The use of essential oil recipes for making our own personal care products came about as a result of the realization that some commercial products may contain chemicals that endanger human health.
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How This Began
It all started when Vicki received a free report from one of our Terpenators team members.
Vicki learned that some of the commercially-prepared personal care products that had used for years contain some toxic chemicals.
Although she’d suffered for years, she had never made the connection between the products and her health challenges.
She verified the toxicity issue by searching, for example, for the word “parabens” on natural health news sites.
Once the toxicity issue was confirmed, she started a “detox” process by either eliminating the use of the toxic products or substituting natural and homemade products for them.
In polite society, it isn’t very nice — and certainly not healthy — to not to brush one’s teeth. So, Vicki has listed her essential oil recipes for her homemade version below.
Products From Which Vicki “Detoxed”
Type of Product: Perfumes, colognes and fragrances
Reason Usage Stopped: Synthetic fragrances
Substitute: Young Living’s essential oils (singles and blends)
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Type of Product: Candles with scents
Reason Usage Stopped: Synthetic fragrances
Substitute: Unscented or electric candles (for light or romance) and Young Living essential oils diffused (for scent)
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Type of Product: Air freshener
Reason Usage Stopped: Synthetic fragrances
Substitute: Young Living’s essential oil or oils made up in “poo spray” or diffused
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Type of Product: Shampoo (to clean hair)
Reason Usage Stopped: Synthetic fragrances and sodium lauryl sufate (and related)
Substitute: Soap free from toxic chemicals
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Type of Product: Conditioner (to soften hair)
Reason Usage Stopped: Synthetic fragrances and sodium lauryl sufate (and related)
Substitute: Coconut oil, if needed, after hair is dry
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Type of Product: Baby oil (to soften skin)
Reason Usage Stopped: Petroleum-derived product and synthetic fragrance
Substitute: Coconut oil
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Type of Product: Toothpaste
Reason Usage Stopped: Poison Control Center warning on label
Substitute: Essential Oil Recipe for Homemade Toothpaste (see below)
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Type of Product: Hand lotion
Reason Usage Stopped: Parabens and synthetic fragrances
Substitute: Coconut oil
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Type of Product: Underarm deodorant/antiperspirant
Reason Usage Stopped: Synthetic fragrances
Substitute: Essential Oil Recipe for Homemade Deodorant (see below)
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Type of Product: Pine-Sol®
Reason Usage Stopped: Chemicals including synthetic fragrance; Poison Control Center warning on label.
Substitute: Thieves® Household Cleaner and Dawn
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Essential Oil Recipes for Homemade Toothpaste
- 8 Tablespoons baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon stevia powder
- 20 drops Young Living essential oil (or to taste)
- 4 Tablespoons coconut oil
Mix the first three ingredients together. Then blend in the coconut oil.
Vicki uses a fork and keeps blending the mixture until it becomes somewhat creamy.
To date, she has used the following essential oils in her toothpastes, each used separately:
- Peppermint essential oil (her favorite);
- Spearmint essential oil; and
- Thieves essential oil blend (Mike’s favorite).
Note: the more essential oil you use per batch, the more expensive your toothpaste will be. Also, the more expensive
Vicki has made many batches of homemade toothpaste by following this recipe. We have completely eliminated the use of commercial toothpaste and no longer fear accidental poisoning.
Essential Oil Recipe for Homemade Deodorant
- ¼ cup baking soda
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- a few drops of Young Living Essential Oil (such as Lavender or Clary Sage)
- ¼ cup coconut oil
Mix the first three ingredients together. Then blend in coconut oil. Keep blending until smooth.
Some people prefer to use arrowroot powder instead of cornstarch.
Note: In Vicki’s experience, this homemade deodorant does not “glide” on like commercial solids, but has to be “put” in place by hand. One may experiment to determine if adding melted beeswax will help it to glide more smoothly.
Need More Essential Oil Recipes?
You can find more essential oil recipes on Young Living’s Blog
and in this book:
Do you have a favorite set of essential oil recipes?
We’d love to have you share it/them with us.