LEMON
Home Use
1.
A Cure for Laundry Neglect. Lemon essential oil takes out ALL odor when you forget and leave your load of laundry in the washer way too long!
2.
Tame Oozy, Sappy Trees. Whether the sap is on your carpet, clothes or seeped into your skin, lemon oil is excellent for removing pine gum and tree sap.
3.
Stop Grease in its Tracks. You just fixed your
bike. Your hands are black and greasy. Soap alone won’t remove the
grease, but lemon oil mixed with your soap will. Lemon oil is a great
de-greaser!
4.
Disinfect the Disgusting. You can add lemon oil
to a spray bottle of water and attack what may be living in your range
hood, on your tables, countertops and other surfaces. For some extra
chemical-free firepower, a little vinegar is a traditional favorite.
5.
Lose the Gas Mask. When you clean the gunky build
up in your shower, do you practically have to wear a gas mask to
survive the fumes? Go gas mask free and clean with lemon oil. Just a
small amount of lemon oil will go a long way in removing hard water
build up.
6.
Nourish Your Leathers. Whether you ride a Harley
in style or cherish the patina of your leather sofa at home, your
leathers are not maintenance free. Use a lemon oil soaked cloth to
preserve them, and prevent leather from splitting.
7.
High Ho Silver. A lemon oil treated cloth is a
great remedy for the early stages of tarnish on silver or other metals.
You may not eat on silver every day, but bracelets, earrings, necklaces
often need some love.
8.
Deactivate the Sticky. Lemon oil can help you
avert a hair cutting crisis the next time you deal with gum in hair. Got
kids with obsessive addictions to stickers or temporary tattoos? Works
for those too. Not for wide receivers.
9.
Love Your Luster. Bring your furniture back to
life with lemon oil! Just add a few drops of lemon oil to olive oil for a
non-toxic furniture polish. Lemon oil leaves a beautiful shine,
prevents fine wood finishes from drying out, and replaces lost moisture
in antique woods as it penetrates worn finishes.
10.
De-Smudge Your Stainless. You don’t need to hunt
down that “single use” stainless steel cleaner anymore. Multi-use lemon
oil is great for cleaning stainless steel appliances. You’ll love the
way stainless looks and smells!
11.
Clean Granite or Porous Stone. What is living in
the pores of your natural stone counters or floors? Lemon oil cleans
deeply, seeps into stone and leaves you with a “real fresh lemons”
aroma, rather than that fake lemon chemical smell.
12.
Energize your Brush. If your toothbrush seems a bit tired, add a drop of lemon and peppermint oils to chase away that run-down feeling.
13.
Quarantine Pungencies. Moldy kid’s sneakers, a
baby’s blowout, potty training … it all adds up to an less than
desirable aroma. Diffuse or spray lemon oil and neutralize odors at
their source!
14.
Take the Spine Out of Scuffs. Got a scuff mark that just won’t go away? Lemon oillifts scuff marks in remarkable ways!
15.
Curtail the Dank, Musty or Mildewed. Things get
stored away. Things get old. Things don’t see the light of day. Chase
away that “old smell” and inject new energy with a good lemon oil wipe
down.
16.
Stop Cutting Board Bacteria Palooza. Cutting
boards can harbor bacteria in your kitchen. Nobody wants to taste the
chemicals you have in your cleaning closet, yet most people love the
taste of lemon!
17.
Control an Aphid Invasion, Naturally. Aphids —
those pesky little bugs that dine on your roses and other plants. Lemon
oil (or peppermint) with water in a garden spray bottle are a natural
pesticide that kills aphids and their larvae on contact, but leave your
plants looking lovely.
18.
Spot-Free Dishes. Add a few
drops of lemon oil to your dishwasher soap container with each load.
Your dishes will come out looking like new… spot-free!
19.
Refresh Bad Smelling Washcloths. When your
kitchen washcloths smell foul and could use a boost, add lemon oil to
your detergent, soak overnight, wash, dry and your kitchen will smell so
much better!
Cooking & Food
20
. Energy Boost. For a quick, refreshing energy
boost, combine a couple drops each of lemon essential oil and peppermint
essential oil in a glass of water and drink up. Add a lemony taste to
your bottled water.
21.
Zest Up Your Sugary Indulgences. There are an
infinite number of ways lemon oil can add a bit of freshness to your
sugary savors: Lemon frosting • Lemon merengue • Sour cream lemon pie •
Lemon cakes • Lemon tart glaze • Lemon squares • Lemon cookies •
Breathtaking, awe-inspiring lemonade
23.
Pep Up Your Entrees. With lemon oil, there are
countless ways to make the bland zippy, or the blah peppy: Roasted
salmon & asparagus with lemon oil, Linguine & shrimp with lemon
oil, Lemon oil drizzled over vegetables (especially broccoli), Lemon
garlic shrimp … or to add a fresh kick to an already great salad.
24.
Preserve What You’ve Got. Use lemon oil in a spray to keep your cut fruit fresh until serving.
Body & Mind
25.
Ease Respiratory Gunkity Goop. When used witha humidifier, it’s a great way to slow wheezing, colds, cough, and other upper respiratory problems.
26.
De-scratch Your Scratchy Throat. Adding a couple
drops of lemon essential oil to warm water & honey can change that
yucky sore throat feeling, slow a nasty cough, and douse a fever. Lemon
oil fights bacteria, as well as viruses.
27.
Honeylicious Hair Highlights …Chemical Free. Skip
the expensive salon highlight treatment, and use lemon oil to create
your own hair highlights. Just go in the sun after using with your hair
product, and it will lighten your hair. Be careful, it works well!
28.
Fight the Fungus Among Us. Tired of seeing that unsightly nail fungus? Lemon oil is great for nails, and can help fight against nail fungus.
29.
Halt the Nervous Nellie, In You. When combined
with lavender oil and diffused into a room, you’ll find you feel less
anxious, a better mood, more even keel, and well … linear.
30.
Clear Thinking & Clear Focus, Made Visible. A clear mind, a clean slate, a fresh outlook. It’s all good. Real good. Diffuse lemon oil and you got it.
31.
Take the Heat Out of Cold Sores. When you have a
gnarly cold sore that’s just begging for attention, douse it with a few
drops of lemon oil and you’ll have a new best friend.
32.
Nice Mood … No Really. Chase away the moody
blues (not the band), with a bit of blah-reducing lemon oil. Whether you
choose to diffuse it or apply topically, it’s hard to not improve your
outlook with lemon oil around!
33.
Was That a Crusty? Next time you notice hard,
crusty skin on your feet, (e.g. corns, calluses or bunions) regularly
add a few drops of lemon oil and you’ll soon have softened skin!
34.
A Brighter Complexion. Lemon oil can help
remove dead skin cells and exfoliate. For a homemade exfoliant, add 4-5
drops to a small amount of oatmeal and water for a homemade scrub.
Feels great!
PEPPERMINT
Home Use
35.
Calm a Tempest. Just one drop of peppermint oil
rubbed on the stomach or taken internally can calm indigestion, an
upset stomach or other internal digestive commotion. A must-have when
traveling!
36.
Restore Vitality in the Mouth. When your breath
is sharp and your mouth feels furry, peppermint oil with water (and
lemon oil) creates a healthy, refreshing mouth rinse that leaves a
lasting crisp, clean feeling.
37.
It’s About Air Flow. When sinuses seem to be
clogged, and throats swollen and scratchy, diffuse peppermint oil (or
apply topically on the chest) for almost immediate relief and
revitalizing air flow. Peppermint acts as an expectorant and may provide
relief for colds, cough, sinusitis, asthma, and bronchitis.
38.
Cool the Joints. When the ravages of time wreak
havoc on your joints, leaving that hot and achy feeling, peppermint oil
mixed with lavender oil cools like an ice bath, but you to stay warm and
dry.
39.
Feel Full, Faster. Satiety. It’s about feeling
full, and not overeating. The aroma of peppermint oil has the ability to
make you feel full, faster…especially if you breathe it in during a
meal!
40.
Cool Your Tootsies. If you’ve been on your feel
all day or religiously wear hard soled shoes, just add peppermint oil to
a cold water compress to cool your overworked, over heated tootsies.
41.
Perk Up. The invigorating aroma of peppermint is
a wonderful, non-stimulating way to perk up on long drives, in school,
during late night homework or any other time you need to “burn the
midnight oil.”
42.
Energize Your Lather. Some shampoo and
conditioner combos can make you want to go back to sleep. No energy. No
pep. No fun. Not good. Add peppermint to your potions to stimulate the
scalp, energize and wake up! The oil is an antiseptic in nature, and can
also help remove dandruff and lice.
43.
Allergies Beware. Peppermint oil has the ability
to relax smooth muscles in the body — the same muscles that line our
airways and become affected in allergy season. Peppermint oil (with
lemon) should certainly be another arrow in your allergy treatment
quiver!
44.
Chase Away Tension Headaches. Got a mind numbing
headache? A few drops of peppermint dabbed on your temples, neck and
sinuses can quickly spring into action and chase that headache away!
45.
Help Kids Get on the Ball. The next time Junior
is a little unresponsive to all that is going on with school and
homework, try spritzing a little peppermint on his shirt before study
time, placing drop on the tongue or under the nose for improved
concentration and alertness.
46.
Seep, Soak & Revitalize. After a long day,
apply peppermint, let it seep in and then soak in a warm bath or shower.
The refreshing peppermint vapor will make you feel cool, relaxed and
energized again.
47.
Add a Refreshing Kick to Your Tea. Just one
drop of peppermint oil can add life to any herbal tea (without having to
add lots of sugar) while also aiding in normal digestion or to relieve
heartburn.
48.
A “Should I Work Out Today?” Antidote. You ask
yourself this question. It’s OK. Using peppermint oil prior to exercise
immediately awakens your senses and gets you in your right mind so you
can crank.
49.
A Snack Vendor’s Nightmare. When
you get that mid-morning craving, diffuse peppermint oil to reign in
the urge to snack on junk food, or anything else that might appear
before you.
Cooking & Food
50.
Add Zip to All Things Chocolate. Enhance your
chocolate in a gazillion ways: gourmet hot chocolate, mint brownie
frosting, peppermint bark, peppermint patties, peppermint brownies,
peppermint chocolate Bundt cake, red velvet cupcakes with white
chocolate peppermint cream cheese, yum!
51.
Brisk, Delightful Confections. Peppermint
chiffon cake, homemade candy canes, butter mints, peppermint ice cream,
peppermint glaze over pastries and cookies, homemade peppermint patties.
52.
Unforgettable Beverages. Peppermint water on ice, peppermint mocha, peppermint tea, peppermint hot chocolate, that’s right … it’s all delish.
Body & Mind
53.
Wake Up Your Mind. Peppermint oil activates the
limbic function in your brain. The limbic function helps control
things like emotions and long-term memory and is related to olfactory
structures in your nose.
54.
An Itch Fix. If you have the after effects of a
sunburn where skin is a little warm and itchy, apply a drop of
peppermint oil (mixed with lavender) to cool, soothe and stop itching.
55.
Theme Park Relief. If you’ve got that “I my
gosh, I can’t believe I just went on a spinning ride” feeling, four or
five drops of peppermint rubbed on the stomach can calm smooth stomach
muscles and help dispel discomfort.
56.
Travel to the Arctic, Without Traveling. When
you add a few drops of peppermint to your ice water, it not only
improves the taste, but also leaves you with a feeling of cool,
refreshing arctic wind in your airways!
57.
Burrow No More. If you find a tick has decided
to make your skin its home, just give that tick a nice bath of
peppermint oil with a cotton swab. The tick will stop burrowing, remove
its head and then he’s yours.
58.
Don’t Make It Easy on the Critters. Many
household bugs do not like peppermint oil — ants, aphids, beetles, plant
lice, mice and cockroaches try to steer clear of peppermint. Just add
to water in a spray bottle and spray where you think pests grace you
with their presence!
59.
Clean Naturally. Peppermint oil is a wonderful
natural cleaning agent because it has antifungal and antibacterial
properties. Spray on countertops and bathroom surfaces, scrub, and enjoy
cleaner clean.
60.
Sleep Like a Baby. If you find you are having a
hard time sleeping, peppermint oil helps activate cold-sensitive
receptors in the skin and mucosal tissues. When used this way, it may
help with insomnia.
61.
Quell Apathy. When you’re with someone who feels
gloomy or like they “just don’t care”, ask them to try peppermint oil
(aromatically, topically, or internally) to stimulate their mental
sharpness and focus.
62.
It’s About a State of Mind. Someone’s mental
outlook can be a game changer. If they are shocked, stressed out or
nervous, peppermint oil may help restore feelings of normalcy and
balance.
63.
Tame a Toothache. Peppermint oil can act as a
concentrated natural pain killer and muscle relaxant, especially with
painful gums, teething or recent dental work.
64.
Alleviate Internal Strife. When used topically
or internally, peppermint is a favorite for fresh relief from cramping,
indigestion to diarrhea. Skip the antacids and go with peppermint oil!
65.
For That “Marathon in Clogs” Feeling. When you
feel like you’ve just run a marathon in clogs, and your feet are a hot
mess of ouch, massage peppermint oil onto aching feet, joints, and
strained muscles.
66.
Leap from Lethargic. Feeling lethargic or in a
brain fog? Peppermint has been known to improve blood circulation and
awareness, leaving you with an energized, awake feeling.
67.
Go Eight-Leg Free. When you diffuse peppermint
into the room, you’ll notice fewer spiders. Why? They don’t like it.
It’s safe, contains no harsh chemicals or pesticides. It doesn’t kill
the spiders, but forces them out.
LAVENDER
Home Use
68.
Chase Away Stagnant Closet Air. You know that
smell. Fabrics of all variety, shoes for every occasion, plus a dirty
clothes bin and no fresh air can only equal one thing…you need lavender
essential oil. Whether diffused, drizzled on earthen ware, or dripped
on cotton balls, chase stagnancy away!
69.
Take the Bite Out of It. Insects, creepies and
crawlies are not too fond of the smell of lavender. In fact, they hate
it. If you forget to go the prevention route, lavender soothes bites,
itching and inflammation.
70.
A Multi-Purpose Spray. Next time you sitting in
traffic, pull out a spray bottle filled with a lavender and water
mixture and freshen your car. Who wouldn’t prefer a car smelling like
lavender?
71.
Kids Won’t Go Down? Lavender drops on their
pillows … it’s like magic. It will help ease their mind, calm them down,
make bedtime a bit more rewarding, and best of all … lull them into a
restful sleep.
72.
Skip the Aerosol Chemical Sprays. Next time you
are deodorizing the bathroom, think of lavender and water in a spray
bottle. Lavender’s antibacterial, antibiotic, antiviral, antiseptic
properties can only help.
73.
Take the Acrid Out of Vinegar. If you clean with
vinegar, but can barely stay vertical while using it, lavender is the
answer. Just add lavender and vinegar together in the spray bottle and
you’re set!
74.
Therapeutic Dish or Laundry Soap. If your liquid
soap smells a bit flat, you can add lavender for additional
aromatherapy benefits and antibacterial properties. It transforms your
cleaning experience!
75.
Lovable Linens. What does your linen closet
smell like? Probably cotton. Maybe old cotton. Energize your linens with
lovely smelling lavender. It leaves no oil marks and leaves things
invigoratingly fresh.
76.
Lavender candles. Ahhh the long lost art of
candle making. If you’ve ever made candles you know how fun it can be.
When you add lavender, the smell that is released is intensely
therapeutic!
77.
Wood Floors, Like New. A tired wood floor is,
well … tired. Commercial floor polishes often contain harsh chemicals.
Woods love oil. Just add lavender to your cleaning system and your
floor can look like new!
78.
Help That Trusty Ball Cap. A well-worn, much
loved ball cap can look great, but smell like a wild animal. Add 4-5
drops of lavender to make it bearable. It will be your favorite hat if
you have a headache too!
79.
Change Your Sheets, Refresh Your Mattress.
Unfortunately, your mattress can be neglected, and have that “wires,
foam and fabric” smell. Add lavender when you change your sheets and
neglect no more!
80.
Homemade Room Freshener. Put baking soda and a
5-6 drops of lavender oil in a small Mason jar. Punch holes in the lid.
Place in smelly areas (near garbage can, dirty clothes), shake jar
often. Smile.
81.
Pet Smells No More. Add a skiff or two of your
baking soda and lavender mixture to carpets and vacuum up! If you have
pets, (especially the un potty trained variety), fight back with
lavender!
82.
Extra Potpourri Mileage. If you have a pot of
potpourri that has seen its day, try refreshing it with a few drops of
lavender essential oil. You’ll love the way lavender can change the
feel of your home!
83.
Sweet Smelling Vacuum Bags. Your vacuum can be
your nemesis when it comes to keeping your home smelling clean. As you
well know, it can even blow microfine dirt! Pin some cotton balls
(soaked in lemon and lavender oils) on the inside of the bag and let
your vacuum blow!
Cooking and Food 84.
Soften Citrus Flavors. Use in delicate lemon sauces for chicken or fish or in powerful orange marmalades, citrus salads, real lemonade and more!
85.
Amazing Marinades and BBQ. Baste chicken or fish
on the grill with honey or a garlic and rosemary blend, spread over
roasted vegetables, marinade chicken pieces in honey and lavender, yum!
86.
Bake Like the Best. Lavender is a nice addition
to lavender blueberry banana bread, lemon lavender cookies, baked
salmon, lavender sugar cookies, lavender muffins, lavender cakes, oh
yeah!
87.
Give Your Sugars a Delightful Twist. Use as a
substitute for vanilla extract (in creams, custards and sugars), use it
in lavender icing, add to honey for extra flavor in tea or toast, and
even maple syrup!
Body and Mind
88.
The Oatmeal Secret. Fill a
baby food jar with oatmeal, and add 5-8 drops of lavender oil. When
it’s time to wash your face, add water and it becomes an excellent
natural scrub! A little goes a long way.
89.
Minor Burns, Major Relief. When you’ve slightly
overdone it in the sun, a little lavender oil is helpful in preventing
peeling skin. It aids in your skin’s healing without scarring as well!
90.
Boo Boo Relief. Lavender has disinfecting
properties. It’s great for the skin, and wonderful for relief from cuts
and scrapes, especially if the cut or scrape is located wherever it’s
difficult to keep covered.
91.
Alleviate Feelings of Earaches. You can warm
lavender (don’t scald it), mix with olive oil and gently massage around
the ears (not in the ears) and near glands in the throat.
92.
A Dry Climate Answer. If you suffer from dry,
itchy skin, and don’t want to mess around with chemical smelling
lotions, add lavender to fractionated coconut oil and comfort will be
yours!
93.
Horrific Heels & Foot Fatigue. If you’ve
been wearing sandals all summer, and your heels look like the Atacama
Desert, 6 drops of lavender in a hot foot bath is the answer. Your
porous feet will thank you.
94.
Neck & Wing Relief. When you have neck and
scapula tension, apply lavender with fractionated coconut oil, breathe
it in and massage those knots out!
95.
A Hood of Wonder. Next time you have a cold or
the flu, remember the lavender steam hood. Add 4-6 drops to a bowl of
hot water. Place a towel over your head, and inhale the vapor slowly and
deeply.
96.
A Woodworker’s Friend. Do you work with wood or
handle wood?Rather than dig a hole in your finger trying to catch that
splinter, add a few drops of lavender, let the splinter swell and slip
out.
97.
Allergies, Sinuses & Congestion Oh My!
Lavender can calm down unruly sinus issues, defiant allergies and other
respiratory issues. Just apply on the back of your neck, chest, and
between your eyes.
98.
Fortify Your First-Aid Kit. There are many dōTERRA products that would be
tres glam
additions to your First-Aid kit, but if you could only pick one,
lavender should be it. Why? Basic First-Aid kits are often geared
toward minor skin irritation, scrapes, rashes, and so forth. Lavender
is great for all those, not to mention its calming properties!
99.
Rub a Dub Dub. Rather than using regular soap
and warm water at baby’s bath time, add about five drops of lavender oil
to the warm water. Your tot’s skin will be pampered and smell great!
100.
Soak Away Stress. Your muscles are tight.
Anxiety and deadlines are eating at you. Your heart is racing. Where’s
the pressure release valve? Right here, with lavender. Add to a warm
bath, soak it in, soothe.
101.
Let Vapor Talk. Wet your hair
in the shower. Add 4 drops of lavender to a handful of water and work it
into your hands and hair.Tilt your head down, under the water and
capture the aroma instilled vapor as it melts off your hands and hair.
You’ll love how it smells, and how your hair feels!
Bonus Tip!
Target Acne, at the Source.Bacteria thrive in
sebaceous glands that over produce sebum…that waxy stuff that can be
associated with acne. Lavender helps balance sebum and control break
outs.
Self-sabotage is most
recognizable by the experience of an internal "tug-of-war" between having
a desire to do something and feeling like you can't or shouldn't do it.
You set your goals
as things you “don't want” (debt, struggle) that cause you to
focus on the negative instead of what you actually “do want”.
Yeah, I think that I'm the happiest when I admit and accept that I need others in my life. And it is a pleasure and a privilege when I can be of help to others.