Two things first:
1. To use oils with children, I highly recommend buying a Modern Essentials Book and reading the section on children. Also, since doTERRA has oils that are the purest that I know of (because they use guidelines above the industry standards) I would only ever use doTERRA oils on my children.
2. All the oils mentioned below can be purchased at mydoterra.com/oils2you. (You only have to sign in if you have a wholesale account, which, if you'd like more information on that, please leave a message on the website.)
Mammas Speak Out! Cachay Wyson and a
panel of Mammas July 23, 2013
(also with Nicolette and Tonya)
Cachay does the following with children
and oils:
Kid Basics
- 1 to 2 drops of essential oil to start
- After 10 minutes, try a new location, or a new oil (Modern Essentials book is a great reference for helping to know which oils and where.)
- Always dilute “spicy” or “cool” oils (like oregano, or peppermint) with a “carrier oil”
- Use Fractionated Coconut Oil (FCO) to wash out/off (if an oil irritates skin, put another oil like FCO or another oil like olive oil (or another oil) over the top, and it will take care of it)
- Explain what oil and why you are putting it on to teach the children about oil
- Rash=body's way of saying it's too fast/strong detox. Decrease oils or stop and increase nutrition.
Sickness: 007
(007 helps you to remember O for On
Guard, O for Oregano, and L (7 upsidedown) for Lemon)
- On Guard: 1 to 2 drops diluted with FCO on spine
- Oregano: 1 drop on feet “neat” (undiluted) and then apply socks (most feet can take oregano undiluted; if a drop gets somewhere else, simply apply a layer of FCO or other carrier oil.)
- Lemon: 1 to 2 drops diluted with FCO applied on neck and chest.
*For older children and adults: 2
drops each of On Guard, Oregano, and Lemon.
- You don't have to use the oils where indicated here, you could put them all on the bottom of feet or something else; she has just found that this works best for her family.
“These are strong oils; we
have the highest grade essential oils and they are so pure. We are
dealing with some amazing strength, so save your money and just use
one to two drops.”
At first symptoms, you can use this
regimen without worry of overdose or negative side effects.
“We don't have to wait and go 'I'm
going to see if this is the flu that's going to knock me down for
three weeks. I'm going to see...' Jump on it! Knock it out before
it even has a chance to take you down!"
If 007 isn't quite enough:
Sickness: THE BOMB!
- On Guard: 1 to 2 drops diluted with FCO on spine
- Frankincense: 1 to 2 drops diluted on spine
- Oregano: 1 drop per foot neat (undiluted)
- Peppermint: 1 drop per foot neat. Apply socks after oregano and peppermint.
- Lemon: 1 to 2 drops diluted on neck and chest.
*older children and adults, recipe for
taking it internally (blog author note: again, oregano needs to be
diluted or in a capsule): 5 On Guard, 2 Frankincense, 2 oregano, 2
peppermint, 2 lemon
*If child is running a fever,
she doesn't put it on their feet. She dilutes it and puts it on the
forehead and the back of the neck, she puts the residue on the feet.
“Peppermint knocks out a fever
great!”
Proactive Approach to Sickness
Prevention:
- 1 drop On Guard mixed with 6-8 oz. Un-filtered Apple Juice (she gets hers at Trader Joes) (Try to avoid sugar-filled juice) (start with less until they get used to the taste.)
- 1 drop On Guard applied to bottom of feet after bath.
- Do this 1 to 7 days, depending on if it's the sick season.
Other ways to
use On Guard:
- On Guard beadlet in honey
- On Guard throat drops, sometimes she smashes it to use smaller pieces
- Washing with On Guard hand wash
- Make hand sanitizer with On Guard
- Uses pump 1/3 Aloe Vera, 2/3 pure water, 3 drops On Guard
Other uses of
oils:
- Nose Bleeds: Imortelle on the bridge of the nose or helichrysum (mentions that she pinches the nose as well)
- Cuts: helichrysum (the “liquid bandage”)
- Eczema: Lavender internally (in honey or melt dark chocolate and put lavender in there) or Thyme (follow dilution directions)
- Skin irritation of any kind: Small spray bottle filled with: ¾ full of fractionated coconut oil, 3-5 drops lavender, and 3-5 drops Melaleuca. (saves on bandaids because the kids love the spray)
- Severe Diaper Rash: Small spray bottle ¾ full of fractionated coconut oil, 3-5 drops lavender, 3-5 drops Melaleuca, 3 drops thyme
- Sleep: Lavender, Balance, Serenity: Puts one of them on bottom of feet, or back of neck and chest. Usually Lavender does it, but if not she moves to Balance
- Nightmares: Give a sense of security and helps with nightmares. (Again, use on bottoms of feet or dilute; if you get irritation, put an oil like fractionated coconut oil over it. Do not use Oregano for more than 10 days straight.)
- When all else fails: Frankincense! Head bumps, teething , tantrums, wounds, fat lips
- Teething: little bit of clove (dilute with carrier oil) and apply to gums, and little bit of deep blue rub diluted on the outside of the jaw line.
