Best Essential Oils to Calm Kids Down

Doterra essential oils plays a huge part in my life, from beauty, health and even cooking; but nothing is more significant than helping to curb tantrums with little darling.

Recently, I've been applying Cedarwood and Forgive from the Emotional Aromatherapy Kit. I'll rub on little darling everyday.

I'll rub cedarwood on the back of the neck and sides of neck where lymph nodes are. Then I'll let little darling inhale some of the cedarwood applied on my hands. I'll just cup it over her face a little. I'll then apply Forgive just under her nose.

Little darling absolutely loves it. She's more calm and less anxious thankfully. Its no wonder I carry it in my handbag everywhere for emergencies. 😉

If you don't have Cedarwood, another good alternative will be Vetiver. They are both very grounding and calming.

For the Emotional Aromatherapy Kit, it comes with 6 oils Peace, Passion, Motivate, Cheer, Forgive and Console. Personally my own scent is Peace. You'll find that we all have our own preference for different scents.

You can learn more about the oils further here.

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Italian Inspiration Day - Homemade Minestrone and Homemade Beef Lasagna

It's Italian inspiration today. Home cooked beef lasagna for lunch and minestrone for dinner.

To amp up on the taste of the minestrone, I've added one drop of Doterra Oregano Oil. Not only it's delicious, oregano oil helps to boost our natural immune system too.

Buon appetito!

Learn more about Doterra Oregano Oil here.

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Best Essential Oil for Restful Sleep - Every Night!

Beauty sleep is sooooooo important. Sleep is such a rare commodity especially if you have a family and little darlings.

I've always been a light sleeper and I can literally wake up to a pin drop. I'm also the most grumpy person imaginable if I don't have enough sleep. So, you can imagine how deliriously happy I am when I found Balance. It's a super grounding blend too.

I sleep through the night and even if I am awoken I sleep off immediately.

Even big daddy requests for it before he sleeps -every night!

I rub about three drops of Balance to the soles of the feet and rub it in.

It works like a charm and I wake up to blissful sleep. Lavender Peace also gives me good restful sleep but I find it works better on little darling.

Share with me how do you get restful sleep every night?


Find out more about Balance here.


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Beer Marinated Roast Lamb Dinner

If you don't fancy drinking beer like me but have many cans of beer lying around, why not marinade your lamb with it?

I've marinated the lamb chops with salt and pepper, cumin powder, a drop of Doterra Rosemary essential oil and about quarter can of beer. Then roast in oven about 100C so all alcohol has evaporated. Roast till chops are browning lightly.

It's so yummy with no beer aftertaste. Tried this for dinner yesterday and it was truly scrumptious. Every morsel and gravy was polished right off our plates.

You can find out more about the Doterra Rosemary essential oil here.

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Best Skincare Regiment for Acne - Doterra HD Clear Kit

Hi guys, it's Valentine's Day soon and I'm in love.

Yup, I've been using this kit since December and I want to really try it before giving my verdict. The more I use it the more I love it. It's so effective.

Doterra HD Clear kit

It comes with a HD Clear Foaming Face Wash, HD Clear Topical Blend which is a rollerball spot treatment and HD Clear Facial Lotion.

With just a 3-Step Regiment twice a day, any acne even stubborn hormonal cystic acne is treated. For me, I saw results in less than a week! Existing acne heals at a much faster rate therefore scarring is minimal. It's amazing, truly amazing.

I can vouch that this kit has cleared my skin literally over night. Very rarely do I get a blemish or two. I don't panic now as new acne heals so quickly it's barely noticeable. It also very effectively prevents new acne from forming.

So, this Valentine's Day, if you are not sure what to get your sweetheart, this HD Clear Kit is bound to be a hit.

Learn more about Doterra's HD Clear Kit here.

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Essential Oil Tip: Oregano oil to beat seasonal flu bug

It's almost the end of the year. It also means the onset of the dreaded seasonal flu bug.

Lately, everyone that I know is battling some seasonal flu buy or is recovering from one. Me too, I'm feeling slightly under the weather and I'm getting the bodily aches. I'm not completely immobile as it's not full blown yet. But I can feel my breath is getting hotter and feeling heat from within. Throat is getting scratchy and nose is getting all blocked up. All symptoms are rearing their ugly heads.

The biggest tip I can give is 'Prevention is better than cure'. Luckily for me, I've not developed a full blown seasonal flu neither am I immobile. I'm still functioning.

So here's how I nipped my seasonal flu in the bud before it could wreak havoc on me.

I add 1 drop of Doterra Oregano Oil into 5 fluid oz of water. Mix it and drink it all down. One drop is very potent, don't be adventurous and add 2 drops, it burns. If you find that even with one drop it is still too strong for you, add some virgin coconut oil in the water and it minimizes the burn from the oregano oil.

That's it. Drink that everyday once a day in the morning till symptoms are gone. It works almost miraculously; sore throat is more manageable on the first dose, nose is not so blocked anymore and I'm still standing strong :)

If you really don't want to drink it, apply it to the soles of your feet every night before you sleep, it helps to boost your immune system and keep those nasty flu bugs at bay.

The beauty is it works almost immediately, it's 100% natural and even kids can drink it too.

Try it and protect your family and yourself from the seasonal flu this year.

Let me know if it works like a charm for you too.

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Just add 1 drop of Doterra Oregano oil into 5 fl. oz of water and drink to beat the seasonal flu bug

Best essential oil to overcome sluggish mornings

Doterra Wild Orange essential oil is a great way to beat morning sluggishness. Just add 1-2 drops in water and drink. Great flavour too and perfect for those who find water too bland.

Doterra Wild Orange Essential Oil to beat morning sluggishness

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How taste and smell can trigger memories - Rosemary Essential Oil

Sometimes all you need is some comfort food.

The smell of sesame oil added to hot porridge with pepper as seasoning really brings me back to childhood days. Studies have shown that our sense of smell and taste can evoke our memory. This is evidently so especially when you're living abroad and the fondest memory we usually have back home is of our mom's cooking.

As you may already know, I'm a huge essential oil advocate. Not just any essential oil but only Certified Pure and Therapeutic Grade(CPTG) essential oil like Doterra's. Speaking about memory, it's interesting to note that smelling Rosemary essential oil is proven to increase memory by 75%! Studies have been done to prove this and came with the conclusion. Wow!

Rosemary has long been linked to memory, with the most famous literacy reference found in Hamlet when Ophelia declares:'There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance: pray, love, remember.'

What is your favourite smell or taste that brings back your childhood memories?

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Homemade pumpkin porridge

Pumpkin porridge ingredients: napa cabbage, winter melon, pumpkin, 2 1/2 cups rice

Rosemary Essential Oil for memory

Best essential oil kit for your family

I have my lovely friend over for a lunch date recently. She's a fabulous mom with 3 young kids from ages 6 months to 2 year old. She brought along her very adorable youngest, and he's such a champ. I spoiled him with loads of toys and books. Notice that we are all wearing blue? Great minds think alike as it wasn't planned.

She wanted a box of my Doterra Family Physician's Kit for her kids. While her littlest darling was over at mine, I've rubbed some Breathe on his feet n on his chest because he has a cough and a cold. He was absolutely loving it and he was cooing and babbling his outrageously cute baby talk while I massaged him on his feet and chest. 

That night, my lovely friend rubbed Lavender oil on the feet of all her three darlings before bedtime and added a drop on their pillows to help them have restful sleep. She also rubbed Breathe on her second and youngest little darlings' chests because they both have trouble breathing properly while sleeping at night. She excitedly told me that all three babies fell asleep so quickly after the oils. They even fell asleep before her husband came home from work. Normally she said she would have fallen asleep and her three darlings are still awake! My friend is such a natural with essential oils. She's also diffusing lavender in the bedroom for improved sleep. 

It just warms my heart knowing that these essential oils are helping the little darlings. Well rested kids make really good darlings the next day, don't we budget beauty mommies know this parenting tip by now 😉

The beauty about this family physician kit is that it comes with 10 different essential oils and each oil has its own benefits and usage. It's perfect for family with kids as each kid has different health needs and we have 10 different essential oils to address different needs. This family physician's kit I would say is quite complete. I absolutely must have this kit at home and I bring them when I go travelling too. 

My dream is for all budget beauty mommies to eventually replace their medicine cabinet from synthetic drugs with certified pure therapeutic grade essential oils. Because we only want the best for our kids and family. 

Pm me for more details.

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Clary Sage Essential Oil: Love at First Whiff

Today is the 18th August, a rare lunar eclipse of the Aquarius. It's supposed to bring a huge energy shift within us. 

Well, it's almost 9pm now and I'm feeling happy and relaxed. Or could it be I've had a shower and put on the amazing Clary Sage essential oil from Doterra. I've started using it one week ago and this essential oil is amazing. The first time I took a whiff of it, it knocked me hard. I felt like a happy Rastafarian. No joke. You won't believe it but it feels like tension has rolled off my face and shoulders. 

Well, it's not that surprising as Clary Sage is popular for its anti depressant and relaxing properties. It's also highly effective in regulating our hormones. It's love at first whiff for me. I'm on cloud nine and still loving it everyday.

Budget beauty mommies, this is a must have in every home. You've got to have it. Try it and you'll know why.

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Doterra Deep Blue Oil to Heal Bruises - Fast!

What's black blue and purple and don't go away? Bruises! Who likes them? 

Me and my little darling gets bruised very easily. Or we tend to just walk into table corners and add a few bruises for company. I've tried many creams, rubs, Chinese medicated oils and even diced raw onion as an overnight patch over the bruises.(read it on the internet but trust me it's messy, smelly and doesn't work)

So, I've recently started a wonderful solution to speed up the healing of bruises. I apply a few drops of Doterra Deep Blue - Soothing Blend to the bruises and rub them in gently so it won't hurt. It feels really nice after application as its slightly tingly and cooling. 

In just the second day of bruising, the bruise no longer hurts to the touch. By the third day, it's started to dissipate and turn lighter and more yellowish in colour. Our bruises are literally gone by 4th to 5th day! It's really amazing. My bruises and little darling's bruises take at least two weeks to heal completely before using Deep Blue! 

I'm one happy budget beauty mommy. Doterra essential oils are really amazing and I'm more in love with it everyday. 

Bonus: Doterra essential oils have amazing consistency and it's never oily so no sticky residue on skin. Smells wonderful too with a very calming blue scent and pretty blue colour. Doterra is very effective for pains and muscle aches

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Cough cure without medication

I've got a cough recently. Won't go away with any cough mixtures. Don't even like them, they're either too sweet or makes me drowsy and zombified, yet they still don't work. 

So I came up with an ingenious idea by steaming my face with Doterra Breathe -Respiratory Blend and Doterra Peppermint oil. 

It works like a charm. I've steamed three times in two days and cough is gone. 

Cough Busting Combo

1.Boil a big pan of water till boiling point. Let it cool down a little so you won't be burned by the steam. 

2. Add one drop each Breathe and Peppermint oil in the pan

3. Put a towel over your head like a tent over the pan of hot water

4. Stay in there for as long as you're comfortable.

Tip:

Don't put too many drops of essential oils as they are very potent and may be too overwhelming. Remember, less is more!

Bonus:

Steaming helps open up clogged pores. Not only do you have clearer skin, you can say goodbye to your cough

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My joyful blend super combo

Was feeling rather down today and just one of those days where you feel beaten. 

To combat my negativity, I added a few drops of Elevation, no I'm lying, I did a super heavy dose of Elevation essential oil dressing on myself. On top of that, one drop behind my ears, behind my neck and on my heart area. Also a quick call to Mom for advice brought me out of the blues. 

This is a super combo for beating the blues. Elevation and Mom's advice!

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Cleaning up smashed essential oils bottle is so easy with Doterra!

Sad sad day today! Broke my new bottle of balance. I'm impressed though, the bottle broke but didn't shatter, so it was an easy clean up. I would say it's children safe in case it breaks, but never again!

Love these essential oils more everyday!

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3 Surprisingly Easy Methods to Get White Fingernails

I really get annoyed when my fingernails turn yellow especially after prolong use of a darker shade nail polish. I have found three surprisingly easy and convenient ways to get whiter nails.

 1. Soak your nails in lemon juice for about 3-5 minutes and if needed scrub them with a baby toothbrush. Have you ever realized how white your nails are after you have squeezed fresh lemons or just by cutting and holding lemons? Say Yay to the whitening power of lemons! Oh, don't forget to moisturize your fingernails and hands with my Horse Fat Hand Cream.‬

2. Simply apply a base coat on your nails before applying your colored nail polish, so the color will not transfer to your nails.

3. Dab some Doterra lemon oil to your nails and scrub with a baby toothbrush. Beauty of this essential oil is, it's 100% natural and 100% pure lemon oil with no synthetics. Plus, you don't need to moisturize your fingernails after, as it's not drying like lemon juice.

Bonus: These 3 methods are so effortlessly convenient and easy and you get nice white nails. Nothing says polished like clean, white fingernails.

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The ever trustworthy Doterra Lemon Oil. Each drop is equivalent to 23 cups of lemon tea.

Soak your fingernails for nice white nails

How to Keep Calm During Holidays?

PEACE, it does not mean to be in a place with no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of them all but still be calm in your HEART!

Happy Labour's Day, budget beauty mommies!

Help to stay calm in your house overrun with husband and kids with Doterra's Serenity Calming Blend, today!

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Overrun at home?

Doterra's Serenity Calming Blend

Clever Potty Training Hack

Budget beauty mommies, do you face challenges with your precious darlings wetting their beds at night?

Don't fret, just sprinkle baking soda over the wet parts of the mattress and let it soak up the wetness. I add a few drops of my favourite Doterra Lavender Oil to freshen up the mattress. Wait for a few hours and vacuum it all up. The best part is, you don't need to lug your heavy mattress to sun it anymore.

Bonus: you can still bedtime potty train your precious darlings - stress free! Your precious darlings will have more confidence with bedtime potty training when they know mommy is not stressed. 

Priceless moments: Waking up to happy and confident precious darlings! 😍

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The many uses of essential oils

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Most Effective Essential Oil to Combat Haze

The haze is back 😢
 
Are your little darlings suffering from stuffy nose, cough and sore throat?

I use this fantastic essential oil respiratory blend called Breathe from Doterra. It really relieves stuffy nose very, very well.

Method of usage:
1 Rub it gently on the chest. Apply some lightly on the throat to relief cough. This amazingly opens up the air passage.
2. Add 3 drops in the diffuser and sleep with it at night or whenever you or your little ones have congestion.

Bonus: it smells fantastic. Your whole room smells beautiful.

It's a marriage saver as it also helps with snoring. You no longer need to push your other half to the side when he starts snoring.

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Doterra's Breathe Respiratory Blend