Be Prepared For Summer By Creating A Home Essential Oil Emergency Kit by Berena Wise

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Be Prepared For Summer By Creating A Home Essential Oil Emergency Kit

By Berena Wise

I have often been asked which essential oils should you always have in your home medicine kit.

Let’s first talk about what they are. Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds found in various parts of plants. It is the “immune system” of the plant, and without it, plants couldn’t survive or thrive. These same compounds can help with health concerns our such as illness, allergies, pain, and emotional issues. They are 50-70 times more potent than herbs so you can imagine how powerful they can be.

As with any type of herb or natural medicine, make sure that you are purchasing the best quality essential oil on the market. Lower quality oils may state that they are 100% pure, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are 100% pure essential oils without fillers. I like to use oils from companies that use third party testers to ensure quality. There are a few companies out there that do this type of testing and they will always state that they do. Remember, if you are using oils on newborns and children, elderly and during pregnancy, you will want this quality of purity. When using essential oils on sensitive skin, the oil will need to be blended with organic carrier oil.

So now that we know what they are, and how to choose safe and effective oils, what are the best ones to get started?

  1. Lavender: For Calming and Stress Reduction – This universal oil is great for almost everything. It heals burns and cuts, relieves insomnia, reduces stress and anxiety and is a powerful antihistamine. You can also use it for bug bites, bruises, sleep deprivation, allergies, inflammation, sunburns, lice, and more. It is soothing to skin irritations and takes the pain out of bee stings, hives and other allergic skin reactions. It helps with earache and depression. It is the number one oil you must have in your emergency kit.
  1. Lemon: For Cleansing and Mood Elevation – This oil is known for its cleansing ability. Add a few drops to your water to purify it. It is also great for intestinal parasites, dissolves petrochemicals from your body, effective for colds & flu, helps your digestive system and liver work, helps reduce stress and fatigue, calms upset stomachs, is effective for gout, sore throat, and is a disinfectant and an antiseptic.
  1. Peppermint: For Indigestion and Cooling – This essential oil is effective for treating nausea and digestive issues, allergies, reduces fever, increases alertness and focus, and increases oxygen absorption. It is great for headaches or any muscle aches or pains and is also a catalyst when mixed with other oils. Peppermint is anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and can be used for shock, colds, colic, and heartburn.
  1. Oregano: For Natural Immune System Support –This oil is effective in treating bacterial infections and yeast infections, relieves back and joint pain and inflammation, colds & flu, kills warts & skin tags and athlete’s foot, and is an effective cleanse for GI health.
  1. Melaleuca: For Soothing and Healing – This oil can be used as a first aid ointment, useful for skin irritations, bug bites, athlete’s foot, eczema and psoriasis. It aids in immune function and supports against throat and respiratory pathogens, and helps with slivers in the skin.
  1. Helichrysum: For Bruising and Swelling – This oil is great for bruising, sprains, and swelling. Any injury, that does not have broken skin can be treated with Helichrysum oil. This essential oil can be used to treat shock, heal bruises, help with broken bones, help with allergies, and is beneficial against infections and viruses.
  1. Myrrh: For Infections and Pain relief – This oil is good for antiseptic needs, pain relief and swelling of cuts, wounds or bruises. Can be applied on open wounds. It stimulates the immune system and blood circulation and promotes tissue regeneration. It has astringent and analgesic properties and can ease coughing, tonsillitis and other infections.
  1. Clove: For Pain and Toxins – This oil helps to relieve toothaches, headaches, and other pain and can be used to draw toxins and infections from the body. It also aids in relieving nausea and constipation.
  1. Frankincense: For Inflammation and More –Frankincense oil enhances the effects of other oils, helps reduce inflammation, relieves headaches, and supports skin tissue recovery. It also helps to soothe hyperactivity and restlessness and facilitates clarity and focus of the mind.
  1. Lemongrass: For Cramping Muscles – This oil soothes sore and cramping muscles, is naturally cleansing and helps to warm feet in the winter.

As you can see from this list, essential oils can be used for almost any type of minor pain or ailment that you might encounter. Of course, I am not a doctor. So this is based on researching and educating myself to be a healer in my own home.

There is certainly a lot to be said about being prepared for summer bumps and scrapes. This kit when used as directed, is completely safe and natural without any side effects. Try them out and see if they make a difference in your health and the health of your family this summer, and get yourself versed and educated to utilize them before an emergency occurs.

Blessings, Berena