We all need a little extra rest and relaxation nowadays, don’t we? I feel like with the pandemic we are all balancing additional roles and responsibilities. With all of that means extra stress. It’s important for us all to take part in self-care time and ensure we are getting those restful 8 hours each night. Well, at least as many nights as we can!
This month Simply Earth has the perfect theme to help us all indulge in a little self-care. Their theme this month is all about Rest & Relaxation and the timing could not have been better. We made these recipes and have been using them nightly ever since!
This month’s essential oil box includes natural solubilzer, diffuser reeds, spray bottle, and 4 essential oils. The essential oils included in this month’s box are:
- Juniper Berry- uplifts, deodorizes, soothes, stimulates, energizes
- Copaiba- uplifts, calms, soothes, supports immunity
- Balsam Fir- uplifts, refreshes, supports respiration, soothes
- Sleepy blend-calms
This month’s recipes include Goodnight Moon Diffuser Blend, Moon & Back Roll-on, Lights Out Reed Diffuser, DIY Micellar Water, Sleepy Pillow Spray, and Soothing Sleepy Balm.
and I just realized that I am missing an A in relaxation. *face palm* This is what happens when your kids are distracting you while you attempt to set up photos and make recipes. Haha! #reallife
Goodnight Moon Diffuser Blend
Claire wasted no time putting this together! And then she promptly took it, along with our other diffuser to use in her room every night. You guys, it is so cute. Now it is part of her nightly ritual to fill up the diffuser and add this diffuser blend. It’s a very soothing scent!
Lights Out Reed Diffuser
We love using our diffuser in our home, but reed diffusers are really nice, too! You don’t need to refill them as often, no need for electricity or cords anywhere, and they can serve as a decorative element as well. If you notice the little vase Claire and I found to use, you can only guess where this ended up as well! It looks so pretty on her dresser and it smells really nice.
Moon & Back Roll-on
This lovely roll-on isn’t just for nighttime! It can be used throughout the day to help support calm and relaxation. Claire does make sure to use it at night and Aveline loves to have her turn with it as well.
Sleepy Pillow Spray
This might be my favorite recipe of the box. Pillow sprays are so wonderful! I like to spray them on just before bed and as soon as your head hits the pillow you get a wonderful burst of calming scent. I’d been meaning to make some for myself so the recipe this month was serendipitous!
DIY Micellar Water
If the pillow spray is my favorite, this micellar water is definitely my second favorite this month! I love using the smell of this to help me relax at the end of the day when I am removing my makeup. It works really well and is perfect after I cleanse my face to get any remnants of mascara or eye makeup off. I was shocked at how easy it was to make your own micellar water! I will definitely be making more once this is gone.
Soothing Sleepy Balm
Oh my goodness. I’m not sure if you saw my stories, but I made two little jars of this for my girls. I just stuck one in a basket on Avie’s dresser where we keep some balms and lotions for her. She had her bath that night and I let her put some on her chest and then we tucked her in. Well, the next morning I went into her room to wake her up and she was COVERED! She had used over half of the jar of balm! Avie’s hair was hanging in greasy strands. She certainly slept well with all that sleepy balm! Haha! I think the extra coconut oil had her hair looking extra shiny even after shampooing it twice.
Anyway, this is a wonderful recipe that can be used on the hands, cheeks, and chest to help support a good night’s sleep. As a bonus, it’s very moisturizing!
The Simply Earth subscription box is a wonderful opportunity to begin using essential oils more and making useful and fun items you can use in your home. Simply Earth sells essential oils at honest prices AND teaches you how to use them in recipes as well as sharing what the uses the oils have. If you have children, the box is a great way to spend some time with them making things together! Use my referral link and my code IDODECLAIREFREE and receive a $40 gift card towards a future box or something else on their site AND a free Bonus Box!! This box contains all kinds of little extras to help you make the recipes.
There are other benefits to the subscription box like being able to add items to your box for free shipping, being able to exchange oils, and being able to gift a month to someone! The Simply Earth box is a wonderful value at just under $40. That includes you get 4 oils, ingredients, recipes, and some containers each month!
Simply Earth provides support for you with their blog containing videos and explanations of each recipe, a facebook group where you can ask questions and share knowledge, an essential oil hero course so you can make your own recipes, and their amazing customer service team! And I love that 13% of all products go to support organizations that work to end human trafficking.
Next month there will be orange, oregano, frankincense, and tranquility oils. I’m so excited to try the tranquility once especially! Even the name is relaxing!
