LEMON – Home Use
A Cure for Laundry Neglect. Lemon essential oil removes ALL smell when you forget and leave your load of laundry in the washer way too long.
Tame Oozy, Sappy Trees. Whether the sap is on your carpet, clothing or permeated into your skin, lemon oil is excellent for eliminating pine gum.
Stop Grease in its Tracks. You just fixed your bike. Your hands are black and oily. Soap alone will not get rid of the grease, but lemon oil combined with your soap will. Lemon oil is an excellent de-greaser!
Disinfect the Disgusting. You can add lemon oil to a spray bottle of water and attack what might be residing in your range hood, on your tables, counter tops and other surfaces. For some additional chemical-free firepower, a little vinegar is preferred.
Lose the Gas Mask. When you clean the gunky build up in your shower, do you practically need to use a gas mask to make it through the fumes? No gas mask necessary when you tidy with lemon oil. Just a little amount of lemon oil will go a long way in removing difficult water buildup.
Nourish Your Leathers. Whether you ride a Harley or value the patina of your leather couch at home, your leathers do require upkeep. Use a lemon oil soaked cloth to maintain them, and avoid leather from splitting.
Polish Silver. A lemon oil soaked cloth is an excellent treatment for the early phases of stain on silver or other metals. You may not use your silver every day, but bracelets, earrings, necklaces frequently need some love.
Remove Gum from Hair. Lemon oil can help you avert a hair cutting crisis the next time you deal with gum in hair. Got kids with compulsive dependencies to stickers or short-lived tattoos? Use Lemon essential oil to remove all things sticky!
Furniture Polish. Bring your furniture back to life with lemon oil! Simply add a couple of drops of lemon oil to olive oil for a non-toxic furniture polish. Lemon oil leaves a lovely shine, keeps fine wood finishes from drying out, and replaces lost moisture in antique woods as it penetrates used finishes.
De-Smudge your Stainless Steel Appliances. Multi-use lemon oil is terrific for cleaning up stainless steel. You’ll enjoy the way your appliances look and smell!
Tidy Granite or Porous Stone. What is residing in the pores of your natural stone counters or floors? Lemon oil cleans deeply, disinfects and gets into the stone and leaves you with a “genuine fresh lemon” fragrance, rather than that phony lemon chemical smell.
Energize your Brush. If your toothbrush appears a bit tired, include a drop of lemon and peppermint oils to freshen, disinfect, and deodorize.
Quarantine Pungencies. Moldy kid’s sneakers, a child’s blowout, potty training … it all amounts to an less than preferable aroma. Spray lemon oil to reduce the effects of smells at their source!
Take Out Scuff Marks. Got a scuff mark that just won’t go away? Lemon oil lifts scuff marks in amazing ways!
Dank, Musty or Mildewed. Things get saved away. Things get old. Things don’t see the light of day. Chase away that “old smell” and inject brand-new energy with a good lemon oil wipe down.
Kill Cutting Board Bacteria. Cutting boards can harbor bacteria in your cooking area. No one wants to taste the chemicals you have in your cleansing closet, yet many people like the taste of lemon!
Control an Aphid Invasion, Naturally. Aphids– those pesky little bugs that dine on your roses and other plants. Lemon oil (or peppermint) with water in a garden spray bottle are a natural pesticide that kills aphids and their larvae on contact, but leave your plants looking lovely.
Spot-Free Dishes. Include a couple of drops of lemon oil to your dishwasher machine soap container with each load. Your dishes will come out looking like brand-new … spot-free!
Refresh Bad Smelling Washcloths. When your cooking area washcloths smell nasty, include lemon oil with your detergent, soak over night, wash, dry and your cooking area will smell so much better!
Cooking & Food
Energy Boost. For a fast, refreshing energy increase, integrate a couple drops each of lemon essential oil and peppermint essential oil in a glass of water and drink.
Zest Up Your Desserts. There are an unlimited number of methods lemon essential oil can add a little bit of freshness to your sugary savors: Lemon frosting – Lemon meringue – Sour cream lemon pie – Lemon cakes – Lemon tart glaze – Lemon squares – Lemon cookies – Breathtaking, amazing lemonade.
Pep Up Your Entrees. With lemon essential oil, there are countless methods to make the dull zippy, or the blah come alive: Roasted salmon & asparagus with lemon oil, Linguine & shrimp with lemon oil, Lemon oil drizzled over vegetables (especially broccoli), Lemon garlic shrimp … or to add a fresh kick to an already excellent salad.
Preserve What You’ve Got. Usage lemon oil in a spray to keep your cut fruit fresh up until serving.
Body & Mind
Reduce Respiratory Issues. When utilized with a humidifier, Lemon essential oils is a terrific way to slow wheezing, colds, cough, and other upper breathing problems.
Scratchy Throat. Adding a couple drops of lemon essential oil to warm water & honey can change that yucky sore throat sensation, slow a nasty cough, and splash a fever. Lemon oil battles bacteria, in addition to viruses.
Hair Highlights … Chemical Free. Avoid the costly beauty salon highlight treatment and use lemon oil to develop your own hair highlights. Simply go in the sun after using with your hair product, and it will lighten your hair. Be mindful, it works well!
Fight the Fungus. Tired of seeing that unsightly nail fungi? Lemon essential oil is awesome for nails and can assist in the fight against nail fungi.
Halt the Nervous Nellie, In You. When integrated with lavender essential oil and diffused into a room, you’ll find you feel less nervous, you’ll have a better state of mind.
A clear mind, a clean slate, a fresh outlook. Diffuse lemon oil and you got it.
Take the Heat Out of Cold Sores. When you have a gnarly cold sore that’s simply asking for attention, douse it with a few drops of lemon oil.
Great Mood … No Really. Chase away the moody blues, with a bit of blah-reducing lemon oil. Whether you choose to diffuse it or apply topically, it’s hard to not improve your outlook with lemon oil around!
Cracked Feet? Next time you see hard, crusty skin on your feet, (e.g. corns, calluses or bunions) regularly include a couple of drops of lemon oil and you’ll quickly have much softer skin!
A Brighter Complexion. Lemon oil can help get rid of dead skin cells and exfoliate. For a homemade exfoliant, include 4-5 drops to a little amount of oatmeal and water for a homemade scrub. Feels great!
PEPPERMINT – Home Use
Tummy Tamer. Just one drop of peppermint oil rubbed on the stomach or taken internally can soothe indigestion, an upset stomach or other internal digestion issues. It’s also great for curbing motion sickness. A must-have when taking a trip!
Freshen Your Breath. When your breath is sharp and your mouth feels furry, peppermint oil with water (and lemon oil) produces a healthy, refreshing mouth wash that leaves a long lasting crisp, clean sensation.
Open Airways. When sinuses seem to be obstructed, and throats swollen and scratchy, diffuse peppermint oil (or use topically on the chest) for nearly immediate relief and revitalizing air flow. Peppermint acts as an expectorant and may supply relief for colds, cough, sinus problems, asthma, and bronchitis.
Cool the Joints. When age wreaks havoc on your joints, leaving that hot and achy sensation, peppermint oil combined with lavender oil cools like an ice bath, but you to remain warm and dry.
Feel Full, Faster. It’s about feeling full faster, and not overeating. The aroma of peppermint oil has the ability to make you feel satiated, quicker … particularly if you breathe it in throughout a meal!
Cool Your Tootsies. If you’ve been on your feet a lot and your feet are sore and swollen, simply include peppermint oil to a cold water compress to cool your overworked, over heated tootsies.
Liven up. The invigorating scent of peppermint is a terrific, nonstimulating way to re-energize yourself on long drives, in school, throughout late night homework or any other time you require.
Morning Wake-up Call. Some shampoo and conditioner combinations can make you want to go back to sleep. Include peppermint to your potions to stimulate the scalp, re-energize and wake up! Peppermint essential oil is an antiseptic in nature, and can also assist in removing dandruff and lice.
Allergies Beware. Peppermint essential oil has the ability to relax and soothe muscles in the body– the same muscles that line our air passages and end up being impacted in allergy season. Peppermint oil (with lemon) must definitely be another tool in your allergy treatment!
Chase Away Tension Headaches. Got a mind numbing headache? A couple of drops of peppermint dabbed on your temples, neck and sinuses can quickly and chase that headache away!
Get Kids Moving. The next time Junior is a little unresponsive to all that is going on with school and around the house, spritz a little peppermint essential oil on his t-shirt before study time, or put a drop on the tongue or under the nose for enhanced concentration and alertness. You may also use a drop in a glass of water.
Seep, Soak & Revitalize. After a long day, use peppermint topically, let it seep in and then soak in a warm bath or shower. The revitalizing peppermint vapor will make you feel cool, relaxed and stimulated once again.
Add a Refreshing Kick to Your Tea. Simply one drop of peppermint oil can breathe life to any natural tea (without needing to add lots of sugar) while likewise aiding in normal food digestion or to eliminate heartburn.
“Should I Work Out Today?” Using peppermint oil prior to a work out immediately awakens your senses and gets you in your best mind so you can give it your all.
A Snack Vendor’s Nightmare. When you get that mid-morning yearning, diffuse peppermint oil to curb the urge to feast on processed food, or anything else that might not be the healthiest choice.
Cooking & Food
Add Zip to All Things Chocolate. Improve your chocolate in a gazillion ways: gourmet hot chocolate, mint brownie frosting, peppermint bark, peppermint patties, peppermint brownies, peppermint chocolate bundt cake, red velour cupcakes with white chocolate peppermint cream cheese, yum!
Vigorous, Delightful Confections. Peppermint chiffon cake, homemade sweet walking canes, butter mints, peppermint ice cream, peppermint glaze over pastries and cookies, homemade peppermint patties.
Unforgettable Beverages. Peppermint water on ice, peppermint mocha, peppermint tea, peppermint hot chocolate, that’s right … it’s all delicious.
Body & Mind
Awaken Your Mind. Peppermint oil activates the limbic function in your brain. The limbic function helps control things like feelings and long-term memory and relates to olfactory structures in your nose.
An Itch Fix. If you have the after results of a sunburn where skin is a little warm and scratchy, use a drop of peppermint oil (blended with lavender) to cool, soothe and stop itching.
Amusement Park Queasiness. If you’ve got that “OMG, I’m still spinning” feeling, four or five drops of peppermint rubbed on the stomach can soothe an upset stomach and assist in relieving nausea.
Travel to the Arctic, Without Traveling. When you include a couple of drops of peppermint to your ice water, it doesn’t just improves the taste, it leaves you with a feeling of cool, refreshing arctic wind in your airways!
Burrow No More. If you find a tick has chosen to make your skin its home, just give that tick a great bath of peppermint oil with a cotton swab. The tick will stop burrowing, remove its head and then he’s yours.
Bugs Be Gone. Many bugs that get into your home do not like peppermint oil– ants, aphids, beetles, plant lice, mice and cockroaches try to stay away from peppermint. Simply add to water in a spray bottle and spray where you believe pests are getting into your home!
Clean Naturally. Peppermint oil is a wonderful natural cleaning agent since it has anti fungal and antibacterial properties. Spray on counter tops and restroom surface areas, scrub, and enjoy cleaner surfaces.
Sleep Like a Baby. If you find you are having a difficult time sleeping, peppermint oil assists and triggers cold-sensitive receptors in the skin and mucosal tissues. When used before bed, it may help with insomnia.
Quell Apathy. When you’re with someone who feels bleak or like they “simply don’t care”, offer them some peppermint oil (aromatically, topically, or internally) to promote their mental sharpness and focus.
It’s About a State of Mind. Someone’s psychological outlook can be a game changer. If they are surprised, worried or anxious, peppermint oil helps restore sensations of normalcy and balance.
Tame a Toothache. Peppermint oil can function as a focused natural discomfort killer and muscle relaxant, specifically with unpleasant gums, teething or current dental work.
Ease Internal Strife. When utilized topically or internally, peppermint is a preferred remedy for cramping, indigestion and diarrhea. Skip the antacids and go with peppermint oil!
Tired Achy Feet. When you feel like you’ve run a marathon, and your feet are a hot mess of ouch, massage peppermint oil onto aching feet, joints, and stretched muscles.
Leap from Lethargic. Feeling sluggish or in a brain fog? Peppermint has actually been known to improve blood flow and awareness, leaving you with an energized, awake sensation.
Go Spider Free. When you diffuse peppermint into the space, you’ll discover less spiders. Why? They don’t like it. It’s safe, consists of no extreme chemicals or pesticides. It doesn’t kill the spiders, but it does force them out out of your living area.
LAVENDER – Home Use
Chase Away Stagnant Closet Air. You know that odor. Fabrics of all types, shoes for every occasion, plus a dirty clothes bin and no fresh air can only equate to one thing … you need lavender essential oil. Whether diffused, spritzed on linens, or dripped on cotton balls, chase stagnancy away!
Take the Itch Out of Bug Bites. Pests, creepies and crawlies are not too fond of the odor of lavender. They hate it. If you forget to go the avoidance path, lavender relieves bites, itching and swelling.
A Multi-Purpose Spray. Next time you’re stuck in traffic, take out a spray bottle filled with a lavender and water mix and freshen your automobile. Who wouldn’t want their upholstery smelling like lavender?
Kids Won’t Go Down? Lavender drops on their pillows … it’s like magic. It will assist calm their mind, calm their central nervous system, make bedtime a bit more gratifying, and most importantly … lull them into a relaxing sleep.
Avoid the Aerosol Chemical Sprays. Next time you are ventilating the restroom, think about lavender and water in a spray bottle. Lavender’s antibacterial, antibiotic, antiviral, antibacterial properties can only assist.
Take the Acrid Out of Vinegar. If you clean with vinegar, but can barely remain vertical while using it, lavender is the response. Just include lavender and vinegar together in the spray bottle and you’re set!
Restorative Dish or Laundry Soap. If your liquid soap smells a bit flat, you can include lavender for additional aromatherapy advantages and anti-bacterial properties. It transforms your cleaning experience!
What does your linen closet smell like? Stimulate your linens with charming smelling lavender. It leaves no oil marks and leaves things invigoratingly fresh.
Lavender Candles. Ahhh the long lost art of candle light making. If you’ve ever made candles you know how enjoyable it can be. When you add lavender, the odor that is launched is intensely healing!
Wood Floors, Like New. A tired wood floor is, well … dull. Industrial flooring polishes often consist of severe chemicals. Woods love oil. Just include lavender to your cleaning system and your floor can appear like new!
That Trusty Ball Cap. A well-worn, much liked ball cap can look terrific, however smell like a sweat mess. Add 4-5 drops of lavender to make it bearable. It will be your preferred hat if you have a headache too!
Refresh Your Sheets and Your Mattress. Sadly, your mattress can be overlooked, and have that “wires, foam and material” odor. Add lavender when changing your linens and you’ll sleep like the dead!
Homemade Room Freshener. Put baking soda and a 5-6 drops of lavender oil in a small Mason jar. Punch holes in the cover. Add to foul-smelling locations (near garbage can, unclean clothes), shake container frequently.
Animal Smells No More. You can also add your baking soda and lavender mixture to carpets or upholstery and vacuum up! If you have pets, (especially puppies), fight back with lavender!
Bonus Potpourri Mileage. If you have a pot of potpourri that has actually seen its day, attempt refreshing it with a couple of drops of lavender essential oil. You’ll love how lavender can alter the feel and smell of your home!
Sweet Smelling Vacuum Bags. Your vacuum can be your bane when it comes to keeping your house smelling clean. Pin some cotton balls (soaked in lemon and lavender oils) on the inside of the bag and let your vacuum blow!
Cooking and Food
Soften Citrus Flavors. Use in delicate lemon sauces for chicken or fish or in effective orange marmalades, citrus salads, genuine lemonade and more!
Amazing Marinades and BBQ. Baste chicken or fish on the grill with honey or a garlic and rosemary blend, spread out over roasted vegetables, marinade chicken pieces in honey and lavender, yum!
Bake Like a Professional. Lavender is a great addition to lavender blueberry banana bread, lemon lavender cookies, baked salmon, lavender sugar cookies, lavender muffins, lavender cakes, oh yeah!
Add a Delightful Twist to Desserts. Lavender can be used as an alternative for vanilla extract (in creams, custards and sugars), use it in lavender icing, add to honey for additional flavor in tea or toast, and even maple syrup!
Body and Mind
The Oatmeal Secret. Fill a baby food jar with oatmeal, and add 10 drops of lavender oil. When it’s time to clean your face, include water and it ends up being an outstanding natural scrub! A little goes a long way.
Minor Burns, Major Relief. When you’ve somewhat overdone it in the sun, a little lavender oil is useful in avoiding peeling skin. It assists in your skin’s healing without scarring as well!
Boo Boo Relief. Lavender has sanitizing properties. It’s fantastic for the skin, and terrific for relief from cuts and scrapes, particularly if the cut or scrape is situated wherever it’s challenging to keep covered.
Earaches. You can warm lavender (do not heat it), combine with olive oil and carefully massage around the ears (not in the ears) and near glands in the throat.
Dry Air. If you suffer from dry, scratchy skin, and don’t want to mess around with chemical smelling lotions, include lavender to fractionated coconut oil and comfort will be yours!
Dreadful Heels & Foot Fatigue. If you’ve been wearing sandals all summer, 6 drops of lavender in a hot foot bath is what you need. Your feet will thank you.
Neck & Shoulder Tension. When you have neck and scapula tension, apply lavender with fractionated coconut oil, breathe it in and massage those knots out!
Lavender Steam. Next time you have a cold or the flu, try the lavender steam hood. Include 4-6 drops to a bowl of hot water, cover head with a towel and inhale.
Splinter Remover. Do you work with wood? Rather than dig a hole in your finger attempting to remove a splinter, add a couple of drops of lavender, let the splinter swell and slip out.
Allergic Reactions, Sinuses & Congestion. Oh My! Lavender can relax unruly sinus concerns, bold allergies and other respiratory problems. Just use on the back of your neck, chest, and between your eyes.
Fortify Your First-Aid Kit. There are numerous dōTERRA items that would be wonderful additions to your First-Aid package; however, if you must select one, lavender ought to be it. Why? Standard First-Aid sets are often tailored towards small skin inflammation, scrapes, rashes, and so forth. Lavender is great for all those, not to mention its calming qualities!
Spa Baths. Rather than using routine soap and warm water at child’s bath time, include about five drops of lavender essential oil to the warm water. Your child’s skin will be spoiled and they will feel calm, spoiled and relaxed!
Soak Away Stress. Your muscles are tight. Stress and anxiety and deadlines are consuming you. Your heart is racing. Where’s the pressure release valve? Right here, with lavender. Add five drops to a warm bath, soak it in, and soothe your tensions and stress away.
Target Acne, at the Source. Bacteria thrive in sebaceous glands that over produce sebum…that waxy stuff that can be associated with acne. Lavender helps balance sebum and control break outs.
