While I love essential oil blends, there are quite a few single essential oils I use regularly either on their own, in my DIY products or my homemade blends.
Here are the top 6 and how I incorporate them.
Frankincense – known as the king of essential oils
- Common uses
- Rejuvenate skin
- Promote cellular health and immunity
- Produce a healthy inflammatory response
- How I use
- Part of my daily immunity roller
- Along with Breathe to support cough
- With any inflammatory symptom
- All else failed – try this one
Lavender
- Common uses
- Soothes
- Calms anxious feelings
- Great for sleep
- Helps with seasonal or environmental threats
- How I use
- Add to bottom of feet, spray on pillow or diffuse for great night’s sleep
- Apply to any skin irritations
- Add to epsom salts for calming bath experience
- Apply in combination with lemon and peppermint to bottom of feet to help with seasonal or environmental threats
- Homemade personal care and home products
Lemon
- Common uses
- Cleansing, purifying and deodorizing
- Natural cleaner
- Balances pH
- How I use
- Add a few drops to a cup of your morning warm water if out of fresh lemon
- Use in homemade cleaners
- Apply in combination with peppermint and lavender to bottom of feet during allergy season
Melaleuca – known as tea tree
- Common uses
- Purifying
- Promoting healthy immune function
- Skin issues
- How I use
- Part of my daily immunity roller
- Cleaner
Peppermint
- Common uses
- Prevents nausea
- Alleviates body temperature
- Energizes
- How I use
- Use in diffuser for afternoon pick me up (or apply to hands and smell)
- Use in homemade chapsticks and mouthwash
- Apply in combination with lemon and lavender to bottom of feet to help with seasonal or environmental threats
- As one ingredient in my homemade bug spray
- Behind my ears on an airplane
Oregano
- Common uses
- Germ destroying
- Immune boosting
- Natural cleansing agent
- How I use (heavily dilute if applying topically)
- Apply to various skin issues such as eczema, skin tags, warts
- Part of my daily immunity roller