4 Essential Oil Blends for Summer, plus a chance to win Rachel Zupke's 101 Essential Oil Blends ebook!

Hi friends! I'm so excited to be back here sharing about essential oils (did you try any of the diffuser blends back in January?). We're going to go through a few more blends, this time for summer - they smell so marvelous and have such great benefits for us. These blends - and 97 others - are in my published an ebook, 101 Essential Oil Blends for Aromatic and Topical Use. Bianca was kind enough to let me share it with you and I'm giving a copy away so read on to find out how to win it!

FYI did you know that you don't need a Kindle or other ereader to read an ebook? You can download them to your computer, phone, or tablet as well as print them out (most, including this one, are PDFs!).

Topical Essential Oil Blends for Summer

Everyone's summer looks a bit different both in scenery and in how much you put on your plate. I don't know about you but we try to do lots of fun things since the weather is so nice (yay Pacific Northwest!) and that sometimes means burning the candle at both ends. I love the first blend for it's pick-me-up ability when have just one day between camping trips (anybody say laundry?) and the second for when I need a little help to chill out and focus on a road trip or after getting home from one. They are given in ratios that allow you to make a roller bottle and put them on your wrists, bottoms of your feet, back of your neck, along your spine, and/or on your chest depending on how much aromatic effect you want.

Energize and Refresh

Citrus oils of orange and lemon calm and refresh while cedarwood helps maintain vitality and clove mimics antioxidant effects. When wearing this one topically, do not apply to skin that will be exposed to the sun as citrus oils cause UV sensitivity.

2 : 2 : 2 : 1 ~ Orange : Lemon : Cedarwood: Clove

for a 5 mL roller bottle, do the number of drops listed and then top with carrier oil (fractionated coconut oil, sweet almond oil, etc)

Lift

Lift and refresh with lavender and rosemary; this soft yet powerful combo brings harmony to the body and helps open the mind.

2 : 1 ~ Lavender : Rosemary

for a 5 mL roller bottle, triple the number of drops listed (= 6 drops lavender, 3 drops rosemary) and then top with carrier oil

Aromatic Blends for Summer

These blends are intended for use in a diffuser. You can purchase diffusers in all shapes and sizes, and, thankfully, for quite economical prices from online retailers or from your favorite essential oil company. I love diffuser blends for the welcoming atmosphere they bring to my home, the calming effects they have on me and my family, and, at the simplest, the great scents they permeate the room with.

Flower Patch

Bring home that light and airy feeling of peace and joy experienced at a lavender farm or flower garden.

1 : 1 : 1 ~ Lavender : Geranium : Ylang ylang

for a diffuser meant for a single room, double this recipe and put two drops of each in the diffuser with the appropriate amount of water for your machine

Farmer's Market

Seeing your favorite farmers again and finding a new product at the weekly market give you a thrill that only comes with summertime.

3 : 2 : 2 ~ Lime : Orange : Tangerine

for a diffuser meant for a single room, use this recipe as is and put the called for drops of each in the diffuser with the appropriate amount of water

A Giveaway!

Like I said earlier, the blends I shared with you in this post are just 4 of 101 blends in my ebook. I'd love for you to read more about it so hop on over to my blog, Mason Jar Values, and read a bit about why I put this resource together and what I've included in it. Come on back and comment below with 1 thing you learned OR 1 thing you are interested in learning more about (from the table of contents, perhaps?). I'll pick one reader at random on July 31st and email you a PDF copy of the book!

A Coupon Too!

Can't wait to find out if you've won? Or are you ready to start using essential oils and love saving money? How about a coupon code? Use the code pierogiemama and get $2 off the $7.99 price tag...but only through July 31st.

I'm passionate about helping people use essential oils safely and effectively and share more about why I wrote my ebook here. What's one thing you learned OR one thing you want to learn more about? Comment below and be entered to win a copy of 101 Essential Oil Blends for Aromatic and Topical Use!

Don't forget to use the coupon pierogiemama for $2 off until July 31st!