Moving on up!

Hi folks!

Thanks for visiting me here for my DIY Recipes with Essential Oils!

I now have a gorgeous new website at www.EO4Living.com that is filled with the most amazing resources and my Events Calendar with all the Essential Oils classes I will be holding on Facebook and in person!  Please come visit the new site and let me know what you think!

For now on... all my DIY recipes will be shared over at my personal blog:  www.vagabondzen.com

See you there!  xo-d

DIY Beard Oil

Who doesn't love a man with a full, thick beard?  What about one filled with breadcrumbs that is itchy and scratchy?  Haha... not so much?  This beard oil is incredibly simple to make and also has many benefits for a healthy tuft of chin hair.  Oh... and the Clove Essential Oil makes it smell sooo... manly!  ;)

Essential Oil Chai Tea Recipe

Who doesn't love a hot cup of tea on a cold winter's day?  One of the reasons I love the brand of essential oils I use is because they are sourced and extracted with far more stringent requirements than any other essential oil out there.  They are also extremely transparent about where their oils come from and how they are extracted.  Because of this, many of their oils are ingestible.

Winter Hippie Blend

Christmas time might be my favorite time of year for smells.  Anything that has an earthy scent like a forest or Christmas tree attracts me.  It's no big surprise to me then, that I came up with this particular blend for the winter!

DIY Essential Oil Liquid Hand Soap

You're going to love how easy it is to make this liquid hand soap!  Just a few ingredients, that you probably already have around the house, and it's done!  You will save on your water bill, too!

DIY Essential Oil Body Wash

You may recognize the bottle I re-used to make my own body wash with essential oils.  I love scented body washes, but never really knew what was in them.  Slowly I have been changing my beauty routine over to natural products because I learned that what I put on my skin is also absorbed by my skin and eventually into my bloodstream... and hey, ew!  This body wash recipe is simple and easy to make.  And the best part is... you can make it any scent you want.. and change it every time!

DIY Face Wash Oil for Oily Skin

Do you have oily skin?  Do you suffer from acne? Then try out this DIY Face Oil - you will LOVE it!

DIY Face Wash Oil for Dry/Mature Skin

Do you have dry skin?  Would like to nourish your mature skin?  Do you suffer from eczema or psoriasis?  Then try out this DIY Face Oil - you will LOVE it!

Autumn Aromatherapy

Recently, it has begun to get chilly {and we even got a little rain!} here in Northern California.  I was inspired by this fall-like weather to mix a few essential oils and create the sweet scent of autumn!

Clean Eating and Supplement Blends

For a couple of months now I have been trying to eat better.  Eat real foods.  Eat fresh foods.  Not eat sugar.  Not eat processed foods.  It's a challenge, but one well worth it.  So far I have lost 12 pounds.  Not bad considering all I have done is try to eat better.  Some weeks I am better than others, but trying has been making a great big difference!

DIY "Poo-Pourri"

By now you have probably seen the product, Poo-Pourri.  I ran across it in a shared bathroom in an office building in Wyoming and loved it.  Poo-Pourri has a cute bottle, lovely scents, and it works!  Just spritz a little into the bowl before you go #2 and the stinkies are gone!

Essential Oils for Lower Back Pain

Recently one morning, as I began putting away the clean dishes from the night before, I threw out my lower back. This is the first time it has happened to me and the first thing I thought was, "WTF, I'm not even 40!" But... as the pain set in and I realized it wasn't going to go away on its own, I started a little research on how to alleviate the pain and speed my recovery along.

Essential Oils for your Chakras {Crown Chakra}

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The Crown Chakra {Sahasrara Chakra} is your seventh chakra, located at the crown of your head.  The crown chakra is connected to your cosmic consciousness, spirit, bliss, understanding and enlightenment.

Essential Oils for your Chakras {Third Eye Chakra}

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The Third Eye Chakra {Ajna Chakra} is your sixth chakra, located between your eyebrows.  Your third eye chakra is where your intuition is derived, in addition to clairvoyant abilities and psychic senses.

Essential Oils for your Chakras {Throat Chakra}

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The Throat Chakra {Vishuddha Chakra} is your fifth chakra, located in your throat.  As you might expect, the throat chakra is related to your speaking and communication, however it is also connected to healing and creativity.

Essential Oils for your Chakras {Heart Chakra}

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The Heart Chakra {Anahata Chakra} is your fourth chakra, located in the center of your chest, next to your heart.  Often thought of as the green chakra point, the heart chakra can also be connected with the color pink. Th energy of the heart chakra is associated with love, kindness, compassion and balance.

Essential Oils for your Chakras {Solar Plexus Chakra}

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The Solar Plexus Chakra {Manipura Chakra} is your third chakra, located halfway between your navel and the base of your sternum.  This is the chakra associated with our willpower and personality; it is where our gut instinct comes from.

Essential Oils for your Chakras {Sacral Chakra}

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The Sacral Chakra { Svadhisthana Chakra} is your second chakra, located in your lower abdomen.  Known for it's emotional connections, the Sacral Chakra is strongly associated to your sexual energy and creativity.

Essential Oils for your Chakras {Root Chakra}

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The Root Chakra {Muladhara Chakra} is your first chakra, located at the base of your spine.

Known as the grounding chakra, it is associated with security and our survival instincts.

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