When
you’re taking steps to change lifestyle habits and enhance your overall
well-being, you may start to try your hand at do-it-yourself projects. DIY-ing
your body products, in particular, can lead to using essential oils as a way to
enhance the aroma of your concoctions. While you can’t go wrong with the
uplifting fragrance of grapefruit or the cleansing aroma of tea tree oil, you
may want to explore other essential oil scents that can help elevate your
experience.
Essential Oil Blends
Reliable purveyors of pure essential oils may have their own proprietary blends
that incorporate various essential oils to enhance the atmosphere in your home.
It would be best if you didn’t overlook them when you’re ready to stir up your
next DIY body care recipe. A calming essential oil blend with lavender, cananga, and Roman
chamomile may be the missing element in an natural hair detangler or a face
mask with bentonite clay and apple cider vinegar.
Frankincense Essential
Oil
Frankincense oil is by no means an unexpected or unusual essential oil to have
in your collection. Yet, it rarely makes its way into DIY body products. The
“king of oils” can bring its fragrant powers into a DIY self-care routine
designed to help the skin look rejuvenated and feel soothed. For that reason,
you can also use frankincense essential oil in a face mask with bentonite clay
and apple cider vinegar. If you want to feature this potent essential oil in
other everyday capacities, look to your clothing. Frankincense essential oil
may also elevate DIY laundry detergent recipes or bring a new element to dryer
balls.
Cardamom Essential Oil
If frankincense is the “king of oils,” then cardamom essential oil could be
considered the “queen of spices”—at least in the cooking world. Cardamom is
known for its spicy, warm, and cool aroma. Cardamom essential oil might find a
place in a skincare or body care routine as a fragrant lip balm or as a
flavoring agent in aromatic toothpicks.
Vetiver Essential Oil
Vetiver offers a rich and woody aroma with notes of sweet caramel and a subtle
smokiness. This divine aroma is sometimes featured in perfumes. You can make
vetiver shine in a DIY recipe that could use its lovely scent. This grounding
aroma would be a wonderful addition to a hair perfume, a sugar scrub, or a
soothing DIY salve with almond oil.
If you want to bring even more creativity to your already innovative DIY
recipes for skin and body products, these essential oils could be at the top of
your list. They can be the elements you use to elevate your products and make
them stand out. Whether you’re taking your body care products to a farmers’
market or enjoying your favorite frankincense oil in an at-home routine, don’t
overlook these essential oils for your DIY projects.
About doTERRA
Dedicated to responsibly
sourcing and bottling pure essential oils, doTERRA delivers aromas that may
enhance your environment. Their collection of high-quality essential oils can
empower you to make lifestyle changes that promote your overall well-being.
doTERRA works hard to set themselves apart from others in the industry. Each
batch of doTERRA essential oils goes through a rigorous testing process to
receive a CPTG Certified Pure Tested Grade label. Their responsible sourcing
practices also helped create their Co-Impact Sourcing initiative. This
initiative ensures that doTERRA generates jobs, treats farmers and distillers
fairly, builds partnerships, and maintains a connection from the source to you.
doTERRA helps you and your family obtain pure and effective essential oils.
