Amazing baby mix

We keep this lovely jar on our changing table and use it for just about everything!

Picture: Mason jar of coconut oil and lavender

It is a jar of lavender and coconut oil I mixed together a while back. Since I made it for my baby, it is a rather mild mix. It has approximately 1 drop of lavender for every tablespoon of coconut oil (I always add a couple of extra drops). If you are going to make a mix for someone older, you can make it stronger. However, I catch my husband in the nursery using the "baby mix" all the time, and it works great even though it is a mild mix!

Recently, I used this "baby mix" on a scratch on my son's face. He gave the scratch to himself with his razor like fingernails. I try to keep his nails short, but trimming an eight month old's nails is about as easy as trimming a wild racoon's nails! Yes, I've heard the trick to do it while they are sleeping, but who wants to risk waking a sleeping baby? I need my sleep, too!

All I did was dab a little bit on the scratch every time I changed his diaper. This is why I keep it on the changing table! Below are the pictures of the progress, however, they are not the best. My son loves to take pictures, but it is quite the challenge to get a side view of him! After 24 hours the scratch was barely there anymore! 

I use my "baby mix" all the time and for about a million things! Little finger nail scratches is just one of the things I treat with it! If you decide to make your own mix, here are a few tips:

1.Coconut oil starts getting liquid around 78 degrees (I know this because I bumped up the thermostat for a weekend trip and returned to a liquid baby mix).

2. Store in a place that is cooler than 78 degrees. :)

3. Do not melt in the microwave, instead place your glass container in a bowl of warm water.

4. Store in a glass or metal container. Oils do not work well with plastic!

5. Be patient, it sometimes take a while for the coconut oil to solidify again(days even!). I'd randomly shake the mix as it sat around liquid... not sure if it helped but it made me feel like it was really mixed up!

Just to prove how much my son loves pictures, here is one I snapped a few weeks ago...

Picture: Cutest baby I know

Happy oil using! -Amy