I just recently got into essential oils. Last week our whole household was sick with a respitoray virus and we used a lot of on guard oil and peppermint oil which seemed to really help!! I also just started using a roll on sleepy time stick with lavender and chamomile that I rub on little mans feet, however it's still to early to know if that's working or not since he's still sick.
Any tips from you other essential oil mamas?! I would love to hear what your using for teething, comfort, to boost LO immune system, etc.
thanks ladies
I mixed lavender, frankincense, cardamom, and sweet almond to use as a teething oil.I tried it on myself first. It tasted like flowers and made my gum numb and tingly for quite a while. Works like a charm.
I also mixed some tea tree and lavender with castile soap to use as a baby shampoo for cradle cap. After 2 wakes, I can see a huge improvement.
I've also used lavender with coconut oil on baby's eczema, but did not notice any improvement, so I started using eucerin, which clears up the problem .
I love using oils for baby! Always makes me feel better when I can use natural remedies instead of OTC meds and even store-bought products with suspicious ingredients. I use fractioned coconut oil for baby's hair and skin, often use that mixed with peppermint on babys spine when he over-heats (especially while teething) and I use Lavendar on the bottom of his feet before bedtime. We diffuse oils, mostly Lavendar while he sleeps too. I have little roller balls for teething, chest colds, tummy trouble, and skin owies.I made a diaper rash cream that I really like for him too. It has melaleuca, peppermint and Lavendar, I love using it even when he doesn't have a rash because his dirty diapers don't smell so bad! There are a lot more roller balls I want to make for him, but a lot of the oils are really spendy. We are just starting small and making what we can. Glad to hear other moms on here are loving the oils too!
Yes, it is actually a spray. I am working on finding a cream that works and typed that by accident. The spray is 1/2 cup fractionated coconut oil, 15 drops melaleuca, 15 drops Lavendar, and 15 drops frankincense. I think this recipe could work well as a cream with regular coconut oil.
Wow really glad I found this thread. I was considering a few drops of lavender oil in the bathwater before bedtime. And I can't believe I didn't think of tee tree oil for cradle cap. I've used coconut oil which helped but tee treeay have sped it up.
Love this! How old were your babes when you started using the oils? So glad I found this, I've just started using oils myself I would love to use as much as possible on our LO.
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I also mixed some tea tree and lavender with castile soap to use as a baby shampoo for cradle cap. After 2 wakes, I can see a huge improvement.
I've also used lavender with coconut oil on baby's eczema, but did not notice any improvement, so I started using eucerin, which clears up the problem .