Essential Oils Blog

A deliciously warm foot soak as you sit in the massage chair. All that dead skin from your heels removed. Foot scrub. Bubbles. Foot massage. Perfectly painted toenails. What's not to love about a pedicure?!
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I have a confession to make... besides my love of pedi's.... I have size eleven feet. It makes it terribly hard to find shoes, and then when I do, theyre all half price and I have to buy the lot. (Sad, I know!) Ah, shoes.... but Im getting side-tracked. I wanted to talk about caring for your feet with essential oils. Here are some tips that I use to keep happy feet.

1. Oil your feet regularly to ease dry skin. Any carrier oil with a few drops of your favourite essential oil added. Best before bed, with socks to cover...unless you happen to live in the tropics...

2. Use diluted essential oils for stinky feet (and shoes!) Add a few drops of oil to a cotton ball and let sit in shoes to reduce the odor.

3. Peppermint is a particular favourite for feet- with the added benefits it brings...
4. Use a few drops of essential oils in your at home foot soak, encouraging relaxation, lavender is most peoples favourite, but I think that comes from not trying anything new! Give a new essential oil a try.

5. Make your own foot scrubs using salt or sugar, carrier oil (coconut) and drops of essential oils of choice. Thieves would also be a good choice due to its diminishing-stinky-smell capabilities (hehe, yes, thats a technical term!)

6. Have you ever tried reflexology? Its not for those with sensitive, tickilish feet, those with the whole “I dont like feet”, or the “I just dont like people touching my feet,” thing going on (!) but for the rest of us... think deep tissue massage for feet. Amazing. Your reflexology therapist will apply oil to your feet, then work out all those “knots”. It is said that there is a map of the body organs on the feet, which I guess means you could be supporting your body systems as well. Bonus! I encourage you to look into it. It's fascinating.

7. Oregano. Rubbing this essential oil into the bottom of feet is something I do just before bedtime so it can "do it's thing" while I sleep.

  Dont forget-Your feet lovingly hold you up all day. Treat them well!

How have you treated your feet lately? Is it time to book a pedicure, paint your nails, or maybe some reflexology? What's your favourite treat for feet?

Hello there, welcome. I'm starting a new series of blog posts. Hooray! Each week we will dive into the exciting world of essential oils, discovering one little bottle at a time. The essential oils you'll uncover may help eliminate odour caused by bacteria, or maybe promote your spiritual self. They could moisturise the skin so that your complexion looks radiant or help you feel younger. Maybe they will  give you a relaxing bath or scent your linen. I hope these pure, unadulterated essential oils will enhance your natural way of living and further guide you on your path to health and wellbeing.

Over the course of this series, I will be talking you through the ancient and historical uses of the herbs used to create these essential oils. We will look at  some of their suggested uses, and you'll soon see why I have chosen to use essential oils every day. 


​As a precaution, I must say this disclaimer: As always with essential oils, do your research. We recommend you seek professional advice for your personal situation, and exercise caution, especially with a new product. Some essential oils are not suitable for those on medication, with medical conditions, pregnant or nursing. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent or cure any disease or condition. Please keep them out of reach of children and pets. We accept no liability for the misuse of essential oils. 

Phew! That precaution being said, many people enjoy using essential oils. You can dilute these small, highly-concentrated bottles well, and they go a long way! We use single drops at a time. The easiest way for me is my diffuser. It happily mists away while I cook or clean, and the refreshing scents encourage happy thoughts. It is also a wonderful natural air freshener. So, what are you doing this week to embrace your natural life?

Mix all the ingredients and spritz with a small amount of water until mixture holds together. Press into silicone moulds for fun shapes. If you dont have one, forming into small ball shapes is fine. I have a love-hearts chocolate mould that is perfect for this. You can find these in most department stores. Let it dry for 1/2 an hour, then press out onto wax paper to allow to dry furthur. These are ready to use as soon as they are dry. You could leave them for 24 hours if you want to be sure they will hold. 

Add to your bath for a relaxing soak. You could gift these to a friend in a nice jar. For a variation, you could also colour them, or add some real lavender buds from your garden. Just make sure to use a small amount of colour as you dont want your skin to turn purple in the bath!

​You can find pure lavender essential oil in a 15ml bottle for $50RRP from our shop. This pure, high quality essential oil is free from synthetic alteration and chemicals. If you're not into DIY, maybe for a good alternative, you'd like to add milk or epsom salts to your Lavender bath.

Have you tried to make any of your own bath products? How did it go?