Rainbow Sky Trading’s 50 Uses for Therapeutic Essential Oil’s!

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Coupon code 2348 5% off on 1/2 oz or more therapeutic essential grade oil in this newsletter. Around the House

Uses

1. Boost Cleaning Power of natural household cleansers with Orange, Lemon, or Grapefruit oil.

2. Deodorize Your Fridge with Lime, Grapefruit, Bergamot, or Lemongrass after cleaning or added to baking soda

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3. Freshen Trash Bins with Geranium, Grapefruit, or Lemon oil sprinkled into baking soda. Shake mixture into the

bottom of cans and refresh as needed.

4. Deter Flying Insects with Peppermint, Lavender, Citronella, Lemongrass, or Rosemary oil around windows and

doors

5. Disinfect Your Dish Sponge with Lemon oil between uses.

6. Freshen Bathrooms with Lemon, Grapefruit, Lavender, Rosemary, or Geranium oil in a diffuser.

7. Eliminate Lingering Food Odor with Clove, Cinnamon, or any citrus oil added to pots of simmering water

8. Infuse Your Shoes with Geranium, Basil, or Lavender oil to keep foot odor at bay.

9. Neutralize Pet Odor with Geranium, Lavender, or Lemon oil. Mix ten to twenty drops of essential oil in a small

spray bottle filled with apple cider vinegar. Shake well before each use.

10. Refresh Carpets with Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, or Peppermint oil added to baking soda. Sprinkle mixture

into carpet, let sit for at least 15 minutes, then vacuum up.

11. Dissolve Stubborn Substances like wax, oil, chewing gum, or glue with Lemon oil.

12. Scrub Sinks with a mixture of Bergamot and Lime oils diluted in water.

13. Scent Your Vacuum Bag by dousing a cotton ball with your favorite essential oil and dropping it into the vacuum

bag or filter.

14. Wash Fruit and preserve its freshness with Grapefruit oil.

15. Repel Spiders and Rodents by spraying Peppermint oil mixed in water around windows and doors. Douse a

cotton ball with Peppermint oil and stuff into corners of windows where spiders may be able to enter. Use the same

method anywhere you think rodents might be able to access your home.

16. Neutralize Paint Odor with 10 ml of Peppermint oil added to a can of fresh paint.

17. Scent Your Bath Towels by sprinkling a dozen or so drops of a favorite oil onto a small piece of terry cloth and

toss it in the dryer with clean towels.

18. Remove Mites from Bedding with a few drops of Eucalyptus oil mixed with water and added to the washing

machine.

Aromatherapy

19. Add Aroma to Your Fireplace by applying ten or so drops of essential oil to a dry log. Allow the oil to permeate

the wood for at least a couple of days before burning.

20. Transform a Candle by adding a few drops of essential oil to the hot melted wax near the wick after the candle

has been burning for a few minutes.

21. Freshen the Air by adding twenty drops of your favorite oil to a small spray bottle filled with water. Spray as

desired and always remember to shake well before each use.

22. Lighten the Mood in a room with Lavender, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Roman Chamomile, or Orange oil added to a

diffuser.

23. Relax Your Mind and Body by adding Chamomile, Lavender, Bergamot, or Cedarwood oil to your bath water.

24. Scent Your Whole Home with your favorite essential oil or blend of oils sprinkled onto the new furnace filter each

month.

25. Remove Lingering Smoke Odor with Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Tea Tree diluted in water in a small spray

bottle. Shake before each use

26. Stay Alert while driving or studying by inhaling the scent of any combination of Lavender, Sage, Frankincense,

Lemon, Peppermint, Lemongrass, and/or Basil oils.

27. Unwind After a Hard Day by dropping Basil, Grapefruit, or Peppermint oil into a candle-powered oil burner.

28. Invigorate Your Office with Ylang Ylang, Basil, Orange, or Jasmine oil added to a diffuser.

29. Create a Relaxing Environment in your break room or lobby using Chamomile, Lavender, Bergamot, or

Cedarwood in a diffuser.

30. Scent Letters and Cards with fragrant essential oils that complement a holiday or special occasion.

31. Liven Up Silk Flowers with a matching floral essential oil. Mix oil with water in a small spray bottle, shake well,

and apply to flowers. Refresh as needed.

32. Cure Nausea with Ginger or Nutmeg oil. Rub a few drops on soles of feet and relax until nausea passes.

33. Soak Sore Feet in Peppermint oil added to an Epsom salt foot bath.

34. Bolster Your Immune System with Oregano oil rubbed on the bottoms of feet.

35. Relieve Menstrual Cramps with one part Clary Sage, Basil, or Rosemary oil mixed with four parts carrier oil.

Massage into abdomen and cover with a warm compress for fifteen minutes. Repeat as needed.

36. Soothe a Headache by mixing two drops each of Peppermint, Eucalyptus, and Lavender oil per six drops of

carrier oil. Massage into temples, behind ears, on back of neck, across forehead, and under nose for quick relief.

37. Open Your Airways by inhaling the vapor of Eucalyptus and Lavender oils mixed equal parts with a carrier oil.

Rub onto chest before bed for a better night’s sleep.

38. Avoid Germs While Traveling by packing a small spray bottle containing equal parts Cinnamon, Clove,

Eucalyptus, Lemon, and Rosemary oils diluted in water. Shake well before each use.

39. Stop Hair Loss with Burdock Root, Ginger, Hops flower, Lavender, Rosemary, Thyme, or Yarrow oils mixed with

a carrier. For more information, check out the Top 10 Remedies for Thinning Hair.

40. Detoxify Your Body by soaking in a warm Epsom salt bath infused with Rosemary and Juniper oils.

41. Disinfect Cuts and Scrapes with Lavender or Tea Tree oil. Dilute one-to- one in a carrier oil for those with

sensitive skin.

42. Reduce Fever by adding equal parts Sage, Frankincense, and either Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Pine, or

Rosemary oil to a bath. Add the same oils to lukewarm water and sponge onto feverish skin.

43. Relieve Tension by massaging a few drops of Lavender oil under the ear just behind the jaw, into temples, and

over stiff neck muscles.

44. Relax Tired Muscles with Eucalyptus, Sage, and Basil oils added to a warm Epsom salt bath.

45. Say “Goodnight” to Insomnia by sprinkling Chamomile and Lavender oils onto your pillow. Add several drops of

both oils to a cotton ball and keep near your head while resting.

46. Loosen Stiff Joints with a couple of drops Wintergreen, Juniper, or Vetiver oil mixed with about a teaspoon of

carrier oil. Gently massage into achy joints.

47. Protect Skin from Sunburn by mixing one part Myrrh oil, one part Carrot oil, and two parts Jojoba oil. Apply

liberally for sun protection equivalent to SPF 30.

Aromatherapy for Your Auto

48. Deodorize Upholstery with Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, or Ylang Ylang oil in baking soda. Dust on,

let set for a few minutes, then vacuum off.

49. Air Condition-Air Freshen by clipping a cotton ball in front of an air vent and adding a few drops of your favorite

oil.

50. Have a Little Fun. Cut two identical pine trees out of green felt and another out of paperboard. Glue felt to both

sides of paperboard and hang from your rear-view mirror. Scent with pine oil and refresh as needed. These are just

few of many uses but these are my favorite’s.