Bring on the Holiday Oils!
December kicks off the start of the holiday season for many of us, all over the world. So that means, lots of celebrating! And who wouldn’t want to have their collection of essential oils on hand to help enhance the holiday spirit? Whether they’re used for dealing with the stresses that may arise, or simply to amplify the joy of the season, essential oils are a great addition to your holiday toolkit. ❄️🌲
EndorphinGirl™ initially thought of writing a “12 Days of Oils” theme blog, you know like the "12 Days of Christmas." But then she thought it’d be nice to do "8 Oils of Hanukkah", for each of the 8 days. But then she thought it would also be nice to write about the "7 Oils of Kwanzaa”, for, you guessed it, the 7 nights of Kwanzaa. And then she remembered there is the one day called Boxing Day and before you know it she was ‘oil forecasting’ into the New Year . . . a blog about the new year, the Japanese New Year, the Chinese New Year…
Wow! That’s a lot of blogging. Of course, EndorphinGirl™ loves researching oils and no doubt at some point she will likely have a blog about oils for each of those holidays. To start things off though, she’s decided to write broadly to provide you with some essential oil options (all from Young Living, her favorite oil provider), which she believes can help you enhance your holiday spirit, whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Boxing Day, and/or any of the new years, or any other holiday in December! 😊
So here goes:
Holidays are a time for focusing on gratitude, for all the gifts and blessings we receive and give each day:
Oils for gratitude:
Abundance™ blend - includes oils that were used by ancient cultures to attract prosperity and magnify joy and peace
Gratitude™ blend - invites a sense of emotional and spiritual progress, this oil fosters a grateful attitude as well as embracing the blessings in life
While there’s a lot to be grateful for, it can also be a pretty hectic time of year. No matter, there are still ways to find the peace & calming:
Oils for peace & calming:
Hope™ blend - invites a reconnecting to feelings of strength and stability
Peace & Calming™ - promotes a soothing and relaxing atmosphere
Stress Away™ - a blend that is uniquely relaxing and comforting
The smells of these oils are divine!
It’s important to pause and find ways to revisit those feeling of love and joy, to notice the good vibes all around us:
Oils to celebrate love & joy:
Ylang ylang - illuminates relaxing sweet floral aroma
Joy - invites a sense of romance, bliss and warmth; promotes positive outlook. This one is EndorphinGirl®'s absolute favorite essential oil.
Joy, joy, joy!
Of course many of us still exchange gifts, so here are a few faves to enhance your holiday shopping experience (perhaps something nice to smell while waiting in long lines? 🙂) :
Oils to enhance gift shopping experience:
Orange - calming and brings feelings of inspiration
Peppermint - invites a feeling of peace
Peace & Calming™ - promotes a soothing and relaxing atmosphere
Stress Away™ - blend of uniquely relaxing and comforting feelings
EN-R-GEE™ - uplifting and energizing aroma
Gathering™ - invites you to overcome chaotic energy everyday life and keeps you on path to higher achievement
And what a great feeling it is to get all that shopping done. . .
And for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, who doesn’t love the smell of a fireplace of warmth all around us during this time of the year?
Oils for the winter coziness:
Cinnamon Bark - hot, spicy fragrance that is said to unlock feelings of abundance
Clove - a warm and inviting scent
Idaho Blue Spruce- pleasing and relaxing evergreen aroma
Northern Lights Black Spruce- rich, woodsy, invigorating scent
Thieves®- warmth of the season smell
And than one of the holidays arrives (while these are a bit specific to Christmas, certainly they can work with any of the holidays)
Oils for Christmas Day
Three Wise Men- blend designed to promote feelings of reverence and spiritual awareness
Elemi- part of same family as Frankincense & Myrrh (but less expensive)
Frankincense- great for meditation to feel grounded
Myrrh - great for mediation to bring deeper sense of spirituality, and also great for the skin :)
Christmas Spirit™- the smell of Christmas
And, of course, for all those New Year celebrations:
Oils for Japanese New Year
Hinoki- rich inviting citrus aroma that can increase spiritual awareness
Oils for New Year
Dream Catcher™- designed to harness power of positive dramas (for the new year) and say on path to fulfillment
Believe™- blend that may encourage feelings of strength and faith
Envision™- stimulate feelings of creativity and resourcefulness, encouraging strength necessary to achieve dreams
Present time™- helps focus on the here and now
Into the future™- inspiration blend creates an invigorating aromatic companion as you look ahead at life’s goals and dreams
All of these oils mentioned can be used in a diffuser; in general, just a few drops are needed. Plus, there are lots of DIY ways to use oils as well. EndorphinGirl™ will, of course, be sharing some of her favorite DIY ways to use oils, so be on the lookout! Check out our Oil Zone section in the meantime!