Clever Uses for Essential Oils

Are you new to Essential Oils and ready to expand your prowess beyond diffusing oils? If you are looking for a little inspiration, then you are in the right spot! Check out this roundup of clever uses for essential oils. You can find ideas from moisturizing lip balms and shower bombs, to homemade cleaning supplies – even play dough! If you think oils are just for diffusing, let me show you a few different ways that you can use them. Be prepared to be amazed!

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There are so many different ways to use essential oils, and I have been doing a ton of fun projects with mine. I thought it would be a great introduction to gather this roundup and share with you the many different things you can do with your new essential oils. If you haven’t grabbed your oils yet, what are you waiting for??? Head over here and grab them, and then come right back and keep reading.

Clever Uses for Essential Oils

Below you will find a list of links broken down for the many ways you can get started using your essential oils. There are a ton of different ideas, but these are seriously some of my favorites.

A Few Cleaning Uses for Essential Oils

Did you know you could clean your front loading washer, make a dusting spray, clean your microwave, make your own laundry detergent, or even your own glass cleaner? These are just a few of the different cleaning, clever uses for essential oils. I also have the Thieves cleaner, and I use it everywhere. It is such an awesome cleaner, and your house will smell amazing when you are finished!

Did you know you could make your own hand sanitizer? I LOVE how easy it is to make, and I love that it works well and is not drying to your skin. It also uses my favorite Thieves essential oil.

Pamper Yourself with Essential Oils

I am sure you are aware of all of the awesome ways you can pamper yourself with essential oils, but here are a few of my favorites. 5 minute sugar scrubs, peppermint shower bombs, and moisturizing lavender lotion bars. Talk about feeling clean and refreshed, not to mention you will smell completely amazing.

I also keep a sweet smelling Lavender body lotion on hand when I run out of my homemade lotion bars. I can’t get enough of Lavender.

Other Uses for Essential Oils

Did you know you can cook with essential oils? I made this delicious Lemon Cake and everyone raved about how amazing it was. It was a perfectly light flavored lemon cake. When you click on the link to grab that recipe, make sure you check out all of the other amazing Lemon recipes that a few of my friends and I put together. All using Lemon essential oils.

Essential Oil Uses with the Little Ones

Have you ever made your own sensory play dough? My friend Kimber from The Pinning Mama created a ton of different play dough recipes and is sharing them all in one spot. Head over and check out how awesome these play dough recipes are.

Not too long ago I was asked to make a “Sweet Dreams” spray, and my little one is now addicted to it. She loves to have her sweet dreams sprayed on her linens every night before bedtime. Head over and grab the recipe for sweet dreams and download a sweet dreams free printable with it.

There are so many ways to essential oils, and these are great ways to help you get started. Did you know there were so many clever uses for essential oils? Check them all out now, or PIN this post for later. If you are still looking for a great essential oils company, head over to my page where I tell you about mine.

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