Lavender
Bugs Be Gone Room Spray
You can use essential oils to make a bug-repelling room spray that can be used inside or out. This blend of Lavender, Peppermint, Lemongrass, and Lemon Eucalyptus oils is great for keeping away all kinds of bugs (mosquitoes, flies, gnats, spiders, and more). Plus, it has a wonderful fresh scent.
To make room spray:
- Fill 8 oz glass spray bottle about 3/4 full with distilled water
- Fill most of the rest of the way full with Witch Hazel
- 10 drops Lavender essential oil
- 10 drops Peppermint essential oil
- 10 drops Lemongrass essential oil
- 10 drops Lemon Eucalyptus essential oil
- Put on sprayer top and shake well to mix
To use: Shake bottle gently before each use. Spray into the air to freshen room. Use as often as needed.
Source: One Essential Community
Lake House Room Spray
My summers were often spent at my family’s lake house on the Minnesota Canada border. Days (and nights) were filled with fishing, swimming, hiking, camp fires, and board games. The air was scented with a wonderful blend of evergreens, fresh-cut fire wood, and water. This homemade room spray recipe of Pine, Cedarwood, Lavender and Spearmint captures that memory perfectly for me. Plus it’s calming, grounding, and balancing.
To make room spray:
- Fill 8 oz glass spray bottle about 3/4 full with distilled water
- Fill most of the rest of the way full with Witch Hazel
- 10 drops Pine essential oil
- 10 drops Cedarwood essential oil
- 10 drops Lavender essential oil
- 10 drops Spearmint drops essential oil
- Put on sprayer top and shake well to mix
To use: Shake bottle gently before each use. Spray into the air to freshen room. Use as often as needed.
Source: One Essential Community
Fresh and Clean Bathroom Blends
Here are a few to try for a fresh and clean scent your bathroom. These blends can be used in a diffuser or a room spray. Experiment with the proportions of each essential oil and create your own custom blend
- Lavender + Lemon
- Eucalyptus + Spearmint
- Orange + Grapefruit
- Lemon + Rosemary + Lavender
Almost Eternal Sleep Blend
This recipe is for a 4 oz. spray bottle, but of course it can be doubled or halved as needed. It’s really simple to make, here is what you will need:
- A 4 oz Spray Bottle.
- 1 tablespoon of vodka or rubbing alcohol
- 10 drops of Lavender essential oil
- 12 drops of Vanilla essential oil
- 7 drops of Chamomile essential oil
- 6 tablespoons of water
Optional: A sprig of Lavender, or a piece of Vanilla bean- small enough to fit into the bottle. This is mainly decorative, and does boost the scent a bit.
Pour the alcohol into the spray bottle and then add the essential oils. Shake well to blend. Add the optional ingredient, and the water. Shake well before using.
Source: Salome Gemme
Hair and Scalp Formula
- 8 drops Rosemary oil
- 4 drops Cedar oil
- 4 drops Lemongrass oil
- 4 drops Peppermint oil
- 4 drops Lavender oil
Add the essential oils to 30 ml of jojoba oil and massage into hair and scalp. 10% argan oil will enhance this formula.
Source: Floracopeia
Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender oil is a natural antibiotic, antiseptic, antidepressant, sedative, and detoxifier which promotes healing and prevents scarring, and also stimulates the immune system and contributes to the healing process by stimulating the cells of a wound to regenerate more quickly.
- Application:
Diffuse or apply topically. Has a wide range of uses. Apply where you would use a deodorant. Safe for use on small children. May also be added to food or soy/rice mil as a dietary supplement.
- Fragrant Influence:
Calming, relaxing, and balancing, both physically and emotionally.
- Safety Data:
If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult physician.
Lavender is capable of many important jobs and is a delight to use. Every home should have a bottle of lavender, if no other oil, because it is so very effective in the treatment of burns and scalds. Lavender is beneficial for cleansing cuts and wounds and is ideal for skin care, since it prevents the build up of excess sebum, a skin oil that bacteria feed on. Lavender has also been clinically evaluated for its relaxing effects.
Although not known specifically as a circulatory stimulant, lavender oil certainly seems to allay the effects of clinical shock and as a mood tonic and antidepressant it helps to deal with the psychological shock of injury.
The French scientist Rene Gatefosse was the first to discover lavender’s ability to promote tissue regeneration and speed wound healing when he severely burned his arm in a laboratory accident. Today, lavender is one of the few essential oils to still be listed in the British Pharmacopoeia.
It also has a multitude of other qualities which make it a truly indispensable oil. This is one of the oils that should be on your number one list – and particularly of use in a first aid kit and for children and pets. It is good for camping because it repels fleas and flying creatures like mosquitoes.
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