Many people are confused about where to start with essential oils and what „kit“ to choose to have great value for their bucks, reap the utmost health benefits and increase the number of conditions they can apply their oils to.
The answer to that question truly just depends on what you are looking for in essential oils. If you want oils for first aid and health in general, for skin treatment, for a great smelling and uplifting atmosphere in your home, for support through your daily schedule or maybe cleaning and body care. Or maybe you are looking to spice up your love life?
There is this one kit that has a lot of overlaps in those areas and so that combination is a good way to start. Concerning its value rest assured that this kit gets you awesome results with some of the least expensive oils available. Here we go:
Lavender: This all-star is your go-to oil for so many occasions. It heals burns and pimples, takes care of your mental health, eases female hormone disorders, headaches and muscle aches, battles exhaustion, repels bug, scents your laundry and supports deep sleep.
Tea Tree: This one is another powerful icon of the essential oil league. If you would just have this one oil it could really safe the day for a wide range of things: cleaning and burn treatment as well as treatment of a wide range of bacterial, viral and fungal conditions. In addition it tames skin issues as well as head lice, soothes insect bites and is highly antiseptic while being gentle on the skin.
Peppermint: Well-loved and known for its uplifting and fresh smell, peppermint has other convincing attributes that make it one of the most purposeful oils available: It soothes pain, repels bugs and eases insect bites, calms fever, eases an upset stomach, dispells bad breath, combats fungi, disinfect wounds and alleviates inflammation.
Ginger: Ginger is excellent for nausea and helps digestion, battles motion and sea sickness, eases circulation and reduces inflammation. It is a so called „hot“ oil and has to be diluted or taken in capsules when applied internally.
Eucalyptus: Effectively kills pathogens, combats body aches and pains, sinus congestions, fever and colds, has an uplifting scent and improves circulation. Great for inhalation around sick people.
Oregano: This oils‘ superpower is its antibacterial property, it is a strong antibiotic but can also help with yeast infections, relieve pain and support gut health. Oregano is also a hot oil and needs to be diluted or taken in capsules for internal use.
So this kit alone can help you with respiratory conditions (always best to have a diffuser for that!), cold, flus, burns, bruises, motion sickness, sprains, bug bite prevention, fevers. They are antibacterial, anti-fungal, decongestant, expectorant, stimulant and antiviral. Use them for cleaning, mental health, disinfectants and immun stimulants.
Apply them as inhalations, internally, by bathing, on compresses, in suppositories, as a room spray, body spray and even neat in certain cases (for example you can put lavender or tea tree oil undiluted on burns wounds).
I hope this brought some clearity into the question where to start your essential oil journey.
Be well and see you soon!