Tag: essential oils

The Only DIY Lip Balm Recipe You Need

Making my own lip balm is one DIY that is SOOO worth the time. Why? Because it is SO easy, and it is SOOOOO much cheaper than buying it! I have a few different lip balm recipes on my blog, including my everyday moisturizing one, gingerbread, chai, and chocolate mint. But then I thought – I don’t really need a...

DIY Chai Lip Balm with Essential Oils

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll see a lot of photos of chai because I LOVE chai. So when I was thinking about a new flavour for lip balm, I thought – yum – chai! I realized I had all the essential oils I needed so I played around with them a bit to get the right ratio. Here’s...

Perfect Easy DIY Gifts for Everyone on Your List

I never thought I’d love DIY as much as I do now – and the key for me is that any DIY I do has to be SUPER EASY with very little time involved! These perfect easy DIY gifts are great for everyone on your list. I will be giving them out to friends, family, my daughter’s teachers and group...

My Favourite Essential Oils for Stress Relief

Stress. It affects all of us. Everyone has different ways of dealing with it. Everyday stress of trying to get through life. Crazy stress from tragedies, grief, and the curveballs life throws at us. Since the tragic events surrounding my baby nephew’s death, I have been dousing myself in essential oils for stress relief. I don’t know if they work...

Young Living Essential Oils Premium Starter Kit at 10% OFF!

After visiting Young Living’s lavender farm in Mona, Utah last summer as part of the International Convention, I am even more impressed with the quality and integrity of the essential oils they offer. No other company has a Seed to Seal commitment like they do: From the time the seed is sourced until the oil is sealed in the bottle,...

DIY Outdoor Spray with Essential Oils

I love spending time outside in my garden during the spring and summer months. What I don’t love is getting eaten alive. Thankfully after some experimentation, I’ve settled on a great DIY outdoor spray with essential oils that allows me to enjoy the outdoors annoyance-free! Young Living’s Purification blend contains lemongrass, rosemary, melaleuca alternifolia, myrtle, and citronella. Powerful stuff! The R.C....

GUEST POST: The Positive Effects of Aromatherapy on Your Health

Today I’m excited to introduce a guest post from Sarah of RelaxEveryday about the positive effects of aromatherapy on your health! Aromatherapy is an alternative health option for simple ailments. More and more people are catching on that natural is better. Due to the rising trend of looking to nature to solve health issues, aromatherapy is becoming popular at lightning...

18 Essential Oils for Cough and Cold from Young Living

Cold and flu season is upon us and I’ve been hearing about people getting some nasty sicknesses already. (Thankful not my family!) There are actually several Young Living essential oils that are now registered as Natural Health Products in Canada that can help reduce the symptoms of a cold and cough. Here are just 18 essential oils for cough and...

5 Ways to Use Peppermint Essential Oil

Everyone has their favourite few essential oils, those go-tos that you always grab. (These are my 5 most frequently used essential oils!) Peppermint essential oil is one that is very versatile, and pretty affordable as well. It IS very potent (1 drop of peppermint essential oil delivers the effectiveness of 27 cups of peppermint tea), so be sure you DILUTE...

Stainless Steel Diffuser Bracelet REVIEW & GIVEAWAY from Mother Daughter Jewel

In the fall, I reviewed stainless steel diffuser necklaces from Like Mother, Like Daughter Jewelry, and we are still in love with them. My daughter and I love love love them, and they haven’t shown any signs of wear. The quality is superb and they are beautiful and functional! But what if you don’t want to wear a necklace? I...