3 Must-Have Back to School Essential Oil Recipes
Here are three must-have back-to-school essential oil recipes you can make in just a few minutes to send your kids off to school healthy and strong!
I’ve been using essential oils since 2011, the same year I started this blog! I started off using them to make my own natural cleaning recipes (which you can see here) and then eventually started to try to use them for me and my kids.
Operative word – tried. Yeah, I didn’t know much about what I was doing, and I bought the cheapest essential oils I could find on Amazon and in stores and tried many of them, but they didn’t work, so I went back to using them for cleaning and kinda gave up. That is until a friend of mine told me about Young Living Essential Oils and how much more powerful they are than other oils. So I bit the bullet and got one of their Premium Starter Kits, and the oils worked that very night right out of the box on my kids and their colds. I was hooked!
So now I use them daily, partly because I just enjoy good-smelling things so much, but mostly because they work.
Back to School Essential Oil Recipes
So here are some recipes I’ve made to use on my kids to keep them well! When other kids at school are dropping like flies, don’t be surprised when yours are still standing strong!
Essential Oil Safety
Essential oils are highly concentrated oils from plants, so they are powerful, which is good! But when you are first starting with oils, it’s very important to dilute the oils you apply to your skin. So you’ll notice that these rollers are diluted with carrier oil to make them safe to use.
A carrier oil is not the same thing as an essential oil. Essential oils are the therapeutic, healing part of the plant. Carrier oils are fatty oils from plants, nuts, and seeds that are moisturizing. Essential oils can be drying to the skin.
Recommended Carrier Oils to use in Roller Bottles
My Favorite Roller Bottles
- Clear with black top and metal roller
- Amber brown with gold top and metal roller
- Rose gold with gold top and metal roller
Immunity Roller Bottle Recipe
- 5 drops Thieves Essential Oil Blend
- 3 drops Oregano
- 3 drops Lemon
- 1 tbsp. Carrier oil (see list above)
- 1 10 ml. Roll on bottle (see my favorites above)
- Cute labels, as seen in the picture – get here
To keep your immunity strong – roll on the spine morning and night.
When you need extra strong immunity support, roll on the sinuses, throat, spine, and bottoms of feet 2-4 times daily.
For older kids, teach them how to roll it on the bottoms of their feet morning and night.
About Thieves Essential Oil
Thieves is a powerhouse oil for immunity because it contains strong oils like Eucalyptus, Lemon, Cinnamon, Clove, and Rosemary. It continues to be one of Young Living’s most popular blends because it works so well to support healthy and strong immune and respiratory systems! Thieves come in the Premium Starter Kit.
About Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon is known for its purifying and cleansing properties. It’s also really good for digestion, energy, concentration, and focus. Use it in your home cleaning supplies, skin products, and for immunity. Lemon comes in the Premium Starter Kit.
About Oregano Essential Oil
Oregano is a powerful oil that can really fight unwanted microorganisms in our bodies. It is highly recommended for any roller you make for staying healthy and well! It is a hot oil, which means it needs to be diluted well, or it could cause skin irritation. If your child has very sensitive skin, do only 1 drop or replace it with a different, more gentle oil.
Focus Roller Bottle Recipe
- 5 drops Peppermint
- 3 drops Frankincense
- 3 drops Citrus Fresh Essential Oil Blend
- 1 tbsp. Carrier oil (see list above)
- 1 10 ml. Roll on bottle (see my favorites above)
- Cute labels as seen in picture – get here
Use when you’re doing work, homework, or a project that requires extra creativity and focus. You can also diffuse these oils to create a wonderful atmosphere and also to help with focus and concentration. Essential oils are amazing for diffusing in the classroom!
Roll on the forehead, back of the neck, and roll onto the hands and breathe in deeply. Aroma affects the limbic system of the brain, which controls memory and emotions!
About Peppermint Essential Oil
The oil Peppermint is a peppy, bright oil that helps improve energy, and digestion, release tension in your body, and also helps mentally with mood, focus, and concentration. It also comes in the Premium Starter Kit!
About Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense is an ancient essential oil used for spiritual connection and to support a healthy immune system. It is also a valuable ingredient in skin care products for healthy-looking skin. It is high in sesquiterpenes, which are molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier and have a positive effect on emotions, so this will help calm the mind so it can focus. Frankincense comes in the Premium Starter Kit!
About Citrus Fresh Essential Oil
Citrus Fresh is a blend of five different citrus oils – Lemon, Mandarin, Tangerine, Orange, Grapefruit, and Spearmint. It helps the body with detoxification and is emotionally balancing and calming, which is very helpful for focus and concentration. It is also said to help with creativity! Citrus Fresh comes in the Premium Starter Kit!
Purifying Spray Recipe
- 5 drops Thieves Essential Oil Blend
- 5 drops Lavender
- 3 drops Lemon
- 4 oz. Glass Spray Bottle
- Pinch of salt to emulsify the oils and water
- Cute labels seen in picture – get here
Directions: Spray this on your kids’ hands and bookbags when they get home from school. Check with their teacher and see if they’d be allowed to bring it to school to use instead of the class hand sanitizer. Throw it in a diaper bag to spray on a diaper-changing table, doorknobs, your hands – anything that needs purifying!
About Lavender Essential Oil
We call it the Swiss Army Knife of essential oils because you can use it for pretty much anything! It is most known for its relaxing and calming effects, and also for soothing and nourishing the skin. Lavender comes in the Premium Starter Kit!
Get these pretty labels here on my blog!
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