dōTERRA DIY / lavender

As a healthy alternative to commercial deodorants—make your own! Making your own deodorant is inexpensive, effective, natural, and great for your body and the environment.

Ingredients
¼ cup aluminum free baking soda
¼ cup arrowroot or cornstarch
3–5 tablespoons coconut oil
15 drops Purify (or other essential oil)

Recommended essential oils: Lemon, Melaleuca, Lavender, doTERRA On Guard^®, Lime, Geranium, Lemongrass, Purify, and Thyme.

Note: If you live in a warm climate, add one ounce of melted shea or cocoa butter to recipe.

Instructions

1. Combine baking soda, arrowroot, and essential oil in bowl.
2. Combine coconut oil with other ingredients one tablespoon at a time until mixture is at desired consistency.
3. Press firmly into empty deodorant container and let sit until coconut oil solidifies.

Makeup setting spray is a great way to add hours of wear to your daily makeup routine. This natural recipe includes Lavender and Ylang Ylang oils, which both have soothing and rejuvenating properties for skin. Keep your makeup looking fresh and enjoy the aromatic benefits of these oils.

Ingredients
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon witch hazel
1 tablespoon aloe vera juice
3 drops Lavender oil
3 drops Ylang Ylang oil

Instructions

1. In a small glass spray bottle combine water, witch hazel, and aloe vera juice. Shake well to combine.
2. Add Lavender and Ylang Ylang oil. Shake again to mix ingredients thoroughly.
3. Apply to face after your regular makeup routine for hours of extended wear.
4. Shake well before each use.

1. In fine-mist glass spray bottle, add rose water, vanilla extract, and essential oils. Add more or less essential oils depending on your preference.
2. Shake and spray on hair as desired.

*Please note that citrus essential oils are photosensitive and can lighten your hair if exposed to UV rays.

Ingredients

1 cup Epsom salt

½ cup baking soda

½ cup corn starch

2 cups powdered milk

¼ cup coconut oil

20 drops of one or more of the following essential oils:

• Roman Chamomile
• Lavender
• Peppermint

Dried lavender (optional)

Directions

Combine all ingredients, stirring until evenly combined.

1. Mix well and put in shaker style bottle. 
2. If you don't have finely ground oats, combine ingredients in blender and pulse until finely ground. 

Everyone loves a warm, fresh-smelling pile of clean clothes, but sometimes the products we use in our laundry contain unnecessary chemicals and additives. This natural fabric softener DIY uses the power of vinegar and essential oils to give your clothes a crisp, clean scent using just two ingredients.

First, vinegar acts as a natural softening agent by dissolving hard water buildup without leaving residue behind. And don’t worry—although this ingredient has a strong scent of its own, you won’t even notice it once your clothes have dried.

You can choose any number of essential oils to add to this recipe depending on your preferred aroma. Lemon, Grapefruit, and Peppermint are great options if you’re looking for an invigorating boost, but here we have listed Lavender and Geranium oils due to their soothing, conditioning properties. Whatever you decide to use, your clothes will come out feeling softer and smelling nicer.

Ingredients
16 ounces white vinegar
10–15 drops Lavender or Geranium oil

Instructions

1. Add essential oils to a glass spray bottle.
2. Fill the remaining space with warm white vinegar.
3. Shake well before each use to ensure oils and vinegar are well combined. 
4. To use, spray over wet clothing before drying.

DIY/Make 'n Take Lavender Eucalyptus Lotion Bars 

Dealing with dry skin? We’ve got you covered with our Lavender Eucalyptus Lotion Bars. These lotion bars are not only simple to make, but do wonders for dry skin. Made with beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter—plus being infused with doTERRA Lavender and Eucalyptus essential oils—will leave your skin feeling soft and moisturized throughout the day.

These lotion bars are super simple to make, provide a great opportunity for a DIY Make 'n Take class, and make perfect gifts for holidays, showers, weddings, etc.

If you thinking about gifting these lotion bars, the packaging you choose can be an added bonus for whomever you decide to gift them to. A few different packaging ideas include: an organza bag with a homemade label attached, wrapping the bar in burlap and twine with a sprig of lavender.

We chose to do Lavender and Eucalyptus, and though the combinations are limitless, here are a few scents we think you might also enjoy:

• Bergamot and Juniper Berry
• Douglas Fir and Grapefruit
• Spearmint and Patchouli
• Rosemary and Peppermint
• Lemongrass and Spearmint
• Frankincense
• Sandalwood
• Myrrh

Ingredients (Makes 4–6 bars)

• 1 cup beeswax
• 1 cup coconut oil
• 1 cup shea butter
• 10–15 drops Lavender essential oil
• 10–15 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
  • Dried lavender and eucalyptus (optional)

Directions

• Combine and melt (microwave or double boiler) beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter. 
• Add Lavender and Eucalyptus essential oils.
• Pour or spoon into mold of choice.
  • Note: If using dried ingredients, sprinkle into mold beforehand.

A good salve can be the base to many amazing recipes. Similar to the texture of petroleum jelly, you can customize this salve with essential oils to meet your needs. Try adding doTERRA Breathe to help maintain feelings of clear airways, doTERRA Serenity or Lavender to promote a good night rest, or Citrus Bliss for an invigorating moisturizer.

1. Melt beeswax in double boiler.
2. Once melted, add grapeseed, almond, and vitamin E oil until melted.
3. Once combined, set aside for two to three minutes.
4. Add essential oils and stir.
5. Pour in container and allow to set for two hours.
6. To use, apply to skin or on chest.

1. In saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring heat to boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool.
2. Pour essential oil into 8-ounce glass fine mist spray bottle and add cooled sugar water. 
3. Use as you would any other hairspray.

Want to know a secret? You don’t need to wash your hair every day! In fact, it may be better for your hair to take a break from the shampoo every once in a while. This DIY Dry Shampoo made with essential oils is a great way to keep your hair looking, smelling, and feeling great for those days between washes.

Ingredients:

For light hair:

¼ cup arrowroot powder
2 drops Lavender essential oil
2 drops Rosemary essential oil
2 drops Peppermint essential oil

For dark hair:

2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 drops Lavender essential oil
2 drops Rosemary essential oil
2 drops Peppermint essential oil

Directions:

1. Put arrowroot powder, cocoa powder (if using), and essential oils into food processor.
2. Pulse until well combined.
3. Store in glass jar.
4. To use, apply powder with old make-up brush to roots and oily parts of hair.

Scented body wash is a fun way to wake up your senses in the morning or calm them down at night. Scented body wash can provide valuable nourishment to your skin if it contains the right ingredients. Try making this easy DIY Body Wash with essential oils.

Ingredients
8 ounce glass pump bottle
½ cup unscented Castile soap
4 tablespoons vegetable glycerin
3 tablespoons Fractionated Coconut Oil
10 drops of your favorite essential oil

Note: Vegetable glycerin will help the body wash be thicker, creamier, and lather better.

Instructions

1. Combine ingredients into glass pump bottle.
2. Add desired essential oil(s).
   
   Tip: For an uplifting body wash try these essential oils: Citrus Bliss, Peppermint, Grapefruit, Lime, or Eucalyptus. For a relaxing body wash try these: Lavender, Serenity, Bergamot, Geranium, or Roman Chamomile.
   
   
3. Shake to combine.

Note: Make sure to shake before each use, as the ingredients will separate.