DIY Thieves Oil Recipe

Recipe Categories - Diffuser Blend; Energy; Immunity

Make your own thieves oil - an ancient recipe traditionally used for improving the immune system, respiratory conditions, energizing and uplifting the mood, cleaning and purifying.

Ingredients

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	8 drops Clove
	7 drops Lemon
	5 drops Cinnamon Bark
	4 drops Eucalyptus
	3 drops Rosemary

Warnings - Clove oil is best avoided during pregancy. Clove oil is best avoided by babies and young children. Lemon oil can cause photosensitivity. If you use it on your skin, either use a steam distilled lemon oil (which doesn't cause photosensitivity) or dilute to 2% or less or avoid exposure to the sun or sunbeds for 12 hours. Cinnamon bark oil is best avoided during pregancy and while breastfeeding. Cinnamon bark oil is best avoided by babies and young children. Do not apply Eucalyptus Globulus or Eucalptus Radiata to, or near, the face of infants or young children. (Eucalyptus Dives is generally considered safe for children). Do not apply Rosemary oil on or near the face of infants or young children. Rosemary oil is best avoided during pregancy.

Ingredients

8 drops Clove
7 drops Lemon
5 drops Cinnamon Bark
4 drops Eucalyptus
3 drops Rosemary

Instructions

Combine all of the oils in an essential oil dropper bottle. Add 5 drops of the mix to your diffuser.

According to legend, a group of 15th century thieves became rich by robbing people who were dying of the plague. They used a combination of clove, lemon, cinnamon bark, eucalyptus and rosemary to protect themselves from catching the plague and the four thieves blend is based on those herbs. Whatever it's origin, this traditional recipe has become one of the most well known essential oil blends in the world.

Thieves oil can be used in many different ways, including

as an uplifting and energising diffuser blend
to help boost immunity - add 4 drops of thieves oil to a 10 ml roller bottle and fill the bottle with carrier oil then massage into the soles of the feet twice a day
as a steam inhalation to help with sinus or respiratory congestion
in cleaning and disinfecting products
in a diffuser to freshen a room and help protect against airborn germs

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