Essential Healthy Living

Monday, December 8, 2014

6th day of essential oil gifts - Homemade body wash

Homemade DIY Ultra Moisturizing Body Wash

Homemade body wash is one of my favorite thing to make for myself and would make a perfect gift! Check out my blog post from May 2014. Homemade body wash would make a perfect addition to a gift basket.


Bridget Davet

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Saturday, December 6, 2014

5th day of essential oil gifts - Homemade Yoga Mat Spray

5th day of essential oil gifts - Homemade Yoga Mat Spray made with Young Living essential oils

Yoga mat sprays can be pricey! Why pay an arm and a leg, when you can make your own at home super cheap! These are awesome gifts for your yogi friends!

You will need:

  • 1oz Witch Hazel {Amazon link}
  • 1oz water
  • 12 drops Young Living essential oil
  • 2oz glass spray bottle {Amazon link}

Instructions

Fill bottle with essential oils, witch hazel and water. Shake well before each use. Spray onto mat and wipe off or lightly spray and leave on. You can use one essential oil or a blend.

My favorite combos are:
Thieves: 12 drops of Thieves essential oil
Refreshing: 6 drops of Peppermint & 6 drops of tea tree (or Thieves in place of tea tree)
Calming: 6 drops of Lavender & 6 drops of tea tree
Fresh Mint: 6 drops of Lavender & 6 drops of peppermint
Mint Medley: 4 drops Peppermint, 4 drops Spearmint & 4 drops orange (or Citrus Fresh)



Bridget Davet

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Friday, December 5, 2014

4th day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Foaming Hand Soap

4th day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Foaming Hand Soap made with Young Living essential oils

Make your own homemade foaming hand soap with 3 simple ingredients (and water of course). Foaming hand soaps are cute gifts for teachers, friends, co-workers, etc. This would be a great small gift or an addition to a gift basket.

You will need:

4th day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Foaming Hand Soap made with Young Living essential oils

  • 2 Tablespoons Dr. Bronner's Castile Liquid Soap - unscented {Amazon link}
  • 1/2 teaspoon sweet almond oil {Amazon link} or fractionated coconut oil {Amazon link}
  • 10 drops Young Living essential oil(s)
  • 8oz foaming hand soap bottle {Amazon link}

Instructions

Add the liquid soap, almond or fractionated coconut oil (or carrier oil of choice like grapeseed {Amazon link}, jojoba oil {Amazon link}, avocado oil {Amazon link}, etc.) and essential oils to your bottle. Fill with water, but leave some room at the top. Decorate with a label or gift tag. I like to include the refill instructions, because no doubt they will ask you for the recipe! You can add more almond or coconut oil for extra moisturizing if you'd like.

You can add any essential oil or combination of oils. Here are some of my favorite combos:
10 drops Thieves
7 drops Thieves & 3 drops Peppermint
5 drops Lavender & 5 drops Peppermint
5 drops Lemon & 5 drops Lime
5 drops Peppermint & 5 drops tea tree
10 drops Citrus Fresh
10 drops Lemongrass
4 drops clove, 4 drops Orange 3 drops cinnamon bark

Get your personalized stickers for your bottles from http://www.davetdesigns.com


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4th day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Foaming Hand Soap made with Young Living essential oils
Bridget Davet

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

3rd day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Peppermint Candy Cane Bath Salts

Peppermint Candy Cane Bath Salts

For the 3rd day of Christmas gifts, we have Peppermint Candy Cane Bath Salts. These bath salts smell amazing when added to your bath. Don't forget to treat yourself to the leftovers!

You will need:


Instructions

For this project, I used all different jars. You can use any size or shape you wish.

Step 1

In a large bowl, mix Epson salt, sea salt, baking soda and peppermint essential oil. I found it easiest to mix using my hands since the essential oil will make little clumps that will need to be broken up. I used about 70 drops of peppermint essential oil, but you can vary that to your liking.

Step 2

Separate into 2 bowls. In one bowl, mix in red food coloring. Mix a little at a time until you get the shade of pink/red that you'd like. I used about 50 drops of red. Keep in mind, when added to the bath, it will turn the water red a bit. Less drops equal less red water.

Step 3

Using your canning funnel, pour in 1/2 cup of either red or white bath salts. Then keep filling your jar alternating colors until the jar is full. After each layer, you can gently use a spoon to smooth out your layers. You can even tilt the jar while filling them to make the stripes diagonal.

Step 4

Decorate your jars. Feel free to use the free printables below or order your custom personalized stickers from Davet Designs.

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Peppermint Candy Cane Bath Salts

Bridget Davet

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

2nd day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Deodorizing Disk

2nd day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Deodorizing Disk with Young Living essential oils

These quick and easy baking soda disk are a must around the house and perfect for gift giving! Even the kiddos can help with this one. Not only can you use these as deodorizing disk, put feel free to add your favorite Young Living essential oil for many other uses.

You will need:

  • 2 cups baking soda {Amazon link}
  • 1/2 - 2/3 cup water
  • Silicone mold (I use my Wilton silicone daisy pan {Amazon link} for just about everything)
  • Essential oils of choice (Purification for deodorizing)

Instructions

Combine baking soda and water in a bowl. Mix it together to form a paste.

2nd day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Deodorizing Disk with Young Living essential oils

Fill your silicone mold with the paste. Fill each one only about 3/4 full.

Bake for 25-30 minutes on 400 degrees in the oven. Let cool.

2nd day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Deodorizing Disk with Young Living essential oils

Place about 4-5 drops of Young Living Purification essential oil on each disk. You can package anyway you'd like. I like to put them in a 8oz jar with lid to preserve the smell. These are great for anything or any place you want smelling clean and fresh. Some suggestions for where to place a disk: in each smelly shoe or on shoe rack, bottom of trash can, in your car, refrigerator, etc.

2nd day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Deodorizing Disk with Young Living essential oils

Bridget Davet

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

1st day of essential oil gifts 2014 - Pumpkin Spice Scented Sugar Scrub

Pumpkin Spice Scented Sugar Scrub

Throw all your pricey body and foot scrubs away! Homemade sugar or salt scrubs are truly the best scrubs you can find. The best part is you can make them at a fraction of the price and scent them any way you like. Scrubs are perfect gifts for the friend, teacher, co-worker, etc, that needs to be pampered. This recipe comes straight from Young Living Essential oils Facebook page.

You will need:

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub

  • 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 drop Cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop Clove essential oil
  • 1 drop Ginger essential oil
  • 1 drop Nutmeg essential oil
  • sweet almond oil {Amazon link} (or carrier oil of choice such as fractionated coconut oil {Amazon link}, grape seed oil {Amazon link}, or jojoba oil {Amazon link})
  • 1 Tbsp honey {Amazon link}
  • Glass or plastic jar {Something like this {Amazon link} or this {Amazon link})

Instructions

Combine sugars in a mixing bowl. Mix essential oils, 1/4 cup of almond oil (or carrier oil of choice) and honey together in a separate container.

Combine liquid mixture with sugars in mixing bowl and stir until it reaches desired texture, adding more oil or sugar if necessary. Transfer to mason jar or other container and enjoy!

Only use this highest quality therapeutic grade essential oils by Young Living. Contact me for ordering.

Want to know how I organize and store all my recipes on my computer and share on all my devices? I use the Cookin' software! I can import recipes from the web, add my personal ones, add pictures, print pdfs, and then view them from my iPad, iPhone, etc!



Bridget Davet

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