Essential Oils

Get the Most from your Essential Oils: My Top 10 Tools

Do you love essential oils?  Follow @yankeehomesteadoils on Instagram too!   If you’ve used essential oils for any length of time, you’re probably aware of all the gadgets and gizmos available for us oily fanatics… Want to know which essential oil tools are, well, essential?  Check out this list of my top 10 essential oil tools, in no…

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Top 3 Essential Oil Diffusers

My Top 3 Essential Oil Diffusers

It’s time for an update on essential oil diffusers!  Today I’ll bring you up to speed on my previous favorites and show you my new top 3 essential oil diffusers.

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Easy DIY Cooling Spray | Roots & Boots

Easy DIY Cooling Spray

Are you hot?  I sure am!  We’ve had a major for the east coast heat wave over the past few weeks.  Which is why I’m so thankful for this easy way to cool off…

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Easy to make, easy to use. Skip the sketchy ingredients and treat your mouth to this simple (yet powerful) mouthwash with essential oils.

How to Make the Perfect Mouthwash with Essential Oils

Want to know a secret? I don’t floss my teeth. A friend once shared that every time he goes to the dentist, they tell him he should floss his teeth every day.  His response?  “Okay.” Every time they tell him, and every time he does nothing about it. I feel the same way!  I know I should floss…

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The Perfect Sugar Scrub in 3 Easy Steps

The Perfect Sugar Scrub in 3 Easy Steps

UPDATE: Y’all, I love this perfect sugar scrub so much that I’ve improved it even more…and I made a little video to tell you all about it!  Guess what: My new and improved scrub recipe is super scoopable! Insert happy dance. Everyone loves a good sugar scrub. Even nine-year-old boys, apparently.  Older Bro has completely…

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8 Ways to Diffuse Essential Oils without a Diffuser

8 Ways to Diffuse Essential Oils without a Diffuser

A personal wellness goal for myself over the past year has been to diffuse essential oils more regularly. We definitely run our diffusers when immune systems need a little extra support, but I’m trying to get into the habit of diffusing essential oils on a daily basis–for energy, concentration, stress reduction, seasonal scents, and more.  Plus, I…

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DIY Essential Oil Inhaler | Roots & Boots

DIY Essential Oil Inhaler

A personal DIY Essential Oil Inhaler is a great way to access oils aromatically on the go. A cinch to make, they’re safe for kids and grownups alike.  Perfect for use in the car, at work, or at school.  Stash one in a purse, backpack, desk drawer, or wherever you need it most!

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17 DIY Essential Oil Gifts

17 DIY Essential Oil Gifts

I’m a big fan of handmade gifts!  The useful kind, not the tacky hand crocheted sweater or macrame wall hanging kind. I’ve rounded up 17 of my favorite DIY Essential Oil Gifts, plus a few bonus gifts that don’t require essential oils. Cost effective, simple to make, and completely safe and nontoxic, these gifts can apply to…

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Keep Apples from Browning with Essential Oils

How to Keep Apples from Browning…with essential oils

Did you know that essential oils can be used to keep apples from browning?  It’s true! Before I stopped buying juice, I often used

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Immune Support Roller Blend with Essential Oils

Immune Support Roller Blend with Essential Oils

We’re headed into a time of year when it’s really important to support the immune system. This Immune Support Roller Blend is a great way to do that! I keep several rollers of this blend filled up and ready to go at all times.  

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