DIY Essential Oil Face Moisturizer

OILS OILS and More OILS

Here is my face lotion I made for this week. I love this lotion and it is way better then the $80 I have spent on skin care before. The cost is less then $5.
Frankincense oil is the most amazing oil. It has anti-aging qualities that promote the regeneration of skin cells.The Egyptians used this centuries ago for the mummification and embalming process. You can tell by one use how well it works.
Lavender oil is the best for acne. Also good for toner,wrinkles and eczema.
Lemon Oil is good for increasing the luster of dull skin. It is detoxifying and rejuvenates tired and sagging skin. It makes my skin very soft, blemish free. Very radiating.
Carrot oil is a natural SPF of 30 to 50

Recipe Below. Depending on how oily you want it you can add more oil or more lotion.If my skin is dry I'll add more oil that week or month.

2 ounce salve Jar (These come in amber also. I got blue for my boys.You can get these on amazon)

1 ounce Coconut Oil (jojoba for sensitive skin)
1 ounce Lotion(I Like Dr. Bronners lotion)
4 drops Frankincense Oil
2 drops Lavender Oil
2 Drops Lemon Oil
2 drops Carrot Oil

Mix together and done. If your using coconut, make sure the oil is melted but do not heat in the microwave. I usually put it in warm water.

Lavender and Sleep

So I tried Lavender  for my sleep the other night and can I tell you it was the most amazing thing ever! I applied it down my whole spine because my back was hurting and it immediately made my back at ease and I feel aseep like a baby! I also had some diffusing as well. I could do this every night. I can't imagine what it would feel like with Stress Away or Peace and Calming.

SOME benefits of Lavender.

Skin Irritations

Balancing

Relaxing

Sleep

Longer Lashes

Headaches

Migraines

Analgesic

Anti-coagulant

Anti-convulsive

Anti-depressant

ADD/ADHD

Bug Repellent

Cholesterol

Diaper Rash

Hair Loss

Postpardum Depression

Parkinson's Disease

Seizure

Teething

Sunburn

Wrinkles

These are just some. There are so many more.

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Relax Mamas

So I named this post relax mama because I know I have a lot of mama followers but this is great for anyone having a rough day. These oils seriously take the stress away and calm me so much. When I am having a really stressful day and my mind is going a hundred miles a minute these make me feel amazingly free. It is like I have had my shoulders up to my head all day and the minute I diffuse these I feel like my shoulders are hanging low, my mind is blank and calm.They make me sleep like a baby too! It is seriously amazing!

Add 3 drops on each of these oils in your diffuser and have an amazing relaxing evening.The best nights sleep too. You can add less oil also. I prefer 4-6 in mine. Usually 6.

Stress Away oil is amazing. I can really smell the vanilla and lime in it which is great for calming.It is also made with copaiba and lavender which restores your equilibrium. It is so important to restore your equilibrium. If you don't know, your equilibrium is restoring your system, taking all the bad influences away, restoring it back to a stable and balanced life. All the negative or stresses of life can be life changing. It can make you have anxiety or make you have migraines which in my case I have. It can even make you hurt physically. Your body can be sore or just being tired all the time. Stress is a killer and can ruin a whole day or week for some people even their whole life. Sometimes I overthink  which causes my stress. This oil is amazing and just relaxes me back to be care free and open.

White Angelica is also amazing. With myrhh that was used in ancient times this oil makes me feel my spirit open up. Everyone has an aura. An aura is a halo that surrounds your whole body. It should be bright and colorful. It represents your physical, mental,emotional and spiritual being. Healthy people tend is have a brighter aura where as unhealthy people don't and tend to have bits of black.Your aura is energy that connects to everything, people, trees, animals THE UNIVERSE. It is so important to keep your aura bright by maintaining a healthy mind, body, spirit. Everything is made up of energy including your aura that is why it is so important to be around healthy energy to maintain a healthier balance stable life.

I have so much gratitude for my friend Jamie who introducing me to these oils. They have changed life completely and could never imagine my life without them.

Laugh and Love,
Christine

P.S. These oils are great for yoga. They will make your practices very peaceful. You will be able to stretch further and your spiritual awareness will be heighten. 

Travel Diffuser

I shared my travel diffuser on my personal FB last week and wanted to share it here with you all! You all know how I love my oils. I seriously could never live without them. I Love diffusing them at home and whenever I am in the car always wanted to diffuse them. Akai my oldest son always gets car sick. I mean it was to the point where it drove me nuts. I felt so bad for him and the medicine we would give him always made him drowsy. He would fall asleep and feel tired all day never being able to enjoy the day feeling great. Now I can put some oils in, he won't get car sick and the car smells aaaaamazing! It also benefits my whole family. Especially myself with my migraines.
 I get migraines from time to time as some of you might already know and if I am traveling long distances the diffuser is a life saver. I have had a couple migraines the past month. I can always tell when a migraine is coming because I see the light. If you never had a migraine a lot of people see a light about 15 minutes before the pain kicks in. When I see the light I automatically know to get my oils. If I diffuse my oils and smell the oils or use topically within the 15 minutes I will get no pain. Yessss,no pain amazingly. I will still get tiredness of a migraine. But if you have had a migraine I am sure you will take the tiredness over the pain anyday! The oils are really kind of magical to me.

Here is the diffuser. I am going to place it top of my dashboard with some Velcro so it is up higher. That way the vents will circulate the diffused oil much better. 

For motion sickness and migraines I use Peppermint for both ailments. You can actually see I store my oils in my coin departments. A 15 ml bottle fits in my quarter slot perfectly. If it starts getting too hot or cold or you don't have a top to shut so it's dark I would recommend just leaving it in your purse.

Cheers to Holistic Health. If you are interested in the best quality oils you can Order Here. I don't know how many times I will say how important it is to get good quality oils. It really makes a difference in how well they work.

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

These Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are to die for! I posted them on my social networks last week so you might have seen them but I wanted to share the recipe. I totally cheated and used pre-made pancake mix but who cares they were seriously so good! These don't even need syrup. Boomer and I shared three of them and I ate the side without syrup. I actually like them more by themselves. They taste like bread/muffin/cake goodness together. Seriously the best! The ricotta makes them so creamy too! I used a drop of essential oils in the batch also which gave it such a great lemon flavor. If you use lemon oil make sure you get a good quality that is edible. Not all oils are equaled the same. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

2 cups pancake mix
2 lemons, juice and zest from both
1 drop YL Essential Oils
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Real Butter

Mix all ingredients together except butter. Heat pan on med-low and add a slice of butter. When I make pancakes I do not cheat on the butter. It is what makes those sides super crispy and good tasting. Pou pancake mix on griddle/pan and flip when it starts to bubble. Serve with syrup if you like and some slice lemons. ENJOY!

Yoga Shrine

I posted the other day some Boho bedroom inspiration. Part of my bedroom I have started a little yoga area. I call it my shrine. I use to do yoga upstairs but I have found it way more relaxing doing it in my bedroom. Right after I drop the kids off at the bus stop I head straight to "The Shrine" and do some yoga. Usually Boomer, my youngest is right there next to me doing it with me. It is really cute although sometimes distracting for me. You can see in some of the pictures I have my laptop where I follow a video. I have some favorites from youtube I will share in a different post.The mirror is great for checking my posture. I am currently looking for a bigger mirror because the one I have is too small. It is great for when I am on the floor but when I stand up I can not see myself. More plants will be incorporated too!

I put some oils in my diffuser while I do yoga. You can see it to the right. Today I put-

Peppermint for clear breathing and breathe awareness.

Frankincense for a deeper spiritual cleansing

Lavender for calming and relaxing.

Candle are always a nice touch to everything

 I added some my my own personal touch. Some shells,a mermaid (can't see, it's on the table) and my Buddha. I think it is so important to have your house with things you love. I love walking into someones house and seeing their soul and not a stage you see in the mall.

Hope you are having a great week!

Essential Oils-Let's Replace Modern Medicine

I have been using essential oils for a while now. They are an amazing replacement for modern medicine. Your probably thinking, yeah right they don't work but I promise you they work and they work better! I first found out about essential oils when a childhood girlfriend emailed me one day telling me about essential oils for medicine. I had always used peppermint oil for all natural bug spray and other oils for skincare but never had heard for medicine. I seriously was thinking in my head yeah right! Then one day when I was on vacation I got a really bad migraine. I am pretty sure it was because I had traveled for 16 hours with all my kids. Yes all three boys. I think anyone would have a migraine after that. I ended up taking 800mg of ibuprofen. It didn't work. My mother had to watch my kids because my head hurt sooo bad. I remember reading on my girlfriends essential oil page that peppermint took away headaches. So I tried it, dabbed some on my temples, neck and chest and literally minutes later I feel asleep. This was hours of laying there in pain.When I woke up I just couldn't believe it. It was amaaazing!

 Now the only thing I have really used is peppermint oil. But there are oils for everything from fevers,stomach aches,cuts and many more. You name it there is an oil for it. It like the Indian quote above. My kids and I don't really get sick and we haven't had fevers since I started using them last year but everyone I know who uses essential oils swears by it and after using peppermint oil I believe it! Now as much as I love oils I do think that preventative measures should be taken first. If I a get a migraine I try to figure out what cause it whether it is food or something in life that stressed me out, lack of exercise, etc. Now if the kids and I get sick I would probably narrow it down to not being as clean, washing hands as much,etc. I know everyone is not perfect. I have my days, weeks where I clean more then others. I get it. Everyone is going to get sick at one point but I always try to look back and reflect.

This is what essential oils are made out of. Eating these first are crucial for me

The one thing I realized when using peppermint for my headaches is inhaling the oil is what makes it work well. Headaches and migraine pain are often due to poor blood flow,and peppermint oil helps to open and close the vessel that promote flow.Peppermint also opens up the sinuses so that more oxygen can get into the bloodstream. When a migraine occurs blood vessels around the brain expand and inflame. I have had a few bad migraines and when I do I'll put it on my chest and lay in my bed under my blanket to really inhale it. It works best for me this way. You can also buy a diffuser which is like a humidifier but is made to put essential oils in the air. It diffuses the oil in the air making it easier to inhale.

There are so many endless ways to use oils. I will be posting all the ways I use them on my blog.  If your interested in using oils you can get them through a member of Young Living. They have the best quality oils to me and tons of information on how to use them.