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Just Everyday Beauty

most used herbs, essential oils, and diys.
plus a few rambles from yours truly.

using ESSENTIAL OILS

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4 Reasons to Use Essential Oils (and 3 reasons to not)

4 Reasons to Use Essential Oils (and 3 reasons to not)

Is using essential oils right for you? Let’s explore the pros and cons to using essential oils!

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We'll Make it Through {sneezes in spring}

We'll Make it Through {sneezes in spring}

We are full into Florida spring. God help us. I have no idea what is blooming but my body does not like it. Sneezing and inflamed sinuses only exacerbate my trigeminal neuralgia. So, what do we do? Use our tools. Here’s the plan…

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DIY: Home Insect Repellent

DIY: Home Insect Repellent

It’s that time of year again. Spring is in full bloom and the insects are making their home a little too close. (i.e. inside my home)…

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Protecting your Energy with Essential Oils

Protecting your Energy with Essential Oils

Any time I’m down or I need a little assistance blocking outside energetic noise - these are the oils that I use.

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Essential Oils for Seasonal Discomfort

Essential Oils for Seasonal Discomfort

It’s that time of year again. Seems like everyone we know is coughing, sneezing, or just fatigued and run-down. These are my essential oil and herbal secret weapons that are my go-to this season.

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Energetic Cleansing Diffuser Blends

Energetic Cleansing Diffuser Blends

Using my diffuser is one of the tools I use to cleanse a space energetically. Sometimes rooms can just feel stagnant and a little icky. Whether the . . .

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DIY: Hair Oil

This hair oil is comprised of beautiful oils that are believed to nourish and promote hair growth.

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DIY: Body Oil

One of the best thing about essential oils is the variety of ways that they can be used. This DIY is one way I use oils daily.

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Use Your Tools - or the story of how I came to love Magnolia

Use Your Tools - or the story of how I came to love Magnolia

It’s like everything else in life we know is good for us. You experience how good you can feel and then something happens and we fall into a kind of amnesia . . .

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Essential Oil Skincare Routine

Essential Oil Skincare Routine

Want to learn how to integrate essential oils into your skincare routine? Let my routine be a jumpstart guide for you.

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DIY: Custom Diffuser Blends

DIY: Custom Diffuser Blends

Learn to DIY a more complex diffuser blend. Whether you’re a seasoned blend builder or just getting started this DIY (plus an up-cycle) is just for you.

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3 Tips for Green Laundry

3 Tips for Green Laundry

If you have been searching for ways to make your laundry process a little more green and eliminate more toxins from your home here are three easy ways to get started.

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from the heart of an herbalist

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Spiced Vinegar

In April of this year I made my first batch of spiced vinegar. It’s surprisingly tasty. I use this as a bitter before I eat lunch . . .

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Passionflower: A Love Affair

Passionflower: A Love Affair

This flowering vine is everything I never knew I always needed and why she just might be for you, too.

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Lessons from Gathering Rose

Lessons from Gathering Rose

I started gathering rose petals a few months ago and in the process I’ve learned a few things…

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simple and savvy DIYS

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DIY: Home Insect Repellent

DIY: Home Insect Repellent

It’s that time of year again. Spring is in full bloom and the insects are making their home a little too close. (i.e. inside my home)…

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DIY: Hair Oil

This hair oil is comprised of beautiful oils that are believed to nourish and promote hair growth.

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DIY: Body Oil

One of the best thing about essential oils is the variety of ways that they can be used. This DIY is one way I use oils daily.

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DIY: Custom Diffuser Blends

DIY: Custom Diffuser Blends

Learn to DIY a more complex diffuser blend. Whether you’re a seasoned blend builder or just getting started this DIY (plus an up-cycle) is just for you.

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3 Tips for Green Laundry

3 Tips for Green Laundry

If you have been searching for ways to make your laundry process a little more green and eliminate more toxins from your home here are three easy ways to get started.

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DIY: After Sun Spray

DIY: After Sun Spray

For when you want to give your skin some extra love.

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DIY: Kick the Tension Blend

DIY: Kick the Tension Blend

When you want to kick the head tension to the curb…

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DIY: "Pure"fume

DIY: "Pure"fume

I’m obsessed.

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DIY: Sugar Scrub

DIY: Sugar Scrub

Only three ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.

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DIY: Lavender Linen Spray

DIY: Lavender Linen Spray

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DIY: Bathbombs

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DIY: Dusting Spray

DIY: Dusting Spray

Recently I experimented and made my own dusting/wood polishing spray and want to share the recipe. It works like a charm and smells gloriously fresh.

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DIY: Body Spray

DIY: Body Spray

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getting personal - midnight MUSINGS

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Staring Down the New Year

Staring Down the New Year

I have a lot of feelings about the new year. I love planning and creating systems and organization so you can imagine I love a new year turning. There is something about it that feels like a blank slate - and my calendar is yet blank for the new year (anyone else a paper planner person?). The harsh reality is - I will still have trigeminal neuralgia …

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Weaving the Magic in the Mundane - or how life has been lately

Weaving the Magic in the Mundane - or how life has been lately

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Spring Musings

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I Stood

A poem

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A Letter from the Land of No Sleep

A Letter from the Land of No Sleep

I was up again at 1AM this morning. My trigeminal neuralgia has been a little more relentless these days . . .

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Living with Chronic Illness

Living with Chronic Illness

Life is hard - especially while dealing with chronic illness. A few things help me deal with the emotional aspects of it all.

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Passionflower: A Love Affair

Passionflower: A Love Affair

This flowering vine is everything I never knew I always needed and why she just might be for you, too.

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Starting Sourdough: 5 Things I Wish I Knew

Starting Sourdough: 5 Things I Wish I Knew

These are five tips I wish someone had told me at the very beginning - especially tip #5!

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Lessons from Gathering Rose

Lessons from Gathering Rose

I started gathering rose petals a few months ago and in the process I’ve learned a few things…

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On Personal Sovereignty

On Personal Sovereignty

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Untitled

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A Love Note

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Beauty in the Waiting

Beauty in the Waiting

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Homeschooling: Changing Paths

Homeschooling: Changing Paths

Yeah, I see you there mama. Wondering if you should go with your gut on this one. Let’s talk.

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In Gratitude

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It's terrifying, isn't it?

It's terrifying, isn't it?

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The complete collection of blog posts is below for your perusing pleasure.

Posts in Essential Oils

Tips for Using Essential Oils

Tips for Using Essential Oils

You’ve got your oils but now what? Top tips on how to put your oils to use.

Essential OilsLeah BarnettJanuary 6, 2020essential oils, essential oil safety, essential oils for kids, essential oils for home, how to use essential oils, essential oil how to, how to essential oils

Tips on Storing Essential Oils

Tips on Storing Essential Oils

Ever wondered how to store your oils?

Essential OilsLeah BarnettDecember 10, 2019essential oils, eos, essential oil storage, storage for essential oils, how to keep essential oils, doterra, yl, essential oils for home, home essential oils

My Essential Oil Skincare Routine

My Essential Oil Skincare Routine

Clean Beauty, Essential OilsLeah BarnettNovember 22, 2019essential oils, essential oil skin care, skin care, eo skincare, yl, doterra, doterra essential oil, eos, eo, eo for skin, essential oil for skin, dry skin, breakouts, essential oil for breakouts, essential oil for aging, skin care DIY

Traveling with Oils

Traveling with Oils

Traveling is fun but stressful. How in the world can oils support you while you travel?

Essential OilsLeah BarnettOctober 30, 2019eos for travel, travel with essential oils, doterra, yl

All the Things

All the Things

New products and TWO amazing promos? Sign me up!

Essential OilsLeah BarnettOctober 1, 2019essential oils, doterra, doterra essential oils, free essential oils, essential oil promo, essential oil promo code, doterra promo code, oily mom, oily mama, hippie mama

What is FLOOT? (aka FLOOM)

What is FLOOT? (aka FLOOM)

I -hilariously- thought to myself recently, “I haven’t been sick in a while.” I should have knocked on wood.

Essential OilsLeah BarnettSeptember 23, 2019essential oils, essential oils for mom, essential oils for cooties, cold, doterra, yl, floom, essential oil cold

DIY: Kick the Tension Blend

DIY: Kick the Tension Blend

When you want to kick the head tension to the curb…

DIY, Essential OilsLeah BarnettSeptember 18, 2019mom life, essential oils for kids, head tension blend, essential oils, yl, doterra, eos, diy blends, eo blend

Sleep Well, Beautiful.

Sleep Well, Beautiful.

Why am I just now implementing this amazing combo?

Essential OilsLeah BarnettSeptember 15, 2019sleep, essential oils, essential oils for sleep, essential oils for mom, moms, mom life, mom blog, doterra, yl

Is it fall, yet?

Is it fall, yet?

Diffuser blends to try when you are ready to welcome fall.

Essential Oils, Most PopularLeah BarnettSeptember 9, 2019essential oils, essential oil diffuser, essential oil blends, diffuser blends, essential oil diy

DIY: "Pure"fume

DIY: "Pure"fume

I’m obsessed.

Essential Oils, Clean Beauty, DIY, Most PopularLeah BarnettAugust 15, 2019diy, essential oil diy, perfume diy, "pure"fume, clean beauty diy