With this New Year, why not create a new you? Here is the basic guide and a personal challenge to help you stick to and accomplish your 2019 goals. Use Essential Oils For Achieving Your Goals doTERRA Balance® delivers a sense of balance and tranquility to your mind and body. doTERRA Forgive® This blend helps you discover the liberating action of forgiving, forgetting, and moving on. doTERRA Passion® helps revive feelings of excitement, passion, and joy. doTERRA Motivate® prom

Adding a personal touch to your presents has never been easier with these aromatherapy salt dough ornaments and gift tags. These ornaments can be given as a wrapping accessory on a present and can then easily be transformed into an ornament for your friends and family to enjoy for many years to come. You can even add essential oils to the ornaments to add some aromatherapy elements. There are multiple ways to decorate, too. You can stamp on an image, paint it, or leave it pla

Looking for a festive and fun way to spread Christmas cheer? Try this fun candy cane scrub made with Peppermint essential oil. This scrub takes only a few ingredients and can easily be customized with your favorite colors and essential oils. Ingredients ¾ cup white sugar ½ cup Fractionated Coconut Oil 12 drops Peppermint oil Skin safe food coloring Tip: In place of white sugar, you could use sea salt. In place of Fractionated Coconut Oil you could use almond oil, grapeseed oi

Need some last minute ideas to make your home a little more festive for the holidays? Try making this lovely holiday wreath using your empty doTERRA essential oil bottles. You can apply this fun idea and use your creativity for any season of the year. Wreath WHAT YOU NEED: empty essential oil bottles (about 22) small red bells garland ribbon glue paint pen DIRECTIONS: You will need to find a base to glue your empty essential oil bottles on. (Note: We cut out a round piece of

This pumpkin pie is a creamy, sweet dessert perfect for the holidays. The combination of Cinnamon, Ginger, and Clove makes for a pumpkin pie filling that is warm and spicy. These individual servings are the perfect way to finish off a delicious meal. Ingredients 2 cups pureed pumpkin 1 large egg ¼ cup egg whites ½ cup milk of choice 3 teaspoon melted butter or coconut oil ⅓ cup brown sugar or honey 2 tablespoons vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 drops Clove oil 2 dr

Featured from the doTERRA Blog Nothing says summer like a family road trip. Traveling together on the open road can be fun, but hours of sitting in an enclosed space can also lead to tummy aches, tension, and fatigue. Luckily, doTERRA is here to help. Buckle up with these natural road trip essentials and make your next adventure a success. Healthy Snacks Have you ever wondered why you feel so snacky on the road? On a normal day, you probably eat three square meals, along with

Featured from the doTERRA Blog Cardamom is the world’s third most expensive spice (by weight) after saffron and vanilla because it is a very labor-intensive harvesting process. There are many inferior alternatives for cardamom that differ both in appearance and in chemical components. However, doTERRA Cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum, comes from the only plant known as true cardamom. If you like to cook or you consider yourself a foodie, you’ve probably tasted cardamom with its

Featured from the doTERRA Blog Make this easy Ginger Lime Brown Sugar Scrub to help exfoliate and soften your skin during harsh winter and fall months. Use one to two times a week on hands, feet, legs, or arms. You can also add your favorite essential oils and give this scrub as a gift. Ingredients ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup turbinado sugar ½ cup doTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil 10 drops Lime oil 5 drops Ginger oil Note: Turbinado sugar is a large grained sugar that helps with d

doTERRA On Guard Product Description As one of doTERRA’s most popular blends, doTERRA On Guard essential oil has incredible uses and benefits for both body and home. This protective blend can be taken internally to support respiratory function and the body’s natural antioxidant defenses.* With powerful immune-supporting properties, doTERRA On Guard is well-known for its ability to protect against environmental and seasonal threats.* doTERRA On Guard is an effective non-toxic

When it comes to buying essential oils, there is a lot to consider—price, ease of use, your personal preferences and needs, etc. However, when it comes to deciding what type of essential oils to buy, one of the most important things to consider is purity. Pure essential oils will generally be safer and more effective, which means that your money will be well spent. Take a look at some common questions about essential oil purity, and learn how to ensure that you are using pure

The effectiveness of an essential oil comes in part from its source plant’s ability to create a vapor barrier using essential oils. This vapor barrier protects the plant from threats in its natural environment. When we use essential oils, we can take advantage of the same benefits to protect ourselves. TerraShield®, doTERRA’s unique Outdoor Blend, acts as a natural and effective barrier to protect against outdoor annoyances or threats thanks to the combination of natural repe

This summer give your kids the freedom of imagining their own worlds, and making up stories, by creating a space just for them. Garland What You Need * Wool balls * Needle * Embroidery thread Directions 1. Thread needle, and pull it through wool balls. Note: choose desired distance from each wool ball. 2. Tie knot at beginning and end of garland. 3. Use for decoration. Tip: You can use the wool balls to diffuse different essential oils, while your children play. Tent What You

When it comes to the power of essential oils, we sometimes hear concerns about the type of containers to use with liquids and DIY products containing essential oils. While it is true that oil will dissolve some plastics, there are other container options that are completely safe. Safe Materials There are several types of containers that are safe to use. These include glass, steel, and a high quality plastic called HDPE or High-Density Polyethylene. Find out more about each ma

Summer barbeques are a great way to enjoy warm weather with friends and family, but these gatherings often involve trays of unhealthy desserts and sides that can leave you feeling sluggish. If you're looking for a healthier way to incorporate a little sweetness into your summer, these lemon berry chia pudding parfaits are a delicious, satisfying alternative. The chia seeds and fresh berries in this dish provide an excellent source of nutrition, plus, this recipe contains Lemo

It's time to cheer up your skin with this festive and naturally-colored Fourth of July Cheery Berry Scrub. After using this scrub, your skin is left smooth, glowy, and sweetly scented. Ingredients: ¼ cup freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries ¼ cup freeze-dried blueberries 1 cup white sugar ¾ cup doTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil 6 drops doTERRA Cheer® Directions: 1. Place freeze-dried strawberries and blueberries in separate large plastic bags, and crush with a rolling pi

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In honor of my Birthday Month, we hope you enjoy this featured blog from doTERRA. There is no better way to celebrate your birthday than sharing what you love with the ones you love. Fluffy Lemon Buttercream Frosting Ingredients 3½ cups confectioner’s sugar ½ cup of butter (1 stick) softened (or vegan substitute) ¼ cup of milk (or vegan substitute) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon lemon zest (the rind of a lemon) 3–4 drops Lemon essential oil Instructions 1. Mix together butt

Yoga is a great way to increase your physical and emotional well-being.  Whether you're an expert yogi or are just beginning, a good yoga mat spray is a must. Ingredients ¾ cup distilled water ¼ cup alcohol-free witch hazel or white vinegar 5 drops Lavender oil 3 drops Melaleuca oil Glass spray bottle Note: Not all yoga mats are treated the same. Using essential oils may ruin some yoga mats. Spray a test patch on a small part of  your mat first to make sure it doesn't affect

Scented body wash is a fun way to wake up your senses in the morning or calm them down at night. Scented body wash can provide valuable nourishment to your skin if it contains the right ingredients. Try making this easy DIY Body Wash with essential oils. Ingredients 8 ounce glass pump bottle ½ cup unscented Castile soap 4 tablespoons vegetable glycerin 3 tablespoons Fractionated Coconut Oil 10 drops of your favorite essential oil Note: Vegetable glycerin will help the body wa

If you remember from our using the herbal oil post, spices are from the root, stem, seed, fruit, or bark of the plant. This means that Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cassia, Cinnamon Bark, Clove, Coriander, Cumin, Dill, Fennel, Ginger, and Juniper Berry all fall under the spice category. Like the herb essential oils, the spice essential oils are all steam distilled. The part of the plant that each oil comes from varies, however, which is why we included the plant part in individual