Kids Travelling Oily Essentials
In this post I am sharing with you my ‘Mumma travelling Tool kit’ Using essential oils can be a helpful way to support kids' well-being while traveling. Here are some safe and effective ways to use essential oils for kids during travel:
Please read this guide for essential oil dilution and most FAQ using essential oils with children. Please know, this post is referring only to Young Living essential oils because of their purity, efficiency and quality.
Roller Recipes
Combine oils in 10 ml Rollerball, top with V6 Carrier Oil from Young living or fractionated coconut oil and apply to desired area. Carriers oils help dilute and carry the oil over your skin. Roller recipes below to make from the starter bundle. You can read this post here for some of my favourites for the kids!
Butterfly Roller (for courage and butterflies)
5 Drops Stress away
5 Drops Frankincense
5 Drops Valor
5 Drops Orange
(apply as needed to calm the nerves)
Sleep Roller
5 Drops Lavender
5 Drops Frankincense
5 Drops Peace and Calming
(apply to soles of feet for beginners, and tummy for those more advanced, age appropriate.)
Worry Free
5 Drops Valor
5 Drops Stress Away
(apply to wrists and tummy)
Immune Boost
5 Drops Thieves
5 Drops Frankincense
5 Lemon
Calm Vibes
5 Drops Peace and Calming
5 Drops Frankincense
Muscle Relief
5 Drops valor
4 Drops Lavender
Breathe Easy
10 Drops R.C
(10 drops purification which is outside the classic bundle to start with)
Seasonal Changes
5 Drop Lavender
5 Drops Lemon
5 Drops Peppermint
Tantrum Tamer
5 Drops Orange
5 Drops Peace and Calming
Pre made Kidscents Sleep Roller
Help your child settle in and sleep tight by diffusing or massaging this peaceful aroma directly before a nap or bedtime. Carefully blended with a variety of calming, quieting oils, SleepyIze™ promotes an atmosphere conducive to a calm, restful sleep. Whether diffused or applied topically, SleepyIze is an excellent way to help your child naturally relax at the end of the day. With Lavender, Geranium, Roman Chamomile and Bergamot essential oils.
Get started with all of these essentials with the easy starter bundle here.
Not into making your own DIY rollers? That’s okay, for ease and convenience these are my favourite for on hand and on the go rollers for kids.
Kidscents pre diluted Rollers: Use number 22462781 when ordering this product in the sponsor and enroller fields, speand 100pv and get wholesale! Linked here
GeneYus - promotes inspiration and productivity. Roll before school behind neck or wrists. (Adults, I LOVE this behind ears for concentration.)
KidPower - inspire feelings of confidence & courage. This smells like chocolate orange and a bubble of happiness! You can use as a replacement perfume too. we love applying this on wrists daily and behind ears for calm, confidence and courage.
KidCare - supports appearance of healthy-looking skin. Got any little owies? Bug bites? Grazes, bumps and bruises, even a pimple? Yes!! You can use kidcare for this. Apply directly to desired area. I keep one in my handbag for on the go.
Refresh - support the feeling of clear breathing. This blend is relaxing and supportive for chest support. I love to apply this on the kids morning and night and any time they need extra support with winter lurgies. Because of the 11 essential oils blend including Eucalyptus, Dorado Azul and Pine, Refresh™ offers a crisp, calming aroma. I have often used this on the kids prior to public events and occasions.
TummyGize - may help when dealing with tiny tummies. Butterflies? Upset tummy from food and digestion, need to help those little ones make them go go… With a blend of Spearmint, Peppermint, Tangerine, Fennel, Anise, Ginger & Cardamom essential oils.
Mermaid Hair
A staple in our house and makes a great gift for anyone with hair. Supports a healthy scalp for optimum hair growth. Lavender and Cedarwood support sleep- so spray on your hair before bed!
This also helps with dandruff, which is a fungus- thanks Lavender! Lavender also adds shine and conditions. Rosemary helps unclogs scalp pores and balances hair oils. Cedarwood supports hair strength. Witch hazel, tames frizzing hair!
Supplies
500ml spray bottle spray bottle
20 drops rosemary essential oil
20 drops lavender essential oil
20 drops cedarwood essentail oil
Instructions
Add all your essential oils to the jar
Fill your jar half way with witch hazel
Then the rest with distilled water
Spray directly on roots of your hair or on ends and brush and style as normal
**Add Tea Tree to help keep the lice away
That's it! Spray on roots and ends brush through wet or dry and style as normal.
Sleep Support:
Use a diffuser with calming essential oils to support your child’s bedtime routine and wellness when needed.
Simply set your diffuser up 30 minutes before bedtime or during quiet time with one of the following essential oils blends, or use the diffuser blend and wellness guide for blends!
Sweet Sleep:
4 drops Peace and calming
4 drops Orange
Healthy and calm:
4 drops Thieves
4 drops Orange
2 drops Lavender
Breath Easy:
4 drops Purification
2 drops Thieves
2 drops RC
Nutrients
Increasing and consuming a nutrient-rich diet composed of whole, minimally processed foods. Focusing on eating a variety of colourful fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, high-quality proteins, and whole grains to obtain essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. Also acknowledging supplementation may be necessary to address nutrient deficiencies or support specific health concerns. You can see ALL the supplements we take as a family on this post and why!
Top Pick- Ningxia Red for the kids
Even with a perfect diet, the combination of many things –including our depleted soils, the storage and transportation of our food, genetic alterations of traditional heirloom species, and the increased stress and nutritional demands resulting from a toxic environment – make it impossible for us to get the vitamins and minerals we need solely from the foods we eat!
Thus taking a multivitamin is essential. This is a great podcast by Dr Hyman, Dr. Elizabeth Boham, and Dr. James DiNicolantoni on why we need to turn to certain supplements to combat the nutritional deficiencies—like vitamin D, magnesium, omega 3 fatty acids, and more!
Ningxia Red is a powerful antioxidant supplement drink made from wolfberry puree, blueberry, plum, cherry, aronia, and pomegranate juices, grape seed extract, Yuzu, Tangerine, Lemon and Orange essential oils, stevia and pure vanilla extract for flavour, and naturally occurring preservatives for stabilisation.
Ningxia Red supports immune function, liver function, and eye health and is reported to increase energy. (I can tell you it's more than reported to increase mine. I can tell within minutes how different I feel after drinking it!)
It is the highest known protection against the dangerous superoxide free radicals, as documented in the S-ORAC test conducted by Brunswick Laboratories. It is rich in ellagic acid, polyphenols, flavonoids, vitamins, and minerals. In addition, it has 18 amino acids, 21 trace minerals, beta-carotene, and vitamins B1, B2, B6, and E.
It is an excellent whole-food source of nutrients that gives energy and strength to the body without harmful stimulates. It also has an amazing low glycemic index of 11 that does not spike the blood sugar levels. Read all about our ningxia red friend here, and where to get it!
Ningxia Red bone broth Tea- (for travel we have used Nature organics powered bone broth)
Our kids love to drink 60 ml of ningxia a day, though often especially during school term, they will have a ningxia bone broth. Which includes half a sachet of ningxia red, teaspoon of manuka honey (above 500mgo.) 4 tablespoons of chicken bone broth, (locally made, frozen liquid organic) and topped with hot water.
Mineral Sunscreen:
This formulation is made with pure, naturally derived ingredients and is free of avobenzone, oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate, parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, PABA and 1,4-dioxane, UV chemical absorbers, artificial colors, and synthetic fragrances. Mineral sunscreen has No chemicals, non greasy easy coverage and good for your skin. It feel soooo smoothe when you apply it. Instead of toxic chemicals, it offers broad-spectrum SPF protection using naturally derived plant and mineral based ingredients, including non-nano zinc oxide—a physical UV blocker. It is smooth to apply and leaves no sticky residue or smell!
• KEY INGREDIENTS: Non-nano zinc oxide, Buriti fruit oil, Raspberry seed oil, Ucuuba nut butter, Helichrysum essential oil, carrot seed essential oil, lavender essential oil and myrrh essential oils. (Liquid gold essential oils for protecting your skin and ageing)
Chemical sunscreens: Many chemical sunscreens contain avobenzone, oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate, parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, PABA and 1, 4-dioxane, UV chemical absorbers, artificial colors, and synthetic fragrances. These work by chemically absorbing UV light, but they also present the potential for system toxicity. The FDA recently ran an exploratory maximal usage trial measuring just how much of topical sunscreen products our bodies absorb when following correct usage instructions. Words like avobenzone, oxybenzone, ecamsule, and octocrylene already sound intimidating; it’s even scarier to find out that they are the chemicals found in most common sunscreens and cosmetics. These chemicals are active ingredients in most commercially available products. In a recent study published in a peer-reviewed journal, researchers found that after using sunscreens with these ingredients as active compounds, those chemicals were detected in the bloodstream.
DIY Owie Ointment:
Use this for on the go, for owies, bumps and grazes and any bites!
Ingredients:
3 TBS of Sheer butter Beeswax pellets Cold pressed coconut oil 4 drops each Lavender Melrose(if you don’t have, leave out, but definitely an oil you want for the medicine cabinet!) Tea Tree Frankincense 30ml glass tub.
Method:
combine beeswax, sheer butter and cold pressed coconut oil in a bowl and melt over double boiler, don’t boil. Let cool and add oils. Cover and Store in fridge till solidifies. +5hrs. Electric whisk till fluffy and store in small glass jar. This is one of my favourite diys!!! We use to for little tooshies, bumps and grazes, chapped skin, dry skin and more!
