Essential oils can be very useful in coping with some of the problems we face in the summer.

Traveling can be a stressful time -- especially if you suffer from motion sickness or anxiety about transportation, accommodations, or constant changes in routine. Let essential oils help you reduce your tension, settle your stomach and enhance your enjoyment of the trip. They can be easily incorporated into your travel plans. Well before you leave, experiment to find out which essential oils are most effective for you -- which will help calm your nerves, or lift your spirits, for example. Then select a small variety to take along.

When I travel I always carry peppermint for headaches, fatigue & motion sickness. For motion sickness I put a drop on my tongue. For headache or fatigue I put a couple of drops on the back of my temples & the back of my neck, then in my hands & inhale.

I love to put a couple drops of peppermint in water and drink it when I am tired. Peppermint is a wonderful energizer. It is my number one, never leave home without it, oil.

Another oil I always have with me when traveling is clove. I rub it on my feet to protect against athletes foot when I am staying in a hotel. I hate to walk barefoot in a hotel room, but if you take a shower, it is hard to avoid. Just anoint your feet with clove oil. After you rub it on your feet, you will want to dilute any residue of the oil that is on your hands with a carrier oil. Clove is one of the "hot" oils. If you have some on your hands & touch your face, it will burn.

I keep Valor in case my back bothers me after sleeping in a bed I'm not used to. Valor has been called, "chiropractor in a bottle." I use it regularly & I'm always amazed. Rub Valor on the bottom of your feet on the reflex points for the spine.

Summer is a time for being outside exposed to the sun, bugs & poison ivy. I usually get a very bad case of poison ivy if I get exposed to it. I have had great success using lavender or Purification when I have been in poison ivy. Purification is good to use as an insect repellent. If you forgot to put the insect repellent on & got bit by an insect, use Purification on the insect bite.

An oil blend I really love is Young Living's En-R-Gee. I put it on the bottom of my feet, emphasizing the big toe area. It does what it sounds like: gives you ENERGY.

To help avoid sunburn, remember that citrus oils can make skin sensitive to ultraviolet light. As a precaution, avoid the use of citrus oils when exposed to direct sun light.

Summer Spritzer

Lavender 25 drops

Roman chamomile 10 drops

Aloe Vera Gel 1 tablespoon

add to 4 oz of Lavender Essential Water

Use with mister and spray over body. Shake well before use.

This is good for sunburn and helps put moisture back into dry skin after a day of sun bathing.  KEEP REFRIGERATED!  Feels great chilly!

 

Another Summer Spritzer

Lavender 25 drops

Peppermint 3 drops

Aloe Vera Jell 1 tablespoon

add to 4 oz of Lavender or Peppermint Essential Water

Use with mister and spray over body. Shake well before use. The peppermint is very cooling to the skin.

 

Poison Ivy/Bug Bite Remedy

Some of you may be more annoyed with poison ivy and insect bites. Try this blend to relieve skin irritation and itching:

5 drops lavender

3 drops Roman chamomile

1 drop geranium

Combine three drops of this blend with one teaspoon of a carrier oil and apply externally as needed.

 

Insect Repellent

Lemongrass 10 drops

Lavender 8 drops

Peppermint 4 drops

Thyme 2 drops

Add to 1 oz of carrier oil of your choice, (Young Living's V-6 or Massage Oil Base)

*** Or add the oils to Young Living Essential Water (formerly called floral waters) for a less greasy spray on blend. I add the above oils to peppermint or lavender Essential Water. Be sure and shake it up before spraying it on. Apply to the exposed skin several times while out in the wild or on the beach.

For a really simple insect repellent that works well, just add 10 drops of peppermint to a 4 oz. bottle of Young Living's Peppermint Essential Water. I have been using this lately while working in the garden to keep the biting Deer Flies off me. I have had no bites while using this simple formula. Be careful not to get any near your eyes.

My favorite oils to repel bugs around the house are peppermint and lemongrass. I make up a spray bottle of peppermint, using 15 drops per ounce of water (use a dark- colored glass bottle). Whenever I see ants in my kitchen I can just spray this and they scurry away. An other thing I have done is to apply peppermint to cotton balls and put it where they come in. Mosquitoes and flies really dislike lemongrass.

Young Living makes a wonderful oil blend called Purification, that I use in a mister also for bugs and for cleaning and purifying the air..

Try spraying insect repellent blends on your screens to keep the tiny bugs that come in after dark away.

 

Using Oils for Poison Ivy & Motion Sickness

"I used to have a terrible problem with poison ivy. It would start out with one dot then no matter what I did, it spread until it was a huge oozing blister. Now, as soon as I have one dot of itch, I dab Melrose on it until it is gone , which doesn't take long. Love it!"   --- Marti

"I JUST GOT POISON IVY AND USED A MIX OF VEG OIL WITH PURIFICATION.  WITHIN MINUTES THE HUGE WELTS (READY TO BLISTER) DISAPPEARED AND ARE COMLETELY GONE TODAY! lOVE THESE OILS"   ---   Carol Lavoie,

"My husband used the Dentarome Ultra and he said that it helped him quite a bit more than the calamine...though he refused to use it for the first day or 2 of his rash -- I would think that had he started earlier it may have provided more relief than it did starting when it had spread so far already..... But that's just my opinion."   ---   Marianne

"Peppermint Oil (neat) works great on poison ivy and dries it up quickly." --- Linda

 

Motion Sickness:

"I have found that applying 2-3 drops of undiluted peppermint oil to my forehead and temples a few minutes before riding in a car keeps my motion sickness symptoms under control without the drowsiness common to most anti-motion sickness medications." ---    Joy Scheibner

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