Holiday DIY Gifts

So it’s official……holiday shopping season has begun!!  I’m one of those holiday gift planners; I plan each gift out, keep everything organized with an app on my phone, and I try to stay on budget.  Try!!!  LOL!!  This year since I’m home more and trying to spread extra joy and cheer, I have decided to make my close friends and family essential oil pampering products.  I love DIY gifts!  I get to be creative and get to customize them for the receiver.   

This year I am going with a peppermint theme.  Peppermint Essential Oil has so many amazing benefits.  This oil promotes healthy respiratory function, clear breathing, digestive health when taken internally, and repels bugs naturally. 

Candy Cane Sugar Scrub

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup Fractionated Coconut oil 
• 12 drops Peppermint oil 
• Skin safe food coloring

Instructions:

1. Combine sugar and Fractionated Coconut Oil in bowl. 
2. Divide mixture equally into two bowls. 
3. In one bowl, add red skin safe food coloring. 
4. Layer red and white scrub to create a "candy cane" effect. 
5. Put contents into container(s) of your choice. 

Peppermint Lip Scrub

Ingredients:

• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons virgin coconut oil
• 3 teaspoons honey
• 2 drops Peppermint oil 
• 2 drops Lavender oil  

Instructions:

1. Mix brown sugar, coconut oil, and honey in small bowl.
2. Add desired essential oils.
3. Stir until ingredients are combined.
4. Put contents into container(s) of your choice.
5. Apply to lips as needed.

These natural and exfoliating scrubs will leave your skin and lips feeling smooth and rejuvenated.  For extra soft skin and lips, apply lotion and lip balm after the scrubs.

Natural Lip Gloss

• 3 drops Lavender
• 2 drops Lemon

Add essential oils to a 10mL roller bottle, top with carrier oil, and rub lips together.

Stress Less Roller Bottle Blend

• 10 drops Lavender oil
• 10 drops Peppermint oil 
• 10 drops Frankincense oil 

Add essential oils to a 10mL roller bottle and top off with carrier oil. Apply to the back of the neck, temples, and wrists when stress is high. 

Roller bottles are a favorite gift of mine.  So easy to use and carry!!

Sleepy Time Diffuser Blend

• 20 drops Lavender oil
• 10 drops Peppermint oil

 Add essential oils to 5mL dropper bottles.  The premixed blends make it so easy for a new essential oil user to enjoy.  All they have to do is add 5-6 drops to their favorite diffuser.  

I encourage you to try your hand at some DIY Holiday Gifts this year.  Get creative!! Add labels, ribbon, heart felt messages, any dressing up that you like.  These gifts are so much fun to make and your loved ones will really cherish them.  

Do y’all like to DIY?  I would love to hear some of your ideas in the comments below. 

Wishing you Joy and Cheer and a little extra time with the ones you hold Dear!!

XOXOXO—Alisha