Cedarwood

So did you know that cedarwood oil is good for more than just smelling wonderful?

I have always loved the smell of cedarwood.  But as an oil it's good for anxiety and even eczema.

In fact it is good for other skin disordered and skin care in general.  As well a wounds

What do I use it for?  Well I use it at night to help me sleep a little bit better along with some serenity.  Although it isn't known for chapped dry skin I put a drop on my chapped dry hands before I add lotion and man besides relaxing me does it work.  No burning or anything, just soft wonderful smelling hands. 

Have I mentioned I love the smell of this oil?  It's an amazing oil that really does bring a relaxing feeling to me.....and brings back memories of my child hood.  You know cedarwood chests and stuff like that to keep the moths away. I just love it. 

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Children and sleep.

 So your child has problems sleeping some nights right?  Well here is some Essential Oils that may help. 

Most nights for my son who has ADHD diffusing just lavender is more than enough but then there are nights that he is just so wound up that sleep seems impossible.  Or other nights where he just seems anxious....so what is a Mother to do?

 Well the Balance blend is a grounding blend and on it's own can help him relax and sleep but even that's not always enough.

So diffuse Balance and Lavender together.  Combined they have Spruce, Rosewood, Frankincense, Blue Tansy, and Lavender.  A great blend for sleep when he is hyperactive. 

But then there are the days that he is not only hyper but needs to just calm down and relax.  On the days that it truly seems impossible that he will sleep I diffuse Serenity and Lavender together.

Now Serenity has Lavender in it as well as Marjoram, Roman Chamomile, Ylang Ylang, sandalwood, and Vanilla Bean, but adding extra Lavender seems to help even more. 

So here are 3 different solutions to rough nights sleeps....actually make that 5 as you can use Serenity and Balance alone or with the Lavender.    Does it work for adults you say?  Of course it does! 

Have you used other oils for sleep?  Please let us know.

Finally some good sleep

 I saw a post for a Essential Oil blend for insomnia.  Now I do sleep just not that well, and not the whole night through.  And not very well.  On average I get less than 5 hours of sleep each night usually closer to almost 3 hours.  As a Mother of 2 very active children this is not an ideal situation.

So anyways I see this post for a insomnia blend and thought well although I do sleep maybe this could help me sleep better.  Maybe even longer.  And I am all for that. 

This blend is of 2 oils - Roman Chamomile and Lavender and then 1 oil blend - Serenity. 

Serenity actually has these oils:
Lavender
Roman Chamomile
Sandalwood
Sweet Marjoram
Vanilla
Ylang Ylang

I know your thinking if it has Lavender and Roman Chamomile in it why add them to the blend.  You know what?  I have no idea but it worked.  I tried using the Serenity alone and although it was a wonderful smell it didn't work as well...but this blend...2 drops from each bottle into my diffuser worked great.  I slept just over 5 hours and felt like I slept just over 5 hours.

As in instead of sleeping 3 and feeling like I was awake all night...

In reality all I care about is the quality of sleep not the quantity.  I am glad I have these oils and saw that post too.  I have tried each on there own but don't like the smell of the Roman Chamomile and although alone the others helped a little they didn't help as well as this blend did.    Give it a shot if you have the oils and let me know what you think.