Essential Oil Recipes for The Body

Over the years we have tried and collected many essential oil recipes for the body. These are some of our favorites that I think you will find effective and beneficial.

Homemade Hand Sanitizer

- - 1 ounce PET plastic spray bottle
  - 1 ounce or 2 tablespoons aloe gel
  - 5 drops lemon essential oil
  - 6 drops orange essential oil
  - 3 drops peppermint essential oil
  - 2 drops tea tree essential oil
  - 4 drops lavender essential oil

Add essential oil drops to spray bottle. Add aloe gel to container using a funnel. Cap and shake. Carry in your purse or pop in your children’s backpacks for school. Perfect for traveling!

Stress and Tension Headache Relief

1d. Clary Sage Essential Oil
2d. Sweet Basil (ct linalol)
3d. Lavender Essential Oil
.3oz Jojoba Oil

Add essential oil drops to an empty roll on bottle. Fill with jojoba oil. Cap and shake. Roll on temples and back of neck to soothe stress and tension headaches.

Digestive Relief Aromatherapy Recipe

Nausea Relief

There are several essential oils that are supportive to the digestive tract and help to soothe and relieve nausea, bloating and other digestive discomfort. A great blend to have on hand when upset tummies come on. Great for car and sea sickness too.

- - 1oz PET plastic or glass container
  - 1oz or 2 T. aloe gel
  - 4 drops ginger essential oil
  - 4 drops orange essential oil
  - 4 drops peppermint essential oil

Add essential oil drops to aloe gel. Cap and shake well. Rub on your tummy when nausea or digestive issues set in. Write the name and date on a label and apply to the bottle for future reference. Store in a cool, dry place. This blend has approximately a 1 year shelf life when stored in the refrigerator.

For pregnant women and children ages 2-5 use the recipe below.
Using essential oils topically with children under 2 is not recommended.

- - 1oz PET plastic or glass container
  - 1oz or 2 T. aloe gel
  - 3 drops ginger essential oil
  - 3 drops orange essential oil

Cooling Aromatherapy Body Spritzer

- - 1 ounce PET plastic spray bottle
  - 1 Tablespoon distilled water
  - 1 Tablespoon aloe gel
  - 3 drops lavender essential oil
  - 2 drops peppermint essential oil

Add distilled water to bottle using a funnel. Add essential oil drops. Add aloe gel using a funnel. Cap and shake. Spritz on your face, neck or bottom of your feet when feeling hot or stressed. Shake before each use.

Home Remedy for Cellulite

- - 1 ounce pump container, glass or PET plastic
  - 1 ounce or 2 tablespoons aloe gel
  - 8 drops cypress essential oil
  - 2 drops cedarwood essential oil
  - 3 drops grapefruit essential oil
  - 3 drops lemon essential oil

Add essential oil drops to container. Add aloe gel. Cap and shake. Apply once or twice daily to cellulite. Lemon and grapefruit essential oils are phototoxic. This blend should not be put on before going into the sun or a tanning bed. Best to use nightly before bed.

Hair Loss Shampoo

- - 4 ounce PET plastic container with pump
  - 6 Tablespoons or 3 ounces castille soap
  - 2 Tablespoons or 1 ounce aloe gel

OR – 4 ounces of your preferred shampoo base

- - 20 drops rosemary essential oil
  - 10 drops peppermint essential oil
  - 10 drops cedarwood essential oil
  - 5 drops basil essential oil
  - 5 drops ylang ylang essential oil

Using a funnel pour the castille soap into the container. Add all the essential oil drops. Pour the aloe gel in to the container. Cap and shake. Use as a daily hair loss shampoo.

Hair Loss Conditioner

- - 1 ounce PET plastic container
  - 2 Tablespoons unrefined coconut oil
  - 5 drops ylang ylang essential oil
  - 5 drops rosemary essential oil
  - 5 drops cedarwood essential oil

Add essential oil drops to coconut oil. Mix well. Massage into scalp and hair 2 to 3 times weekly as an overnight hair conditioner. Coconut oil is a soft butter and has a melting point of about 75 degrees. In the winter it may solidify. If it does, take it into the shower with you so it can melt from the shower steam.

Hot Flash Spray

- - 4oz PET plastic bottle with spray cap
  - 4oz distilled water
  - 4 drops geranium essential oil
  - 8 drops lavender essential oil

Add essential oil drops to 2oz bottle. Fill with 2oz distilled water. Cap and shake. Spritz on face when feeling a hot flash.

Fighting Fatigue

- - 1oz pump container, glass or PET plastic
  - 2 Tablespoons or 1 ounce unrefined jojoba oil
  - 5 drops scotch pine essential oil
  - 5 drops black spruce essential oil

Add jojoba oil to container. Add essential oil drops. Cap and shake. Apply once or twice daily to chest and under nose.

Menstrual Cramp Relief

- - 1oz pump container, glass or PET plastic
  - 2 Tablespoons or 1 ounce unrefined jojoba oil
  - 10 drops sweet marjoram essential oil
  - 5 drops geranium essential oil
  - 3 drops lavender essential oil

Add jojoba oil to container. Add essential oil drops. Cap and shake. Apply to lower abdomen once or twice daily 1 week prior to your period and during your period.

We offer jojoba oil in a 1oz size that you can simply add essential oil drops to.

Restless Leg Syndrome

Bergamot Essential Oil for Restless Leg Syndrome

- - 1 ounce PET plastic container with pump
  - 2 Tablespoons or 1 ounce unrefined jojoba oil
  - 5 drops bergamot essential oil
  - 5 drops sweet marjoram essential oil
  - 5 drops lavender essential oil

Pour jojoba oil into a PET plastic container using a funnel. We also offer jojoba oil for sale in a 1 ounce size that you can simply add the essential oil drops to. Add lavender and bergamot essential oil drops. Cap and shake. Apply to legs before bed.