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In this newsletter we will try to help you further
your knowledge and use of essential oils.
Aromatherapy – Tips and Useful Information!
SUMMER TIME IS HERE! And so are Vacations and Family Outings!
by Penny Keay
Soon schools will be out and thoughts of summer vacations and all the fun things families do together will also begin.
As I sat down for this Newsletter I thought about all the things we need to take with us when we go
on our vacation in a couple weeks (more on this below).
Wow – what a great idea for this newsletter. So I put on my thinking cap and started to write down all the ways
that Essential oils can come in handy for ALL DIFFERENT kinds of Vacations.
Vacations and outings come in a large variety of ways. There are simple day outings like fishing and hiking,
going to the beach, or touring a museum or just going to the park and watching people!
There are longer vacations where you might be traveling by plane, car or boats. You might be staying in hotels,
cabins, camping or at the Relatives! These are true vacations that last several days to maybe even weeks.
In all of these scenarios you may find that essential oils will come in handy for any number of reasons. So below
are my list of suggestions and some additional links to articles that are more in depth to make your vacation and
summer outings a wonderfully scented experience. Remember scents and your sense of smell will trigger great
memories of the summer (or winter) fun as your revisit these smells in the future!
Gone Fishing - Don’t you hate the smell of worms and fish on your hands? It certainly isn’t my favorite smell.
You can easily make a
hand soap that is environmentally and ecologically safe by adding a few drops of essential oils to
our Liquid hand soap.
You can add Lemon or your
favorite essential oils (how about just plain
Lavender? )
Add just a few drops, and blend well. Then use a little on your hands to help rid your hands of those ‘catch of the day’ odors.
Hey fishermen – add a few drops of Anise essential oil to the soap –
it helps the fish bite better so fish don’t
smell your ‘human’ scent on the bait. (Or so we have been told.)
Walk, Walk, Drive, Drive, Fly, Fly - oh my – traveling in any mode can make a person tired and weary.
But it is your vacation and you have just spent hours walking, your feet hurt, your back hurts and if you were
driving your shoulders and neck may hurt. A nice hot shower will help to pick you up (Because of course you are
going to see all the nightlife too!)
A refreshing shower works wonders especially if you put a few drops of essential oils on a
Terra Cotta Disc diffuser and
sit it in the shower where the water can hit it. Essential oils in the shower will make a wonderfully refreshing and invigorating ‘wake–me-up.
Of course if you are heading off to bed after your shower, you don’t want any energizing essential oils so then you
might want to use some Lavender or other
Calming and
Relaxing oils or blends.
Soaking your feet will help to make them feel better but often times in a hotel you this might not be so easy.
Simply enjoy your shower and then rub some massage lotion or oil into your feet.
Not only will this help your feet feel better but the essential oils in the lotion or
Foot Rub oil may help to keep you
from picking up unwanted germs and viruses that lurk in hotel rooms.
Upset tummies – while on vacation your eating habits are usually – messed up. You eat different foods
prepared in unusual ways. Not cooked by you. Next thing you know you or one of the kids is complaining of an upset tummy.
Simply inhale a few whiffs of Ginger or
Peppermint . Wait a bit and take a sip of water.
Take a few more whiffs.
These two oils are usually the best for tummy and nausea problems. Again, they might help with indigestion
but since we don’t recommend ingestion of these you are best to use other over the counter remedies or antacids
if you feel you need to ingest something.
Fun in the Sun – Oh yes a wonderful day at the beach or hiking or bicycling. Next thing you know
you have some sunburned skin. You skin might be hot and painful to the touch. Make a soothing after sun
spray by using Aloe Vera liquid
and Lavender.
Spritz on as often as desired and of course – stay out of the sun for
a few days. Remember to use plenty of moisturizing lotion too.
BUGS – nothing can be more irritating when you are outdoors than to have pesky flying bugs swarming
your head. Do you wish they would just go away? There are a few things you can try.
Use an insect repellent on yourself. Apply a little to your hair and neck. Avoid the face and especially around the eyes.
Don’t forget your ankles, legs, hands and arms too. Insects love to find open skin and sink their little blood
sucking parts for their mealtime!
You can also use an area deterrent by using a few oil and tart warmers.
If you have access to electricity use
any of the tart warmers and melt the soy-bees wax tart. Then add any number of effective essential oils to
this. Being you are using it out doors, you may need to add extra essential oils to your tart bowl.
And if possible place 4 or more warmers around your visiting area. Remember even a slight breeze will
gently blow your diffused essential oils away. Remember to add more essential oils as needed.
We have MANY MANY Insect and Bug Repellent recipes for you to blend on your own. Please
simply use the "Search Box" at the top of the page and type in Insect and Bug Repellent and you will get many
recipes to choose from. Most have essential oils you already have available.
Don’t have a Tart Warmer but have a Trigger Spray bottle?
Blend your Insect repelling oils with some
Emulsifier and distilled water.
Spray the ground and surrounding area every so often during the evening.
It may help, provided there are not too many air currents or wind in the vicinity.
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