chapter 5
T his chapter deals with needs that everyone has in their lives from time to time. We all have areas of ourselves that we would like to improve or eliminate. These recipes can give you that added boost you need when trying to better yourself on your journey through life.
Balance
Many people try to find a balance in their own personal chaos due to having too many areas of their lives out of sync. These can include career, family, illness, spirituality, money issues, and numerous other concerns. Any little thing can be the tipping factor in how our day goes. We can be thrown into anxiety, fear, anger, stress, and devastation so easily when we are out of balance. These essential oils have shown throughout the ages that they have the ability to help us to achieve that balance that we all so desperately need by increasing focus, calm, and truth within ourselves.
Essential Oils
Cedarwood, clary sage, cypress, eucalyptus, geranium, jasmine, lavender, melissa, Roman chamomile, vetiver, and ylang-ylang
Life-Balancing Powder
These essential oils are from herbs long associated with balancing one’s life. When the chaos gets to be too much, sleep on this therapeutic powder made from essential oils that will have you waking up to the feeling that you can accomplish anything. The balancing properties of this blend include antidepressant, nervine, and euphoric functions that will have you feeling great and assist you in making wise decisions.
Yield: ¼ cup
Recipe
3 drops jasmine oil
3 drops clary sage oil
3 drops geranium 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.
Balancing Inhaler
When your thoughts are in chaos, bring them back into balance by smelling this essential oil blend’s aroma. The oils in this recipe contain sedative, calming, and euphoric properties that will have you feeling like YOU again.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
2 drops cedarwood oil
2 drops ylang-ylang 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.
Balancing Bath
Bath salts always seem to bring me back into balance, but when you add these essential oils, you will feel you can handle anything with a smile. The mood-lifting properties of these essential oils are euphoric, tonic, stimulating, and calming for life balance.
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe
6 drops vetiver oil
6 drops jasmine oil
6 drops clary sage oil
2 drops lavender oil
3 cups salt
1 tablespoon carrier oil
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!
Concentration
The inability to focus for extended periods of time is a lack of concentration. There are many mitigating circumstances that could cause a person to be unable to retain the ability to concentrate. Essential oils often can increase the focus and concentration of a person, as well as increase their memory. Whether you have a huge task before you, a project you need to focus on, or something else that needs your complete attention, these recipes will help you to get a leg up on your concentration.
Essential Oils
Basil, bergamot, cedarwood, peppermint, rose, rosemary, spearmint, and vetiver
Winning Massage Oil
The essential oils in this recipe have long been used to sharpen focus and concentration. The therapeutic properties in this blend contain tonic, purifying, nervine, and mental fatigue clearing elements. I need this massage oil often—especially the massage part! These oils work when I know I am going to be at my computer all day and I need to get a lot of laser-focused work done.
Yield: 2–6 applications
Recipe
5 drops cedarwood oil
3 drops bergamot oil
2 drops rose oil
2 drops basil oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
2 tablespoons 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.
Focus in the Air Diffuser
This diffuser will help you to keep everyone in the household or the office focused on tasks that need to be completed. These essential oils have long been known to promote memory and focus with their cephalic, invigorating, and stimulating properties. This will also give everyone a little energy boost, which is much needed in our hectic society.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
2 drops peppermint oil
2 drops rose oil
2 drops bergamot 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.
Single-Mindedness Bath Salts
When you need to focus all of your attention on one subject, relax in this bath with these powerful essential oils reported to help you keep your thoughts on where they need to be. You will come out of the bath ready to tackle that task. The stimulating, tonic, and restorative properties in these essential oils will get your mind sharp and focused and infuse your body with energy.
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe
5 drops rosemary oil
5 drops vetiver oil
5 drops rose oil
5 drops bergamot oil
2 tablespoons carrier oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
3 cups bath 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!
Focus Lip Balm
When you need to have your wits about you and you want an extra added boost of focus, this is the blend for you. This lip balm has therapeutic properties that have been used for focus and concentration with great results.
Yield: 1 tablespoon
Recipe
3 teaspoons grape seed oil
½ teaspoon beeswax pellets
4 drops vitamin E oil
3 drops peppermint oil
3 drops pink bergamot 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.
Eyes on the Prize Lotion
When you need to concentrate on a single goal or outcome, make sure you first use this lotion blend that has the essential oils reported to help focus and concentration.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
3 drops rose oil
3 drops bergamot oil
2 drops rosemary 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.
Empathy
Having worked in the social work field for most of my life, I have quite a developed sense of empathy. This is the ability to feel how another person feels, or to understand their emotions, whether you personally agree with their choices or not. Sometimes people have little empathy toward others; we can work on increasing this emotion through essential oils. I like to permeate a room with these aromas and empathy-producing oils when I am working for a charity fund or needing others for volunteer help!
Essential Oils
Cajuput, lavender, lemon, peppermint, pine, wild orange, and ylang-ylang
Empathy Diffuser
These oils will help you to open your mind and feel others on a deeper and a more personal level. Your friends and family will be more sensitive to your plight, and you to theirs, if these oils are wafting through the air. The aromatic properties in this blend work well together to give us a deeper understanding of others, calm us, and help us to listen with an open heart and mind.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
5 drops wild orange oil
4 drops pine 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.
Open-Minded Spray
I like to spray this when I am trying to talk to others about helping me with a project that will benefit many. I am prone to volunteer and perform charity functions when asked, and with this spray, I find people are more open and receptive to assisting. The therapeutic properties include calming, sedative, aphrodisiac, euphoric, nervine, and tonic components.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
9 drops lavender oil
7 drops ylang-ylang oil
4 drops cajuput 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. 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.
Empathetic Bath and Shower Bombs
These oils are full of calming and soothing natural elements that will give you the ability to relax, listen, and empathize with someone you really have never seen eye-to-eye with. Take this bath when you want to be more open and empathetic.
Yield: 12–18 balls
Recipe
1 cup baking soda
½ cup citric acid
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup Epsom salts, fine grained
15 drops lemon oil
15 drops peppermint 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.
Encouragement
When you need that added boost of confidence from someone else and they are just not giving it, it can dash your self-esteem and have you feeling like maybe you can’t complete your task. These essential oils can build you up with encouragement, and can also prompt others to be more encouraging toward you. When you have too much to do to encourage your family members in their efforts in something, these oils will open you up to being more empathetic toward them when they need it most.
Essential Oils
Black pepper, basil, cedarwood, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, sandalwood, and vetiver
You Can Do It Spray
This spray can be used anywhere, anytime. It’s so handy when you need that little nudge to get you to take that first step. Feel yourself becoming more confident and self-assured after spraying yourself with this blend containing calming, focusing, and aromatic properties.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
9 drops vetiver oil
9 drops geranium oil
1 tablespoon witch hazel
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.
Tell Me Something Good
Permeate your home with encouraging aromas that will help you to have confidence in yourself and give yourself that positive thinking that you need right now.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
5 drops cedarwood oil
5 drops grapefruit oil
4 drops basil 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.
Encouragement Lotion
When you want to ensure that your listening skills are at their best and that you can be fully present for someone else, use this beautiful aroma on your skin. Get better focused and able to help someone when under the influence of these calming and focusing oils.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
3 drops lavender oil
3 drops grapefruit oil
2 drops vetiver 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.
Endurance
Endurance is the ability to forge onward despite obstacles. Essential oils can help a person with the desire and the ability to persist and endure. We often let life get in the way of our dreams and goals. We can endure those obstacles and achieve what we want, even if we need outside help such as essential oils. Prayer, meditation, and spiritual work are often used by those capable of enduring the pitfalls of life. Essential oils can work wonders in helping you to persist despite the odds.
Essential Oils
Black pepper, lemongrass, rosemary, and sandalwood
Loving Linen Powder
These essential oils are reported to increase endurance with their energy-enhancing and aphrodisiacal qualities. Sprinkle them under the sheets and into the pillowcases for a long night of vitality and endurance.
Yield: ¼ cup
Recipe
3 drops rosemary oil
3 drops sandalwood oil
3 drops lemongrass oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
¼ cup cornstarch
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.
Ever-Enduring Bath
When facing the day, we often feel we will be unable to endure what we know is ahead of us … tasks, phone calls, paperwork—it just goes on and on and on. These oils are reported to build up stamina, energy, and endurance. Soak in this bath and you will have the energy and wherewithal to go all day or all night long.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
2 drops black pepper oil
6 drops lemongrass oil
6 drops sandalwood 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.
Filled with Energy Massage
When you know you have an upcoming event that is going to sap all of your strength and energy, prepare ahead of time by using these essential oils reputed to provide endurance and power to get you through that task. These energy-inducing therapeutic properties can help you to withstand anything they throw at you.
Yield: 1–2 applications
Recipe
5 drops sandalwood oil
1 drop black pepper oil
3 drops vitamin E oil
1 tablespoon 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.
Diffuser of Persistence
This is the diffuser I run if I have a whole day of chores to do inside of my home. I just put a couple of drops of these oils into the diffuser, turn on the music, and go till I can’t go anymore. The energizing properties help me to achieve all of my goals and have fun while doing it.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
3 drops lemongrass oil
3 drops sandalwood 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.
Enduring Inhaler
Carry a couple vials of these essential oils with you for an instant burst of longevity and endurance. The aromas are great and are full of energy-boosting properties.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
1 drop lemongrass oil
or
1 drop sandalwood 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.
Endurance Bath Salts
The essential oils in this recipe are perfect for getting you ready to go another day, all day long. This recipe is chock-full of long-lasting, endurance-promoting essential oils.
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe
5 drops rosemary oil
5 drops sandalwood oil
6 drops lemongrass oil
2 tablespoons carrier oil
5 drops vitamin E 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. These jars make attractive, inexpensive, and healing gifts! Store remainder in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.
Forge Ahead Spray
Use this spray to give yourself that boost you need when you find your energy is flagging. These essential oils are reportedly great for increasing stamina and boosting power.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
9 drops sandalwood oil
4 drops lemongrass oil
3 drops rosemary oil
2 drops black pepper 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.
Energy
Energy is something that usually comes from within a person. Sometimes people suffering from depression, fatigue, heartbreak, grief, and illness find that they have a lack of energy and do not have the desire to even complete the most mundane of tasks. Essential oils can help a person regain the energy to join the outside world and forge ahead. Or if, like me, you just want an additional energy boost to clean the house or complete a project, these blends will work just as well for you.
Essential Oils
Basil, bergamot, black pepper, eucalyptus, cinnamon, clove, cypress, frankincense, fir, grapefruit, lemon, lemongrass, patchouli, peppermint, patchouli, and sage
Energy Power Boosting Inhale
The quick boost you need to get you through that “one more thing” that you must accomplish is readily available for you. The energizing ability of this recipe is due to the tonic and stimulating properties in these essential oils. I love to take a whiff of these oils when I have a quick need of instant energy and enthusiasm to complete something.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
1 drop lemon oil
or
1 drop peppermint oil
or
1 drop pine 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.
Energizing Rub
Rub this on your neck, soles of your feet, or chest when you need the energy to accomplish that major task like painting a room or finishing a project. The essential oils in this recipe are all about energy and stamina due to their stimulating therapeutic properties. I usually make up a big bottle of this and rub it on every day till it’s gone.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
8 drops peppermint oil
7 drops lemon oil
5 drops eucalyptus oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
1 fluid 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, 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.
Wake Me in the Morning Bath
Some people like a “wake me up” bath in the morning, and some like a “calm me down” bath at night. This bath recipe is full of the essential oils that will most certainly wake you up and get your day started off right with their stimulating and energy-boosting properties.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
3 drops lemongrass oil
3 drops sage oil
3 drops fir oil
3 drops frankincense oil
1 drop eucalyptus 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.
Grounding
When a person is grounded, it means that emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally they are attached firmly to the earth. You are present in the here and now, without wandering thoughts, and able to focus and concentrate on the tasks at hand. Being grounded makes us readily available to our loved ones and makes us the type of person that others can count on. If you feel yourself unable to concentrate or are feeling scattered and foggy, you probably need a little grounding in your life.
Essential Oils
Benzoin, cedarwood, cypress, elemi, juniper, patchouli, rosewood, sandalwood, scots pine, spruce, and white fir
My Feet Are Roots
I personally love this foot rub. I often have issues with being grounded and have to surround myself with grounding colors, aromas, and therapeutic properties that I know will help me to focus and be present. When your thoughts feel flighty and you can’t quite focus on any one particular thing, this blend will help you to have pinpoint focus and be more grounded.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
4 drops patchouli oil
4 drops elemi oil
2 drops vitamin E oil
1 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.
Grounding Laundry
Having your clothing constantly smell like grounding essential oils is a surefire way to help you become more firmly rooted to the earth. I absolutely love adding essential oils to my laundry detergent and it not only helps to clean my clothing, it diffuses the aromas throughout my home, and brings a lot of healing, peace, and contentment to me and my family.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
4 drops of any of the above mentioned essential oils for grounding
1 washer load amount of detergent
Pour the detergent needed into a small bowl. Add the essential oils to the detergent and use to wash laundry as usual.
Wet Ground Bath
When I notice that I am getting too flighty, talkative, impulsive, or ditzy, I realize that I need a good grounding bath. These essential oils in the bath not only smell heavenly, they bring me a sense of being rooted in the present and calm my soul.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
9 drops elemi oil
5 drops juniper oil
4 drops petitgrain 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.
Grounding Lotion
The essential oils in this blend are chock-full of grounding essential oils. When you are feeling confused, flighty, and impulsive, this recipe works to balance you out and helps you to be at your best. This aroma works equally as well for men as women.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
3 drops juniper oil
3 drops patchouli 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.
Intelligence
Increasing one’s intelligence is one of the most sought-after paths taken by humans. Essential oils, these in particular, can cross that blood/brain barrier and work on expanding the pathway flow through the brain. These oils are known for preventing the breakdowns of the neurotransmitters. These blends and recipes have been utilized by many cultures over time to improve clarity, memory, and overall brain function, and heal brain diseases. The therapeutic properties that work here are analgesic, stimulant, nervine, tonic, and depurative properties, to name a few.
Essential Oils
Basil, clary sage, frankincense, juniper berry, lemon, mandarin, orange, peppermint, rosemary, sage, and tangerine
Brain Boost Spray
This recipe uses vital essential oils for giving your brain a boost of therapeutic properties that will increase the memory and help restore brain function. This is a great one to use before taking a test or heading out to that important meeting. Stimulating, tonic, and restorative properties help brains to function at their peak.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
9 drops rosemary oil
6 drops peppermint oil
4 drops juniper berry 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.
Brain Circulatory Rub
This rub is great for applying to the temples to increase blood flow to the brain, enhance memory skills, and think much more clearly and precisely. If you have a problem and the answer eludes you, try this rub.
Yield: 1 tablespoon
Recipe
3 drops clary sage oil
2 drops frankincense oil
2 drops basil oil
1 tablespoon 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.
Intelligence Bath
After the age of about seventy-five, the neurotransmitters in the brain get blocked and can’t pass information from one part of the brain to another. These oils have been reported to help relieve some of those blockages and get the brain back on track. The brain-boosting properties in this blend include anti-inflammatory, restorative, stimulant, and tonic components.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
9 drops frankincense oil
5 drops rosemary oil
5 drops orange oil
1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)
1 tablespoon carrier oil
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.
Citrus Brain Bombs
Citrus has been scientifically proven to increase brain performance. These three oils in particular out of the citrus oils have a good reputation for maximizing brain function. These are also the best-smelling bath bombs in the entire universe. You will fall in love with these aromas while improving your brain at the same time. Citrus contains anti-toxic agents to rid your body of heavy metals, increasing brain function.
Yield: 8–12 bombs
Recipe
1 cup baking soda
½ cup citric acid
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup Epsom salts, fine grained
15 drops lemon oil
15 drops tangerine oil
5 drops mandarin 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.
Intuition
Intuition is a gift that many of us are born with: the ability to just know when something is right or wrong. In order to hone your intuition skills, try one of the oils that have been used for thousands of years to sharpen that gut instinct. Many essential oils are reputed to heighten a person’s skill and aid in the development of their intuition. Experiment with a few different recipes to find out which one gives you that intuitive edge.
Essential Oils
Clary sage, eucalyptus, frankincense, German chamomile, helichrysum, juniper, and patchouli
ESP Inhale
Many people are naturally open to their intuition, and some of us have to work at it. These essential oils have been used forever to open the mind, heart, and soul and receive the messages coming to us from the universe.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
1 drop clary sage oil
or
1 drop agrimony oil
or
1 drop patchouli 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 procedure 3–4 times daily.
Mind Reading Massage
These essential oils have been reported to allow us to connect fully with someone else, tune in to what they are feeling, and walk in their shoes with empathy through understanding. When you want to totally connect intuitively to another individual, this is the recipe for you.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
7 drops frankincense oil
4 drops juniper oil
2 drops clary sage 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.
Spirit Spritzer
These essential oils are known to open the channels of communication between the spirits and us. Spray when you need spiritual help with answering a difficult question or choosing between options and cannot make that decision on your own.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
9 drops German chamomile oil
5 drops frankincense oil
2 drops helichrysum oil
2 drops clary sage 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 your spritzer in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.
Connections Diffuser
This is a great diffuser recipe, long known to open passages between our intuition, our God, and us. When you have a period of time dedicated to meditation or prayer, this is the recipe you will cling to in times of needed connection.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
4 drops patchouli oil
4 drops juniper oil
3 drops helichrysum oil
2 drops eucalyptus 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.
Dreams Do Come True Powder
Some people feel that answers to difficult decisions or paths are given to them in their dreams. Multiply that exponentially when you use this nighttime powder under your sheets and sleep on it. The sedative properties along with the dream-inducing agents will have you intuitively coming to a decision by the time you wake up.
Yield: ½ cup
Recipe
8 drops lavender oil
6 drops chamomile oil
3 drops frankincense oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
½ cup cornstarch
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.
Intuition Bath Salts
Relax in the tub with these mind-opening essential oils. Keep a pen and paper handy outside of the tub and write down whatever comes to your mind. Later, look at everything you have written and you may possibly find answers that you didn’t even know you had within yourself.
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe
5 drops juniper oil
5 drops clary sage oil
5 drops frankincense oil
3 drops helichrysum oil
5 drops vitamin E oil
3 cups salts
2 tablespoons carrier oil
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!
Love
Ahhh, who can live without love? Whether looking for the “right one” or spicing up the relationships we already have, essential oils are perfect for love and romance. Utilized for thousands of years by every culture from Native Americans to Egyptian princesses, the plants from which we extract these essential oils are said to have the solutions to our inquiries about love. There is an endless supply of recipes and potions to conjure up some love and romance in our lives.
Essential Oils
Basil, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, frankincense, ginger, jasmine, lavender, lime, myrtle, peppermint, and rose
I Love You Massage
When these essential oils permeate the air, your loved one will know how much you treasure them when giving them this special massage with the aphrodisiacal properties inherent in this blend.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
5 drops rose oil
5 drops jasmine oil
5 drops basil oil
5 drops lime 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 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.
Love Diffuser
This blend imparts an aroma into the air that invigorates certain hormones and pheromones due to aphrodisiacal properties. When you want a little extra help in the love department, this is a recipe that is sure to become one of your favorites.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
3 drops cardamom oil
2 drops cinnamon oil
2 drops peppermint oil
4 drops lavender 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.
Love Bath
These essential oils are reputed to have some of the most astounding aphrodisiacal qualities known. Run this in the bath (but preferably not when you’re alone) to make romance a number one priority.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
6 drops rose oil
3 drops frankincense oil
4 drops myrtle oil
4 drops coriander oil
1 tablespoon carrier oil
1 tablespoon milk (optional)
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.
Spraying for Romance
Spray this blend when you want to catch the eye of that special someone and they won’t pay attention. This spray is sure to inspire thoughts of love in anyone in the vicinity of these enticing aromas. These essential oils have been used for many years to bring about the one of one’s life with the aphrodisiacal properties inherent in these oils.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
2 drops clove oil
7 drops jasmine oil
4 drops lavender oil
3 drops cinnamon 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.
Love Linen Powder
Sprinkle this concoction under the linen to bring a little romance to your nights. Each of these oils is well known for their aphrodisiacal properties. This blend will help you acquire that much sought-after night of romance and love.
Yield: ½ cup
Recipe
7 drops lavender oil
7 drops rose oil
7 drops jasmine oil
½ cup cornstarch
5 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.
Amour Bath Salts
These essential oils bring out the romantic side of people. Enjoy soaking in a tub of these beautiful aromas and bathing yourself in essential oils reputed to increase desire and romance.
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe
7 drops cardamom oil
7 drops frankincense oil
7 drops myrtle oil
2 tablespoons carrier oil
5 drops vitamin E oil
3 cups salts
1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults)
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!
Memory
You can most surely count on forgetting information as you get older. Age is one of the most prevalent reasons for a person to have trouble with remembering things, especially more recent events. Most people have heard the saying that peppermint oil can help you to remember information when cramming for a test, but there are many more essential oils that you can use daily to stimulate the memory section of the brain. Oftentimes memory loss can also be associated with various illnesses, injuries, or life events so if memory loss is unbridled, it’s best to have it checked out by a physician. Essential oils have been used for an eternity to help promote long- and short-term memory skills.
Essential Oils
Basil, cajeput, citrus, clary sage, frankincense, ginkgo biloba, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, melissa, orange, patchouli, peppermint, rosemary, vetiver, and white fir
Gentle Wind Powder
Strengthen your memory skills by sleeping on these essential oils known for their memory promoting elements. These oils will reportedly seep into the memory portion of your brain so you can wake up sharper, more focused, and able to recall needed details.
Yield: ¼ cup
Recipe
3 drops melissa oil
3 drops rosemary oil
3 drops patchouli oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
¼ cup cornstarch
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.
Perfect Storm Bath Salts
Relax in the tub while these amazing essential oils increase your memory skills while at the same time imparting healing and aromatic benefits. More and more scientific research is becoming available to the public about how essential oils work wonders in healing memory issues in adults.
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe
7 drops clary sage oil
7 drops cajeput oil
7 drops orange oil
2 tablespoons carrier oil
3 cups salts
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!
Zen Temple Rub
This recipe is great to use when you are going to take a test or for studying. These essential oils are well known for their memory-enhancing benefits.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
1 drop frankincense oil
or
1 drop peppermint oil
Combine the ingredients into a small bottle, bowl, or jar. This recipe uses the direct application process whereby you can apply drops of the blend to the temples. Do not apply directly to eyes, genitals, open wounds, or mucus membranes. Store in a bottle or glass jar or a container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.
Pleasant Memories Rub
Use these essential oils every day to assist in increasing your memory skills, while, at the same time, enjoying their healing benefits and pleasing aroma.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
1 drop frankincense oil
1 drop patchouli oil
1 drop sandalwood oil
3 drops lemon oil
3 drops rosemary oil
3 drops vitamin E oil
1 fluid 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, 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.
Air of Remembrance
Run this diffuser recipe to get the most benefits from these memory-invoking essential oils. Scientific studies have proven that aromas provoke the memory more than anything else.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
5 drops frankincense oil
3 drops lemongrass oil
3 drops peppermint 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.
Gentle Nudge Inhale
Use for a quick memory boost when you are about to undertake a challenge in which you feel the need to positively reinforce your memory skills.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
1 drop orange oil
or
1 drop cajeput 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 procedure 3–4 times daily.
Pleasure
Pleasure is the state of the brain that provides you with happiness, contentment, joy, and overall good feelings. Finding pleasure in things is sometimes a matter of perception. While one person thinks that a walk in the woods is hot, tiresome, and annoying, another person may think it is very pleasurable. Finding pleasure can be as easy as thinking positively. These essential oils have been used for thousands of years to open the pleasure centers in our brains.
Essential Oils
Frankincense, juniper, melissa, myrrh, neroli, rose, and yarrow
Pagan’s Aroma
Having this aroma drift throughout your home or office can bring a lot of pleasure to those fortunate enough to be in the vicinity. These essential oils bring pleasing memories and positive attitudes to the surface.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
5 drops neroli oil
5 drops juniper 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.
Heavenly Hands
This hand rub is quick and effective at bringing pleasurable feelings to your mind, body, and soul. I love to have this handy on those days that I am feeling anxious or down. I just dip my fingers in, rub, and inhale!
Yield: 1 tablespoon
Recipe
3 drops rose oil
3 drops melissa oil
1 tablespoon grape seed 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 minutes, rinse and repeat as needed. Ensure that the oils have been completely absorbed into your skin before touching furniture, clothing, etc., or oils will stain. You may pour remainder into a jar with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 1 month.
Spiritual Exalting Inhale
Sometimes, simply inhaling an aroma from essential oils can bring immense pleasure. Just take a whiff of this the next time you are down and see if your spirits lift a little.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
1 drop frankincense 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 procedure 3–4 times daily.
Pleasurable Lotion
This lotion has the essential oils that were used by kings and queens to induce pleasurable emotions when they desired. Now you can have the same thing because this easily-made recipe uses essential oils that are readily available to bring pleasure and joy whenever you rub it in.
Yield: 1 fluid ounce
Recipe
3 drops melissa oil
3 drops juniper oil
2 drops frankincense 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.
Protection
Protection is a sense of safety and security from outside negative or evil influences. Essential oils (or the plants they have derived from) have been used for thousands of years to protect people from evil and negativity. People often use essential oils to meditate, pray, and to generally keep their souls safe while they open their hearts and minds to another plane of existence.
Essential Oils
Angelica, anise, benzoin, cedarwood, clove, cypress, dill, frankincense, fennel, hyssop, lavender, myrrh, petitgrain, rose, rosemary, vetiver, white birch, and ylang-ylang
Positivity Powder
This recipe includes essential oils known for their uplifting and positivity-inducing properties. Sprinkle this under all the sheets in the household to bring contentment, protection, and joy to everyone.
Yield: ¼ cup
Recipe
5 drops angelica oil
3 drops lavender oil
3 drops frankincense oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
¼ cup cornstarch
Place the ingredients into a mason jar, stirring well with a whisk (the angelica oil is very thick, so whisk it well). 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.
Protection Bath Salts
Feeling safe and secure is of utmost importance to most people. The essential oils used in this recipe have all been reported to bring safety and security to our environment. Using this bath recipe will help to protect you from evil, harm, and negativity.
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe
5 drops cypress oil
5 drops hyssop oil
5 drops angelica oil
5 drops anise oil
5 drops vitamin E 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!
Surrounded by Angels
This powerful recipe has been used forever and is reported to have the essential oils in it that will bring an army of angels to surround you and protect you from evil. This is a powerful blend of protective and peace-inducing oils that is ready in a spray bottle for you to use when you need it in a hurry. Just remember to shake well before using, as some of these oils are very thick, and the oils and water will separate after sitting.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
3 drops agrimony oil
4 drops fennel oil
3 drops angelica oil
2 drops petitgrain oil
2 drops hyssop 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.
Force Field Air
These essential oils have long been reputed to protect you with a force field effect around your heart, home, family, and soul. Bring safety and security to all who are in the vicinity of this diffuser recipe. Use this recipe and help to keep those unwanted forces away!
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
3 drops cypress oil
3 drops lime oil
3 drops rose oil
2 drops rosemary 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.
Instant Protection Inhaler
When I am feeling like I need an added boost of positivity and protection, this is my go-to recipe.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
1 drop angelica oil
or
1 drop myrrh oil
or
1 drop frankincense 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 procedure 3–4 times daily.
Echoes Drifting Bath
Take this bath and cover yourself with these protecting essential oils. Outside influences are said to be unable to penetrate the barrier created by these oils.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
5 drops rose oil
5 drops hyssop oil
5 drops ylang-ylang 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.
Security
Security is a feeling of safety, protection, and the absence of threat or fear. Sometimes, even if we are secure in our homes with our loved ones, we feel like we are unsafe. Illness, generalized anxiety, or even watching the news can provoke these feelings. These essential oils help to increase our feelings of safety and security with their calming and joyful properties.
Essential Oils
Angelica, cedarwood, frankincense, juniper berry, linden blossom, myrrh, patchouli, pine, spikenard, spruce, vetiver, white fir, and ylang-ylang
Simply Safe Bath
The essential oils in this bath are warming and relaxing. Becoming more grounded can help us to think clearly, feel a greater connection to family, and work on solving the problems before us. The anti-anxiety properties in this blend work together to help us feel more secure in ourselves and in the world around us.
Yield: 1 application
Recipe
4 drops spikenard oil
4 drops linden blossom oil
4 drops juniper berry oil
1 tablespoon milk (optional for adults, recommended for children)
1 tablespoon carrier oil
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.
I’m a Force Spray
This is a great bedroom spray for anyone who is anxious or feeling unsafe. These properties will help to calm and ground them and let them know that they are okay, while at the same time promoting a good night’s sleep.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Recipe
5 drops pine oil
5 drops patchouli oil
5 drops myrrh oil
2 fluid ounces water
1 tablespoon witch hazel
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.
Sleeping Safely Powder
This powder imparts a sense of relief, peace, calm, and security all night long. I use this in the guest room when I know I have company coming to spend the night and I want them to experience an ambiance of safety and security. They always remark how they slept like a baby!
Yield: ¼ cup
Recipe
8 drops vetiver oil
7 drops frankincense oil
6 drops angelica oil
4 drops vitamin E oil
¼ cup cornstarch
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.
Protective Shield
This blend helps the wearer to feel a shield of protection. These essential oils bring a sense of calm and relief, dispelling anxiety and worry. This roller bottle is handy to carry in your car or purse so that when you are feeling the need, it can be put on in moments.
Recipe
3 drops frankincense oil
3 drops juniper berry oil
3 drops ylang-ylang oil
2 drops vitamin E oil
1 fluid ounce carrier oil
Place the ingredients into a roller bottle. Roll around the area desired, such as wrist, neck, temples, soles of feet, or chest. Do not apply to open wounds, mucus membranes, eyes, or sensitive areas. Shake well before each use. Store unused portion in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting lid in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months.