Simple Organic Skincare: Essential Oil Starter Kit
Watch Terri demonstrate the economical and effective
way to use essential oils and aromatherapy.
On Channel 3, Your Life A-Z.
Using Essential Oils for the Everyday Ritual
Eco-ista Note: Any one of our essential oils can be added to our base ingredients.
Recipe: We recommend essential oils used in our 2 ounce sizes up to 1 ml or 30 drops. We recommend essential oils used in our 8 ounce sizes from 1 ml or 30 drops up to 4ml’s or 120 drops depending on your desired outcome.
BATHS
Baths combine the restorative effects of both water and essential oils in a most delightful way. They are perfect to relieve muscle strain, soothe skin conditions, and promote emotional balance.
Recipe: Use 20-30 drops to a full tub of warm water. It is best to add the essential oils after entering the water. For another added bonus, add in our EFA Bath and Body Oil and soak no longer than 20 minutes.
BODY OIL
Touch is a therapeutic and sensual way to experience aromatherapy. Massage relaxes muscles, and improves muscle tone, circulation, and lymph flow. It relieves physical tension and in turn mental stress.
Recipe: Use our EFA Bath and Body Oil or our extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil Lotion, fill a 2 ounce PET bottle up to the neck and add 20-30 drops of your favorite essential oil. Shake well, start at the feet and work up to the shoulders, enjoy!
BOTANICAL PERFUME
Personal fragrance is an enchanting way to express you.
Recipe: In a beautiful sterilized glass bottle add 1 tablespoon of our EFA Bath and Body Oil. Add 20-30 drops essential oil(s). Apply to one of the pulse points. Behind the ears, underside of the wrist, inner elbow, behind the knees and on the back of the ankles.
CHEST RUB
Many of our La Bella Terre single note essential oils are recommended to assist respiration and relieve congestion by placing on the chest or upper back. We also recommend blending similar oils in our shampoo and conditioner bases for prevention during cold and flu season.
Recipe: For chest and back add 20 drops essential oil(s) of your choice to 1 ounce carrier oil. For shampoo and conditioner add 30-40 drops essential oil into our 8oz base, shake well use as directed.
DEODORANT
If you are prone to odorous perspiration there could be an underlying hormonal or physiological cause. We recommend dry brushing as a start for the everyday ritual.
Recipe: Add 30 drops of lavender, sage, lemon, rosemary, peppermint or grapefruit essential oils for natural deodorizers and 30 drops of lemongrass for a natural antiperspirant.
COMPRESS
A compress is a damp, folded cloth that has been infused with essential oils and then applied to the skin. It can be used with either warm or cool water depending on the intended outcome.
Recipe: Fill a large bowl with water and add 30 drops of essential oil, stirring briskly, lie in the cloth, wring and apply.
FOOT SOAK
Foot soaks are a wonderful way to pamper-yourself-perfect. When your feet feel good you feel good all over. You can also add essential oils for your pedicures!
Recipe: Place 30 drops of your favorite essential oil in a foot tub of water. Adjust the temperature of the water to suit your needs: cool water invigorates and energizes, warm water sedates and relaxes.
MIST
Misting is an economical, effective and efficient way to impart the enticing aroma of essential oils in the room or on your skin.
Recipe: Fill a 2 ounce bottle including an atomizer lid with distilled water; add 20-30 drops of your favorite essential oil(s). Shake well each time before spraying.
Eco-ista note: Place a bottle of prepared mist in the refrigerator for the upcoming summer blizzards, mist as usual.
MOISTURE MIST
We’ve been known to carry one of these tote-able misters wherever we go! A quick mist after facial cleansing, or just when you need a lift, helps to plump-up your skin cells, restore your skin’s pH balance, and bring instant refreshment or another way to say it, a drink for the skin.
Recipe: Rejuvenating For Mature Skin: Rose Absolute and Helichrysum.
Balancing For Sensitive Dry Skin: Rose Absolute and Lavender.
Clarifying For Oily Skin: Tea Tree, Rosemary, Lemon and Lavender.
SNIFTERS
This idea stems from an old world smelling salt.
Mid Day Pick Me Up
Recipe: Take a 4 ounce glass or PET recycled plastic jar, add 3 ounces of Dead Sea Salt, and add 28 drops Rosemary and 2 drops Peppermint. Close the lid, shake well, open and inhale.
Sleep In a Jar
Recipe: Take a 4 ounce glass or PET recycled plastic jar, add 3 ounces of Dead Sea Salt, and add 30 drops Lavender, P.
Close the lid, shake well, open and inhale.
To our discerning customers:
Here are a few suggestions using our essential oils.
Acne: Lavender angustifolia, Lavender Spike, MQV (Niaouli), Tea Tree, Thyme linalol, Rosemary verbenon, Palmarosa, Green Myrtle, Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Geranium, Yarrow & Cistus
Allergy: MQV(Niaouli), All Chamomiles & Lavender angustifolia
Antibacterial: Tea Tree, Thyme thymol, Thyme linalol, Rosemary cineol, Rosemary verbenon, Palmarosa, all Lavenders, Oregano, Savory, Sage & Cistus
Antidepressant: Melissa (Lemon Balm), Peppermint, Clary Sage, Bergamot, Neroli, Geranium, Anise, all Citrus, All Pines, Jasmine, Ylang & Rose
Anxiety: Neroli, Vetiver, Rose otto, Lavender angustifolia, Lemon Verbena, Neroli, Orange, all Chamomiles, Petitgrain & Red Mandarin. See Stress Relief
Athletes Foot / All Fungus Infections: all Lavender, Tea Tree, Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Thyme thymol, Thyme linalol, Cinnamon Bark, Clove, MQV (Niaouli), Oregano, Sage & Savory
Arthritis / Tendonitis: Birch, Helichrysum, Eucalyptus citriodora, Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Lavender angustifolia, Yarrow & Arnica infused oil
Blemishes / Rashes: Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Calendula CO2, Lavender angustifolia, Lemon, Tea Tree, Rose otto & Helichrysum
Bruises: Helichrysum, Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Lavender angustifolia. Arnica, St. John’s Wort & Calendula infused oils & Callophylum inophyllum oil
Cellulite: Eucalyptus citriodora, Lemon, Atlas Cedar, Sage, Cypress, MQV (Niaouli), Fennel, Juniper, Lavender angustifolia, Lavender Spike & Geranium
Circulation: Rosemary cineol, Rosemary verbenon, Juniper, Ginger, Cinnamon Leaf & Bark, Cypress, Geranium, All Pines, Black Spruce, All Eucalyptus, Peppermint & Basil
Cold Sores / Herpes: Lavender angustifolia, Lavender Spike, Melissa, Tea Tree, Ravensara, Geranium, Hyssop officinalis decumbens, Lemon Verbena & Eucalyptus citriodora
Congestion: All Eucalyptus, All Pines, All Firs, Lavender angustifolia, Lavender Spike, Rosemary cineol, Rosemary verbenon, Peppermint, Ravensara, Sweet & Wild Marjoram, Tea Tree, Hyssop officinalis decumbens, Green Myrtle & Inula
Concentration / Memory / Alertness: Basil, Peppermint, Rosemary cineol, Cypress, Lemon & Eucalyptus globulus
Coughs: Inula, All Eucalyptus, All Pines, Ravensara, Cypress, Inula, Green Myrtle, Sweet Marjoram & Roman Chamomile
Cuts / Scrapes: Lavender angustifolia, Tea Tree, Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Helichrysum & Cistus
Dandruff: Tea Tree, Atlas Cedar, Rosemary cineol, Rosemary verbenon, Clary Sage, Cypress, Myrrh, Spikenard & Patchouli
Energy / Fatigue: Black Spruce (on Kidney area), Atlas Cedar, All Pines, All Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Rosemary cineol, Lemon, Juniper, Hyssop, Basil, Ginger, All Citrus, Savory & Tea Tree
Eczema: For Dry eczema use Lavender angustifolia, Palmarosa, Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Calendula CO2, Rose Hip Seed & Calophyllum inophyllum oils. For weeping eczema use Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Lavender angustifolia, Eucalyptus citriodora, Thyme linalol, Rose Hip Seed & Calophyllum Inophyllum oils
Fluid Retention / Edema: All Pines, Tea Tree, All Citrus & Black Spruce
Hair / Scalp: Rosemary cineol, Rosemary verbenon, Lavender angustifolia, Lavender Spike, All Chamomiles & Ylang
Headache: Lavender angustifolia (normalizing); Rosemary cineol, Peppermint (for cooling effect); Anise, Sweet Marjoram & Roman Chamomile (for throbbing headaches)
Indigestion: Peppermint, Ginger, Cardamom. To promote good digestion use Basil, Cardamom, Ginger, Coriander, Dill, Fennel, Orange, Peppermint, Black Pepper, Rosemary cineol & Anise
Insomnia: Spikenard (apply undiluted on collar bone), Lavender angustifolia, Lemon Verbena, Roman Chamomile & Valerian
Insect Bites & Stings: Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Lavender angustifolia, Lavender Spike, MQV (Niaouli) & Tea Tree
Immune Support: Eucalyptus radiata, Ravensara, Tea Tree, Lavender angustifolia, Palmarosa, Geranium, Wild Scotch Pine, Rosemary cineol & Bay Laurel
Meditation: Frankincense, Myrrh, Patchouli, Vetiver, and Spikenard. See also Concentration.
Nausea / Motion Sickness: Peppermint & Ginger
Menopause: Clary Sage, Geranium, Frankincense & Lavender angustifolia Vitex
Menstrual Cramps: Anise, Roman Chamomile, Sweet Marjoram, Lavender angustifolia, Lemon Verbena, Clary Sage, Yarrow & Red Mandarin
Muscle Aches / Strains / Sports Injuries: Moroccan Blue Chamomile & German Chamomile for inflammation, Roman Chamomile for muscle spasms, Helichrysum, Birch topically for pain, All Eucalyptus, Sweet Marjoram, Rosemary cineol, Arnica, St.John’s Wort & Calendula infused oils.
PMS: Rose otto, Clary Sage, Geranium, Bergamot, Neroli, Jasmines, Frankincense & Neroli
Rash: Moroccan Blue Chamomile, German Chamomile, Calendula CO2, Lavender angustifolia, Lemon, Tea Tree, Rose otto & Helichrysum
Scars: Helichrysum, Lavender angustifolia, Mugwort, Sage, Cistus, Neroli, Galbanum, Carrot Seed, Calophyllum inophyllum & Rose Hip Seed Oil.
Normal or Combination Skin: Neroli and Orange OR Bergamot, Ylang Ylang and Mandarin
Mature and Aging Skin: Everlasting and Bergamot OR Neroli and Cypress
Scars and Stretch Marks: Chamomile, Lavender and Everlasting
Fat and Cellulite: Cypress, Fennel, Juniper and Grapefruit OR Mandarin, Cedarwood and Cypress
Eczema, Dermatitis and Psoriasis: Lavender, Chamomile and Bergamot
Deodorizing: Cypress, Tea Tree and Lemon OR Patchouli, Clary Sage and Lavender
Normal Hair: Chamomile and Lemon OR Rosemary and Lemon
Oily Hair: Cypress and Lemon OR Rosemary, Lemon and Thyme
Dry Hair: Chamomile and Lavender OR Rosemary and Cedarwood
Dandruff: Tea Tree, Basil and Lemon OR Mandarin, Rosemary and Cedarwood
Hair Loss: Rosemary, Grapefruit and Thyme OR Chamomile, Cypress and Lemon
Calming: Chamomile and Lavender OR Mandarin, Ylang Ylang and Tangerine
Relaxing: Neroli, Orange and Mandarin OR Rosewood, Ylang Ylang and Bergamot
The Blues: Ravensara, Tangerine and Lemon OR Chamomile, Ylang Ylang and Grapefruit
Stress Buster: Everlasting, Lemon and Orange OR Rose, Neroli, and Ylang Ylang
Refreshing: Peppermint, Tangerine and Mandarin OR Rosemary, Orange, Lemon and Lime
Wiped Out: Grapefruit, Neroli, Lemon and Orange OR Peppermint, Ravensara and Tarragon
Aphrodisiac: Anise, Orange and Bergamot OR Patchouli, Rosewood and Cedarwood OR Jasmine and Sandalwood OR Ylang Ylang, Neroli, Orange and Bergamot
Sleeplessness: Chamomile, Lavender and Lemon OR Mandarin, Tangerine and Rose
Calming the Wild Child: Lemon, Mandarin, Chamomile, Lavender, Tangerine
Circulation: Peppermint, Lemon and Ginger OR Rosemary, Cypress and Juniper
Memory: Bergamot, Rosemary and Ylang Ylang
Swelling: Lavender and Lemon OR Peppermint, Fennel and Rosemary
Yeast Overgrowth: Tea Tree, Thyme and Rosemary
PMS: Lavender, Geranium and Bergamot OR Rose and Sandalwood
Hormone Havoc: Angelica, Bergamot and Ravensara OR Clary Sage, Fennel, Geranium and Ylang Ylang
Endometriosis: Ravensara, Clary Sage and Cypress
Menopause: Angelica, Orange, Geranium and Lavender OR Bergamot, Cypress and Ravensara
Hot Flashes: Clary Sage, Fennel and Geranium
Labor and Delivery: Jasmine and Ylang Ylang OR Neroli, Lavender and Rosesave.
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