I’m a teacher and for the past 3 years I’ve been using essential oils in my classroom. My students and staff always complement the aroma. I use lavender to calm them down, peppermint to invigorate their thinking and eucalyptus in the winter for cold/flu season.
My new favourite blend is 3 drops Bergamot 2 drops Lavender. It makes a Earl Grey/London Fog scent. You could do more drops if you enjoy a richer scent.
These oils are life saving love straight from heaven!!! I suffer from anxiety, depression, and P.T.S.D. The oils help all of my issues! 😎 Thank you for spreading the love. I love how successful you are. You truly show all young ladies they can do anything! 😍 Shalom!
Hello Melissa! I was 'sniffing' some of those combos as you were describing them. I never would have tried lime and basil before. What an awesome scent blend. Thanks for sharing! Not sure if anyone made a comment on this yet, but you can make or buy pre-printed little round stickers to place on top of your EO lids. This will alleviate the problem with matching up your lids with the correct bottles. Helps me tremendously! TFS and keep up the great work!
It took a lot of trial and error before I found which scents I like, and what I like to use them for. I did my research on oils, brands included. I’m also brand agnostic, but I do have my favorites, and stay away from MLM companies at all costs because their oils are extremely overpriced in comparison to most other brands that have the same quality oils. I love all things Bergamot! Whether it be the single note, Bergamot Mint or my absolute favorite...Bergamot Key Lime, which is a blend from Eden’s Garden. It’s so delicious!
Brittany Blankenship Not yet, but I actually just ordered Lavender Magnolia, and I love Patchouli so I’ll have to try that blend! Their new blends are just amazing! I don’t know why but lately I’ve been loving any of their blends that have lime, key lime or both, so the Bergamot Key Lime (my fav), Frankincense Lime and Goodnight....ugh so good! Since they don’t have rollers for their newer blends in going to make a Bergamot Key Lime roller, but I’m trying to figure out what I want to add in there if anything, so if you have any ideas please let me know!
I love Peppermint & Eucalyptus diffused together, my fav. In the Fall, I love Orange & Clove. Love this video! I am also obsessed with Essential oils, but my collection is smaller than yours 😊 I also use a few drops Lavender in the washing machine, per your recommendation from a few years ago 🙂
I love lavender. I usually make a spray with distilled water, witch hazel and about 20 drops of lavender. I spray my pillows with this and I always have a sound sleep.
I love so many different combinations, it depends what I have going on. Pinterest has the greatest amount of “recipes “ I’ve found. Right now I’m enjoying eucalyptus, peppermint and orange.
I found the brand Woolzies at TJ Maxx and I fell in love with their scents! I diffuse them, wear them, and put them on wool dryer balls to scent my laundry. They're great quality and smell amazing!
Love them absolutely. I have loads of them, use them everyday in my practise , at home, in the car. A few more I love are mandarin, orange,ylang ylang, jasmine, vetiver, palmarosa. After your video, will be using more tea tree, eucaliptus and peppermint. Since we dont have vanilla in my country, I make an oul infusion with vanilla pods.
Another favourite video that u just produced!!! I love love love essential oils, so much so that I tend to gift people these in holidays. (I dnt care if thy dnt like it 🤣) My fav ones are, Saje blends, 1. Immunity (recommended by health Canada) 2. Yoga( while meditation) 3. Mountains 3. Goddess 4. SunShine Individual scents, 1. Lavender 2. Rosemary 3. Lime 4. Woodsy
I make two products using essential oils that I'm never without. First I make a bed spray. That has 2 tablespoons of alcohol (I use cheap vodka because I like the scent in the mix, but can use rubbing alcohol) and ten drops of lavender essential oil in a small spray bottle. Fill the bottle with water. When I take the linens off my bed to wash, I spray my mattress and pillows down with this mix and let dry before I vacuum it. (Also good for taking care of mites.) I also add a few drops of lavender oil to my washer's rinse cycle to freshen the sheets. Next, I make an all-purpose cleaner in a 16 ounce spray bottle (mine is glass) using 2 tablespoons of sal suds, 5 drops of tea tree oil, 10 drops of lemon oil and 5 drops of eucalyptus. The scent is pleasing. Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy you and Chad and how well you work together.
😂 “essential oil horder” that’s me! Love my EO’s. Just FYI for anyone interested, I use to be a Doterra distributor, but stopped bc the prices were outrageous, due to it being a MLM company, and found “revive essential oils” 100% the exact same quality, at less than half the cost. Plus, always free shipping.
I love the citrus scents the most...orange, lemon, grapefruit etc. Orange scent especially equates to "clean and fresh" in my mind. Adding a little rosemary with the citrus smells really great, too. At this point, I use oils solely for their scent, not their other potential uses. No need for me to get overly concerned regarding the quality of the oils.
Before I lost my olfactory function (sense of smell) I was very much into essential oils. I, too, enjoyed mixing unique combinations. My favorite scents were vetiver, neroli, cedarwood - mostly in combination with other oils with brighter notes. They tend to be abit heavy alone, for certain applications.
I want to try all of the combinations you mentioned! My personal favs are peppermint, lavender and lemon. I definitely want to try the eucalyptus/shower trick when I have congestion and also the peppermint floor mat trick you shared. Thanks for this video.
If you are new to purchasing EO it's nice to go to a shop and ask for help, sniff around, etc. And buy small amounts. When you established a few favs then you can replace them pretty safely online. As Melissa says there is a range of quality. You dont need the priciest but don't cheap out. Once you reach a level of quality paying more is ridiculous in my opinion. You also make some shortcuts based on how you are planning to use it. Also I will suggest that when you start looking for some variety in your scents wander close to your fav.for instance if you like orange oil try another citrus. If you are fond of pine try fir needle. If you are over peppermint try spearmint. If you are a fan of patchouli try vetivir. Similar oils in the same plant family will also usually have similar properties that you rely on for certain tasks. Melissa you discussed a lot of my fav oils. They are very versatile. My fav EO blend is lavender, orange, and eucalyptus. Takes me right back to the spa. It's a good scent for diffusing, cleaning, and personal care products. Happy new year everybody!
The Thieves Oil story was very interesting. Decades ago my Grandmother told me that when she was a little girl (in the 1800s) in Austro-Hungaria and got sick she used to have to wear a little leather pouch containing herbs and garlic. I asked her if it helped her get well. She said probably not but no one got close enough to get sick themselves. Whatever works..lol
I haven't been using essential oils a lot lately, but one thing I thought of last year that I was so excited to do again this year, was peppermint hand soap! I use the dial honey vanilla soap refills for my soap pump, and I always mix that with a dropper full of argan oil which I find really helps keep the soap from drying out my skin. Well last year around Christmas time I thought to add in a few drops of peppermint and it's AMAZING. I mix about 2 cups of the dial soap, the dropper full of argan oil, probably about a table spoon worth, maybe a bit less, and 5-10 drops peppermint. The smell is lovely, like a candy cane, and I already associate it with Christmas now, I started craving that scent for the hand soap right after Halloween, but my dispenser didn't need a refill until the beginning of december😭 lol. I love it. I don't have a huge collection, mostly medicinal scents, lavender, tea tree, eucalyptus, peppermint, and the argan. I have a couple floral blends, but I don't know what I was thinking because I hate them lol. Lavender, tea tree and eucalyptus make a fantastic and reliable flea repellant for dogs, as well as to get them to stay off of soft furnishings and not infest your home, but don't quote me on that. I've used it for years in place of chemical nasties like advantage and I find it works just as well. I moved and haven't had any issue with fleas now for several years, but the recipe is floating around online for anyone interested. It was the only thing my dog could use as he has such bad allergies, the vet sold flea meds would give my shepherd rashes and he would loose fur, one year he was almost 80% bald because of it. If your vet says it's toxic because of the tea tree, by all means listen, but I've used tea tree on cats and dogs for all sorts of issues, it's especially good to mix in with antibiotic ointments to help with antiseptic, but also because they hate the smell and won't lick it. It also mixes great into an olive oil furniture polish, the tea tree prevents the olive oil from going rancid, it's makes wood look fantastic and again acts as a deterrent for chewing by puppies. But, the hype is that it's toxic. I have not had my pets experience any noticeable negative reactions, and will keep using it as needed, but don't just blindly take my advice and hate me for it if something happens. I'm no vet or doctor.🤷♀️
Also, I forgot, tea tree oil is great for dandruff. My mom has used it in head and shoulders for years and it makes the head and shoulders shampoo work 10x better. Just add 10-20 drops to a full bottle of shampoo and shake it well to combine. You want it to smell fairly strong once it's mixed up. Like definite tea tree. You don't have enough if once it's mixed it still smells mostly like head and shoulders. It really helps, even in regular shampoos, but if you don't like the smell of classic dandruff shampoo and you need it, the tea tree really covers it, I used it all through high school and it did come up a few times that I used head and shoulders and nobody could tell by how my hair smelled, so a+ for that. Tea tree mixed with olive oil is also a home remedy for cradle cap for babies, a drop of each mixed up, applied to the spot and allowed to sit for 10 or so minutes before washing the hair should over the course of a couple treatments, completely cure it. I haven't tried this, but I recently read it in my trusty grandma's home remedies book. 😊
Amazing!! I'm gonna save this video and go back to it as I need to! I have some doTerra oils, and since I'm in menopause, my favorite blend from them is the Clarycalm! It has: clary sage, lavender, bergamot, romantic chamomile, cedarwood, ylang-ylang, geranium, fennel, carrot seed, palmarosa and vitex! Hot flashes, emotions, headaches anxiety and depression are so bad at times that I felt like I was dying! Rolling this blend on my chest takes all of those nasty feelings and physical ailments and dwindles them down to nothing! Essential oils are amazing and I use them not only for therapeutic reasons, but also to lift my mood, cook with and a myriad of other ways to keep my home, my family and friends happy and healthy!
I love assential oils ,my daughter is a arroma massage therapist, thank you for this video , l agree that they have to be therapeutic quality. My favorite combination is eucalyptus, cinnamon, tea tree , naioli oils together .put equal amount in a spray bottle. makes a anti -microbial spray , You can spray it in your room or on your pillow if you have a cold or ext Rose from Canada ❤ .
@@christinegarrity8939 Thieves is Young Living but most brands have the same blend with a different name. Ellia calls it Fight It. It is a.blend of orange, cloves, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary. I really love it!
I take a damp paper towel and drop some lemon oil and it to clean my mirrors. Then I wipe them down with a mirror microfiber towel. Glass sparkles!! I use lemon, lavender, peppermint, lemongrass and frankincense the most. I used your tea tree soap scum buster just now. I love it. I used lavender dish soap with it. I cleaned the corners and walls with most of it. I have a clean broom that I use to clean the tub floor. It is easier to scrub there that way. I used what was left in the bowl for that.
Hello Melissa! One of my favorite combinations for my kitchen is the lime and basil that you like, but I also add orange oil to the mix. I drop some of this blend in my sink each night and in the morning everything still smells so lovely. I also LOVE lavender and use it often. A combination that I use on occasion is lavender with cedarwood or lavender with peppermint oil. The latter sounds like a strange combo, but it is soothing and lively all at once! Happy New Year!
Wow I just starting using EO for a while Ashley this afternoon I just got home family is coming and I decided to do a baking soda with eucalyptus Pine and peppermint and dusted on my carpet and it smells wonderful I love I love that I can use EO everywhere in my house so far my dogs haven't got any effect with it I'm glad I'm poor check with the bed thank you for showing me different ways of cleaning without using Hart chemicals.😁💗
Thanks for the combo suggestions. The Essential Oil industry is unregulated so even if the bottle says '100% pure' does not mean it is actually pure essential oil. Purchasers have to research the manufacturers if you're seeking consistent effectiveness; also research even basic precautions and guidelines for safe usage.
There's a Now essential oils set on amazon of 10 30mL bottles for $38. I bought it a year ago and still have some bottles full and have only replaced maybe 3-4 in the last 6 months. Great starter kit!
I did tons of research and a few great brands are eden's garden and plant therapy. Personally, I prefer eden's garden bc they smell better to me than the plant therapy brand. A lot of eo's cannot be used around children under 10 such as eucalyptus and peppermint. Edens garden has a children's line that makes it easy to use without worry and those are the ones I mostly purchase for safety reasons. They have blends that are perfect for sleeping and sickness to diffuse at night in the bedrooms. I purchased a cleaning blend that's pretty nice that I add to my homemade cleaning spray bottle.... called cleaning blend. Instead of buying individual scents, I love having the synergies a lot.
Life's Little Moments... ..Plant Therapy also has a Kid Safe line/label for those eo’s that are safe for use with/around children. There customer support is awesome too!
Edens Garden and Plant Therapy are all I own. Do you have a preference for either Fighting Five vs Guardian from EG? I can't make up my mind. 😄 Bliss synergy is my fave from EG and Love Vanilla from PT.
I love the smell of pine tree and have been unsuccessful finding it in EO form, to the point where I wasn't sure it existed. Thanks for confirming that it does...I will keep looking!
Oh yeah it exist! White pine, red pine, ocean pine, sylvester pine. And if you like those scents you might also like Balsam fir, white spruce, black spruce and thuja...You are in for a treat :) Some companies also sells "forest" blends.
I'm a big fan of lavender and I love to mix it with sweet orange and ylang ylang in a diffuser! I also really like to mix it with rosemary and sweet almond oil (amazing for massages)
If you love spa, you must try eucalyptus and orange essential oils. It brings me back to the Siberia steam room everytime! I also love difffusing the Sage Tranquility blend when I do my yoga. Happy New Year and thanks for the amazing videos!
So I'll admit I'm a bit of a hoarder as well! I use them every single day for myself and my family. First I want to make a disclaimer... I am "not" a doctor nor do I practice medicine!! Another thing I think should be mentioned is that a few essential oils can be taken internally, however, and this is very important, you must make sure it is food-grade or made for internal use!!! One kind I don't think you mentioned is oregano essential oil... It is fabulous for so many things! I take oregano oil, that's made for consumption, because of a friend that had a nasty problem that she got rid of because she took oregano oil. She took care of the problem all by herself without getting any nasty products from the dr and ever since then I became a believer! I now take oregano oil everyday. Another that I take internally, remember it must be for internal use, is clove oil. Clove oil is full of antioxidants! Blueberries have an extremely high amount of antioxidants per cup, however clove oil has thousands more antioxidants. You can use it on your skin as well but only if you use a carrier oil. Never put clove oil or oregano oil and most other essential oils for that matter directly on your skin or in your mouth. You must always diluted it or put it in an empty capsule. Always first test a small amount of essential oil with a carrier oil on your skin to make sure you do not react badly to it. Clove oil can even warm you up when you're super cold. You want to make sure you do not take more than just a few drops of clove oil in a 24-hour period though as some people could run into issues with their liver not processing it properly. Also, so many people decide that if little bit is good, then a lot must be even better. That is not the truth. Make sure you research before you follow anything that someone else says that they do or take!!! We are not all created equal especially when it comes to how our bodies and organs work as a lot of that comes from the kind of Lifestyle we live or diseases we have or have had.... whether you are healthy or not, especially if you're not healthy, speak with your doctor and or know what you're dealing with.
I have just ordered myself an oil diffuser and a starter kit of oils. I can not wait to try it! I feel like it will help with some of the 'family' smells lol as well as creating a more relaxing and inviting home. That coupled with my full home decluttering I will hopefully have a more enjoyable home space.
Peppermint, Spearmint, and lemon are my favs. I haven't tried combing oils yet, but after hearing this, I will! Thanks. Btw, I do not care for floral scents either.
There is something I just love about basil. So much so I will put it on topically. Something about it just wakes me up and makes me happy. I have always wondered what Tobacco and Basil would smell like together.
Lavender and Cedarwood (with slightly more lavender than Cedarwood)... I found a lotion with this scent and loved it and had to recreate it in my house
My comfort oil is peppermint. Reminds me of my childhood and calms me down. Put that next to my bed and I'm fast asleep. Good for headaches apparently.
I love essential oils and use them in my everyday cleaners as well as diffuse them. The citrus scents are my fav. Also trying mixing thieves with line. It is heavily. Great video.
Put 2-5 drops eucalyptus oil in a cool mist humidifier. It has cleansing properties for bacteria and viruses. Scent lasts a lot longer than any diffuse I've used, too. Great when you are stuffy or not feeling well!
My go to's: lemon, eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, basil. I have others as well but these in different combos cover a multitude of ailments and purposes from mental fatigue, stress, purifying, decongestanting, insomnia, bug bites, poison ivy, rashes...a gift to humanity for sure. I shop mostly at Luckyvitamin.com, Remnantremedy.com, and a local family-owned health food store. Great video! I hope it gets more people aware of and using essential oils.
I make a room freshener /car freshener / fabric freshener out of orange oil and vanilla. If I need it to kill germs and I add a little "spirits" to the mix. It makes the whole house smell like an orange creamsicle.
I love essential oils. I diffuse thieves to keep my family healthy and I also clean with it. I also do different combos in my diffusers to make the house smell good.
My favorite EO combo is peppermint, tea tree and lavendar. I use tea tree with almost every combo in my house. When someone is sick I will defuse tea tree close to that person's room to assist in not spreading the germs into the rest of the house.
I am just starting with essential oils and even received some for Christmas. I use Wintergreen for foot pain during the day and lavendar at night. I haven't really tried combinations but I think I will start with clove, orange, and cinnamon - sounds amazing!
Been making my own air freshener for years. (Especially for the bathroom!!! Eeeew) Last week, I stumbled on a combo of eo's that I'm absolutely in love with. Lavender and Lemongrass. I knew some ppl like lav/lemon combo, but I didn't have lemon. Found it to be a bright and cheery mix that isn't to tart or sweet smelling.
I use Young Living essential oils and they're the only ones I have in my house. I use Thieves exclusively in cleaning my house. You either love the smell or you hate it! I also use the Thieves spray and used it all through COVID. No jab. I still spray it on the grocery cart handles. I also spray it on my hands, rub my palms together and breathe it in deeply, before and after I leave the store or anytime I've in a group of people. I'm always amused when I'm in the store and someone notices and remarks that I have Thieves on. lol Lavendar is not a scent I can tolerate. It makes me nauseous for some reason, although it is okay if blended with other oils.
You can go online on amazon and buy essential oils case carrier, they have one to carry 70 bottles that also comes with droplet,roller bottles, funnel and lables. It will help with clutter of essential oils and put im safe place from toddlers and pets.
I have lived in Tokyo for the last thirty years, but am from Seal Beach, CA. The Japanese rarely sell cologne for businessmen. I am in love with oils. Not exactly businesslike, but I'm retired. Tokyu Hands has a great assortment.
I thank you for this. I lost my sense of smell years ago due to sinus issues. That being said, my family can still smell and I want it pleasant for them.
Please watch the in-store purchases as they are not usually 100% pure and able to consume or use around pets. Even ones labeled 100%, they may not be. One we bought at a health food store, labeled 100% actually separated, def not 100% :( Just do your research on the brands before you buy!
MommaIrwin yes this is true! Companies are allowed to put 100% pure and only put a tiny bit of real oil in it. The oil industry is not regulated. When I first started using oils I thought I could buy them from Walmart etc because they were labeled pure. But after educating myself and learning more about them, I found out otherwise. “Cheaper” oils can actually cause way more harm than good. Plus you waste your money on an adultered oil instead of just buying a higher quality that will help support your body. Oils are amazing and definitely have changed my life! But I’m also glad I learned more about them and surrounded myself with a good community. I highly suggest doing some more research on the oils you may be using. Don’t buy an oil unless you can see the testing results. Just because they say they test, doesn’t mean it’s pure either. You want to be able to verify
I love EO's. FYI, some companies use chemical distillation because it is a faster way of obtaining the oil. The plant thinks it is hurt and releases the oils to protect itself. This can be so dangerous because the oils can affect our bodies on a cellular level, meaning you could be putting chemicals into your cells. I do not sell this, but have learned this through Young Living's info and they are chemical free. Just be aware of what process a company uses before purchasing.
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I’m a teacher and for the past 3 years I’ve been using essential oils in my classroom. My students and staff always complement the aroma. I use lavender to calm them down, peppermint to invigorate their thinking and eucalyptus in the winter for cold/flu season.
You must be a wonderful teacher! 😊
nice!
Now your classroom smells better
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@@johnmacy3607 Bruh wtf 😂
5 drops Bergamot + 5 drops rosehip + 2 drops lavender = Beautiful spa scent!
When I was having chemo and felt nauseous I would smell the peppermint and it help me a lot.
It helps with headaches
My new favourite blend is 3 drops Bergamot 2 drops Lavender. It makes a Earl Grey/London Fog scent. You could do more drops if you enjoy a richer scent.
Mix lavender and cedar wood. Its awesome!
Lemon and vanilla! I clean with it and use it as a room refresher. Perfect combo of clean and warm.
oooooooo, yummy! Does it smell like lemon merengue pie?
These oils are life saving love straight from heaven!!! I suffer from anxiety, depression, and P.T.S.D. The oils help all of my issues! 😎 Thank you for spreading the love. I love how successful you are. You truly show all young ladies they can do anything! 😍 Shalom!
Which essential oils do you use?
What diffuser do you typically us?
Hello Melissa! I was 'sniffing' some of those combos as you were describing them. I never would have tried lime and basil before. What an awesome scent blend. Thanks for sharing!
Not sure if anyone made a comment on this yet, but you can make or buy pre-printed little round stickers to place on top of your EO lids. This will alleviate the problem with matching up your lids with the correct bottles. Helps me tremendously!
TFS and keep up the great work!
It took a lot of trial and error before I found which scents I like, and what I like to use them for. I did my research on oils, brands included. I’m also brand agnostic, but I do have my favorites, and stay away from MLM companies at all costs because their oils are extremely overpriced in comparison to most other brands that have the same quality oils.
I love all things Bergamot! Whether it be the single note, Bergamot Mint or my absolute favorite...Bergamot Key Lime, which is a blend from Eden’s Garden. It’s so delicious!
So glad to see a comment with some sense :) have you tried EGs new tobacco patchouli or lavender magnolia?! Omg they’re intoxicating
Brittany Blankenship Not yet, but I actually just ordered Lavender Magnolia, and I love Patchouli so I’ll have to try that blend! Their new blends are just amazing! I don’t know why but lately I’ve been loving any of their blends that have lime, key lime or both, so the Bergamot Key Lime (my fav), Frankincense Lime and Goodnight....ugh so good!
Since they don’t have rollers for their newer blends in going to make a Bergamot Key Lime roller, but I’m trying to figure out what I want to add in there if anything, so if you have any ideas please let me know!
I love Edens Garden too
I love Peppermint & Eucalyptus diffused together, my fav. In the Fall, I love Orange & Clove. Love this video! I am also obsessed with Essential oils, but my collection is smaller than yours 😊 I also use a few drops Lavender in the washing machine, per your recommendation from a few years ago 🙂
I enjoy putting a drop of lavender on a rag or clothe in my laundry load to freshen it up too.
I love lavender. I usually make a spray with distilled water, witch hazel and about 20 drops of lavender. I spray my pillows with this and I always have a sound sleep.
Quintella Wilson stealing your recipe ❤️❤️
Me too😁
How much distilled water and witch hazel?
Do you have to use distilled water?
I love so many different combinations, it depends what I have going on. Pinterest has the greatest amount of “recipes “ I’ve found. Right now I’m enjoying eucalyptus, peppermint and orange.
I found the brand Woolzies at TJ Maxx and I fell in love with their scents! I diffuse them, wear them, and put them on wool dryer balls to scent my laundry. They're great quality and smell amazing!
Love them absolutely. I have loads of them, use them everyday in my practise , at home, in the car. A few more I love are mandarin, orange,ylang ylang, jasmine, vetiver, palmarosa. After your video, will be using more tea tree, eucaliptus and peppermint. Since we dont have vanilla in my country, I make an oul infusion with vanilla pods.
Another favourite video that u just produced!!! I love love love essential oils, so much so that I tend to gift people these in holidays. (I dnt care if thy dnt like it 🤣)
My fav ones are,
Saje blends,
1. Immunity (recommended by health Canada)
2. Yoga( while meditation)
3. Mountains
3. Goddess
4. SunShine
Individual scents,
1. Lavender
2. Rosemary
3. Lime
4. Woodsy
Lavender and lemon is heavenly!
Lemon, orange, lemongrass, and grapefruit is wonderful as well.
Oh my gosh!!! Lavender with any citrus has been my go to!
My fav convo is Rosemary, lemon, lime, and cedarwood. Aaaahhhh zen!
That would smell wonderful!
MMmmmm... that must smell nice!
I make two products using essential oils that I'm never without. First I make a bed spray. That has 2 tablespoons of alcohol (I use cheap vodka because I like the scent in the mix, but can use rubbing alcohol) and ten drops of lavender essential oil in a small spray bottle. Fill the bottle with water. When I take the linens off my bed to wash, I spray my mattress and pillows down with this mix and let dry before I vacuum it. (Also good for taking care of mites.) I also add a few drops of lavender oil to my washer's rinse cycle to freshen the sheets.
Next, I make an all-purpose cleaner in a 16 ounce spray bottle (mine is glass) using 2 tablespoons of sal suds, 5 drops of tea tree oil, 10 drops of lemon oil and 5 drops of eucalyptus. The scent is pleasing.
Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy you and Chad and how well you work together.
😂 “essential oil horder” that’s me! Love my EO’s. Just FYI for anyone interested, I use to be a Doterra distributor, but stopped bc the prices were outrageous, due to it being a MLM company, and found “revive essential oils” 100% the exact same quality, at less than half the cost. Plus, always free shipping.
Lime, grapefruit and lemon is THE BEST SCENT!!!!!
AH! I love citrus eos too!!
I love the citrus scents the most...orange, lemon, grapefruit etc. Orange scent especially equates to "clean and fresh" in my mind. Adding a little rosemary with the citrus smells really great, too. At this point, I use oils solely for their scent, not their other potential uses. No need for me to get overly concerned regarding the quality of the oils.
I’m just getting into the groove of using essential oils. Thank you so much for sharing these tidbits!!
Before I lost my olfactory function (sense of smell) I was very much into essential oils. I, too, enjoyed mixing unique combinations. My favorite scents were vetiver, neroli, cedarwood - mostly in combination with other oils with brighter notes. They tend to be abit heavy alone, for certain applications.
I want to try all of the combinations you mentioned! My personal favs are peppermint, lavender and lemon. I definitely want to try the eucalyptus/shower trick when I have congestion and also the peppermint floor mat trick you shared. Thanks for this video.
Lavender ! I diffuse it every night for the best sleep 💤 ever!
If you are new to purchasing EO it's nice to go to a shop and ask for help, sniff around, etc. And buy small amounts. When you established a few favs then you can replace them pretty safely online. As Melissa says there is a range of quality. You dont need the priciest but don't cheap out. Once you reach a level of quality paying more is ridiculous in my opinion. You also make some shortcuts based on how you are planning to use it.
Also I will suggest that when you start looking for some variety in your scents wander close to your fav.for instance if you like orange oil try another citrus. If you are fond of pine try fir needle. If you are over peppermint try spearmint. If you are a fan of patchouli try vetivir. Similar oils in the same plant family will also usually have similar properties that you rely on for certain tasks.
Melissa you discussed a lot of my fav oils. They are very versatile. My fav EO blend is lavender, orange, and eucalyptus. Takes me right back to the spa. It's a good scent for diffusing, cleaning, and personal care products.
Happy new year everybody!
I love spearmint and lime! Especially right now when it’s cold out, it makes me feel happy and tropical!
Marcy VanDenburg interesting combo! Gotta try this one.
The Thieves Oil story was very interesting. Decades ago my Grandmother told me that when she was a little girl (in the 1800s) in Austro-Hungaria and got sick she used to have to wear a little leather pouch containing herbs and garlic. I asked her if it helped her get well. She said probably not but no one got close enough to get sick themselves. Whatever works..lol
I haven't been using essential oils a lot lately, but one thing I thought of last year that I was so excited to do again this year, was peppermint hand soap! I use the dial honey vanilla soap refills for my soap pump, and I always mix that with a dropper full of argan oil which I find really helps keep the soap from drying out my skin.
Well last year around Christmas time I thought to add in a few drops of peppermint and it's AMAZING. I mix about 2 cups of the dial soap, the dropper full of argan oil, probably about a table spoon worth, maybe a bit less, and 5-10 drops peppermint. The smell is lovely, like a candy cane, and I already associate it with Christmas now, I started craving that scent for the hand soap right after Halloween, but my dispenser didn't need a refill until the beginning of december😭 lol. I love it.
I don't have a huge collection, mostly medicinal scents, lavender, tea tree, eucalyptus, peppermint, and the argan. I have a couple floral blends, but I don't know what I was thinking because I hate them lol.
Lavender, tea tree and eucalyptus make a fantastic and reliable flea repellant for dogs, as well as to get them to stay off of soft furnishings and not infest your home, but don't quote me on that. I've used it for years in place of chemical nasties like advantage and I find it works just as well.
I moved and haven't had any issue with fleas now for several years, but the recipe is floating around online for anyone interested.
It was the only thing my dog could use as he has such bad allergies, the vet sold flea meds would give my shepherd rashes and he would loose fur, one year he was almost 80% bald because of it.
If your vet says it's toxic because of the tea tree, by all means listen, but I've used tea tree on cats and dogs for all sorts of issues, it's especially good to mix in with antibiotic ointments to help with antiseptic, but also because they hate the smell and won't lick it.
It also mixes great into an olive oil furniture polish, the tea tree prevents the olive oil from going rancid, it's makes wood look fantastic and again acts as a deterrent for chewing by puppies. But, the hype is that it's toxic.
I have not had my pets experience any noticeable negative reactions, and will keep using it as needed, but don't just blindly take my advice and hate me for it if something happens. I'm no vet or doctor.🤷♀️
Also, I forgot, tea tree oil is great for dandruff. My mom has used it in head and shoulders for years and it makes the head and shoulders shampoo work 10x better. Just add 10-20 drops to a full bottle of shampoo and shake it well to combine. You want it to smell fairly strong once it's mixed up. Like definite tea tree. You don't have enough if once it's mixed it still smells mostly like head and shoulders. It really helps, even in regular shampoos, but if you don't like the smell of classic dandruff shampoo and you need it, the tea tree really covers it, I used it all through high school and it did come up a few times that I used head and shoulders and nobody could tell by how my hair smelled, so a+ for that.
Tea tree mixed with olive oil is also a home remedy for cradle cap for babies, a drop of each mixed up, applied to the spot and allowed to sit for 10 or so minutes before washing the hair should over the course of a couple treatments, completely cure it. I haven't tried this, but I recently read it in my trusty grandma's home remedies book. 😊
Amazing!! I'm gonna save this video and go back to it as I need to! I have some doTerra oils, and since I'm in menopause, my favorite blend from them is the Clarycalm! It has: clary sage, lavender, bergamot, romantic chamomile, cedarwood, ylang-ylang, geranium, fennel, carrot seed, palmarosa and vitex! Hot flashes, emotions, headaches anxiety and depression are so bad at times that I felt like I was dying! Rolling this blend on my chest takes all of those nasty feelings and physical ailments and dwindles them down to nothing! Essential oils are amazing and I use them not only for therapeutic reasons, but also to lift my mood, cook with and a myriad of other ways to keep my home, my family and friends happy and healthy!
I remember a smell from childhood that I've always wanted to recreate. The closest I've come to the smell is lavender and patchouli.
Lavender and Patchouli sound AMAZING!
I love assential oils ,my daughter is a arroma massage therapist, thank you for this video , l agree that they have to be therapeutic quality.
My favorite combination is eucalyptus, cinnamon, tea tree , naioli oils together .put equal amount in a spray bottle. makes a anti -microbial spray ,
You can spray it in your room or on your pillow if you have a cold or ext
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I dearly love eucalyptus and recently found Thieves blend and have fallen in love with it!
MidniteDaily where does one find thieves oil ?
@@christinegarrity8939 Thieves is Young Living but most brands have the same blend with a different name. Ellia calls it Fight It. It is a.blend of orange, cloves, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary. I really love it!
I take a damp paper towel and drop some lemon oil and it to clean my mirrors. Then I wipe them down with a mirror microfiber towel. Glass sparkles!!
I use lemon, lavender, peppermint, lemongrass and frankincense the most. I used your tea tree soap scum buster just now. I love it. I used lavender dish soap with it. I cleaned the corners and walls with most of it. I have a clean broom that I use to clean the tub floor. It is easier to scrub there that way. I used what was left in the bowl for that.
Hello Melissa! One of my favorite combinations for my kitchen is the lime and basil that you like, but I also add orange oil to the mix. I drop some of this blend in my sink each night and in the morning everything still smells so lovely. I also LOVE lavender and use it often. A combination that I use on occasion is lavender with cedarwood or lavender with peppermint oil. The latter sounds like a strange combo, but it is soothing and lively all at once! Happy New Year!
Wow I just starting using EO for a while Ashley this afternoon I just got home family is coming and I decided to do a baking soda with eucalyptus Pine and peppermint and dusted on my carpet and it smells wonderful I love I love that I can use EO everywhere in my house so far my dogs haven't got any effect with it I'm glad I'm poor check with the bed thank you for showing me different ways of cleaning without using Hart chemicals.😁💗
@Jeanmarie Todd wow thanks
I LOVE ESSENTIAL OILS! My collection will look like yours one day!! Mine collection right now is small, but I'm so in love with them!
Thanks for the combo suggestions.
The Essential Oil industry is unregulated so even if the bottle says '100% pure' does not mean it is actually pure essential oil.
Purchasers have to research the manufacturers if you're seeking consistent effectiveness; also research even basic precautions and guidelines for safe usage.
There's a Now essential oils set on amazon of 10 30mL bottles for $38. I bought it a year ago and still have some bottles full and have only replaced maybe 3-4 in the last 6 months. Great starter kit!
My favorite Essential oils blends are: Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Lime, Mandarine
Lol, it sounds like you LOVE lemon!
I did tons of research and a few great brands are eden's garden and plant therapy. Personally, I prefer eden's garden bc they smell better to me than the plant therapy brand. A lot of eo's cannot be used around children under 10 such as eucalyptus and peppermint. Edens garden has a children's line that makes it easy to use without worry and those are the ones I mostly purchase for safety reasons. They have blends that are perfect for sleeping and sickness to diffuse at night in the bedrooms. I purchased a cleaning blend that's pretty nice that I add to my homemade cleaning spray bottle.... called cleaning blend. Instead of buying individual scents, I love having the synergies a lot.
Life's Little Moments... ..Plant Therapy also has a Kid Safe line/label for those eo’s that are safe for use with/around children. There customer support is awesome too!
Edens Garden and Plant Therapy are all I own. Do you have a preference for either Fighting Five vs Guardian from EG? I can't make up my mind. 😄 Bliss synergy is my fave from EG and Love Vanilla from PT.
I love the smell of pine tree and have been unsuccessful finding it in EO form, to the point where I wasn't sure it existed. Thanks for confirming that it does...I will keep looking!
Oh yeah it exist! White pine, red pine, ocean pine, sylvester pine. And if you like those scents you might also like Balsam fir, white spruce, black spruce and thuja...You are in for a treat :) Some companies also sells "forest" blends.
Thank you for making this video. I have watched a lot of videos on this subject. I trust your information.
I use peppermint oil for headaches. Just put on temples and helps so much.
I'm a big fan of lavender and I love to mix it with sweet orange and ylang ylang in a diffuser! I also really like to mix it with rosemary and sweet almond oil (amazing for massages)
Also I totally stole you’re lavender/ vodka recipe for a linen spray. I use it on my living furniture all the time for a refresher.
Copiba is by far my favorite essential oil. It smells amazing and is wonderful for pain.
If you love spa, you must try eucalyptus and orange essential oils. It brings me back to the Siberia steam room everytime!
I also love difffusing the Sage Tranquility blend when I do my yoga.
Happy New Year and thanks for the amazing videos!
So I'll admit I'm a bit of a hoarder as well! I use them every single day for myself and my family. First I want to make a disclaimer... I am "not" a doctor nor do I practice medicine!! Another thing I think should be mentioned is that a few essential oils can be taken internally, however, and this is very important, you must make sure it is food-grade or made for internal use!!! One kind I don't think you mentioned is oregano essential oil... It is fabulous for so many things! I take oregano oil, that's made for consumption, because of a friend that had a nasty problem that she got rid of because she took oregano oil. She took care of the problem all by herself without getting any nasty products from the dr and ever since then I became a believer! I now take oregano oil everyday. Another that I take internally, remember it must be for internal use, is clove oil. Clove oil is full of antioxidants! Blueberries have an extremely high amount of antioxidants per cup, however clove oil has thousands more antioxidants. You can use it on your skin as well but only if you use a carrier oil. Never put clove oil or oregano oil and most other essential oils for that matter directly on your skin or in your mouth. You must always diluted it or put it in an empty capsule. Always first test a small amount of essential oil with a carrier oil on your skin to make sure you do not react badly to it. Clove oil can even warm you up when you're super cold. You want to make sure you do not take more than just a few drops of clove oil in a 24-hour period though as some people could run into issues with their liver not processing it properly. Also, so many people decide that if little bit is good, then a lot must be even better. That is not the truth. Make sure you research before you follow anything that someone else says that they do or take!!! We are not all created equal especially when it comes to how our bodies and organs work as a lot of that comes from the kind of Lifestyle we live or diseases we have or have had.... whether you are healthy or not, especially if you're not healthy, speak with your doctor and or know what you're dealing with.
I use pine and lemongrass for cleaning floors. A combination Cedar wood, lavender and orange to diffuse at night to help sleep.
I have just ordered myself an oil diffuser and a starter kit of oils. I can not wait to try it! I feel like it will help with some of the 'family' smells lol as well as creating a more relaxing and inviting home. That coupled with my full home decluttering I will hopefully have a more enjoyable home space.
My favorite blend in the diffuser is Lemon and Lavender! Smells like Fruity Pebbles and it's so fresh smelling! I also love the Thieves oil blend!
Peppermint, Spearmint, and lemon are my favs. I haven't tried combing oils yet, but after hearing this, I will! Thanks. Btw, I do not care for floral scents either.
Great video. My favorite combo is orange/tangerine and cloves.
Peppermint..sweetorange..sandalwood and cinnamon
Orange and lemon together is so good!
A great video. I am a new subscriber and love essentials oils. Thieves is great for the cold and flu season. It makes the house seem so cozy also.
There is something I just love about basil. So much so I will put it on topically. Something about it just wakes me up and makes me happy. I have always wondered what Tobacco and Basil would smell like together.
My favourite essential oil is for sure Peppermint! Always always helps with nausea and headaches 👍🏻
I use Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Lavender as a mix it is great for treating headaches.
I really love bergamot...I like eucalyptus , lavender and tea tree oils😊... Love all you videos pack full with usefully info👏👏👏
Lavender and Cedarwood (with slightly more lavender than Cedarwood)... I found a lotion with this scent and loved it and had to recreate it in my house
Great informative video; You have taken away the confusion on how and where to start. Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
My comfort oil is peppermint. Reminds me of my childhood and calms me down. Put that next to my bed and I'm fast asleep. Good for headaches apparently.
I love essential oils and use them in my everyday cleaners as well as diffuse them. The citrus scents are my fav. Also trying mixing thieves with line. It is heavily. Great video.
My favorite blends are
Smells Like Aveda
24 drops lavender
14 drops bergamot
6 drops sweet marjoram
4 drops germanium
2 drops lemon
2 drops sweet orange
Shampure
2 drops each
Lavender
Peppermint
Orange
Bergamot
Rosemary
Ylang ylang
Put 2-5 drops eucalyptus oil in a cool mist humidifier. It has cleansing properties for bacteria and viruses. Scent lasts a lot longer than any diffuse I've used, too. Great when you are stuffy or not feeling well!
My go to's: lemon, eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, basil. I have others as well but these in different combos cover a multitude of ailments and purposes from mental fatigue, stress, purifying, decongestanting, insomnia, bug bites, poison ivy, rashes...a gift to humanity for sure. I shop mostly at Luckyvitamin.com, Remnantremedy.com, and a local family-owned health food store. Great video! I hope it gets more people aware of and using essential oils.
Geranium is calling my name. My stress levels are way up there. Thank you for such an informative video. Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
And a Happy New Year to you as well Rita!!
I make a room freshener /car freshener / fabric freshener out of orange oil and vanilla. If I need it to kill germs and I add a little "spirits" to the mix. It makes the whole house smell like an orange creamsicle.
I love peppermint oil, lemon oil and cinnamon. I also use the lemon oil and sometimes to switch it our, peppermint or spearmint in my water.
I love essential oils. I diffuse thieves to keep my family healthy and I also clean with it. I also do different combos in my diffusers to make the house smell good.
My favorite EO combo is peppermint, tea tree and lavendar. I use tea tree with almost every combo in my house. When someone is sick I will defuse tea tree close to that person's room to assist in not spreading the germs into the rest of the house.
This time of year I've been obsessed with frankincense and clove. It reminds me of walking in a quaint little store during the holidays.
Wonderful scents for the holidays! Thanks for watching!
Personally, I absolutely love the smell of tea tree oil, it's my favourite!
It is good for shoes
I am just starting with essential oils and even received some for Christmas. I use Wintergreen for foot pain during the day and lavendar at night. I haven't really tried combinations but I think I will start with clove, orange, and cinnamon - sounds amazing!
Thanks for watching Heather!
Omg where do I start? Lavender def my favorite. Tea tree, rosemary, clove, sandalwood the list is endless
Been making my own air freshener for years. (Especially for the bathroom!!! Eeeew) Last week, I stumbled on a combo of eo's that I'm absolutely in love with. Lavender and Lemongrass. I knew some ppl like lav/lemon combo, but I didn't have lemon. Found it to be a bright and cheery mix that isn't to tart or sweet smelling.
Would love to know how you store and organize your essential oils! I love lavender and lemon. ~Connie
My favourites are Cheer Up Buttercup and Peaceful Night by NOW brand. But for single EO my best scent is LIME!
Great video! I love vanilla and lavender.
Ps: I loved you in Buy or DIY!
Idk if anybody has tried it, but neroli is my favourite and it smells amazing!
I use Young Living essential oils and they're the only ones I have in my house. I use Thieves exclusively in cleaning my house. You either love the smell or you hate it! I also use the Thieves spray and used it all through COVID. No jab. I still spray it on the grocery cart handles. I also spray it on my hands, rub my palms together and breathe it in deeply, before and after I leave the store or anytime I've in a group of people. I'm always amused when I'm in the store and someone notices and remarks that I have Thieves on. lol Lavendar is not a scent I can tolerate. It makes me nauseous for some reason, although it is okay if blended with other oils.
Lavender and vanilla for sleeping and eucalyptus, mint, and tea tree to relax and reduces the stress
Off topic, you look beautiful. And I’ve been needing this kinda video!!!! Thanks 💕
Bergamot and patchouli
:o :o :o woah. woah. woah. that would be magical!
You can go online on amazon and buy essential oils case carrier, they have one to carry 70 bottles that also comes with droplet,roller bottles, funnel and lables. It will help with clutter of essential oils and put im safe place from toddlers and pets.
Geranium combined with bergamot is a lovely combination when you are feeling glum.
I have lived in Tokyo for the last thirty years, but am from Seal Beach, CA. The Japanese rarely sell cologne for businessmen. I am in love with oils. Not exactly businesslike, but I'm retired. Tokyu Hands has a great assortment.
FIRST!!!
I love this video it taught me so much about essential oils and I may just get my hands on some.
I thank you for this. I lost my sense of smell years ago due to sinus issues. That being said, my family can still smell and I want it pleasant for them.
Bergamot and patroulli mixed, lovely!!
Loving you and praying to Jesus for your baby and you and Chad.
Good information. I enjoy purchasing in-store too. Just learning.....mainly diffusing now.
I'm new too!! How do you diffuse please?
@@kzelaskoable I bought a moderately priced diffuser at Hobby Lobby. Wanted to be sure I would use it.
Please watch the in-store purchases as they are not usually 100% pure and able to consume or use around pets. Even ones labeled 100%, they may not be. One we bought at a health food store, labeled 100% actually separated, def not 100% :(
Just do your research on the brands before you buy!
MommaIrwin yes this is true! Companies are allowed to put 100% pure and only put a tiny bit of real oil in it. The oil industry is not regulated. When I first started using oils I thought I could buy them from Walmart etc because they were labeled pure. But after educating myself and learning more about them, I found out otherwise. “Cheaper” oils can actually cause way more harm than good. Plus you waste your money on an adultered oil instead of just buying a higher quality that will help support your body. Oils are amazing and definitely have changed my life! But I’m also glad I learned more about them and surrounded myself with a good community. I highly suggest doing some more research on the oils you may be using. Don’t buy an oil unless you can see the testing results. Just because they say they test, doesn’t mean it’s pure either. You want to be able to verify
OMG 😮I love it!
My engine is
fired up and I will be deep cleaning 🧼 today my entire house 🏡
I also have a passion for essential oils 🤗 i love your video 💕
I enjoy this content Melissa. Happy New Year!
I love EO's. FYI, some companies use chemical distillation because it is a faster way of obtaining the oil. The plant thinks it is hurt and releases the oils to protect itself. This can be so dangerous because the oils can affect our bodies on a cellular level, meaning you could be putting chemicals into your cells. I do not sell this, but have learned this through Young Living's info and they are chemical free. Just be aware of what process a company uses before purchasing.
I love essential oils. I'm really loving the clove, and cinnamon. Specially around this time of the year.
I like this combo, too. But when I use clove oil I seem to get a stuffy nose. Anyone else?