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4 Fall Essential Oil Recipes
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to Clear the Mind, Breathe Easier &
Feel Prepared for Seasonal Changes
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Fall brings change. The weather shifts, school starts and we turn the clocks back an hour.
And with this transition, we can sometimes feel out of sync. A great way to get back into
balance is to incorporate essential oils into your daily regimen and practice. And if you’ve
never thought about using and experiencing them, fall is the perfect time to start.
We thought we’d share a few recipes that can help you feel healthier, happier, calmer
and clearer. We have an easy hand cleaner gel to prepare for back-to-school and cold and
flu season, keeping us protected and fortified; a fun chest salve to help ease congestion
from fall allergies; a soothing bedtime massage oil to help ease out the kinks from time
adjustment changes; and lastly, a beautifully aromatic roll-on to help keep our mind clear
when the shorter fall days become too demanding.
Essential oils have this remarkable ability to affect the body and the mind simultaneously.
Their therapeutic constituents make contact with our bloodstream via topical application
or by using a nebulizing diffuser. To affect physiological change, their aromatic molecules
(how they smell) connect with our olfactory nerves cells hidden in the back of our
sinuses. This triggers a neurological signal that affects hormone production, which in
turn manifests in our behavior, habits and emotions. It’s this uniquely holistic double and
simultaneous delivery that can make the experience of using essential oils so powerful.
Garden of Life’s 100% Pure & Organic Essential Oils
100% Pure and Organic Essential Oils are highly potent and concentrated aromatic
substances that are extracted through two organic processes: steam distillation and cold
expression. Steam distillation uses steam to release the aromatic molecules from plant
parts that include wood, leaves, flowers, seeds, and resins, while cold expression uses
high-pressured squeezing to release the aromatic oils from citrus fruit peels. Both process
require great quantities of plant material and yield highly aromatic extracts that reveal
what we recognize as the “essence” of the plant.
Amy Galper, B.A., M.A., Certified Aromatherapist,
Co-Founder of the New York Institute of
Aromatherapy
These beautifully smelling oils have been incorporated into plant-based healing practices
and methodologies for thousands of years, and the experience of using them has been
shared, written about and codified in many early religious and medical texts.
Keep the Peace Roll-on for Fall Transitions
Frankincense, Sweet Orange, Rosemary
BLENDING TOOLS:
1 small glass or stainless steel measuring
cup with spout
1 10ml glass roller bottle
INGREDIENTS:
1 teaspoon measuring spoon
PREPARATION:
1. Pour 2 Tablespoons of carrier oil into
measuring cup with spout.
2. Add all essential oils.
3. Using stirrer, or spoon, mix until carrier oil
and essential oils are well blended.
14 drops of Lavender
essential oil
8 drops of Frankincense
essential oil
6 drops of Geranium
essential oil
2 teaspoons of any carrier oil of your choice—Olive oil, Sunflower, Jojoba, Almond, etc.
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4.Pour into 1-oz bottle, cap and label.