Tag: lemon oil

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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

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Blends of the Week

You guessed it! This week the blends of the week are featuring lemon. Be sure to give these a try this week to provide your home with a nice uplifting, clean, and fresh smelling aroma.

Enjoy!

See you tomorrow for Thirsty Thursday!

Kelsea

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Tasty Tuesday

Lemon oil, like I had mentioned yesterday, is such a great oil because of how diverse it is! One of my all-time favourite ways to use lemon oil is in baking. Lemon tends to really bring out the flavours and is used in such a variety of recipes. First and foremost today we will start out with a fruit and veggie spray to help you prep your food for cooking and then we will have a really great recipe for dinner and dessert.

Fruit and Veggie Wash

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 5 drops lemon essential oil
  • 5 drops On Guard essential oil
  • Glass spray bottle

Instructions:

  1. Mix all ingredients together into spray bottle
  2. Spray onto fruit and veggies before consumption, and rinse off.

 

Brown Sugar Salmon

Ingredients:

  • 1 full salmon filet
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 4 drops lemon oil

Instructions:

  1. Mix brown sugar, butter, lemon juice, and lemon oil together in sauce pan.
  2. Warm over medium heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
  3. Put salmon filet into large freezer bag with the marinade sauce.
  4. Close bag tightly and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat broiler.
  6. Cover broiler pan with foil and place fish on it with the flesh side up.
  7. Broil the fish until flaky.
  8. Drizzle some of the marinade over the fish well boiling if you desire.
  9. Cook fish until it is a light pink throughout.
  10. Place on serving plate and pour remaining marinade over it as desired.
  11. Enjoy!

Lemon Bars

Ingredients:

CRUST:

  • 1 cup softened butter (NOT melted)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • Pinch of salt

FILLING:

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 6 drops lemon oil

TOPPING:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 drop lemon oil

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix butter, flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and salt together.
  3. Press into the bottom of a 9×13″ pan lined with parchment paper.
  4. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
  5. Mix eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice, lemon oil, water, and cornstarch. Mix well.
  6. Pour mixture over semi cooked crust.
  7. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
  8. Mix powdered sugar, and lemon oil in a ziplock bag and shake it up.
  9. When lemon bars are done and cooled, sprinkle with lemon infused powdered sugar on top.
  10. Enjoy!

Hope you enjoy these recipes. As you may remember there are some other great recipes I posted a few weeks ago for lemon oil, so try those ones out too if you haven’t yet.

Do you have any ways that you like to use lemon oil in cooking or baking? Be sure to share them here!

See you tomorrow,

Kelsea