by Marie | Apr 13, 2020 | Bath & Shower Stuff, Essential Oils, Projects with Videos
Today’s DIY is ultra-simple; I designed it to be a safe and easy way to add essential oils to baths with some added bubbles. Putting essential oils in baths is really common, but can be problematic if not done properly. Essential oils are oil-soluble, so without some sort of emulsifier or solubilizer they won’t properly mix into bathwater—they’ll float on top, where they can contact the skin in high concentrations. Combine high concentrations with the magnifying heat of a hot bath and that can be bad news for your naked body 😬
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by Marie | Dec 18, 2017 | Essential Oils
Travel and Christmas time seem to go together like red wine and heartburn. It’s not exactly awesome, but it’s pretty darn common 😂 Christmas and travel are stressful enough on their own, but combine them with winter weather and a couple thousand strangers in the same boat, and Christmas travel is not always the best travel. Long flights, extended waits, tiny airplane loos, cranky travel companions, dragging a massive coat around—even when things go pretty well, I think we’d all rather teleport than fly. Anyhow, I got the idea for this travel inhaler when I was seated right in front of the toilets on a flight that ended up being delayed on the tarmac for three hours before take-off, causing me to miss my connecting flight and resulting in my needing to take an extra flight several hours in the opposite direction of where I was going in order to catch a flight to where I wanted to be, landing a solid 7 hours later than planned. It was the loo proximity that had me thinking about devising this inhaler, though. That was not a delightful olfactory experience (to be charitable) and I found myself wishing I had something fresh in my purse that I could huff.
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by Marie | Mar 16, 2017 | Essential Oils, Very Crunchy
Today’s recipe is refreshingly easy to whip up, which is perfect considering it’s a Relaxing Essential Oil Roller, and it would be rather counter-intuitive to try and kick-start some relaxation with a crazy complex recipe. You can assemble this roller in no time at all (you don’t even need to leave your ingredient storage area to go to your making area if you don’t want to!) and jump straight into the relaxing. Aaaaah.
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by Marie | Dec 8, 2016 | Essential Oils, Very Crunchy
A huge part of Christmas is the smells—to me, at least. The indoor fir tree, baking, gingerbread, oranges stuffed with cloves, mulled wine, and the contrasts between hot and cold; crackling fires and crisp, cold air. I just love it! So, in true holiday fashion, I developed a handful of essential oil blends for your diffuser to help your nose really enjoy your December—even if your oven isn’t constantly baking cookies, or your tree is fake. Enjoy!
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by Marie | Jul 9, 2015 | Essential Oils, Projects with Videos, Salves & Natural Healing, Very Crunchy
This balm was inspired by a recipe request from Phoebe, who loves Badger Sleep Balm. I liked the idea, but decided to head off in the “calming” direction instead of the “sleepy” direction. The resulting calm balm is addictively fragrant, with a complex, can’t-quite-pin-it-down scent blend. It’s smooth, but not too soft, and is downright lovely.
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by Marie | Nov 24, 2014 | Essential Oils
I adore the smells of the holidays—Christmas trees, holiday baking, cocoa, and woodsmoke. I formulated these scent blends around my favourite winter memories, from picking out a Christmas tree to spending the entire weekend in the kitchen making pies and cookies. I’m loving them in my Saje Aroma Cloud ultrasonic diffuser these days.
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