During the holiday season there are many scents that fill the air that make it known that it is that time of the year! I wanted to share some of our favorite essential oil scents that remind us of Christmas and the happiness that comes this time of year. May your Christmas be full of the smells of the season!
dōTERRA's Holiday Joy Essential Oil Blend
Cinnamon Essential Oil
As a physical stimulant, it can be mixed with a carrier oils and applied topically to assist with relieving sore and painful muscles and joints. Some suggest for digestive discomforts, use simply a drop of Cinnamon mixed with warm water and a sweetener, then slowly sip.
Diffuse Cinnamon to help eliminate airborne bacteria. Cinnamon is also great for decreasing inflammation and to promote healing.
Wild Orange: The orange fruit has been used for years as a scent used to create fragrance-filled detergents, soaps, perfumes, and added to different foods and drinks for flavoring. The essential oil extraction method for dōTERRA's Wild Orange essential oil is a little different than most others. Because of its nature, it is best extracted by cold press rather than steam distillation and is actually extracted from the rind rather than the fruit itself.
Wild Orange is one of the most dynamic fragrance of essential oils. Its chemistry is comprised of proven properties that support uplifting moods, is anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial.
Additional therapeutic properties of Wild Orange Essential Oil are in aiding as an anti-inflammatory product, is an antioxidant, stimulant, antiseptic, choleric, sedative, and a great digestive aid.
Wild Orange also has a main constitution of limonene, which has strong cancer fighting activities.
Wild Orange is a wonderful holiday favorite for its rarity and tropical feel during the Christmas season in the early parts of the century.
Wild Orange Essential Oil
Wild Orange: The orange fruit has been used for years as a scent used to create fragrance-filled detergents, soaps, perfumes, and added to different foods and drinks for flavoring. The essential oil extraction method for dōTERRA's Wild Orange essential oil is a little different than most others. Because of its nature, it is best extracted by cold press rather than steam distillation and is actually extracted from the rind rather than the fruit itself.
Wild Orange is one of the most dynamic fragrance of essential oils. Its chemistry is comprised of proven properties that support uplifting moods, is anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial.
Additional therapeutic properties of Wild Orange Essential Oil are in aiding as an anti-inflammatory product, is an antioxidant, stimulant, antiseptic, choleric, sedative, and a great digestive aid.
Wild Orange also has a main constitution of limonene, which has strong cancer fighting activities.
Wild Orange is a wonderful holiday favorite for its rarity and tropical feel during the Christmas season in the early parts of the century.
Myrrh Essential Oil
Myrrh: Over 3,700 years ago, Myrrh was implemented in to medical use. Highly sought after for its healing and spiritual powers, Myrrh has one of the greatest sesquiterpene concentrations. Sesquiterpene is a compound that can have a direct affect on the pituitary, hypothalamus and amygdaline glands in your body. The ancient Egyptians used Myrrh in religious ceremonies and meditation.
Myrrh can have many effects on a person's physiology in supporting the immune system to skincare. A few examples of effects Myrrh can have are with breathing and digestion, discomforts, ringworm wounds, and skin conditions.
The modern herbalist often suggests Myrrh for cleansing of the mouth and throat, as well as other areas. Throughout the world Myrrh is noted during the holiday season for its important significance during Christ's infancy.
Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense: Like Myrrh, Frankincense is most well known for its place in the story of the first Christmas. It is one of the most valuable essential oils for slowing and deepening breathing, helping to dissipate fear, anxiety, nervous tension, and stress. To some, it smells divine, and was traditionally burned as an offering to the gods. Useful in massage and bath oils, Frankincense is also excellent in diffusers and mood blends. It is wonderful for relieving respiratory discomforts.
Frankincense has profound psychological and spiritual benefits. Many religious and spiritual traditions all over the world use Frankincense. Its centering effect enables people to clearly focus and is perfect for use when meditating, contemplating, and praying. It can suppress the voices in your head that can distract you when trying to focus. Also facilitating a state of single-pointed concentration, it allows the spirit to soar. It is helpful in letting go of the past. Frankincense also creates an environment in which optimism is present and reminds of current successes that allow peace and self-acceptance to take place.
Frankincense, when used with skincare, is particularly helpful for older skin. It has a definite tonic effect, which has the ability to restore tone to drooping facial skin, and slows down the appearance of wrinkles.
Frankincense has been used traditionally to expel and ward off evil spirits. This can be seen in Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, French, and Asian folklore and rituals. These spirits could be thought of as obsessions, fears and anxieties which can manifest itself as a physical illness. We can see the benefits of using Frankincense for all occasions.
Balance Essential Oil Blend
Balance: This blend has a warm, piney smell that creates a sense of grounding, connectedness and well-being. It contains many essential oils within and as I inhale the smell, it imprints in my mind and heart the feeling of Christmas. In times when you feel doubtful, confused, or unsettled; this balancing blend may be the best option to help. Balance is an amazing aromatherapy blend that has a powerful calming effects on the central nervous system.
Let's take a quick look at what is in some of the oils in Balance.
Spruce: Used by the American Indians for medicinal and spiritual purposes. They believed it had the power to capture the universal energy on earth. Spruce has been used for back and joint discomforts, assisting for healing of infections, and immune support.
Rosewood: Brazilian famed tree whose wood has a strong sweet smell, yielding the name Rosewood. This essential oil has properties that have antidepressant, antiseptic, cephalic, stimulant, and even aphridisiac qualities.
Frankincense: This essential oil has profound psychological and spiritual benefits. Frankincense promotes self-acceptance as well as counteracts respiratory problems and is useful in relieving respiratory and throat discomforts.
Blue Tansy: Contains chamazulene; a derivative of asulene, which has a chromophore (meaning a part of a molecule that is responsible for its color), resulting in it's blue-violet color. The color as well as the anti-inflammatory properties are a result of the steam distillation process. Blue Tansy is excellent for easing stress and nervous tension.
Coconut: Though it is often only considered for it's application as a carrier oil, coconut has its own properties to positively contribute to the human physical condition. Coconut oil has the ability to help the body's resistance to bacteria and viruses. It is also supportive in the defense of fungus, yeast and candida.
Holiday Joy Essential Oil Blend
Holiday Joy: It is dōTERRA's most popular essential oil blend during the holidays. People actually wait all year just to be able to buy Holiday Joy. This essential oil blend comes out just before Thanksgiving and sells through Christmas. While it is not the strong vanilla-piney you would expect, its smell resembles that of wassail.
Let’s take a look at each essential oil in the blend and how they can benefit you:
Wild Orange: Supports the immune system and has the ability to awaken and energize the senses. Also good for anxious feelings and elevating ones mood.
Pine: This essential oil has antibacterial properties, which when diffused, helps lower the airborne pathogens in your home keeping your family healthy and happy through the Christmas tree season.
Cassia: Has properties to help with physical and emotional well being. Similar to Wild Orange, Cassia is known for its ability to calm ones anxiety.
Cinnamon Bark: Cinnamon essential oil has stronger antimicrobial properties than other essential oils. This essential oil has the ability to assist your body in fighting viral and infectious disease.
Nutmeg: More than just a sweet and spicy scent, Nutmeg supports a comfortable and relaxed emotional well-being.
Vanilla: Helps calm and relax, uplifts moods, and can help reduce stress, anger, tension, and irritability. Many people love vanilla ice cream not only because of the flavor, but also because of the smell! Every home could use a little more relaxation during the holidays.
Holiday Joy does more than just smell good! Make sure you diffuse this in your home to keep your family happy, healthy, and joyful during the holidays this year.
Do-It-Yourself Blends
| 1.
3 drops Bergamot
1 drop Ginger 1 drop Cassia (optional: 1 drop White Fir) | 2.
2 drops White Fir
1 drop Grapefruit 1 drop Frankincense |
| 3.
2 drops Clove
3 drops Wild Orange | 4.
2 drops Slim & Sassy
2 drops Peppermint |
| 5.
2 drops Slim & Sassy
2 drops Lemon | 6.
2 drops Serenity
2 drops Peppermint |
| 7.
2 drops Holiday Joy
2 drops Peppermint | 8.
3 drops Wild Orange
2 drops Cinnamon |
| 9.
2 drops Frankincense
2 drops Wild Orange 1 drop Peppermint | 10.
2 drops White Fir
2 drops Cassia 2 drops Wild Orange |
If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact Adam and Laura Farley at journeytopersonalfreedom@gmail.com
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