Ready to put your essential oils to work? Here is an overview showing you how you can incorporate essential oils into your daily routine through topical applications. 

Basically, our bodies are created to function as a whole; the spirit, the mind and the body. If we nourish all three areas we're going to be a whole lot healthier overall, physically and mentally. 

Temples and Back of Neck

Use lavender or peppermint for stress, nausea, motion sickness, insomnia, and headaches.

Behind Ears

Use peppermint, lemon eucalyptus for headaches, dizziness, anxiety, fatigue, and lavender for insomnia.

Outside of Ears

Use lavender and/or rosemary for earache or swimmer’s ear.

Shoulders

Use ylang ylang for shoulder or joint pain.

Over Heart

Use ylang ylang and frankincense for depression, stress, and high blood pressure.

Chest

Use eucalyptus, peppermint, and lemon for chest congestion, coughs, bronchitis and asthma.

Abdomen

Use rosemary for menstrual pain, and peppermint for digestive issues.

Inner Foot Arch

Use rosemary for kidneys and adrenal glands.

Sole of Foot

Use peppermint, eucalyptus, and lemon for asthma, bronchitis, coughs and ylang ylang, bergamot for heart and high blood pressure.

Outer Arch

Use grapefruit, juniper and lemon for colon, bladder and liver.

Bottom of Big Toe

Use peppermint, rosemary and lavender for headaches.

Bottom of Middle Toes

Use sandalwood, frankincense, and clove for breast health.

Base of Middle Toe

Use peppermint, frankincense, and chamomile for eye health and eye strain.

Bottom of Pinky Toe

Use lemon, lavender and basil for earaches and vertigo.

An Important Note:

Essential oils are very powerful, and it’s important to first mix them with a carrier oil (like fractionated coconut oil) before massaging into the skin. A good ratio is 3-5 drops per tablespoon of carrier oil.