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Who doesn’t love soft, moisturised, and healthy skin? The butters and oils used in this recipe are the perfect combination that will leave your skin moisturised for days after applying. Customise your whipped body butter with any essential oil of your choice. This also makes a great gift!

Whipped Body Butter
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Shea Butter
1/2 cup Cocoa Butter
1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup Fractionated Coconut Oil
15 drops Grapefruit Essential Oil
15 drops Wild Orange Essential Oil
Double Boiler
Hand/Stand Mixer

Directions:
Measure all butters and oils in glass jar.
Fill a large skillet/saucepan with 1-1.5 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the glass jar to the center of the saucepan to melt and combine ingredients.
Stir every few minutes until the ingredients are melted and combined. (10-15 minutes)
Tip: Use a popsicle stick to stir for easy cleanup.
Once everything is melted, remove from heat and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Add desired essential oils.
Once essential oils are added, let it rest in a cool place (such as the refrigerator) until it has set.
Once chilled, take out of refrigerator. With a stand or hand mixer, start on low and slowly turn the speed higher until the lotion becomes light and fluffy (around 3-5 minutes).
You’re done! Store mixture in a glass jar and keep in a cool place.
Note: The body butter should be stored in a cool place. If you need to re-fluff the body butter you can simply whip it back up to the consistency you like with a hand mixture.

DIY Candy Cane Body Scrub

Looking for a festive and fun way to spread Christmas cheer? Try this fun candy cane scrub made with Peppermint essential oil! This scrub takes only a few ingredients and can easily be customised with your favorite colours and essential oils.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup Fractionated Coconut Oil

12 drops Peppermint essential oil

Skin safe food colouring

Tip: In place of white sugar, you could use sea salt. In place of Fractionated Coconut oil you could use almond oil, grapeseed oil or olive oil.

Directions:

Combine sugar and Fractionated Coconut Oil in bowl.
Divide mixture equally into two bowls.
In one bowl, add red skin safe food colouring.
Layer red and white scrub to create a ‘candy cane’ effect.

SWEET ORANGE SCRUB

1 cup of brown sugar

1/4 cup coconut oil

7-8 drops of dōTERRA Wild Orange Essential oil

Directions: Combine thoroughly in a glass jar, add a label and ribbon, and enjoy or share

VANILLA LAVENDER SUGAR SCRUB

1 cup white sugar

1/4 cup vanilla extract

5-7 drops of dōTERRA Lavender Essential oil

Directions: Combine thoroughly in a glass jar, add a label and ribbon, and enjoy or share

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For many years, people have used essential oils for hair care, due to their moisturising, soothing, and enriching properties. If you are looking for the best oils for hair, check out some of out my favourite DIYs that will keep your luscious locks in good condition all year long.

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DIY Essential Oil Hair Perfume

Hair perfume is a great way to leave those you pass by with the sweet and enticing aroma of essential oils. Lightly spray it on your hair to keep it smelling sweet and fresh. Feel free to switch up the essential oils used in this recipe to create your perfect aroma.

This sweet smelling concoction is full of some of the best essential oils for hair—Ylang Ylang, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Grapefruit, and Lavender oil. Keep your hair smelling fresh and sweet all day long with this simple essential oil Hair Perfume DIY

Ingredients:

1/3 cup rose water

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

5 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil

4 drops Rosemary essential oil

5 drops Sandalwood essential oil

3 drops Lavender essential oil

4 drops Grapefruit essential oil

Note: You can purchase rose water at most health food stores in the soap and hygiene aisle.

Directions:

In fine-mist glass spray bottle, add rose water, vanilla extract, and essential oils. Add more or less essential oils depending on your preference.
Shake and spray on hair as desired.

*Please note that citrus essential oils are photosensitive and can lighten your hair if exposed to UV rays.

DIY Natural Hair Detangler

Did you know that you can use essential oils for hair that feels tangled, course, or just plain stubborn? Check out this easy Natural Hair Detangler DIY that allows you to use soft, moisturising essential oils to detangle your snarly, troublesome hair.

There are few things worse than tangled hair–it can often lead to a tender scalp and lots of unnecessary hair stuck in your brush. Detangling Spray is a great way to get your hair tangle-free without the sore scalp. Marshmallow root and apple cider vinegar are natural detanglers and essential oils add additional benefits to help keep your hair healthy and beautiful.

Ingredients:

12-ounce or larger spray bottle

1.5 cups distilled water

3 tablespoons marshmallow root

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons doTERRA Salon Essentials Smoothing Conditioner

5 drops Rosemary essential oil

5 drops Patchouli essential oil

5 drops Geranium essential oil

5 drops Melaleuca essential oil

Directions:

Boil water and marshmallow root in small pan.
Reduce heat and let simmer 20-30 minutes.
Let cool slightly and strain through cheesecloth or wire strainer.
While warm, pour into bottle and add conditioner, apple cider vinegar, and essential oils.
Shake until combined.
To use, spray generous amount on wet hair and comb through.

DIY Herbal Hairspray Recipe

This Herbal Hairspray DIY will bring your favourite essential oils together to create a spray that will give you the hold you need to keep your hair in line—no matter how crazy the day gets. Aerosol hairsprays can often contain harsh chemicals and toxins, but when you use essential oils for hair care, you’ll experience the benefits of safe, natural ingredients.

Making your own hairspray is easy with essential oils and only takes a few simple ingredients you already have at home. It can easily be customisable to your favourite essential oils and to your preferred hold.

Ingredients:

8-ounce glass fine mist spray bottle

1 cup water

4 teaspoons sugar

Tip: Use more or less sugar depending on how strong you want the hold to be.

2 drops Geranium essential oil

2 drops Lavender essential oil

2 drops Peppermint essential oil

2 drops Rosemary essential oil

2 drops Clary Sage essential oil

Note: Feel free to customise the essential oils to your preference. You can use one or all of the essential oils listed above. However, be careful using citrus oils as they can lighten your hair if exposed to UV light.

Directions:

In saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring heat to boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool.
Pour essential oil into glass spray bottle and add cooled sugar water.
Use as you would any other hairspray.

DIY Beach Wave Salt Spray

Although you may not live near the beach, your hair can easily look like you’ve been playing in the waves with this homemade salt spray. This easy spray will help give you those perfect beach waves (without all the sand and greasy sunscreen) to help recreate your best hair days at the beach with loose, carefree curls.

Ingredients:

8-ounce spray bottle

1 cup hot water

2 tablespoons Epsom salt

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 teaspoon Fractionated Coconut Oil

5 drops Rosemary essential oil

5 drops Lemon essential oil

Note: Lemon oil is photosensitive and may lighten your hair if exposed to sun. Feel free to omit if desired.

Directions:

In a spray bottle, add doTERRA Healthy Hold Glaze and salts.
Add Fractionated Coconut oil and essential oils. Top with water and shake.
To use, spray generously on hair while scrunching with hands. Let dry.

DIY: Geranium Hair Mask

Ingredients:

1–2 egg
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
5 drops Geranium essential oil

Directions:

Mix eggs with olive oil. Add in honey and Geranium and mix until creamy.
Apply mask from roots to ends of your hair until completely covered.
Cover your hair with plastic wrap or a shower cap and leave for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Rinse with warm water and shampoo until hair is no longer sticky. Use conditioner if necessary.

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DIY~Body Butter/Body Scrubs

DIY Essential Oil Hair Recipes