Carrier Oils

When I first got started with Essential Oils I felt as if I was thrown into a world of lingo I did not know. The first word that came up was "neat", which I always thought of as a synonym for cool or awesome. I quickly realized that it meant to apply an oil straight or without a carrier oil. Which brings us to another set of words, "carrier oil". What on earth is a "carrier oil"? Carrier oils are simply oils you use with your essential oils. Carrier oils can have many benefits such as lessening EOs evaporation, making oils spread farther (I'm all about this!), and making EOs not as potent. My sister, Missy, once applied oregano (a "hot" oil) neat to her face! Let's just say she was wishing she had used a carrier oil. I use quite a few oils on my 8 month old son and due to his age it is important to use carrier oils. Baby skin is quite sensitive, especially my son's skin! Now you may thinking, "Carrier oils are oils you use with EOs, but what are carrier oils?!?!". Well I've made a little chart to help you out.

I hope this chart helps you understand a little more about carrier oils. In case you were wondering, I love coconut oil! It has so many wonderful benefits of it's own and when you combine it with doTERRA oils the combination is better than either one alone. Reminds me of saying from a show I  watched as a kid "With our powers combined...".

Just remember too much of a good thing is not always a good thing. Make sure you do not over dilute your EOs with your carrier oils. Happy oil using! -Amy

Bug Spray

I recently got Terra Shield, which can be used directly from the bottle to keep those pesky bugs away. However, if you know me at all, you know if I can make something stretch a little further I will. Well lets just say it...I'm cheap (I prefer "smart with my money")! Sometimes my stretches work and sometimes they do not... in this case it did. I turned my Terra Shield into a nifty spray!


1. I got some of these awesome 2 oz. glass spray bottles from Amazon. (You are not supposed to use plastic bottles.)

2. I filled the bottle most of the way full with distilled water (I left just enough room for my other ingredients).


3. I added about a teaspoon of fractionated coconut oil with my dropper that came with my Amazon glass spray bottles.

4. I finished by adding 30 drops of Terra Shield.

My husband, 8 month old son and I all used the spray at an outside BBQ last week. We did not get a single bug bite. Normally, if there is one mosquito in a 5 mile radius it will find my husband. So it is pretty impressive that he did not get bit, especially this time of year in Texas! Everything is bigger in Texas, including the bugs!


 Don't forget to shake it up before each use to make sure everything is mixed well. Hope the bug spray works for you, too!