Lime In The Coconut Specialty Compounding Pharmacy: 11 Household Uses For Essential Oils

Though essential oils have been around for hundreds (and possibly even thousands) of years, it is only recently that they have begun to receive widespread attention and popularity. In recognition of their vast and varied benefits and uses, many people have started to look for ways to incorporate essential oils into their everyday lives.

Are you interested in learning more about how to use essential oils in your home? As a proud Young Living™ Essential Oils distributor at the Lake of the Ozarks, the Lime in the Coconut Specialty Compounding Pharmacy is here to help educate you on some of the different in-home uses for essential oils. You might be surprised by their versatility!

11 Household Uses For Essential Oils

Deodorize Carpets - Mix a cup of baking soda with 5-6 drops of essential oil, and sprinkle onto your carpet. The baking soda will absorb the unpleasant odor, and the essential oil will leave a fresh one in its place. Vacuum as usual. (Source: Quick & Dirty Tips)
Refrigerator Air Freshener - Mix bergamot, lemongrass, grapefruit, or lime essential oil into a box of baking soda and place in your fridge to eliminate unpleasant smells. (Source: Natural Living Ideas)
Bathroom Air Freshener - Place 1-2 drops of your favorite essential oil on the inside of a new toilet paper roll every time you replace it. Every time it's used, it will release the fresh scent into the air. (Source: Quick & Dirty Tips)
Reusable Disinfecting Wipes - Instead of constantly throwing used wipes away, make your own reusable natural cleaning wipes by soaking clean wash cloths in a homemade solution of water, white vinegar, and essential oils. (Source: Wise Bread)
Germ Destroyer - Dilute a few drops of lavender or melaleuca essential oil to a water bottle and spray down your gym bag, hotel room, door handles, or other potential germ hot spots. (Source: One Good Thing)
Insect Deterrent - Diffuse peppermint, lemongrass, citronella, lavender, or rosemary essential oil to deter flying insects. (Source: Natural Living Ideas)
Laundry Detergent - There are lots of recipes for homemade laundry soap and fabric softener online. Add a fresh scent to your homemade creation by adding a few drops of your favorite essential oil. (Source: Wise Bread)
Sponge Disinfectant - Add a few drops of lemon essential oils to your dish sponge to disinfect it in between uses. (Source: Natural Living Ideas)
Stress Reliever - Add a few drops of chamomile or lavender oil to your bath water. (Source: Natural Living Ideas)
Shoe Deodorizer - Place a few drops of your favorite essential oil on cotton balls, and put one or two cotton balls in each smelly shoe. (Source: One Good Thing)
Floor Cleaner - Make your own hardwood floor cleaner. Fill a large jug with water, leaving room for 1/4 cup of white vinegar, 1/4 cup of castile soap, and 30 drops of lemon essential oil. When it's time to clean your floors, combine one cup of this solution with one gallon of hot water. (Source: Wise Bread)

As you've probably figured out by now, the sky is truly the limit when it comes to potential household uses for essential oils. Hopefully these DIY tips have helped get your creative juices flowing!

Must-Have Household Products From Young Living™

As local Young Living™ distributors, we offer a variety of their household products as well. If you don't have time to make your own DIY versions, these premixed products can be a great alternative to traditional store-bought chemicals. Among other things, we offer:

Thieves Dish Soap
Thieves Fruit & Veggie Soak
Thieves Fruit & Veggie Spray
Thieves Household Cleaner
Thieves Laundry Soap
Thieves Hand Purifier
Thieves Wipes

Young Living™ also offers a Thieves Home Cleaning Kit that includes:

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Citrus Fresh™ Essential Oil Blend 5 ml

Lemon Essential Oil 5 ml

Pine Essential Oil 5 ml

Purification® Essential Oil Blend 5 ml

Thieves® Essential Oil Blend 5 ml

Thieves® Household Cleaner 14.4 oz.

Carrying Case

Stainless Steel Bucket

Amber Glass Spray Bottle 16 oz.

Cleaning Cloth

Cleaning Recipe Booklet

If you've been looking to get away from the harsh chemicals found in most store-bought cleaning chemicals, this starter kit has everything you need.

Remember The Lime In The Coconut For All Your Essential Oils Needs!

If you are looking to dive into the world of essential oils for the first time or expand your ever-growing collection, we hope you'll our Lake of the Ozarks compounding pharmacy as your local resource. We keep many of Young Living's products in stock, but if you are in need of a product that we do not currently have on-hand, we can always order it for you.

Stop by and see us to learn more about our essential oils for sale at the Lake of the Ozarks!

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