Word of the Year: Self Care Vol 10

vol 10 Self Care Kit 

What does self care mean?  Self care is any activity that you do voluntarily that helps you maintain your physical, mental or emotional health.  It can help you feel healthy, relaxed and ready to take on your work and responsibilities.

For when you need a little extra time to regroup.

My Self Care Kit

Many of these things I have made myself.

Left to Right: Bath Salts, Kids Bath Bombs, and Sugar Scrub

Recipes below:

Bath Salts

Ingredients: 

1 cup Epsom Salt

1 tb Baking Soda

10 drops favorite essential oil.

Directions:

1. Add essential oil to the epsom salt and baking soda in jar, shake to mix.

2. Pour into warm bath and enjoy!

DIY Confetti Bath Bombs

Ingredients: 

1 cup citric acid

1 cup baking soda

½ cup cornstarch

½ cup doTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil

10 drops Citrus Bliss Invigorating Blend

Sprinkles

Food Coloring

Silicone Mold

Directions: 

1. Place citric acid, baking soda, cornstarch, and Fractionated Coconut Oil into bowl. 
2. Add Citrus Bliss essential oil blend. 
3. Mix well until soft dough is formed. It should have the consistency of mildly-damp sand and should hold together when pressed. If mixture is too wet, add baking soda and cornstarch. 
4. Add food coloring and mix until color is evenly distributed. 
5. Press mixture firmly into silicone mold and sprinkle the top with your favorite party sprinkles. Let dry for 24 hours before removing from mold. 
6. Bath bombs are ready to use! Simply drop in tub full of water and allow to dissolve completely. 

- See more at: https://doterra.com/US/en/blog/diy-confetti-bath-bombs#sthash.UcRK2ufD.dpuf

Sugar Scrub

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup coconut oil

15 drops essential oil of your choice

Directions:

1.  Mix all ingredients and store in an air tight jar.

2.  Use 1 tablespoon as needed in the shower. Scrub skin with the mixture and rinse will. Your skin will feel amazing soft!

My Personal Favorite Oils

Lavender, Balance and Hope

Lavender has been used and cherished for centuries for its unmistakable aroma and myriad benefits. In ancient times, the Egyptians and Romans used Lavender for bathing, relaxation, cooking, and as a perfume; it is widely used for its calming and relaxing qualities which continue to be Lavender’s most notable qualities. Lavender is frequently used to reduce the appearance of skin imperfections. Add to bath water to soak away stress or apply to the temples and the back of the neck. Add a few drops of Lavender to pillows, bedding, or bottoms of feet to promote a restful night’s sleep. Due to Lavender’s versatile properties, it is considered the must-have oil to have on hand at all times.

Balance, creates a sense of calm and wellbeing. Blend of Spruce, Ho Wood, Frankincense, Blue Tansy, and Blue Chamomile with Fractionated Coconut Oil to offer an enticing fragrance that promotes tranquility and relaxation. Spruce, one of the oils in Balance, was used by Native Americans for health and spiritual reasons and is still used today to bring harmony to the mind and body. Ho Wood, Blue Tansy, and Blue Chamomile can ease anxious feelings, while Frankincense provides a grounding, balancing effect on emotions.

Hope, uplifts mood with a bright, fresh, scent.  Provides a unique aroma profile.

What are your favorite essential oils?

-Rachel