Sleep-Easy Bath for Children
Sleep-Easy Bath for Children
This is a soothing, relaxing blend that helps ease away a day's stresses
and strains, seeming to help ease some of the emotional lumps and bumps
of childhood.
2 drops ylang-ylang
3 drops lavender
Add essential oils to a tub full of warm water and mix well.
NOTE:
Children are always destined for a warm bath. They are also very much in
tune to the sense of smell, so combinations of pure essential oils are
an effective and fun way of enticing them into the tub.
These recipes are great evening bath blends that help an active child
unwind. A follow-up massage can be a great opportunity to spend quality
time with a child and a wonderful way to show you care and are there to
listen. A parent's caring touch is an oasis in an often challenging
world.
Caution:
Always exercise caution when using essential oils with children. Stick
to mild oils and remember, less is best. Make sure the oils are well
diluted in the water and that the water is the proper temperature.
Improper dilution can result in skin irritation, especially with the
citrus oils, so resist the urge to use just a little more.
Children must always be supervised when using pure essential oils, and never allowed to make their own bath without guidance.
These fragrant bath recipes are from Colleen Dodt's book The Essential
Oils Book: Creating Personal Blends for Mind and Body (©1996 by Colleen
K. Dodt; published by Storey Publishing).
This is a soothing, relaxing blend that helps ease away a day's stresses
and strains, seeming to help ease some of the emotional lumps and bumps
of childhood.
2 drops ylang-ylang
3 drops lavender
Add essential oils to a tub full of warm water and mix well.
NOTE:
Children are always destined for a warm bath. They are also very much in
tune to the sense of smell, so combinations of pure essential oils are
an effective and fun way of enticing them into the tub.
These recipes are great evening bath blends that help an active child
unwind. A follow-up massage can be a great opportunity to spend quality
time with a child and a wonderful way to show you care and are there to
listen. A parent's caring touch is an oasis in an often challenging
world.
Caution:
Always exercise caution when using essential oils with children. Stick
to mild oils and remember, less is best. Make sure the oils are well
diluted in the water and that the water is the proper temperature.
Improper dilution can result in skin irritation, especially with the
citrus oils, so resist the urge to use just a little more.
Children must always be supervised when using pure essential oils, and never allowed to make their own bath without guidance.
These fragrant bath recipes are from Colleen Dodt's book The Essential
Oils Book: Creating Personal Blends for Mind and Body (©1996 by Colleen
K. Dodt; published by Storey Publishing).