18. Homemade soaps are pleasant and offer therapeutic effects when scented with essential oils. Use Woodspirit's Soaps which contain pure essential oils.
19. Home-made sachets are more fragrant when essential oils are blended with the flowers and herbs.
20. An essential oil dropped on a radiator, scent ring, or light bulb will not only fill the room with a wonderful fragrance, but also will set a mood such as calming or uplifting. Don't put essential oil in the socket.
21. A few drops of your favorite oil or blend in the rinse water of your hand-washables makes for pleasant results.
22. Anise oil has been used by fishermen for years. Use a drop or two the finger tips and hands before baiting up. Anise covers up the human scent that scares the fish away.
23. Essential oils or blends make wonderful perfumes. Create your own personal essence! 25 drops to 1 oz. of perfume alcohol. Let age two weeks before using.
24. To dispel mosquitoes and other picnic or barbeque pests, drop a few drops of citronella oil in the melted wax of candle or place a few drops on the barbeque hot coals.
25. 1 drop of lemon essential oil applied directly to a wart is an effective means of elimination. Apply the essential oil daily until the wart is gone.
26. Rosemary promotes alertness and stimulates memory. Inhale occasionally during long car trips and while reading or studying. Or try peppermint, which is stimulating and helps clear the head and eliminate mental fatigue. A little goes a long way in a dashboard diffuser, hanging terra cotta pot, or on a cottonball.
27. Selling your home? Fragrance sells! Fill the kitchen area with the aroma of spices such as clove, cinnamon, and vanilla. Simmer a few drops of the essential oils of cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices. Geranium oil sprinkled throughout the home creates a warm, cheerful, and inviting mood. Add cinnamon oil to furniture polish and wipe down the wood.
28. Add essential oils to paper mache. The result is the creation of a lovely aromatic art piece.
29. Infuse bookmarks and stationary with essential oils. Place drops of oil on paper and put them in a plastic bag. Seal it and leave overnight to infuse the aroma. Send only good news in perfumed letters.
30. Neck pillows, padded and decorative hangers make more memorable gifts simply by putting a couple of drops of essential oil on them before giving.
31. Overindulge last night? Essential oils of juniper, cedarwood, grapefruit, lavender, carrot, fennel, rosemary, and lemon help soften the effects of a hangover. Make your own blend of these oils and use a total of 6-8 drops in a bath.
32. Essential oils of vetivert, cypress, atlas cedarwood, frankincense, sandalwood, pine, and myrrh all make wonderful firewood oils. Place 1 or 2 drops of oil or blend of your choice on a dried log (real wood) and allow at least a half-hour for the oil to soak in before putting the log on the fire. Use one scented log per fire.
33. Flies and moths dislike lavandin oil. Sprinkle it on the outside of your window frames.
34. Place 1 or 2 drops of sleep enhancing oils such as chamomile, lavender, neroli, marjoram, or hops on your pillow before retiring for restful sleep.
35. When moving into a new home, first use a water spray containing your favorite essential oils and change the odorous environment to your own. Do this for several days until it begins to feel like your space.
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