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Freshen Up Friday: Peppermint

Good-afternoon! Welcome to this weeks addition of Freshen Up Friday. As you are probably aware now, peppermint is an amazing oil and smells minty fresh! Which is why it is great for adding to cleaning products for a minty fresh smell!

This week we have a couple different cleaning recipes coming for you. So get your oils and spray bottles ready. Your house is about to be sparkling clean and minty fresh!

First off, get rid of the Windex, because I have a natural window and mirror cleaner for you that works wonders.

Window and Mirror Cleaner

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons rubbing alcohol
  • 5 drops doTERRA peppermint oil
  • Glass spray bottle

Instructions:

  1. Add all ingredients together in a glass spray bottle and mix well.
  2. Spray onto windows and mirrors and wipe dry.
  3. You can store this product for 2 months.

Next we have a product that works wonders. If you always have stinky garbage cans these will definitely need to go on your “to make” list.

Garbage Can Odor Tablets

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups baking soda
  • 1 cup Epsom salts
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 10 drops doTERRA lemon oil
  • 5 drops doTERRA peppermint oil
  • Ice cube tray

Instructions:

  1. Combine all dry ingredients together.
  2. Slowly add in water, then add oils and stir.
  3. Using a spoon, transfer the mixture to the ice cube tray.
  4. Allow the mixture to dry overnight or until fully hardened.
  5. Place one – two tablets in the bottom of your garbage can and store the rest in the airtight container.
  6. Replace tablets as needed.

 

Until tomorrow,

Kelsea

 

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Blend of the Day featuring Peppermint

This week our blends are all featuring peppermint. I have several really great blends for you! Now as you may remember from previous blends of the day, there are lots of other ways to use peppermint, such as headache relief, and allergy relief! Peppermint can also be used in blends to smell fresh and clean, or uplifting and energizing.

There are so many great ways to use it in diffusing. What are some of your favourite blends?

Check out this weeks blends and let me know what you think!

Until tomorrow,

Kelsea

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Lemon Recap

So thats it for lemon oil for now, I am sure this oil you will see popping up in a lot of recipes going forward though. What recipes did you make this week? Do you have any uses for lemon that we didn’t go over this week? What did you think of lemon?

Share your thoughts here and let me know how you used lemon this week!

Next up is peppermint!

Kelsea

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SpOIL Yourself Saturday

Ready for some recipes that make you feel like you are at the spa without having to spend huge amounts of money? Lemon oil offers a nice energizing aroma as well as powerful properties when it comes to cleaning and whitening.

First, lets take care of those pearly whites and keep them even whiter. Give this teeth whitening paste a try and let me know your thoughts!

Teeth Whitening Paste

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon distilled water
  • 5 drops doTERRA lemon oil

Instructions:

  1. Mix baking soda and water together in a small bowl.
  2. Mix well until it creates a paste.
  3. Mix in doTERRA lemon oil.
  4. Wet toothbrush and place in mixture.
  5. Apply paste to teeth and brush gently.
  6. Allow paste to sit on teeth for 1 minute and rinse off.
  7. Do 1-2 times weekly for the best results.

 

Next up we have an all natural pick me up spray. Ever feel like you are lacking motivation and energy. Do you tend to hit that 2PM midday slump? Mix up a bottle of this to keep with you and spray on when you hit that slump for a pick me up. The other way I like to use this is spray it into the ends of your hair for a pick me up that last throughout the day!

Pick Me Up Spray

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup distilled water
  • 10 drops doTERRA peppermint oil
  • 10 drops doTERRA lemon oil
  • Glass spray bottle with fine mist top

Instructions:

  1. Combine water and essential oils in spray bottle.
  2. Spritz onto body or in air and inhale deeply for a instant pick me up.

 

Finally, if you are like me you rarely clean your makeup brushes. But lets face it ladies, you need to keep those brushes clean to help keep your skin as clean as possible. So for our final recipe today, I have a quick, easy, and affordable make up brush cleaner.

Make Up Brush Cleaner

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon liquid Castile soap
  • 5 drops doTERRA tea tree oil
  • 5 drops doTERRA lemon oil

Instructions:

  1. Combine water, vinegar, soap, tea tree oil, and lemon oil in a large cup and mix well.
  2. Dip makeup brush into the solution and swirl around.
  3. Rinse brush well with cold water.
  4. Gently squeeze out water using a paper towel.
  5. Lay brushes flat on paper towel to dry.

See you tomorrow,

Kelsea