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Essential oils

go_cubs
go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
What’s everyone’s favorite blends? And what you use it for?


Lavender sweet orange and yang Lang is my favorite for a fresh smell

And copaiba is my go to for the aches and pains
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  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    ilovetrees145 wrote: »
    I like stuff that doesn’t smell like kitty litter. So, maybe orange.

    Hmm ok
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  • Renaissance_Turtle
    Renaissance_Turtle Posts: 960 Member
    edited March 2018
    I like Avocado oil for the higher smoke point & over all lighter flavor unless I'm making a vinaigrette out of it, then it's gotta be EVOO.
  • Renaissance_Turtle
    Renaissance_Turtle Posts: 960 Member
    And to actually answer the question, I like to mix peppermint & eucalyptus oil if I take a bath.
  • raiders34
    raiders34 Posts: 42 Member
    So what do you use it for?
  • Lennonluv2
    Lennonluv2 Posts: 956 Member
    Clove oil is my fav but peppermint oil runs a close second.
  • Versicolour
    Versicolour Posts: 7,164 Member
    I really love neroli, lavender and sandalwood
  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    Renaissance_Turtle wrote: »
    And to actually answer the question, I like to mix peppermint & eucalyptus oil if I take a bath.

    Eucalyptus is one of my fav for the bath as well
  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    Versicolour wrote: »
    I really love neroli, lavender and sandalwood

    Mixed?
  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    Lennonluv2 wrote: »
    Clove oil is my fav but peppermint oil runs a close second.

    Clove a good one!


    Peppermint I use for my headaches

    But I burned the hell out of my skin a few times putting it straight on my skin ouch.
  • ThinGoldLineNS
    ThinGoldLineNS Posts: 265 Member
    Peppermint and Camomile for headaches and stress relief. Any citrus oils for a burst of energy, but my fave is grapefruit. To relax before bed, I like to blend lavender, clary sage and ylang ylang in my diffuser.
  • teeenabeana
    teeenabeana Posts: 92 Member
    Peppermint and lavender mixed is my fave in my oil diffuser! I've also been liking ylang ylang a lot too.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Pepperoni
  • Crafty_camper123
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    I use lavender and peppermint the most. Lavender is excellent to help for sleep, and taking peppermint and honey together is great for heartburn and bloating.
  • Versicolour
    Versicolour Posts: 7,164 Member
    spanish_liza wrote: »
    Versicolour wrote: »
    I really love neroli, lavender and sandalwood

    Mixed?

    Yes. Sometimes I add rose to the blend, but those three go very nicely together. If I had to pick just one I would probably go with neroli
  • Dreamcrusher16
    Dreamcrusher16 Posts: 1,263 Member
    Do they make a whiskey oil...
  • Dreamcrusher16
    Dreamcrusher16 Posts: 1,263 Member
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    Baby

    Haha, baby
  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
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  • Dreamcrusher16
    Dreamcrusher16 Posts: 1,263 Member
    Jello
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  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    My daughter's endocrinologist said to steer away from lavendar and tea tree oil for kids. Apparently it can exacerbate early onset puberty and various other adrenal issues. Not a big deal in our house, I don't love lavendar, and she breaks out into hives with tea tree anyhow.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Wow, i actually have an honest question on this..I am looking for good combinations for Anxiety and ADHD to put in a necklace diffuser for my Daughter. I would love suggestions.

    Yes..even the silly ones
  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Wow, i actually have an honest question on this..I am looking for good combinations for Anxiety and ADHD to put in a necklace diffuser for my Daughter. I would love suggestions.

    Yes..even the silly ones

    Weed
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Wow, i actually have an honest question on this..I am looking for good combinations for Anxiety and ADHD to put in a necklace diffuser for my Daughter. I would love suggestions.

    Yes..even the silly ones

    Weed

    If she was 18 I would test this out.
  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Wow, i actually have an honest question on this..I am looking for good combinations for Anxiety and ADHD to put in a necklace diffuser for my Daughter. I would love suggestions.

    Yes..even the silly ones

    I would say maybe something like chamomile lavender and balance?
    All have calming factors
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    spanish_liza wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Wow, i actually have an honest question on this..I am looking for good combinations for Anxiety and ADHD to put in a necklace diffuser for my Daughter. I would love suggestions.

    Yes..even the silly ones

    I would say maybe something like chamomile lavender and balance?
    All have calming factors

    Thank you
  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    teeenabeana wrote: »
    Peppermint and lavender mixed is my fave in my oil diffuser! I've also been liking ylang ylang a lot too.

    Yang Lang has to be one of my favorites!
  • j_bark
    j_bark Posts: 1,274 Member
    More evidence essential oils 'make male breasts develop'

    http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43429933

    "A suspected link between abnormal breast growth in young boys and the use of lavender and tea tree oils has been given new weight, after a study found eight chemicals contained in the oils interfere with hormones."


    So nah

  • 123tacos
    123tacos Posts: 661 Member
    I fell for the idea of essential oils...lets just say it's bs...and I'm visiting my doc tomorrow
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