Essential Oils in the Fall

I’m a little late with my monthly essential oils post for October—oops!

I usually put this info at the end, but since I’m placing my October order tomorrow (Tuesday) night, I want to make sure it’s seen. If anyone is interested in trying anything—an oil here or there—I am more than happy to extend my wholesale discount to you by adding oils for you to my own order. I can mail them to you when they get here, so you don’t even need to be local. Email me at heatherdriveblog at yahoo dot com if you are interested or want to ask questions. But if you want in on the October order, you need to be quick! :)

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In September, I ordered a few new oils, but also a couple of refills on some favorites. I knew that I definitely wanted to get a couple of oils with “fall-like” scents for diffusing in the house. And surprise, surprise, these ones have been some of my most-used oils the last few weeks.

doTERRA has a number of essential oils with scents that are wonderful for fall, including Cassia, Cinnamon Bark, Cedarwood, Ginger, Clove, Rosemary, White Fir, Citrus Bliss and Wild Orange. Throw any combination of these into a diffuser and you’ve got a recipe for a house that smells like the season. I love it. And the best part is that all of these oils have therapeutic properties as well, so you’re not just burning a candle full of synthetic ingredients.

I’m still working on adding all of the above listed oils to my collection, but I did order Cassia and Cedarwood this month—and I already had Clove, Citrus Bliss, and Wild Orange—so I’ve been playing around with some new combinations.

Cassia and Cedarwood are a great pair. For diffusing, I sometimes like to throw a couple drops of Clove in with them, too. I’ve also used Citrus Bliss and Wild Orange in combination with Cassia or Cedarwood as well.

Cassia
Cassia is a relative of Cinnamon Bark—they’re extracted from the same plant, but one is from the stems and one is from the leaves. Cassia smells very similar to Cinnamon; so close, in fact, that when you buy “cinnamon scented” things at stores, they are oftentimes made with Cassia (NOT Cinnamon!). Go figure. The two oils have some similar therapeutic benefits, too, but Cassia is less expensive. Cassia is helpful for digestive problems, like stomach ache, diarrhea and constipation, and also can be used to clean and disinfect living areas and surfaces for cold and flu season. I know which oil I’m using in my next batch of my homemade all-surface cleaner! It’ll be perfect for Christmastime/winter, too.

Cedarwood
Cedarwood smells like… well, cedar. It reminds me of the cedar closet my mom has in her house. I’ve also seen people say they think it smells like freshly sharpened pencils. In either case… ahhh. It smells good. Aside from its ability to bring the smell of the outdoors inside, it can also be used to help with skin and respiratory issues. Also, as you can imagine, it’s an insect repellent. There’s a good reason we use cedar to keep moths out of our clothing. :)

Last night, I pulled out a few fall decorations. I love how this old potpourri looks layered in a vase on our kitchen table, but when I opened the ziploc it was stored in, I noticed it had completely lost its scent. I grabbed my Cassia and Clove oils and put 8 drops of each inside of the bag, then shook it well. It made the potpourri smell really good again! Upon Googling, I found out that essential oils are a “go-to” solution for renewing the life of potpourri. And again, they’re natural, not synthetic, which is even better!

Clove
Speaking of Clove… I’ve been using it in my fall baking! Did you know that you can cook and bake with essential oils? When I was whipping up my first batch of pumpkin-y goodness a few weeks ago, I went to my spice cabinet only to find I was out of ground cloves. Rather than forgo the flavor, I grabbed my bottle of Clove essential oil and added just 1 drop. I’ve since used it in everything I’ve been baking, instead of buying more ground cloves. I used 2 drops in my apple spice cookie bars a couple of weeks ago and you could definitely taste the spice! You don’t need much.

Juniper Berry
Juniper Berry was 10% off in September, so I took the opportunity to snag it. If you ever loved the scent of Bath & Body Works’ Juniper Berry lotions, body sprays, hand soaps, etc., you’ll love this. And Juniper Berry is touted for its diuretic abilities—it’s often praised for helping with urinary tract infections (UTIs). It’s also recommended to help with inflammation, so it can perhaps benefit those who suffer from arthritis. I spend a lot of my days typing, which sometimes results in sore joints in my fingers from overuse. I swear, I am afraid of what my hands are going to look like and feel like when I’m old! But I’m going to give Juniper Berry a try the next time I have a flare up to see if it helps relieve the pain.

Immortelle
There was a special promo going on in September for Immortelle, an anti-aging blend. As you can see from the image above, it has some pretty amazing ingredients and properties.

I’ve been using it on some spots on my face, as well as on my appendectomy scar. It’s only been a couple of weeks so I’m not ready to proclaim any miracles, but there are some spots on my face that seem lighter. I’m still working on the scar. :) I think it probably would’ve helped more if the scar was new—but since it’s an old wound at this point, and was SO DARK (it was seriously almost black!) because of the way my skin was stretching with my pregnancy, it’s a tough one. It’s already come a really long way, and I’m trying to help it out by applying Immortelle every night.

I also LOVE the way Immortelle smells and it has been really relaxing to put on at night before bed!

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What’s Old is New Again

Now. New uses for “old” oils? Well, I’m pretty sure I’ve already sang the praises of Melaleuca for canker sores. Maybe more than once, I don’t even know. But this month, I’ve accidentally the inside of my own lip not once, but twice. For me, an injury like this means an automatic canker sore on that same spot within a day or two. So with the first bite, I actually had two small canker sores forming from the two little abrasions from my teeth. As soon as they started getting sore, I put Melaleuca on them a couple of times a day. They never progressed to the big, painful sores that they can sometimes be, and were instead completely gone in a couple of days. Same goes for the second bite (I couldn’t believe I did it again!).

Also new this month, I’ve been adding a drop of Lavender and a drop of Frankincense to my facial moisturizer each morning. I love the way it’s been making my skin feel! I have a friend who said her skin was an absolute mess with pimples and psoriasis after having her babies, and she started putting Lavender in her moisturizer (she said she uses Cetaphil) and it helped clear it up. Go figure! Now it’s part of her skincare regimen. I actually ran out of Lavender about a week ago so I have more on its way to me… I need to get back on track!

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Hey, Teachers!

There were a couple of really interesting features on the use of essential oils in the classroom in the Fall issue of doTERRA Living magazine. One of them has been reposted on the doTERRA blog here: Can Essential Oils Improve Classroom Behavior?

And this is also a great series on the doTERRA blog that gives you some ideas: Essential Oils in the Classroom. This one is three parts (this is a link to Part 1), so make sure you click on the links in the post to read parts 2 and 3!

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As I mentioned at the beginning, if you are interested in trying essential oils, I’m your gal. Email me at heatherdriveblog at yahoo dot com and we’ll work out the details.

If you want to browse, here’s the link to my doTERRA store, but I promise that it’s better for you to email me to start because I can get you better deals than if you buy retail through this site. I don’t want you to pay more than you need to for oils—my primary motivation has always been to share them with people!

For those who might be interested in getting started with one of doTERRA’s “starter kits,” there is another good wholesale account enrollment promo going on for October. The wholesale account gets you wholesale pricing on all oils orders, and makes you eligible to earn a bunch of freebies and rewards as well. The account is free, and there are no obligations. If you’re interested in learning more, I can tell you all about as well.

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Check out all of my previous posts about essential oils here.