While many of who practice natural parenting are busy looking for ways to make the holidays meaningful and healthy I thought I would share a gift idea that might be over looked. Essential oils might seem daunting to those not trained in how to use them but with some help and guidance I think they can really improve the quality of health of our families. A few years ago I was lucky enough to have a midwife that introduced Essential oils to me. Not the common grade oils found in health food stores but real therapeutic grade oils that are pure and not cut with other oils.
DoTerra has a great gift trio right now! “Make gift giving easy with doTERRA’s natural wood gift box containing three of our most popular essential oils in 5 ml sizes: On Guard, Wild Orange, and Peppermint. this reusable gift box features the doTERRA logo.”
OnGuard helps keeps colds away and can help treat colds as well. It can be used very effectively in a vaporizer and wonderful in a spray bottle diluted to help clean areas that have sick people in it, like door knobs and toys in a home with a sick little one.
Today I found it hard to focus as I was writing frantically for NaNoWriMo trying to catch up. I dabbed a bit of Peppermint on the back of my neck, just a little. Shortly there after I managed to type 4,000 words and catch up on my novel. Only I ended up with heart burn. Heart burn from a dab of peppermint? It happens to some people. I didn’t expect it though from using the essential oil topically. Often it can calm the stomach. I think in combination with the food I had eaten left me a very uncomfortable writer. So I grabbed another oil…. Ginger!
I thought I would test to see if this oil too could effect my stomach just by topical use. I added just two drops to the bottom of my feet. Feet absorb oils very well! Within 10 minutes my tummy was feeling better. I was a bit shocked. Yes I love oils and I have now for years but they surprise me sometimes even.
There are so many oils that can help with so many health issues. You might have heard about essential oils or aromatherapy oils that you can vape. Aromatherapy Vaping has become a trend now and is beneficial in many ways too. I can’t recommend just three. But you could pick three and put them in this adorable wooden gift box and give them to someone you care about!
