Keeping Your Kids Healthy During the School Year

Last week we talked about essential oils to help our children thrive in school this year. Missed school days are also hard on our children's success in school. Our health and wellness is a cherished commodity and we can use essential oils to support our health in many ways resulting in less missed days of school and work.

Thieves is super great blend to have on hand to support the immune system of the whole family. Just rub a drop on your feet before putting on your socks and shoes. I especially

make sure to use Thieves before using public transportation and having to breathe

in all that stale circulated air. :) My brother used to work in the public school system and would rub a drop on his beard and mustache each morning . Ahh, great immune supporting aromatherapy all day long. My niece loves to make herself an after-school tea each day with Thieves Vitality and Lemon Vitality.

I always make sure to have Raven and RC on hand in the winter time. They are two blends created for respiratory support. When I want give my respiratory system support, I will put a drop of one on

my chest (front and back) and a drop of the other one on the bottom of my feet, morning and night. The next day I will switch it up and put the other one on my chest and and the first one on my feet. There has only been one year that I did not get the results I for which I was looking and had to try another protocol.

When using essential oils on children, there are a few things to keep in mind :

Dilute, Dilute, Dilute: Remember size matters. If one drop of an essential oil works for you , how much less they may need because they are much smaller in size. Also, their skin is more permeable and thinner than adults. Start with a heavy dilution ratio. It is easier to add more essential oil to a carrier oil than trying to add more carrier oil.
Check for redness or irritation. Don't worry ! Apply a carrier oil such as organic coconut or olive oil to the location . You may want to consider diluting the oil that was recently applied or discontinue for a pit until the irritation subsides.
Be careful with essential oils around the eyes. It is NOT recommended to use essential oils on or in sensitive areas such as eyes, ears, and mucus membranes. If you do get essential oils in the eyes, DON'T panic!! And DON'T use water to wash it out, instead apply a small amount of organic coconut or olive oil around the eye to pull the essential oil and dilute it.

Here are a couple of great recipes that you may want to use this school year! A wellness roll- on and to keep your children from bringig home any unwanted guests, a hair tonic recipe. Just spray on the hair each morning and again when they come home from school if you wish.