Essential Oils provide natural benefits for health and well being. While each oil has a specific healing/health benefit, blends together can provide ways to boost your immune system, create opportunities for healing or can provide a way to naturally cleanse the air, boost your spirits or remind you of something or someone familiar. The olfactory system includes all physical organs or cells relating to, or contributing to, the sense of smell. When we inhale through the nose, airborne molecules interact with the olfactory organs and, almost the brain.
There are three ways that oils enter your system, 1) inhalation, 2) application or 3) ingestion. The most common ways are inhalation or application; ingestion should only occur if you are very knowledgeable about the oils since some essential oils can be toxic to the liver or kidneys when ingested.
With that said, all of my blend recipes are either used in a diffuser, in bath salts and a few are rolled on. I rarely ingest oils, but that is my preference. The brand that you choose will indicate whether an oil can or should be ingested. To my knowledge, the brands that I am selling are not typically ingested. Another thing to keep in mind is that I blend to my preference, you can adjust to your preference. Additionally, the quantities will be drops so 12 eucalyptus indicates 12 drops of eucalyptus. I also use a Young Living diffuser for a many of my blends.
Kim's Essential Oil Recipes
Kim's Allergy Blend (this is my favorite one)12 eucalyptus, 6 lemon, 4 peppermint
Uplifting Blend6 grapefruit, 4 orange (I like Sweet Orange), 2 peppermint
Respiratory Blend12 eucalyptus, 6 sweet orange, 4 peppermint, 3 lemon
Fragrant Blend
12 lemon, 6 lemongrass, 6 Evergreen, 3 patchouli
12 lemon, 6 lemongrass, 6 Evergreen, 3 patchouli
Uplifting Blend (2)
12 eucalyptus, 6 lemon, 4 orange, 3 rosemary
12 eucalyptus, 6 lemon, 4 orange, 3 rosemary
Room Blend (you can mix this with 2 oz of water and put into a spray bottle to mist the room)8 cassia bark, 8 clove bud, 8 drops nutmeg
Room Blend (you can mix this with 2 oz of water and put into a spray bottle to mist the room)4 lemongrass, 8 fir needle, 2 lemon, 2 citronella (I love this one because I like citrus and fir)
My favorite carrier oils are apricot kernel oil, jojoba or avocado. Occasionally I will use sweet almond oil. I also like to use shea butter (if I'm creating a natural lotion) and coconut oil. I love to use dead sea salts to create bath blends.
Kim's Favorite Books
Modern Essentials: A Contemporary Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils by Abundant Health
The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health - Beauty - a Safe Home Environment by Valerie Ann Worwood (Valerie is my favorite EO guru)
Essential Oils Pocket Reference by Life Science Publishing (This one is good if you are a Young Living Member since it focuses specifically on YLEOs)