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Hi everyone!
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Welcome back to Lavendaire.
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Lately I've been obsessed with essential oils, so today I want to share seven easy ways to
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use essential oils in your home.
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The first method is simple: Use an essential oil diffuser.
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I use my diffuser daily and fill it up with whatever scents I feel like at the moment.
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I love blending different oils to create new aromas.
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It's like my own way to be creative.
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You can check out my blog post that I've linked down below for my favorite recipes.
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But the best part of this is there are no rules.
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You can really put whatever oils you feel like.
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Secondly, you can put essential oils in DIY cleaning sprays.
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These are a great, non-toxic way to clean your home.
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First, make sure you use a glass spray bottle because essential oils can degrade plastic.
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Here are the ingredients you'll need for today's recipe:
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Mix two tablespoons of castile soap with 10-15 drops of essential oils.
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I put six drops of lavender, six drops of rosemary, and three drops of grapefruit essential oil.
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Then add two cups of distilled water and shake well.
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This recipe is safe to use on all surfaces and it's best when used with a microfiber cloth.
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If you're curious, I'll list the most powerful essential oils for cleaning in my blog post
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as well as two other recipes for all-purpose cleaners using ingredients such as white vinegar and vodka.
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So you could check all of that in the link below.
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If you don't have a diffuser, you could create your own rice diffuser
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by simply filling a small bowl with rice then adding a few drops of your favorite essential oils.
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Here I'm adding a blend of sweet orange and rose wood.
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The scent is sweet, deep, and rich, and it smells so good.
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Just add a few drops of the oils and mix it in with the rice.
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Super easy.
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Later, after the scent dies down, you can mix up the rice to activate the scent from below
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or just add more essential oil to the rice.
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You can also scent your drawers and closet with cotton balls or cotton pads.
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Add a few drops of your favorite essential oils onto the cotton and place it into your
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drawers and around your closet.
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I love opening my drawers and smelling that fresh lavender scent.
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It's so calming and makes a huge difference.
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Reusable wool dryer balls are a natural way to soften fabric and dry clothes more quickly
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in the dryer.
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They work by getting in between your clothes, letting more hot air in and around your laundry.
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What you can do is add a few drops of essential oils onto your wool balls a few minutes before
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tossing them into the dryer.
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This is a natural way to gently scent your laundry without using dryer sheets that are
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laced with chemicals and artificial scents.
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This method is the most fun by far: Tear off a piece of tissue and put a couple drops of
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essential oils on it.
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Then lay the tissue on your floor and go over it with your vacuum cleaner.
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Once your vacuum picks up the tissue, the scent will fill the barrel and be dispersed
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into the air from the other end of your vacuum.
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It was my first time trying this and I was genuinely impressed.
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Lastly, you can always mix your essential oils with carrier oils like coconut oil or
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olive oil for various uses.
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You can use it as a body oil, massage oil, treatment for skin or scalp issues, and so much more.
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Here I'm mixing lavender with olive oil, and it smelled so, so good.
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I'm just using it as a body oil to moisturize, and also applying some to my scalp to treat
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dry scalp and dandruff.
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Each essential oil has its own properties and benefits, so Google is your best friend
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for finding the essential oil for your needs.
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This video barely scratches the surface with what you can do with essential oils,
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so I hope you have fun experimenting.
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Like always, more info and links are in the description below.
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Love you all so much.
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Bye!