20dropsessential oil(s) of your choicesee notes for suggested uses and oils
Method
Combine salts, rose petals, and pink salt in a mixing bowl then add in sweet almond oil and essential oils, mix well.
Store in an airtight container.
To use, add a ½ cup to a warm bath.
Notes
Be mindful that essential oils are potent plant compounds and should be diluted with a carrier oil before being applied directly to skin, especially with citrus oils.Suggested Uses (individual or a combination of oils)Relaxation/Soothing: Lavender, chamomile, clary sageEnergizing: peppermint, orange, lemon, lemongrass, bergamotUplifting: Texas cedarwood, sweet orange, lemon, patchouli, ylang ylangHealing: eucalyptus, tee tree, rosemary, clove, peppermint
Three essential oils you might not know the benefits of.
Whether you’re new to essential oils or already have some favorites, the variety of botanicals and their uses is so vast there’s always something to learn. Let’s delve into the fragrant world of three fantastic essential oils: lime, cedarwood, and geranium rose. Each one boasts a unique aroma and an array of potential uses, ready to enhance your well-being.
Lime
Lime essential oil is a ray of sunshine in a bottle. It’s uses extend far beyond adding a zing to your cocktail:
Mood Booster: The bright, cheerful aroma of lime oil can combat fatigue and lift your spirits. Diffuse it throughout your home or workplace for an instant pick-me-up.
Natural Deodorant: Lime oil’s antibacterial properties make it a fantastic natural deodorant. Dilute with coconut oil and apply it to your underarms.
Skin Cleanser: Lime oil can help regulate oily skin and minimize the appearance of pores. Add a drop or two to your DIY cleanser or toner.
Cedarwood
Earthy and grounding, cedarwood essential oil exudes a sense of calm and stability. It’s far from just a moth repellent for your closet!
Stress Relief: The warm, woody aroma of cedarwood can promote relaxation and ease anxiety. Diffuse it in your bedroom before bedtime or inhale carefully from the bottle for a moment of tranquility.
Scalp Soother: Cedarwood oil can help balance the scalp’s oil production and soothe itchiness. Dilute a few drops into an oil and massage it into your scalp.
Focus Enhancer: The grounding properties of cedarwood can help improve concentration and mental clarity. Diffuse it while studying or working on a complex task.
Geranium Rose
Floral and uplifting, geranium rose essential oil is a fragrant hug in a bottle.
Hormonal Balance: Geranium rose oil can help regulate hormones and ease symptoms of PMS and menopause. Dilute into grapeseed or your favorite carrier oil and massage it onto your lower abdomen. As a bonus, it’s been used to reduce the appearance of stretch marks!
Skin Savior: Geranium rose oil can balance sebum production, making it beneficial for both oily and dry skin. Add a drop or two to your moisturizer or facial serum.
Emotional Uplifter: The sweet, rosy aroma of geranium rose oil can combat feelings of sadness and promote emotional well-being. Diffuse it throughout your home or inhale directly from the bottle for a mood boost.
Remember, these are just a few of the many potential uses for these amazing essential oils. Come into one of our locations and speak to one of our friendly wellness ambassadors so you can discover the perfect ways to incorporate these fragrant allies into your life and harness their many benefits. Pranarom Essential Oils, pre-mixed Wellness blends, and Hydrosols are all 20% off until the end of December. All of their products are third party certified organic – that’s NO synthetics, NO herbicides, NO pesticides, NO additives, NO animal testing. Just a few of the many reasons we love their products here at Basil Bandwagon!
Give the gift of aromatherapy – but with a personal touch ✨🎁 The thought of taking time to make something with your hands makes the idea of gift giving so much more special. Check out fun, simple DIY recipes featuring Pranarom organic aromatherapy products ❤️
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DIY AROMATHERAPY CANDLE
Ingredients:
• 6 oz Glass Jar • 7.5 oz. Beeswax • 40-50 Drops of Essential Oils • 1 Wick
Instructions:
1. Stick the wick to the bottom of jar using a little melted wax. 2. Hold wick up using two sticks tied together at each end, with your wick in the middle 3. Place beeswax in a double broiler on stovetop 4. Melt beeswax until completely dissolved 5. Remove from stove 6. Let cool slightly 7. Stir in essential oils 8. Pour into jar 9. Let cool
*If layering the two waxes, follow the steps above but use half the amount of wax for each color. Pour the first color and let sit until set and then follow with the next color.
One thing to keep in mind when making candles with essential oils is that the fragrance is subtle. If you are looking for a stronger scent, you may want to diffuse your oils. Or better yet, a combination of the two. Who doesn’t love the beautiful scent of diffused oils while enjoying the flicker of a candle? A powerful relaxing combo indeed!
Feel free to make it your own combinations and make sure to have some fun!
DIY Honey Bath
Ingredients:
• 1 Tablespoon Honey • 3 Drops of Pranarom Essential Oil • ¼-1 Cup of Pranarom Hydrosol
Instructions:
1. Add honey to a jar, add the essential oil and mix well. Then add hydrosol and mix until the honey has dissolved. Pour directly into your bath water.
Honey is a humectant, giving this combination a moisturizing effect. It also works as a dispersant for the essential oils (which is furthered by mixing with the hydrosol) so that it seamlessly integrates with the bath water.
This will make your skin feel SO soft and luxurious!
DIY Essential Oil Clay Diffuser
Ingredients:
• Airdry clay (they used Terracotta for an organic feel) • Hemp Cording • Wooden Beads (wide hole) • Essential Oil (like Pranarom Zen diffusion blend) • Rubber Stamp (or household items to make patterns) • Circle Cutter • Drinking Straw or Large Skewer (to make hole) • Rolling Pin
Instructions:
1. Roll out clay into a slab about ¼” thick. Stamp design into clay. 2. Cut out clay into circles and make hole at the top using a straw or skewer. 3. Set aside to dry for 24-48 hours, until fully hardened. Flip pieces occasionally to dry both sides. 4. Once dry, cut a piece of hemp cord approximately 18 inches and thread through hole. 5. Add beads and tie a knot at the top of your last bead. 6. Add an additional knot at the end of the two pieces of cord. 7. Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil and enjoy the beautiful aroma.
You can make these as elaborate as you want. Add some metal embellishments, join a couple shapes together, etc. This diffuser can be hung in a car, closet, or anywhere you want to aromatize your space.
DIY Valencia Bath Salts
Ingredients:
• 1 Cup Epsom Salts • ¼ Cup Coarse Sea Salt • 7 Drops of Valencia Diffusion Blend • Zest of 1 Orange
Instructions:
1. In a medium-sized glass mixing bowl, add sea salt and Epsom salt. Do not use plastic (the essential oils will absorb into the bowl). 2. Mix the salts until well combined. 3. Add essential oils and mix again. 4. Store in an airtight glass container until ready to use. 5. When ready, add to bath and enjoy!
DIY Oh So Luxurious Skincare Roller
Ingredients:
10 Drops of Pranarom Frankincense Essential Oil 10 Drops of Lavender Essential Oil 5 Drops of Helichrysum Essential Oil Pranarom Rosehip Extra Virgin Plant Oil (to fill) Roller Bottle
Instructions:
1. Add essential oils to a roller bottle. Fill the remainder of the bottle with Rosehip oil and voila! 2. Apply to directly to dry skin or mix with your favorite moisturizer for some extra hydration.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any diseases.
Plant Beautiful Skincare – A Holistic Experience for Mind & Body
Essential oils and beauty go together like peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese and tomato soup, April showers and May flowers… well you get the point. According to Pranarom’s National Educator, Amy Galper, B.A. MA. Certified Aromatherapist, “a great clean beauty facial care product needs to nourish us in 3 ways: physically, emotionally and psycho-spiritually. Applying product to our faces is a deeply personal experience, and can help us be more present, foster self-reflection and confidence, and just make us feel really good.” And we all could use more of that!
Simple. Effective. 100% Organic.
Your skincare routine just got easier! Here are a few tips and suggestions for using Pranarom’s Plant Beautiful skincare and creating your own beauty ritual to nourish your skin and soul:
Try cleansing your face with oil, rather than soap, and take note of how gently this lifts away dirt and grime without stripping your skin. The Pure Facial Cleansing Oil is perfect for this, as it’s easy to use and leaves a non-greasy feeling after rinsing.
Use floral waters to tone and soothe sensitivity. After cleansing and patting your face dry, try misting with one of Pranarom’s Facial Mists – beautiful blends of a few different hydrosols and soothing aloe vera. They feel light and clean while imparting nuanced aromas that immediately calm both mind and skin.
After cleansing and toning, feed the skin with one of the deeply nutritive Treatment Moisture Oils, massaging gently for best results.
Pay attention to the scent of the essential oils and how well they partner and align with the plant oils, and how the scent makes you feel.
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Looking for more unique products to add to your every day routines?
Check out these great DIY recipes below!
DIY Calming Meditation Spray
Set the perfect atmosphere to get yourself ready for your daily skincare routine! This simple DIY room spray is a relaxing blend for de-stressing and calming the mind.
Ingredients
– 1 oz. spray bottle
– 10 drops of Pranarom Bergamot essential oil
– 6 drops of Pranarom Lavender essential oil
– 4 teaspoons witch hazel
– 4 teaspoons distilled water
Method
1. Mix witch hazel and distilled water in a glass pourable container. Add essential oils. Mix until oils are well incorporated. Pour into spray bottle. Voila! Relax into your day.
Luxurious DIY Roller
Apply directly to dry skin or mix with your favorite moisturizer for some extra hydration – the perfect addition all year-round!
Ingredients
– 8 ml. roller bottle
– 10 drops of Pranarom Frankincense essential oil
– 10 drops of Pranarom Lavender essential oil
– 5 drops of Pranarom Helichrysum essential oil
– Pranarom Rosehip Extra Virgin Plant Oil (to fill)
Method
1. Add essential oils to a roller bottle. Fill the remainder of the bottle with Rosehip oil and voila!
DIY Immune Boosting Foot Roller
Does your immune system need a little boost? Made with their immune boosting wellness formula of Lavender, Eucalyptus radiata, and tea tree, this kid friendly recipe is great to keep on hand (or foot!)
Ingredients
– 8 ml. roller bottle
– 30 drops of Pranarom Immunity Boost essential oil blend
– Jojoba Oil (to fill)
Method
1. Add essential oil to a roller bottle. Fill the remainder of the bottle with Jojoba oil. Rub on bottoms of feet or pulse points for an extra Immunity Boost!
As experts in Scientific Aromatherapy, Pranarom safely harnesses the active properties of plants for vibrant health and wellness.
“Some see small amber bottles, we see a world of plants.” – Pranarom
Pranarom products can be found in many scents, sizes, & forms – and 100% of their products are sustainable and certified organic by ECOCERT ICO.
Think about this:
• 2,000 pounds of lavender flowers = one gallon of lavender oil
• 2,000 pounds of oranges = 10 gallons of orange oil
• 5.5 million roses = 1 liter of rose oil (that’s 30 rosebuds in EACH DROP)
Now that’s a lot of farming needed! Thankfully, Pranarom practices organic farming in order to keep plant life in its most natural state, from the farm to your home.
“Essential oils, when harvested and produced organically, have the ability to play a vital role in our physical well being.” – Pranarom
Check out the plant-tastic variety of products we carry from Pranarom below!
Single Note Essential Oils
Interested in organic essential oils but unsure of where to start? Look no further! You can incorporate these oils into your everyday routine – with a diffuser, enjoy them aromatically, apply topically, and you can even add them into your home cleaning & do-it-yourself recipes.
Wellness Formula Essential Oils
Their wellness blend essential oils have the perfect blend of single note essential oils to help meet the needs of you and your family. With multiple ways to use them, they’re the perfect addition to you essential oil collection.
Aromatic Hydrosols
Looking to improve your beauty care routine for your unique skin type? These gentle hydrosols provide botanical hydration and toning with healing benefits for face, skin and hair. The pure plant essences they contain are suspended in water from the steam distillation of essential oils.
Virgin Plant Oils
Cold pressed and unrefined from organically grown plants, these beauty oils can be used to moisturize skin, deeply condition hair, soften cuticles, remove makeup, and more! Use them on their own, or infuse with essential oils for additional, targeted benefits.
Organic Perfumes
Smell like fresh florals, balancing woods, or sparkling citrus with the finest aromatic botanicals – in roll-on form!
Diffusion Essential Oil Blends
These custom artisanal essential oil blends feature 3 note scales – top notes, heart notes and base notes to help soothe, energize or lift your emotions!
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any diseases.
Make sure you treat your mom with the best gifts in town! We know that your mom would love anything that you get her, but we all know that she would love anything (or everything) that we carry on our shelves here at Basil Bandwagon Natural Market. Plus, they’re healthy for her and our Mother Earth. Check out some awesome ideas below that your mom would love to get this mother’s day (or any day of the year)!
Aromatherapy
Want to help your mom unwind after driving her crazy all day? Plug in a new aromatherapy diffuser anywhere in your house and add a couple drops of some of the best organic essentials oils out there and VOILA! The relaxing fragrances will help your mom unwind. Always on-the-go? We also carry car diffusers!
Luxurious Beauty Care
Pamper your mom with luxurious organic beauty care like lotions, perfume, bath bombs or bath salts! Our beauty care comes in all shapes and sizes- perfect for this summer season!
Candles
If your mom loves flowers and candles, this gift is perfect for her! With Hyggelight Growing Candles, keep the label as they contain wildflower seeds! Plant it in the candle holder after you burn all the wax away and watch your wildflowers grow.
Fair Trade Chocolate
Does your mom have a sweet-tooth? Grab her some organic fair trade chocolates that are flying off our shelves daily! They come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors!
Fair Trade Jewelry
What woman says no to jewelry? None! Matr Boomie creates beautiful fair trade jewelry like earrings, necklaces, and bracelets in so many different styles and colors.
On-the-Go Relaxation
If your mom is always on-the-go, buy her a bright colored Hydroflask or an EcoVessel with a tea strainer linked inside. They’ll pair just right with her organic coffee or tea from Four Sigmatic!
Regardless of how you spoil your mom this mother’s day, let us know! Leave us a note, email us, or tell us in person! #basilbandwagoncares
