Summer First Aid

My Essential Oil First Aid Kit has been so handy as I have traveled this summer. Whether I’m on a road trip or a picnic, I don’t want to go anywhere without my oils.  Here are some ideas and recipes for using TRUessence essential oils to support you in your summer activities, both work and play:

To assist with summer work projects:

 TRUessence Cairo Care Blend-assists structural body memory and helps body to hold alignment when a person goes to the chiropractor.  Apply on shoulders, feet, back.  It sends our electrical energy through the body as we apply it on multiple places.  This oil prepares the body to benefit from other oils and interventions.

 TRUessence Fysical Therapy Blend-is anti-pain, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, anti-hematoma.  Use it in company with Cairo Care. Great for bumps and bruises (much better than Neosporin.)

 For summer sun: 

 Carrot Seed: Has some sunscreen properties and is also being studied as an anti-cancer oil.  Mix with Lavender and carrier oil to decrease harmful effects of the sun.  Gives your skin some sunscreen protection, but is not a sunblock.  Great for after swimming to keep skin from drying out.  Put 20 drops each of TRUessence Lavender and Carrot Seed in 4 oz. bottle of carrier oil, such as TRUessence Message Oil. 

 Lavender: 20 drops of lavender and 1 oz. apple cider vinegar diluted in a 4 oz. bottle with distilled water can be sprayed on a burn.  You may increase the lavender on subsequent days as the burn heals.  You can also use the lavender and apple cider vinegar in a bath to cool a burn.

 Other first aid uses:

 Geranium Oil:  great for cleaning out wounds and stopping bleeding.  To make a first kit, use cotton ball with geranium and apply pressure.  If its an open gash and you have to go to ER, use geranium to stop bleeding and then use Tea Tree  to disinfect. Use a butterfly bandage to close  up the wound until it can be sown together, if needed.  You can mix Tea Tree in a spray bottle (20 drops to 4 oz. distilled water).  These oils do sting slightly at first, but Tea Tree does have analgesic properties.

 Insect repellect: Geranium, Peppermint, and Cedarwood all repel insects.  Put the oils on a cottonball or in a container of water and set on your table.  (Do not leave bottles open.)  You can spray peppermint on ant trails.  Cedarwood is also good for ants.  Put 12 to 20 drops in a 4 oz. mister bottle.  Motor homes attract mice.  Putting cotton balls with Peppermint under the sink where mice might come in and nest can help. 

 Peppermint and Lavender are great for summer headaches.  Make a peppermint halo: Dab peppermint on temples across forehead, behind ears across the back of the neck.  Even severe cases of migraine can be helped if caught at the first sign. 

 Mixing Lavender and Tea Tree is great to help with skin rashes from plants, etc. encountered during summer.  Use with Dead Sea Salt in a bath to relieve rashes too.

The puncture wounds of animal bites and insect bites need to be treated to avoid affection (including mosquitos). Mix up  30 drops Oregano and 30 drops Lavender in 10 mil bottle and fill with carrier oil.  This helps spider bites as well. 

For cooling off from the sun:  Cool off with a glass of cool water with a drop of Peppermint.  Keep a 4 oz. mister bottle of distilled water and 20 drops of Lavender in the fridge and spray it on yourself when you come in from outdoors and are over-heated.  You can use Guardian or Tea Tree (20 drops to 4 oz. distilled water) and spray into stinky tennis shoes. 

You can put First Aid Spray, Sunburn Spray, and other mixtures in small bottles for a First Aid Kit.  Include bandages, gauze strips, and butterfly bandages and put in a container.  Keep it out of the heat—keep out of hot car and keep in cooler.

 These things are great to prevent needing to go to the doctor or as a preparation for when you are heading to the ER to reduce damage and initiate healing.

Final tip:  Don’t forget to take your essential oil Sanitizer Spray with you!  The recipe for this is: 10 drops tea tree, 10 drops Eucalyptus radiata, and 5 drops Peppermint OR 25 drop of TRUessence Guardian Blend in a 4 oz. mister bottle of distilled water.  I adapt this recipe to 1 or 2 oz. mister bottles that I can carry in my purse.  This is so handy for spraying hands before and after eating, public restrooms, and hotel room.

Hope you enjoy these natural and uplifting tips!

You can buy all these oils at a great savings in our Summer Essentials Pack.

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