Essential Oils for Pillows

Creating rooms in our homes that promote relaxation, comfort, and tranquility — while continuing to uphold our overall style — is an important aspect of creating a space that doubles as your launching pad. While we are advocates for using pillows to carry out all of the above, we’ve also discovered a few other tricks to further our full relaxation in our homes… one of these being the use of essential oils.

The essential oils trend has been sneaking up for several years, but it's only been recently that we've begun to dip our toes into the pool and explore the use of aromatherapy in our own homes. We've been surprised at how these aromatic oils have benefited our well-being and the overall atmospheres of our homes. While some argue it's all a placebo effect, our point of view is that - even if it is - at least the use of oils make our homes smell heavenly! Today, we’re sharing ideas for making and using

WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL OILS?
Essential oils are defined by the National Library of Medicine as,“The scented liquid taken from certain plants using steam or pressure.” The popular essential oil supplier (Young Living) elaborates saying, “You can access the power of essential oils many ways, but the most common practices include aromatic diffusion, topical application, and dietary consumption. These methods bring the pure essence of health-promoting botanicals to your home, family, and life.” The use of essential oils in your home can trigger emotions and memories, helping you create the cozy home you’ve always longed for! 

HOW TO USE THEM?

Essential oils can be applied topically or diffused, but when it comes to using on our pillows, we like creating custom blends to spritz on pillows scattered throughout each room in our home depending on the feelings we’d like to promote. Whether it’s a blend to encourage sharper thinking and well-being added to our office window seat, a citrus-based, uplifting blend added to our living room throw pillows, or a tranquil lavender-focused blend spritzed onto our bed pillows, there’s a creative blend for just about every room. Using 2-3 spritzes on pillows, rather than in the air, allows the properties of the oils to adhere and last longer - further promoting all the benefits of aromatherapy! Always be sure to test a small patch of spritz on your pillow before going to town, essential oils can be strong and you do not want to add too much to a pillow cover.

DIY ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS FOR PILLOWS:
Creating your own customized, personal essential oil blends is super simple and straightforward. All you’ll need are a few spritzer bottles,  your essential oils, and water. Simply fill your spritzer bottle with water (distilled can be used, but is not necessary), and add the following mixture of drops to create your very own, customized blends. There are hundreds of companies available to purchase your oils from, but always  to read the packaging to ensure you're buying 100% of the oil without unnecessary, added ingredients. 

DIY ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND FOR THE HOME OFFICE PILLOWS:
Hoping to promote clearer thinking and focus for your office? Create one of these following mixtures for your home office and spritz on your office throw pillows

DIY ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND FOR THE LIVING ROOM PILLOWS:
Create a joyful, uplifting environment in your living room to keep guests feeling welcome throughout their entire visit with the use of one of these blends:

DIY ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND FOR THE BEDROOM:
In order for you to get the best sleep possible, your bedroom should be a place of relaxation and rest in your home. Use 2-3 spritzes of one of the following blends onto your pillows at night to provide more relaxation and deeper rest:

As always, use your own creativity to create and play around with various scents and mixtures. You may be surprised at what you come up with!