Music to My Ears Blend

 Hello Everyone.....
Well, it's about time I posted again!  Phew, sorry that I've been AWOL. 

I had to come up with a new blend this weekend for my ears.  It was a strange phenomenon.  I woke up Sunday morning feeling like I had fluid in my ears.  I also had a ringing/echo type of thing going on.  ugh!

So, I got out my essential oil books and got online for some quick research.  And, I found some oils that will compliment each other and hopefully rid my ears of this fluid and stop the ringing/echo.

These are the oils I decided to put together in a blend, due to their properties and common uses for problems with the ear:

Basil  antibacterial, anti-inflamatory, decongestant
Eucalyptus  antibacterial, anti-inflamatory, antiviral, expectorant
Lavender   antihistamine, anti-inflamatory, regenerative
Peppermint  antibacterial, anti-inflamatory, antiviral

Here's the recipe:

Music To My Ears Blend

3 drops Basil Essential Oil

2 drops Peppermint Essential Oil

2 drops Eucalyptus Essential Oil

2 drops Lavender Essential Oil

Fractionated Coconut Oil

1/6 oz. roller bottle

This blend was a true help and I was even able to sing and worship at church on Sunday...although I did still have some ringing-it was much better and by mid-afternoon it was completely gone.  I'm still waking up with the slight feel of fluid in my ears, so I'm continuing to use it each morning and whenever I need it.  

I roll this blend behind my ears and down my neck right below them.  

 

Quick note: I am no longer an affiliate for Spark Naturals, due to their manufacturing, marketing and selling my ReFresh Blend without my consent.  So, I will no longer link to their oils in my posts.  If you are currently purchasing from them using my old code "sonshine" you need to find and use someone else's code.  Thanks so much for your support through the years. (Hopefully, throughout this summer I can revise all my old posts and remove the links.  Thanks for your patience.) 

I so appreciate you stopping by The Gray Area for a little bit of Sonshine in the Wildwood!!

Thanks,

Dawn

And the Winner Is.....Share the Love GIVEAWAY!

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Thanks to everyone who entered!  What an awesome giveaway!

Dawn

 

Share The Love Essential Oil GIVEAWAY!

I've teamed up with several blogger friends who are also Spark Naturals Affiliates to offer you a great GIVEAWAY!  

It's the "Share the Love" Essential Oil GIVEAWAY! 

A Spark Naturals essential oil 4-pack (contains 5ml bottles of Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint and Melaleuca Essential Oils), 
5 ml bottle of oregano, 
5 ml bottle of shield and 
2-10ml roller bottles for YOU 

and then another set to give to a FRIEND.  

If you win the giveaway~~Share the Love!

 Monday, Feb. 3rd-12:00 am PST to Friday, Feb. 10th-9:00 pm PST

The prize is:  

2 Essential Oil 4-Packs

2-5ml bottles of Oregano essential oil

 2-5ml bottles of Shield essential oil.

 4-10ml roller bottles

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Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn

It's Back To School Time~! Essential Oil Blends I Would Not Be Without...

BACK TO SCHOOL....

what does that bring to mind? 

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Lots of kids congregated together in small spaces

unwashed hands

noses being picked

sneezing

coughing

spitting

drinking/eating after each other

ugh! :0(

yep, that about sums it up.

Unless, you homeschool like we do!  But, there's still the...

WalMart trips
church
sports activities
music lessons
playdates with friends 

So the above mentioned yuckies still apply! :0(

and germs ABOUND!

So, what's a mom to do? Well, this mom, in case you haven't noticed....uses essential oils! 

My two favorite items to have around in situations like this....pretty much all year....but, especially fall/winter is my Germs Aside and Sonshine Hand Sanitizer.  

Everybody can benefit from these blends...public school-ers and homeschool-ers alike!

We use these every day...several times a day.

I make up roller bottles of fractionated coconut oil and Spark Naturals Shield Blend and Wild Orange to rub on the bottoms of our feet--this is our Germs Aside.  We do this at bedtime and when we get dressed in the mornings and, after we homeschool if we have to go on errands.  My 2 yr. old, Judah calls it "tickle" and we giggle and laugh since it does tickle as you rub it on your feet.  I also just rub on my hands and pat on everyone's hair and clothes before we leave.

Here's my "recipe":

Germs Aside
6 drops Shield
4 drops Wild Orange
Fill 1/3 oz. roller bottle with fractionated coconut oil

We use Sonshine Hand Sanitizer all the time while we are out.  We get back in the van after each stop and pass the bottle around.  My 2 yr. old begs for it, too!!

Sonshine Hand Sanitizer
6 drops Shield
4 drops Lemon
3 drops Grapefruit
2 drops Lavender
2 drops Cinnamon
Put drops in 1 oz. spray bottle and fill with witch hazel
 or you could double the recipe and put it in this 2 oz. bottle from Spark Naturals.

These blends are antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-septic!

All of these essential oils and the Shield Blend can be purchased at  Spark Naturals including the 10 ml roll on bottles and spray bottle.

Don't forget to use code "sonshine" for a 10% discount! 

Here's to happy, healthy schooling!

Thanks for stopping by,
Dawn
Clever Chicks Blog Hop #49 

101st Wildcrafting Wednesday 

103rd Wildcrafting Wednesday

Stop The Itch of Contact Dermatitis

A big welcome to my friend, Tonya!

Tonya blogs over at Created2fly.

 

Tonya is guest posting for me today as I have family in from out of town.  If you've not been to her blog Created2fly.net you need to go and spend some time reading her posts.  She is an excellent writer with quality content about all things essential oils and her spiritual insight will amaze you.

DRUMROLL PLEASE.....!!

HERE'S TONYA...:)

Thanks Dawn, for letting me stop by and share one of our first success stories with essential oils!

This year when we began using quality essential oils, I held in my hands a small Altoids tin with about 30 drops of 5 different oils. My starter kit from Rebecca of www.campwander.com

At that time we were struggling with an allergic reaction Miss Diligence has to her sweet dog Tasha (You can read her story HERE). All it would take is a single hair from Tasha and Miss Diligence would itch horribly. Then, she would scratch. Here's what it would look like after just a little scratching.

 Horrifying, isn't it?!

I remembered something about lavender helping with allergies, so I grabbed my little vial and shook out a few drops onto her welts. She looked at me with shock in her eyes, "That's creepy!" 

Immediately, the itching stopped. The welts were still there, but without her scratching they went away and she didn't even know when it happened.

She now keeps a roller bottle with lavender diluted in Fractionated Coconut Oil with her. (About 20 drops lavender, then fill 1/3 oz roller bottle with Fractionated Coconut Oil.) However, when she went to stay with my parents, she forgot to bring it and we received this text:

 

Lavender is Miss Diligence's favorite oil. She not only uses it to deal with contact dermatitis, but also diffuses it for Tasha using a custom Flower Power. 

What ways do you use this versatile oil?

Have a blessed and itch free day!

Tonya