Pure by Rachelle Parker! Aromatherapy Top 6 Essential Oils Gift Set – A Holiday Gift of Well-Being

Well-being is a gift all can appreciate.

Aromatherapy has a long, distinguished history as far back as 3,500 BC. However, it was officially recognized and titled in 1937 by French chemist, Rene-Maurice Gattefosse after treating a burn with lavender essential oil.  

If you’re looking for a great introductory set of #aromatherapy oils without destroying your budget, then Pure by Rachelle Parker has a wonderful option with their Aromatherapy Top 6 Essential Oils Gift Set ($19.99).  The oils are all premium therapeutic grade without fillers. 

The #essential oils are Tea Tree (disinfecting and healing), Peppermint (indigestion and pain relief) and Lavender (stress aid), Eucalyptus (decongestant and antibacterial), Lemongrass (microbial and to help relax), and Sweet Orange (anti-inflammatory and another stress aid).  Each of these oils can also be used for a variety of other ailments.

There are no carrier oils added to their formula so it is important that you remember to mix with a carrier oil first.  Without diluting, you risk developing a severe allergy problem that you may never get rid of.  Therefore, do your homework about each particular oil  and the ratio of that essential oil to that carrier oil.  Keeping this in mind, you will get the best results for healing and stay safe at the same time.  

Sometimes, it can be hard to find the right gift.  Yet, I think a gift such as The Pure by Rachelle Parker Aromatherapy Top 6 Essential Oils Gift Set for well-being would make a thoughtful one.  Check it out at the company’s website.

Are You Confused Between Skin Care With Natural Botanical Extracts Versus Essential Oils?

Lavender is common in organic skin care.

Many organic anti-aging serums are where you will usually see both natural botanical extracts and essential oils featured prominently in their ingredient lists. However, there is a difference between the two that you might not be aware of.

Essential oils represent the distinctive properties and fragrances of aromatic plants and flowers whose essence has been captured through steam distillation. The process requires harvesting hundreds of pounds of these plants and flowers just to produce several drops of essential oil.

On the other hand, natural botanical extracts are also taken from the plants, but they do not go through any distillation process. Instead, botanical extracts are left as nature intended after harvesting.  Since these type of plants and flowers have strong medicinal properties such as healing or calming irritated skin, they make for wonderful additions to skin care for the true benefits that they can provide.  
  

Try My Frankincense and Lavender Foot Soak and Rejuvenate Feet and Mind!

After you try this DIY foot soak, your feet will feel better and smile if they could.

Frankincense is a marvelous essential oil for many different reasons.  When used for aromatherapy, it can calm through its sweet, but somewhat spicy smell.  It also has an anti-inflammatory property that can help with muscular aches.  Equally impressive is what else this particular oil can do for improving the condition of your skin.

When you add some lavender essential oil to this foot soak, the calming effect is intensified.  This wonderful homemade skin care recipe will allow your mind the peace and serenity it needs from its aromatheraphy benefits while making those feet feel and look better than before you emerged them.

Though as tempted as you may be to apply this or any essential oil directly to your skin, I do not advise it because these oils are quite potent.   You can risk severe allergies so always mix an essential oil with a carrier of some sort.  If you have a health condition, you should check with your physician first because certain essential oils like rosemary for example can affect blood pressure. 

My Frankincense and Lavender Foot Soak

7 drops of frankincense essential oil
1 oz. of a carrier oil (olive oil or sweet almond oil, safflower oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, sunflower oil)
5 drops of lavender essential oil
1 gallon of warm water

Mix the essential oils together with the olive oil or whatever carrier oil that you want to use before adding them to the gallon of warm water in your basin.

Soak your feet for about 30 minutes.

You can soften your feet further by exfoliating with this fantastic recipe of mine and pampering with the foot butter recipe that I previously shared. 

Stressed Or Feeling Tired, Then Try Whipping Up My Aromatherapy Bath Salts!

Life can really take a toll on us as far as stealing our energy or stressing us out.  When that happens, a bit of aromatherapy with some time in the tub can help to benefit mind and body. 

This particular recipe can definitely help you feel more like your old self again because it can be easily adapted to whatever currently ails you.  Just by changing an essential oil to power it up, you can vary the formulation.

For example, if you're anxious and can't relax, lavender essential oil can be the ideal fix. 

Bergamot essential oil is especially helpful when depressed.  Another soothing essential oil that comes in handy when sadness sets in is lemon balm.

On the other hand, rosemary essential oil can stimulate and energize to help when overly tired.

As to the other ingredients, you will need Epsom salt, baking soda, sea salt, and whatever essential oil of your choosing, and a carrier oil.

Remember to use essential oils safely to avoid any adverse effects.  Anyone that has allergies or any health conditions, I suggest checking with your doctor first before experimenting.   

I recommend buying a carrier oil to dilute your essential oil in first such as sweet almond oil, olive oil, jojoba, vitamin E oil, or wheat germ oil, regardless if the essential oil is advertised as neat.

Also, do not make your bath water overly hot because it can reduce the effectiveness of the essential oils.  

Remarkable Aromatherapy Bath Salts

2-1/4 cups of Epsom salt
1 cup of baking soda
1 cup of sea salt
3 to 4 drops of your desired essential oil diluted in 1 teaspoon of your chosen carrier oil (olive oil, almond oil, vitamin E oil, wheat germ oil, jojoba oil)

Combine the salts and soda with the drops of your essential oil that has been mixed with the carrier oil.  You might want to add a bit more essential oil (up to 8 drops) so that it has some scent, but you don't want it strong.  However, if you added too much essential oil, this dilutes when you pour this into your bath.

Pretty Those Feet With This Great Homemade Soak Also With Aromatherapy and Health Benefits!

Of course, it is always easier to buy commercial foot care products.  However, I have a fabulous recipe that you might want to try because it amazing for soaking your feet. This Epsom salt soak is excellent for several reasons besides softening rough skin on your feet to pretty them up.  Magnesium sulfate can help draw toxins out while also having a calming effect on the nervous system, aids in relieving swelling, and is fantastic way to relax sore muscles.  

You will need a basin and about a gallon of warm water or so that will be able to cover your feet.  Measure about 3/4 cup Epsom salt or more depending on how much water you pour into the basin or tub where you plan to do your soaking.

Next, I suggest pour a few drops of essential oil for a dose of aromatherapy as you treat your feet.

Lavender Essential Oil is wonderful for bringing on relaxation when you soak.  Start with about three or four drops and feel that tension leaving. 

When your muscles feel achy from overdoing, you might want to add the same amount of Rosemary Essential Oil to your soak.  Another excellent soothing oil is Peppermint. 

Tea Tree Essential Oil is a disinfectant and can help with healing a variety of foot problems like blisters to athletes foot.  This oil also can also help with itching from insect bites.

Instead of using essential oils, you can use dried herbs or flower petals from your garden to add to that simple soak.  Dried lavender or rose petals provide beautiful fragrance.  Then again, dried rosemary or mint is also fantastic and quite invigorating to the senses. 

If you don't want to do any aromatherapy, you can also fancy up your soak with some vanilla extract or some ground cinnamon, which are both delightful.

I like to soak over a leisurely cup of coffee early in the morning or when I am really tired.  The soothing water seems to help refresh as well as benefit skin and your senses so you might want to find a time when you need a well-deserved break to schedule in your soak.  I sit and relax until the water loses its warmth.

When you finish your soak, I like to wash my feet with soap and dry before applying any foot scrub or lotion.  By the time you are done with this foot ritual, you will feel so much better and gain softer feet!

Make My Homemade Brown Sugar Body Scrub for Silky Smooth Skin!

The next time you want to indulge in a luxurious spa-like treatment to get petal-soft skin, then I have just what you need with this wonderful homemade body scrub.  Unlike a plain sugar scrub, this one has a softer texture with brown sugar and is gentle enough to exfoliate even if you have sensitive skin.

This recipe isn't as expensive as it might appear even though it uses my preference of almond oil,  an essential oil, and Vitamin E capsules.  You will be getting a few times out of a batch, which can last for about a month in the refrigerator.

The important thing is to bath or shower first and then follow with this scrub.  Use gentle, circular motions and work the scrub over your body, concentrating on rough areas. 

When you finish, you simply rinse the scrub away with warm water. Do not soap up again afterwards.  You want to benefit from the nourishing moisture of the almond oil and healing qualities of the Vitamin E as it penetrates your skin. 

Besides, smelling the orange essential oil is aromatherapy and will help uplift your spirits and lessen stress. 

I hope you try this great recipe sometime.  You will love how pampered your skin will feel.  On the same note, using the orange essential oil does also seem to melt troubles away as well!

My Brown Sugar Body Scrub

1/3 cup of almond oil (olive oil, pure sesame oil (not roasted) or even canola or corn oil)
2/3 cup of packed brown sugar
8 drops of orange essential oil or (essential oil of your choice ) or 1 tablespoon of vanilla
2 Vitamin E capsules (prick with a pin and squeeze out the contents to later add to your scrub mixture)

All you do is measure out the packed brown sugar and mix in the almond oil (or oil of your choice), essential oil (or vanilla), and the contents of 2 Vitamin E  400-unit capsules into a mixing bowl.  Separate into several airtight containers to store. 

You can use glass jars or clean plastic peanut butter jars for this purpose for up to a month.  I like to place mine in the refrigerator as an extra precaution.