Relax with this DIY Essential Oil Blend
This DIY Essential Oil Blend will help you relax after a long day.
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If you’ve had a long, rough day, essential oils can be a great help with calming the mind, relaxing the body, and helping us get a good night’s sleep. Join Rebekah as she demonstrates how to make your own Essential Oil blend and shares which oils help her to be relaxed, refreshed, and rejuvenated.
Click here to watch: DIY Bedtime Blend
Items you’ll need include:
Glass bottle with dropper lid - 1, 2, or 4 oz bottle OR
Roller bottle for easy application (Rebekah uses a 10 ml roller bottle for easy application.)
Carrier oil such as jojoba oil, almond oil, apricot oil, FCO (fractionated coconut oil), or grapeseed oil, V-6 carrier oil blend by Young Living, etc.
A very small funnel
A gentle 1% dilution includes 1 ounce of carrier oil with 5 or 6 drops of your favorite essential oils OR 10 ml of carrier oil with 2 drops of essential oil. If making a blend in a two, four, or eight ounce bottle, please adjust your ratios of carrier oil to essential oils accordingly. (Beth’s next mission - to create a chart for easy blending!)
A 1 % dilution is recommended for use on babies.
A 2 % dilution includes 1 ounce of carrier oil with 10 to 12 drops of your favorite essential oils OR 10 ml of carrier oil and 4 or 5 drops of essential oils.
A 3% dilution includes 1 ounce of carrier oil with 15 to 18 drops of your favorite essential oils OR 10 ml of carrier oil and 8 or 9 drops of essential oils.
A 5% dilution includes 1 ounce of carrier oil with 25 to 30 drops of your favorite essential oils OR 10 ml of carrier oil and 10 or 11 drops of your favorite essential oils.
Rebekah used
Orange (for a mood boost)
Fractionated Coconut Oil (FCO) as her carrier oil. Can also use V-6 Carrier Oil.
Count your drops
Start by dropping your choice of essential oils into the applicator bottle.
After you drop your essential oils into the carrier/applicator bottle, fill the bottle with your choice of carrier oil.
If using a roller top applicator - snap the roller top snuggly back into the bottle.
ENJOY!
Please do not use peppermint oil on children 3 years old or younger. Also if you choose eucalyptus oil for any of your oil blends, do not use it around the face and chest of children 10 years old or younger. Please be aware that essential oils are beautiful, wonderful oils, but they do need to be properly diluted in a carrier oil for topical use as some oils can irritate the skin if applied directly.
