and the natural feel-good properties of these oils cling to them and brighten up their day.

Yield: 8–12 bombs

Recipe

1 cup baking soda

½ cup citric acid

½ cup cornstarch

½ cup Epsom salts, fine grained

15 drops juniper berry oil

15 drops Palo Santo oil

5 drops lavender oil

½ teaspoon carrier oil

¾ teaspoon water

spray bottle (water)

Silky Sheet Spray

If you have ever suffered from all-consuming sadness, you know the place you want to be more than anywhere else is in bed. When you are sad, it’s your thought process that needs changing. Becoming a part of the solution to a problem can start by using this recipe on yourself. Use this uplifting spray to help turn those negative thoughts into happy thoughts and make the bed a place where you can recharge your soul and dispel any sadness.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

5 drops bergamot oil

5 drops eucalyptus oil

5 drops juniper berry oil

1 fluid ounce distilled water

1 fluid ounce vodka

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

Shame

Feelings of shame can be slight or significant, depending on each individual situation. Shame can come from not only feeling distress or mortification about something you have done or caused, but also by being in a situation that causes you to feel embarrassment or indignity. Overcoming feelings of shame is something that we have to work on within ourselves. We can ask for forgiveness, not repeat an action, or not let situations out of our control affect us so deeply. These essential oils are meant to bring joy into your life and fill you with positivity and hope to get you over the shame you are feeling.

Essential Oils

Allspice, bitter orange, calendula, cardamom, fennel, geranium, ginger, holy basil, jasmine, lemongrass, lime, lotus, nutmeg, palmarosa, Palo Santo, petitgrain, spearmint, and ylang-ylang

I’m So Sorry Lotion

I wear this lotion when I am in the process of apologizing or healing myself. I want to be fair in my apologies and have a clear assessment of the situation. These oils help me to communicate my thoughts, put me at ease, and also put the person I am with at ease as well, so that we can be open and truthful with each other about the situation at hand.

Yield: 1 fluid ounce

Recipe

3 drops petitgrain oil

3 drops spearmint oil

2 drops rosewood oil

1 fluid ounce unscented body lotion

Add the recommended amount of essential oils to any brand of mild unscented lotion. Whisk until thoroughly mixed. Apply lotion to body as needed. Store unused portion in a jar with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.

I Forgive Me Spray

It is harder for us to forgive ourselves than it is for others to forgive us. Sometimes shame can be with a person many years, or even decades, after the event that caused the shame. Forgiving oneself can ease the shame and guilt we feel. These essential oils help us to love ourselves and get over the self-inflicted indignity we heap upon ourselves in our own minds.

Yield: 2 fluid ounces

Recipe

8 drops petitgrain oil

5 drops palmarosa oil

3 drops jasmine oil

3 drops ylang-ylang oil

1 tablespoon witch hazel

2 fluid ounces water

Add all ingredients to a dark-colored spray bottle. Check for material steadfastness before spraying on fabric. Shake the bottle and spray onto area desired, such as body, hair, home, car, or office. Do not spray into or on open wounds, genitals, eyes, or mucus membranes. Store in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Shake well before each use to combine the ingredients.

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