Essential Oils

Recently, I began adding to the homemade collection around here. I've been learning about Essential Oils from a friend of mine, but so far have only been able to buy 3 oils. I am VERY interested in learning as much as I can about oils and the benefits that they hold for our health and wellness. I can't wait to clean out our medicine cabinet and replace all of the junk we have in there with natural alternatives! The 3 oils that we are using now are Lavender, Peppermint, and Thieves. 

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I use Lavender on my feet almost every night to help me sleep. I had been having trouble sleeping for several weeks before I got my Lavender. Now that I use the oil, I never have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep! I also use it on our bug bites to help with itching, and I recently used it on my babies to help with motion sickness in the car. Clearly, I love Lavender! 

I currently have Thieves Oil sprinkled on clothes in my air vents to keep viruses at bay. I put a few drops of Peppermint Oil in the back of my shower to help clear my sinuses and soothe coughing. I've also used Peppermint to bring down a fever in Lorelai, and it worked wonderfully! {She told people that I put vinegar on her to help her fever. She's got her oils and cleaning products a little mixed up.}

I'm working on a separate post about some other homemade changes we've made around here! I hope that if you've been considering adding EO's to your routine, that this will encourage you to get going on the investment! It is an investment, but I believe it's been worth it for us. And it will be an investment I continue to make for our family.