Lemon Essential Oil has antiviral, antifungal, antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties. It offers numerous health benefits and is a top contender for cleaning supplies. It’s still used to prevent contagious illnesses and boost the immune system.

Some of the ways to use lemon in your daily life:

Reduce anxiety and uplift mood

Lemon helps ease stress, nervous tension, and anxiety, yet it can energize and refresh your mind. It’s a nice pick-me-up that’ll perk you up if you’re feeling tired and fatigued. It relieves mental exhaustion while improving focus, memory retention, and concentration.

• Add a few drops to your bathwater, in a diffuser, on jewelry diffusers, or mix with carrier oil and apply topically.

Skin care

Its astringent properties reduce cellulite, remove dead skin cells, brighten and clear up your complexion. Lemon tightens sagging skin, helping to prevent wrinkles. It’s detoxifying and reduces excessive oil on your skin, so it’s often used on acne.

• Mix with carrier oil and apply topically.

Boosts immune system

Applied topically (mixed with carrier oil) to the bottoms of your feet, lemon helps bring down fevers and helps ward off diseases. It does this by stimulating white blood cells. Lemon is rich in vitamins and nutrition.

• To increase circulation, try mixing it with peppermint essential oil.
• Either diffuse (including diffuser jewelry) or apply topically. If you do come down with an infection or illness, it helps relieve muscular aches and pains.

Nail and hair care

• When your nails are looking a little drab or yellow, use cotton balls to rub lemon essential oil on them to get them looking white and shiny.
• For more vibrant hair, mix a few drops of lemon with a spray bottle of water and spray onto hair. It refreshes your mane, giving you shiny, healthy hair.

All-purpose cleaner

Get rid of the chemical in cleaning supplies. Lemon is a disinfectant and works in all kinds of ways around the house. Its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties make it a great choice for one all-natural household cleaner or make different DIY recipes for various cleaning jobs around the house.

• You can simply mix several drops of lemon essential oil in a spray bottle and mix with water and use it on countertops, ovens, toilets, sinks, you name it. Vinegar is great for cleaning, too.

Here’s a recipe combing the two with a few other ingredients:

All-Purpose Cleaner

Mix in a spray bottle:

• 2 cups of water
• 2 cups white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon natural dish soap (not Castile)
• 30 drops of lemon essential oil
• 20 drops of tea tree essential oil

Citrus Soft Scrub

One of my favorite DIY recipes for cleaning around the house is a soft scrub that’s easy to make.

• Combine 1 cup of baking soda,
• ¼ cup of liquid castile soap
• 10 drops each of lemon and orange essential oils.
• Mix together to form a paste.

Lemon has such a refreshing scent. It mixes great with other oils, too, such as peppermint, tea tree, and eucalyptus. Whether your skin, health, or the air in your home needs a boost, lemon alone or combined with other oils works wonders.

Essential oils are one way to keep you motivated, focused, and on-track.

Encouragement

Those days when you need some encouragement, try citrus essential oils.

Lemon is refreshing and helps reduce anxiety and uplift your mood, plus it’s good for memory retention and focus.

Orange invigorates body and mind; its powerful and energetic scent works to improve your mood and decrease fatigue which leads to productivity.

Put a few drops of oil on our Pyrite Lava Stone Diffuser Bracelet. Pyrite is a stone that helps balance one’s energetic fields, so when you are in times of stress, Pyrite can be used to bring a feeling of increased vitality.

Inspiration 

Frankincense is a soothing, calming essential oil, allowing your inspiration to flow freely. It is often used to eliminate fear, which is a common blockage for inspiration.

Pyrite Lava Stone Diffuser Bracelet with a few drops of Inner Peace while you’re meditating may help encourage greater frequency in moments of inspiration. Our Inner Peace Oil Blend is a combination of oils that increase mental agility and reduces stress and anxiety that quiets unwelcoming thoughts, to produce inspiring ones instead.

Creativity

Peppermint gets the blood flowing, which gets the creativity rolling. It’s an invigorating essential oil that works well on the Tiger’s Eye lava stone diffuser bracelet, which is a stone that inspires creativity and utilizes your talents and abilities.

Balance

Balance essential oil blend reduces stress, increases circulation, and even works as an anti-depressant, making it a perfect blend for balance, as well as centering and composure. Use the Balance Diffuser Bracelet or Ring to diffuse a few drops of the Balance blend. This jewelry has the stone of purity, Snowflake Obsidian, which balances body, mind and spirit and keeps you centered and focused.

Love

The rich, exotic scent of Ylang Ylang is a favorite when it comes to romance and enhancing relationships. Diffuse on a Rose Quartz Diffuser Ring, Necklace, or Bracelet, a stone known for clearing out jealousy and resentment which leaves room for attracting and keeping love. Another nice choice is the Pyrite Heart Charm Diffuser Bracelet—the heart symbolizes romantic love and affection and represents unity, attraction, and sensuality.

Another love combo is Vitality Extracts’ Self-Love Bundle that comes with Diffuser Bracelet Stack of pink and black, a Devotion Necklace, Devotion Bracelet, and a bottle of Align Essential Oil Blend.

The Tourmaline Diffuser Bracelet’s stone is often used with people who suffer from a broken heart, encouraging love. Tourmaline is also considered an aphrodisiac, helping your overcome a hurting heart and moving you to a place where it’s safe to love again.

For a new year that’s not only happy, but one that helps you stick with your new year’s dreams and ambitions, try out a few of these ideas to get your year off to a positive start.

ALIGN ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND

Invigorate, rejuvenate, and stimulate both your body and mind with this wonderful Align Essential Oil Blend of Silver Fir Needle, Ylang Ylang Oil, Norway Spruce Oil, Juniper Needle, and Cedarwood Oil Himalaya. Align Essential Oil is designed to balance the chakras and calm the nerves, which in turn can assist with mindfulness and meditation.

Words from a few who have tried Align:

“Best aroma out of all the vitality oils.” – Marina F.

“Scent makes me feel a sense of calmness…” – Alicia H.

“Great present! I gave this to my niece who is also my godchild. She loved it!” – Heather B.

BALANCE ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND

Balance Essential Oil Blend is great for centering and composure, two qualities that support spiritual self-improvement. It combines Frankincense, Ho Wood, Eucalyptus Radiata, Lemon, Camphor, and German Chamomile. Vitality Extract’s Balance Blend is good for reducing stress and increasing circulation; also works as an anti-depressant and anti-oxidant.

Words from a few who have tried Balance:

“I love the balance blend =) smells so good & it is definitely helping me!” – Neysa U.

“Balance blend is addictive. This was part of my first purchase, and I am very pleased. I was impressed with how potent the oil really is. About 3 drops was recommended to use on the bracelets; I could just use two and the smell lasted for 3 days easy. Love it and can’t wait to try others.” -Vanessa S.

REFRESH ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND

Just like the name says, this refreshing blend uplifts and renews. This is the perfect blend for new beginnings and an asset to spiritual self-improvement. It’s bright and energetic and brings together the fragrances of Sweet Orange Oil, Camphor Oil, Cananga Oil, and Lavandin Grosso Oil. Refresh Essential Oil Blend helps conquer mental fatigue and regenerate, along with a boost to your immune system.

Words from a few who have tried Refresh:

“Love this one! It makes me energized but also relaxed. I’ve diffused it on my necklace since I purchased it.” – Elizabeth R.

“Delightful. I have used this in my diffuser at work and it is delightful. The scent is light and truly refreshing.” – Sheryl C.

“Love! A very fresh and refreshing scent. I get many compliments on this (as well as all the oils, diffuser necklaces and bracelets I have). Can’t go wrong!” – Jil A.

If you’re looking for single essential oils for spiritual self-improvement, try one of these:

• Ylang Ylang— relieves stress, anxieties, and hypertension
• Lavender — calms and sooths; deepens states of meditation
• Frankincense—grounding and purifying; great for use with meditation
• Eucalyptus— reduces mental stress and exhaustion; heals regrets and worries

Try different essential oils and blends to see which ones help you stay focused, grounded, centered, and better able to keep your mind on your goal of spiritual self-improvement.

Stressed?

Vitality Extracts Stress Away Essential Oil Blend is a mixture of Bergamot, Sweet Orange, Ylang Ylang, Pink Grapefruit, and Patchouli. This combination of natural ingredients was created to help out with the everyday stresses in your life. Whether it’s driving on the freeway, trying to get the kids off to school and yourself to work, or just to give you a calming effect, this is the perfect blend.

Stress Ease induces relaxation, reduces nervous tension, uplifts, calms, and regenerates. Use it to balance stress and anxiety, as well as increase memory and mental agility.

Try a few drops on the Calming Lava Stone Diffuser Bracelet made with White Howlite stone, a calming gem. It helps relieve stress, increase self-awareness, calm your mind when it’s overactive, and can aid in sleeping.

Tired?

Not enough sleep last night? Feeling sluggish in the middle of the day? 

Energy Essential Oil Blend helps uplift your mood, stimulate your mind, and increase energy. It’s a combination of Rosemary, Juniper Berry, Juniper Needle, Silver Fir Needle, Lemongrass, Clove, Nutmeg, and Black Pepper. Energy Blend is good for clearing the mind and increasing blood flow. Rejuvenate body and mind with Energy Blend, as well as balance stress and anxiety.

Apply to a Blue Agate Buddha Diffuser Bracelet, a stone that uplifts, elevates, and has a positive effect on emotions and attitude. Or try a few drops on the Matte Jasper Diffuser Bracelet, which promotes vitality and perseverance, and can boost energy.

Feeling Lost?

Vitality Extracts Inner Peace is a wonderful blend of Clove Leaf, Pink Grapefruit, Mandarin, Lavender, Bergamot, and Lemon. It helps increase mental agility and reduces stress and anxiety, leaving you in a more peaceful state.

Myrrh is another good essential oil to diffuse when you’re feeling lost. It’s very centering and provides a rich scent that sedates and calms.

The Faceted Hematite Diffuser Bracelet and the Sacred Arrow Diffuser Bracelet can add to your peaceful feeling. Both have hematite, which grounds and protects, strengthening your connection with the earth, providing feelings of safety and security.  It empowers you with courage, strength, endurance, and vitality. Hematite helps balance the chakras, as well as give balance between the body, mind, and spirit. It’s also aids in dissolving negativity and preventing the absorption of negativity from others.

Enjoy the Vitality Extracts blends to help you through feelings of stress, tiredness, or feeling lost. Add to the benefits of essential oils with diffuser jewelry made with stones to soothe and calm you. 

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Add a little style to your child’s healing with one of Vitality Extract’s diffuser bracelets. The popularity of our diffuser jewelry for adults led us to expand and offer bracelets for kids. They’re all available with an adjustable band.

Each bracelet comes with lava rocks for applying the essential oils. The stones are porous and easily absorb the oil of your choice. Apply a drop or two of essential oil to the beads. The fragrance typically lasts at least a day, if not more.

In addition to the healing properties of the essential oils, the stones of the bracelet offer other qualities. Check out these children’s bracelets:

Rose Quartz Diffuser Bracelet

Rose quartz is one of the top choices in crystals. It’s the stone of love and some use it for healing the heart from pain or disappointment. It strengthens and balances the physical heart and circulatory system.

Red Tiger’s Eye Diffuser Bracelet

Red Tiger’s Eye is a stimulating stone associated with the root chakra. It’s good for improving feelings of self-esteem and confidence, as well as motivation and energy.

Turquoise Diffuser Bracelet

Known for both physical and emotional healing energy, turquoise is a stone that helps with exhaustion, depression, panic attacks, as well as offering solace for the spirit, well-being for the body, and a sense of serenity and peace. Turquoise is a stone of purification used by some to get rid negative energy.

White Howlite Lava Stone Diffuser Bracelet

Great for stress relief, the Howlite is a calming stone and is a great choice for insomnia caused by an overactive mind. It’s used for dream retention, self-awareness, and to dispel anger.

Aromatherapy is an effective way to naturally help your child’s healing process and to keep them happy and healthy.

Check out the benefits and properties of various essential oils and then put a couple of drops on a bracelet.

A few suggestions:

• Ginger or lavender for travel sickness
• Lavender for insomnia or trouble sleeping, and to boost immunity
• Tea tree for sunburn, cuts, scrapes, burns, bug repellent and bug bites
• Peppermint as a digestive aid and as a decongestant for colds
• Sandalwood for sore throats
• Eucalyptus as a decongestant for respiratory disorders
• Chamomile as a digestive aid, and for colic and ear infections
• Frankincense for infections—it has anti-bacterial properties; also for respiratory congestion

These are just a few ideas. Experiment and see what works for your kids. Choose a bracelet and an essential oil that helps your child feel the best they can.

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First thing in the morning, I brush my teeth with my homemade toothpaste, as do my kids. It only takes a few minutes to make and lasts for a couple of weeks or longer. It’s so simple—mix 2/3 of cup of baking soda with 10 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil. Add a dash of sea salt, if you want. Mix and stir in purified water to the consistency you desire.

Time to get breakfast going, but first I get the diffuser going. I like peppermint, which is good for digestion and gets the blood flowing.  Energy Essential Oil Blend is definitely one of my morning favorites. It’s uplifting, helps clear and stimulate my mind, and increases energy. It’s a blend of Rosemary, Juniper Berry, Juniper Needle, Silver Fir Needle, Lemongrass, Clove, Nutmeg, and Black Pepper. In addition, it can help reduce inflammation, increase blood flow, rejuvenate mind & body, and balance stress & anxiety.

Orange is another nice morning fragrance. It makes me want to get moving and take on the day. Sometimes I mix it with Lemon or Grapefruit Essential Oils.

Topically, I apply a combo of a few drops of peppermint with a few drops of orange mixed in coconut oil to help the kids focused. I often apply it to their feet, where the pores are larger. Vetiver is another great essential oil you can use for focus.

Remember to experiment to see which essential oils work best for you and your kids – do a test patch to make sure there are no allergies.

As I get dressed, I use my homemade essential oils deodorant. Like my toothpaste, it’s quick and easy to make. A small container lasts me several weeks. I use ¼ cup of coconut oil, 1/8 cup each of baking soda and arrowroot powder, and five drops of Lavender Essential Oil.

Out the door and in the car we go—sounds stressful right? But practicing aromatherapy using a car diffuser makes it easy! I switch out the essential oils, depending on everyone’s moods. Or if someone has a stuffy nose, I use Eucalyptus or Breathe Easy Essential Oil Blend, which contains Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Australian Tea Tree, Lemon, Siberian Fir Needle, Cardamom, European Bay Laurel Leaf. It helps increase the lungs capacity to breathe, clear the sinuses, and relieve congestion. If one of the kids is nervous about a test or report—we use Lavender or Stress Away in the car diffuser.

To remain sane, all moms need a little grounding during the day,  so my secret is I put frankincense on my diffuser bracelet. When I’m at home, I like to keep the diffuser going most of the day and evening. It makes the house smell so good, plus it’s therapeutic.

Using essential oils, bedtime has never been easier. Before bedtime, Lavender goes in the diffuser while reading to the kids to help them.

For skin lotions, coconut oil with lavender is tops on my list. It helps keep me calm and I use it on everyone’s feet before bedtime to help with sleeping.

Off to bed they go. Quiet time for me. During meditation, Frankincense is my go-to essential oil.

For alone time with my husband, Ylang ylang Essential Oil’s aroma is sensual, exotic, and rich. It’s also known to reduce stress and induce calmness, which is nice if either of us has had a hectic day.

After a peaceful night’s sleep, I wake up refreshed and energetic and ready to tackle on another busy day!

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If  you’ve  been  using  aromatherapy,  you  already  know  how  wonderful  each essential  oil is  with  its  own  unique  properties.  Candles  give  you  another  way  to  enjoy  the  many benefits,  as  well  as  the  fragrance  and  the  peaceful  atmosphere  they  produce.    

Scented candles are great for meditation, helping you to keep your focus, especially when  you  make candles with essential oils such as lemon,  lemongrass,  bergamot, grapefruit  or  orange,  which  help  get  rid  of  distractions.  Another one that’s nice for meditation because of its grounding  properties is a frankincense  candle.      

One of my favorite morning candles to uplift my mood and get things off to a positive start is orange. It’s both refreshing and invigorating.

In my bedroom, I light up a lavender candle before bedtime to help me sleep.    

Like using essential oils in a diffuser or topically, candles with certain oils are anti-bacterial, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiviral, helping you with many  physical  issues.

You can use any of your favorite essential oils to make candles. It’s easy and doesn’t cost a lot.    

Tips On Wax

Use soy wax,  which  can  be  melted  in  a  microwave  or  double  boiler,  or  beeswax,  which you’ll  need  to  melt  in  a  double-boiler.    

Skip the paraffin  wax—it’s  a byproduct of petroleum and releases carcinogenic soot when  burned. The toxic chemicals benzene and toluene are  released when this wax is heated, the same as those found in diesel fumes. This can cause respiratory problems or aggravate existing conditions such as  asthma, lung, or heart problems. One reason to make your own candles is to have a healthier environment, so stay away from paraffin wax.

 Supplies you’ll need to make your candles: 

• Essential  Oils
• Containers    
• Wax    
• Candle  Wicks

Directions: 

• Using  a  double  boiler,  melt  the  wax.
• Attach  the  wick  in  the  center  of  the  container.    You  can  use  superglue  or  dip  the metal  tab  of  the  wick  into  the  melted  wax.    
• Once  completely  melted,  add  essential  oils  to  the  wax.  The  wax  may  have specific  instructions  on  how  much  to  use.  If  not,  try 100 drops of essential  oil  for each  pound of wax.  This is something  you  may  want to experiment  with to get it just  the  way  you  like. 
• Let the mixture cool for a couple of minutes before pouring it into  the  container. Lightly  hold  the  wick  as  you  do  so.    
• While  it  cools,  secure  the  wick  by  placing  a  pencil  or  chopstick  on  top  of  the  jar and  lightly  wrapping  the  top  of  the  wick  around  it. 
• Once cooled,  trim  the  wick  and  enjoy! 

Essential  oils  to  add  to  candle  recipes: 

Use  whatever  essential  oils  you  like,  but  here  are  a  few  ideas  for  your  aromatherapy candles.

• Destress  and  sleep  tight  with  a  combination  of  three  drops  each  of  Lavender and Ylang-Ylang and  one  drop  of  rose  essential  oil.    
• Rose  benefits  mood  and  emotions  and  is  perfect  for  a  romantic  evening
• Lemon  brings  a  fresh,  clean  aroma  to  your  home  and  can  also  keep  pests  away.    
• Here’s  another  one  for  insect  control—a  mixture  of  10  drops  of  Lavender  Essential Oil  and  five  drops  each  of  Lemongrass  and  Geranium  essential  oil. 
• Stressed?  Headache?  Light  a  Clary  Sage  candle.    
• Your  cinnamon  candle  can  refresh  your  mind  and  boost  your  concentration.
• Nasal  congestion,  flu,  headache?  Mix  five  drops  each  of  Peppermint and  star anise,  along  with  two  drops  of  clary  sage. 
• For  holiday  candles  (great  gift  idea),  use  Juniper  Berry  essential  oil for  an evergreen-scented  candle.    

The  possibilities  are  endless.  Try  a  few  of  these  ideas,  as  well  as  some  of your  own. You’ll  have  the  best  smelling  home  with  aromatherapy  candles  that  not  only  smell  good, but  offer  benefits  to  you  and  your  family’s  health.   

If Monday morning finds you feeling blue, use essential oils to uplift your mood and spirit. You can even start on Sunday evening.

Research shows the benefits of using essential oils to enhance your state of mind. Fragrances are carried to our brain, triggering certain emotions.

The Day Before

Sunday evening is a wonderful time to relax in the bathtub with a few drops of Lavender Essential Oil, with its calming, soothing effects. Its relaxing scent helps with insomnia and relieving stress, anxiety, and depression.

After your bath, mix a few drops of lavender with coconut oil (or other carrier oil) and rub it behind your ears or on the bottoms of your feet. Wake up feeling refreshed on Monday morning.

All Day Monday

Get your home diffuser going on Monday morning and add a few drops of Vitality Extracts Energy Essential Oil Blend. This combination of Rosemary, Juniper Berry, Juniper Needle, Silver Fir Needle, Lemongrass, Clove, Nutmeg, and Black Pepper helps uplift your mood, stimulate your mind and increase energy. It’s beneficial in clearing the mind, rejuvenating mind and body, and balancing stress and anxiety.

Vitality Extracts Stress Away Essential Oil Blend is also a good choice for your Monday morning blues. This blend contains bergamot, which is great for anytime you’re feeling down. It’s very stimulating and improves circulation of the blood, resulting in a more energetic feeling. It’s often used to balance your emotions. Ylang ylang is another ingredient of the Stress Away Blend (which you can buy separately as well), an essential oil that helps lift your spirits.

Taking a whiff of Vitality Extracts Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Blend  can enhance your mood and is also beneficial in getting rid of some negative emotions. Rounding out this combination are sweet orange, pink grapefruit, and patchouli, an uplifting mixture that regenerates you, increasing mental agility and memory.

Vitality Extracts Refresh Essential Oil Blend is designed to uplift and renew, making it another good choice for Monday morning. This bright and energetic blend can help you regenerate and surmount mental fatigue. It combines Sweet Orange Oil, Camphor Oil, Cananga Oil, and Lavandin Grosso Oil.

Lemon Essential Oil is wonderful in so many ways. The zesty aroma is refreshing and clean—it’s bound to perk you up and bring a smile to your face. Lemon’s helpful for memory retention and focus, and in reducing anxiety and uplifting mood.

The essential oils or blends that bring you joy and happiness on Monday mornings can be taken with you all day. Diffuse them at home, in your car, and with diffuser jewelry. Vitality Extracts has several bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings available. You can also mix with carrier oil and massage into your skin.

Try some of these ideas for the Monday morning blues and see which ones work best for you.

A couple of reminders: Do a skin test before applying topically to make sure a particular oil does not cause irritation. Vitality Extracts blends are already diluted with carrier oil. If you choose an oil that’s not diluted, mix with carrier oil.

STRESS AND ANXIETY

Recommended essential oils:

Stress Ease Roll On, Stress Away Blend, Calm Blend, Inner Peace Blend

Ways to use:

• Apply the roll on to pressure points such as inside the wrists, the temples, bottoms of your feet, and behind the ears
• Make a stress balloon and squeeze when you’re feeling anxious and uptight (see post on making a DIY Stress Kit)

ENERGY

Recommended essential oils:

Energy Blend in roll on and drops, Align Blend

Ways to use:

• Apply the roll on to pressure points such as inside the wrists, the temples, bottoms of your feet, and behind the ears
• Put a few drops in a car diffuser
• Apply to a diffuser bracelet

SLEEP

Recommended essential oils:

Sweet Dreams Blend, Calm Blend, Lavender

Ways to use:

• Rub the oil onto the bottoms of your feet
• Mix with water in a spray bottle and spray your pillow case
• Add a few drops to a warm bath

HEADACHES

Recommended essential oils:

Migraine Care in drops and roll on, Peppermint, Lavender, Immunity Boost Blend, Deep Muscle Blend in drops or roll on, Rosemary

Ways to use:

• The roll on is nice for headaches—simply apply to temples
• Apply a few drops to a bracelet diffuser

DEPRESSION

Balance Blend, Calm Blend, Abundance Blend

Ways to use:

• Apply to one of Vitality Extracts diffuser bracelets such as the Map Stone, also called Grey Crazy Lace Jasper, which is often referred to as the laughter stone, bringing joy and happiness to those that wear it. Emotionally, Map Stone may help with depression and despair. The Peace Lava Stone Diffuser Bracelet is another good choice. It has turquoise, a strengthening stone that is also good for depression.
•  Use in your home diffuser as soon as you start feeling down

When using for ailments, experiment with different essential oils and blends, as well as ways to use them, to see which are most effective for you.