I started this week with my energy levels below my baseline of sustainable activity. As a result, my work overtaxed me even when I was taking extra rests and taking it pretty easy. For the first few days of the week I was regularly feeling mentally exhausted and overwhelmed. I also felt quite low, partly as a result of the low energy and very possible complicated by a season change dip in mood that hits me every autumn. Much of my essential oil use this week was aimed at helping me let go of a sense of being mentally overwhelmed and lifting my mood.
Here’s my essential oil use diary for last week:
Monday 8th October:
- Oil pulling with peppermint and clove on getting up
- Sniffing breathe from the bottle to clear congestion before meditation
- Inspiration blend when starting work (see last week’s post for blend recipe)
- Sniffing citrus bliss from the bottle in the afternoon when feeling low after my afternoon rest
- Ylang ylang and citrus bliss* in the diffuser at bed time, feeling overworked and overwhelmed
Tuesday 9th October:
- Oil pulling with peppermint and clove
- Sniffing breathe from the bottle before meditation (congestion)
- Inspiration blend when starting work
- Home-made toner# with Frankincense, arborvitae and lavender
- dõTERRA’s anti-aging moisturizer with lavender, jasmine, geranium and frankincense.
- Homemade cleaning blend for kitchen surface# with on guard* and lemon
- Ylang ylang and citrus bliss* in the diffuser in the afternoon. Feeling mentally tired and low.
- Serenity* in the diffuser at bed time.
Wednesday 10th October:
- Oil pulling with peppermint and clove
- Breathe for congestion before meditation
- Inspiration blend when starting work
- Ylang Ylang and citrus bliss in the diffuser in the afternoon (feeling a little overwhelmed again)
- Marjoram on my pillow at bed time
Thursday 11th October
- Oil pulling with peppermint and clove
- Breathe before meditation
- Inspiration blend when starting work
- Home-made toner# with Frankincense, arborvitae and lavender
- dõTERRA’s anti-aging moisturizer with lavender, jasmine, geranium and frankincense.
- Sniffing lime from bottle to uplift
- Trying out elevation* in the diffuser, arrived just when I needed it to uplift!
- Forgive touch at bed time as feeling angry. Calmed down and slept but then woke at 5am and couldn’t get back to sleep, still feeling angry so used it again.
Friday 12th October
- Oil pulling with peppermint and clove
- Forgive after meditation on pulse points and heart
- Elevation blend in burner whilst working
- Sniffing citrus bliss when feeling a little low in the afternoon
- Lime** in satay sauce
- Whisper* and cedarwood whilst doing yoga
- Marjoram on pillow at bed time
Sat 13th October 
- Bite blend on bites
- Home-made toner# with Frankincense, arborvitae and lavender
- dõTERRA’s anti-aging moisturizer with lavender, jasmine, geranium and frankincense
- Aromatic dressing
- Frankincense in 50% rollerball on wart like moles
Sunday 14th October
- Oil pulling with peppermint and clove
- Peppermint, rosemary and lemon in the diffuser to ease a toxic headache (hangover!)
- Elevation blend whilst chilling in the afternoon
- Frankincense in 50% rollerball on wart like moles
- Serenity in the diffuser at bed time
* dõTERRA blends
# I’ll share my exact recipes in future posts
** dõTERRA oils are certified pure therapeutic grade and many are safe to be used internally, particularly the citrus and herb oils. Please don’t use oils internally unless you have researched their safety.
What is aromatic dressing?
Aromatic dressing is basically anointing yourself with aromatic oil after a shower in a positive self-loving way. I know that’s something that just isn’t possible for many people with energy limiting chronic illness as taking a shower takes up too much energy. Although I’d love to, I don’t have the energy to do it every time I shower but when I do, it’s a lovely experience. The whole aim is to give yourself an experience of indulgent pleasure, to show yourself the you are valuable and to show gratitude to your body.
I also aim to massage in the oil in a way that supports the lymphatic system, so I’m not just giving my spirit a gift, I’m gifting my physical body as well.
I start at the feet gently stroking upwards towards the heart as I lovingly massage the oil into my skin.
My current blend for aromatic dressing
I make up a blend in the following ratio and then mix 5 drops of it into 10ml of fractionated coconut oil. I’ve chosen oils that will help balance my hormones (menopause) along with a couple of oils purely for their sensuality:
- 7 drops ylang ylang
- 5 drops clary sage
- 3 drops lemongrass
- 2 drops whisper*
- 2 drops cedarwood
- 1 drop geranium
- 1 drop vetiver
- 1 drop serenity*
I love playing around with different oil blends, although generally its best to keep things simple and only blend 2 to 3 oils, I often can’t help but to add just one more to see what it will smell like. This blend has evolved over several months and I’m sure will keep on evolving.
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