Essential Oils & Lotions for Common Summer Concerns
Summertime is almost in full swing so you'll want to get prepared now for concerns that can arise from the Summer Sun-and-Fun!
Stock Your Essential Summer Oils Kit
Check your supply to be sure you have plenty of the following on hand:
• Lavender oil
• Peppermint oil
• Purification oil blend
• Pan Away oil blend
• LavaDerm cooling mist (combines lavender oil & aloe vera)
• A.R.T. Skin Care System
• Genesis Hand & Body Lotion
• Thieves Waterless Hand Sanitizer
all available from Young Living – www.oilsheal.com
Oils for common summer complaints:
Sunburn – lavender essential oil, LavaDerm cooling mist – apply liberally on effected areas.
Blisters – lavender, LaveDerm cooling mist
Feeling too darn hot – peppermint oil on the feet, back of neck, outer ears,
One drop patted into under arm area is very cooling (not if you've just shaved!)
Seasickness, motion sickness – peppermint oil, sip 1 drop in a glass of water, apply a drop behind the ears and around navel.
Sprains, strains, pains, headache – Pan Away, peppermint, lavender
Cuts, scrapes, bruises – lavender, purification, LavaDerm Spray
Mosquito and insect repellant – Purification; rub several drops all over head to toe, diffuse with diffuser
Mosquito bites – apply peppermint to reduce itching and swelling, purification directly on the bites to reduce infection, lavender is also soothing. Thieves Waterless Hand Sanitizer directly on bites.
Bee Stings – Purification with peppermint, apply repeatedly as needed, Thieves waterless Hand Sanitizer directly on sting.
Ants – put several drops of peppermint with water in a spray bottle and spray the areas where the ants are coming into your home. They do not like peppermint!
Fruit Flies – Purification; put a few drops on a cotton pad and leave on counter top to keep the fruit flies away.
Skin Care to help avoid and repair sun damage to cells
A.R.T. skin care system – the oils of Frankincense and Sandalwood in these products help to prevent skin cancers and repair DNA in damages tissue.
A.R.T. Day Activator – apply to face and neck region, Use daily under sunscreen.
A.R.T. Night Reconstructor – apply over face and neck region at bedtime after cleansing.
Dry or itchy skin – Genesis hand and body lotion is hydrating and soothing. The essential oils in Genesis can also relieve the itching from mosquito bites and sunburn. Apply liberally all over body.
Precautions: do not apply any citrus oils to areas of skin that will be exposed to the sun for any length of time as it can cause a sunburn. This includes your blends that contain bergamot, mandarin, orange, lemon, etc. i.e. Joy, Peace & Calming, Inner Child, Dream Catcher, etc. Check to labels before applying to exposed skin areas in the summer sun.
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