Do It Yourself Summer Remedies

Make your own Summer Remedy Kit and be ready for bites, burns, scrapes, poison ivy, and bugs. It is always nice to be prepared!

Sunburn Relief

45 drops Lavender
30 drops Myrrh
Fractionated coconut oil
1 oz. Roller Bottle

Add essential oils to roller bottle and top off bottle with your choice of carrier oil. I like liquid (fractionated) coconut oil for its long shelf life.

Apply topically as needed. Lavender heals burns - sunburn included and analgesic properties to help relieve the pain of sunburn. Myrrh is considered a "liquid band-aide" and is a superior healer of skin tissue. For severe burns seek medical attention and consider using this remedy in a spray bottle to avoid painful touch.

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Bug Repellent Stick

15 drops Lemongrass
10 drops Lavender
4 drops Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca)
Fractionated coconut oil
10 ml Roller Bottle

Add essential oils to roller bottle and top the bottle off with fractionated coconut oil.

Apply to exposed areas before venturing outside. Roll a bandana with the blend and keep it around your neck, the under side of a hat, etc.

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Sore Muscle & Headache Stick

15 drops Peppermint
15 drops Lavender
Fractionated coconut oil
10 ml Roller Bottle

Add essential oils to roller bottle and top off with fractionated coconut oil.

Apply to area of concern after a strenuous hike or workout. For headache, apply topically just behind temples, forehead and back of neck and shoulders as needed.

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Stomach Ache Stick

30 drops Digestion Blend
10 drops Peppermint
Fractionated coconut oil
10 ml Roller Bottle

Add essential oils to roller bottle and top with fractionated coconut oil.

Summer stomach issues can come from food, splash parks, the ocean or even a drinking fountain. This blend is a year round winner! Apply topically to abdomen as needed.

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"Owie" Stick

10 drops Frankincense
10 drops Lavender
10 drops Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca)
Fractionated coconut oil
10 ml Roller Bottle

Add essential oils to roller bottle and top off with fractionated coconut oil.

Apply topically to area of concern as needed.  Great for camping or any outdoor activity, an all-purpose healing remedy for burns, bites, scrapes, breakouts, rashes and a makeshift deodorant too!

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Achy Muscles and Inflamed Tissue Rub

3 drops Peppermint
3 drops Rosemary
2 drops Eucalyptus
2 drops Juniper Berry
Fractionated coconut oil
10 ml Roller Bottle

Add essential oils to roller bottle and top off with fractionated coconut oil.

Massage into sore and tender muscles. This essential oil blend accelerates healing times and soothes aching muscles, sprains, and areas that are inflamed or swollen.

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Summer Skin Spray

20 drops Frankincense
20 drops Cypress
20 drops Lavender
Distilled Water
4 oz. glass spray bottle

Add essential oils to an empty glass bottle, top with Distilled water.

Topical application to body, face, on scrapes or blemishes as needed. Summer Skin Spray takes the scorch out of summer. Hydrate and heal after a day in the sun in one easy step with a quick spray of anti-aging essential oils. Your sun-drenched skin will benefit from the anti-inflammatory, regenerative, firming and soothing properties of the essential oils.

      Order online at Herbs First, or phone in your order 801-228-1901.

Have a great month!
Kathryn

New 1 oz. Roller Bottle and more!

    Roller bottles are a great way to use essential oils.  I woke up the other morning with a slightly stiff neck and immediately rubbed in the Garden Essence Blue Blend that I have next to my bed. I have it in the new 1 oz. roller bottle mixed with fractionated coconut oil.  I love the fractionated coconut oil because it is a light oil that is easily absorbed into the skin.  I massaged it for a minute and was still able to do my morning exercise routine.
   
    We have a new supplier for the rollerbottles and have been able to reduce the price to $1.50 for a single 10 ml. bottle!  We also have been able to package a six pack of the 10 ml bottles for $7.16 making them $1.20 each!  The 10 ml size is 1/3 of an ounce and an easy size to stick in your purse or pocket. 

    The 1 oz. roller bottle looks huge in comparison to the 10 ml size.  It is much handier to use for big areas.  We have them packaged in a two pack for $3.16. The roller bottles can be purchased on the empty bottles page. 

    Fractionated coconut oil is available on the Garden Essence carrier oil page for a 4 oz and 8 oz. size.  We also sell the Nature’s Way liquid coconut oil, which is fractionated coconut oil, and available in 10 oz. and 20 oz. bottles.  I love to use the Nature’s Way oil with the squirt lid making it easy to get it into the roller bottles. Fractionated coconut oil has a long shelf life making it an ideal carrier oil for mixing your Garden Essence Oils. 

    Garden Essence Blue Blend is effective for treating:

• tired achy joints and sore muscles

•  inflammation and injuries

• carpal tunnel

• arthritis

• headaches

I like to keep a roller bottle of Blue by my bedside, and on those nights when I have a hard time settling down I can just roll it on and easily drift off to sleep. Now is a great time to stock up Garden Essence Oils!

Have a great month!
Kathryn