We all pine for that ideal holiday season. One that is stress-free, without the seemingly endless obligations, over-spending and frantic time crunch as the clock ticks down. Here’s a list of some quick and easy tips for creating a naturally scented, stress-reducing holiday home:

• Sprinkle a bowl of pine cones with balsam fir needle essential oil to generate the true aroma of a living fir tree.
• Place orange slices & cloves in a pan of simmering water. Add a few drops of sweet orange and clove bud essential oils to create a comforting, homespun atmosphere.
• Or try apple slices & cinnamon (cassia) essential oil.
• Repurpose an empty tea tin into a Magi’s treasure chest. Fill with coarse salt and sprinkle with lemon, frankincense & myrrh essential oils. Remove lid and place in a warm location to release this sacred scent.
  

And here are some easy holiday gift recipes (make sure you create a set of these for yourself while you’re at it! You’ll be glad you did.):

Winter Solstice Soul-Warming Spa Kit. This home spa kit of self-indulgent bath products features a green, lemony-balsamic aroma that will revitalize the body and cheer any seasonally affected mood. First of all you’ll need to create the essential oil blend that you’ll add to the products in the kit:

½ ounce eucalyptus essential oil
½ ounce frankincense essential oil
½ ounce lemon essential oil

Mineral Bath
1 cup sea salt
1 cup Epsom salt
1 cup sodium bicarbonate
1 teaspoon essential oil blend

Mix together the mineral salts with 1 teaspoon of the essential oil blend. Add ¼ cup per bath application.

Body & Massage Oil
2 cups sweet almond oil
1 cup grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon essential oil blend

Mix oils and blend. Use as a bath, body or massage oil.

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ESSENTIAL OIL OF THE MONTH

BALSAM FIR NEEDLE

Cool, fresh, green and resinous: balsam fir captures the aroma of northern woodlands. The oil is distilled from the needles and twigs of Abies
Balsamaea, the evergreen fir tree of Eastern North America. The scent
inspires slow, deep breathing. Balsam fir also physically relaxes the body
during massage. Inhaling the fresh, foresty aroma of balsam fir helps to
center one's thoughts, while calming the mind and inspiring emotional
transcendence.

Emotional Uplift Aromatherapy Diffusion
5 drops balsam fir needle essential oil
3 drops lemon essential oil
2 drops spearmint essential oil
3 tablespoons water
1 Candle Lamp Diffuser

Add water to candle lamp. Add drops of oil to water. Light candle. Breathe!

Relaxing Body Warming Balm
5 drops balsam fir needle essential oil
3 drops camphor essential oil
2 drops nutmeg essential oil
3 tablespoons coconut oil

Measure out coconut oil into small bowl. Add essential oils. Mix the oils together and warm in hands before massaging over body.

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