Making fun things with oils
Hi!
This is a place where I’m going to share all of the fun things I make with my Young Living oils! One of my favorite things about essential oils is getting to make all sorts of fun things that are safe for my family! In all of my recipes, I use Young Living essential oils because they are amazing quality and I love the blends they have.
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This recipe is my current favorite DIY! I love it because it’s seriously amazing soap, and it only takes a few minutes to make! Every.single.one of you reading this should be making this hand soap. Traditional soaps from the store are full of “fragrance” and other potentially toxic chemicals, or if you’re buying natural soap, it’s probably much more expensive than just making your own.
Foaming Hand Soap
1/3 cup castile soap (I use Dr. Bronner’s Unscented Baby soap)
1 Tbsp fractionated coconut oil
10 drops essential oils
Another great thing about this recipe is that it’s totally approximate. I just squirt the soap and coconut oil into the jar and then add the essential oils. And then fill the jar half way with water.
Scent suggestions:
Christmastime
10 drops Christmas Spirit + 3 drops Peppermint
Spiced Orange
5 drops thieves + 5 drops orange
Lemongrass
8 drops lemongrass + 3 drops lemon
Note: This soap doesn’t contain preservatives, so use within 1 month of making (You don’t have to, but I figured I should write this!)
I love this foaming hand soap top from Amazon. It just goes on a normal canning jar and they work really well!
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This isn’t exactly a DIY but it’s something I’m using A LOT right now so figured I’d make a post for it. This is a good blend for spring time when you might find your eyes itching.
Diffuser Blend:
Roller:
Mix in a 10 ml roller bottle and top with carrier oil of your choice.
The great thing about these oils is that they all come in the Premium Starter Kit! So grab yourself a kit here and you’ll be all set!
I was so excited to finally make these dishwasher tablets! I’d been looking for a good safe alternative to the powder I’d been using and so I decided to make some! This is so easy to make and it smells so good. And the best part – it actually works! My dishes are clean and sparkling and I’m so glad that I don’t have to worry about any nasty chemical residue on the dishes that my kids eat off of!
Dishwasher Tablets
Mix everything except water together. Add water until it is the consistency of wet sand and press into an ice cube tray. Let sit 24 hours. This should make at least 24 tablets.
Want to get yourself some oils that you can use to make this (and so many other things!)? Click here to sign up for a Premium Starter Kit! You’ll get 12 amazing oils and a high quality diffuser (or, if you’re not into essential oils, there is also a Thieves starter kit with so many amazing cleaning products!). And if you sign up for a premium starter kit, I’ll send you a box of washing soda so you can also make your own dishwasher tablets!
Since I’m in Colorado right now, I figure it’s a good time to share this recipe because my hands get so dry here! This hand balm smells so good and is perfect for dry winter days.
Winter Hand Balm
INSTRUCTIONS
Melt the olive oil, coconut oil, and beeswax pellets. Once melted, add vitamin E oil, vanilla extract and EOs. Pour into tins and let cool. (Makes 4 2oz tins)
(Recipe from Maegan Birr’s Holiday Crafts Essential Oil Class)
This Hand Balm smells amazing! There’s something fabulous about the Northern Lights Black Spruce with Lavender and Frankincense.
I made this baby balm a few months ago as a baby shower gift, but made sure to make some extra for my kids so we could try it! It smells so nice and the kids both get a little bit on their feet before bed each night. It helps them calm down and gives us a little quiet moment at the beginning of their bedtime routine.
Sleepy Baby Balm
To make the balm:
I used four little tins from amazon and I love how they turned out!
Also, I just discovered that this balm is amazing for dry skin! B had a spot of dry skin/eczema on his cheek and I put this on before bed and it looked so much better when he woke up! I love things that are multi-purpose!!
I’ve been making my own flax seed hair gel for like 5 years. I love it and my hair is so healthy now. When I first started making it, I bought some fragrance oils in the scent I wanted and it smelled good. But then I started learning about scents, so I started using essential oils to scent it instead. Again, I just was using the oils that I liked the smell of. About 6 months ago, a friend told me that certain essential oils help to keep your hair healthy. I had NO IDEA! I just thought they smelled good! So, I switched up my essential oils and started using lavender and cedarwood. I noticed a difference in my hair immediately! My hair was so much softer after just that first day. It was then that I realized that I had totally underestimated essential oils. And my love for them just keeps growing!
So, here’s my updated recipe! (I now use lavender, cedarwood, and rosemary. Read to the end of the post to learn about the benefits of each of the oils.)
Sarah’s Oily DIY 