One of the things I love about essential oils is their ability to help with the ailments we commonly face. Things like pain relief, cuts, scrapes, skin irritations, sleep support, etc. Essential oils provide a great natural option vs. over the counter medicines. Essential oils are also very cost effective – just a few drops of essential oil(s) is all you need. And the cost per drop for most essential oils is just pennies per drop!
Our family uses essential oils differently, depending on the malady we are treating. One of my favorite ways to use essential oils is topically in a roller bottle. I use blends in rollerballs quite frequently because it’s easy for my two children to use the oils when they are in roll-on form. I also keep on hand a kit with pre-diluted oils in roller bottles (This is part of the reason we wanted to have a hard sided case to be able to put our roller bottles in). Below is the list of some of the rollerball blends that are our family favorites.
Essential Oil Rollerball Blends
A few tips before you start making your own rollerball blends.
- You want some good quality roller bottles (also called rollerballs) with a steel ball – this helps the plastic ball not become too degraded over time.
- You will need a carrier oil – my favorite is Fractionated Coconut Oil since it’s very non-greasy, but sweet almond oil or jojoba will work as well.
- Essential Oils
- Essential Oil Bottle Opener (not required but SUPER helpful so you don’t break your fingernails!).
You will place the number of drops of essential oil, per recipe, in a 10 mL roller bottle – then fill to the top with your carrier oil of choice. Use the blend where and when needed! Essential oils are very powerful and most effective when used diluted and more often (every 3-4 hours as needed).
Essential oil blends for Adults
Calm Mom
10 drops Lavender
1 drops Marjoram
1 drop Chamomile
1 drop Ylang Ylang
2 drops Sandalwood
2 drops Frankincense
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to wrists and back of the neck as needed to promote feelings of calm.
Rooted and Grounded
2 drops Patchouli
2 drops Vetiver
2 drops Lime
20 drops Frankincense
20 drops Lavender
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to wrists, back of the neck or bottom of feet as needed to promote feelings of calm.
Too Many Tacos (upset stomach)
10 drops Peppermint
8 drops Ginger
2 drops Fennel
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to the abdominal area.
Nighty-Night (adults)
10 drops Frankincense
10 drops Bergamot
10 drops Chamomile
12 drops Vetiver
12 drops Lavender
8 drops Cedarwood
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to the pulse points on the wrists and/or behind the ears.
Essential oil blends for the Young Ones
Sweet Dreams
15 drops Lavender
2 drops Sandalwood
5 drops Chamomile
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to the pulse points on the wrists or bottoms of feet.
Owie Blend (I also make this in a spray – add a spray top to an empty essential oil bottle)
10 drops Lavender
10 drops Melaleuca
2 drops Frankincense
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to cuts, scrapes and “owies” in general.
Time to Focus
10 drops Orange
10 drops Peppermint
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to the base of the neck for focus support as needed.
Cough Killer
7 drops Eucalyptus
7 drops Frankincense
5 drops Lime
5 drops Rosemary
5 drops Melaleuca
Top off 10 ML roller bottle with your carrier oil of choice – apply to the chest as needed for quieting coughs
Disclaimer: The above blends are blends that I have tried and used in my own home doing my own research. Please, do your own research as well. Since everyone has slightly different body chemistry and some people respond differently to essential oils. You should always “test” a blend first before using. There are many other blends available for different ailments. The two resources I’ve found to be most helpful are the books “Modern Essentials” and “The Essential Life“. I highly recommend both!
Happy oiling!
This is fantastic thank you! i cant wait to start blending, do you have any recipies for lip oil?
Thanks Melanie – some recipes for lip oil or lip balms would be a great topic! We will try to get a post on that soon.
I also have been researching essential oils, – brands, uses, benefits, recipes, etc. But There are a few answers I cannot get straight answers on. Maybe you can help. Do the oils maintain their “own” character when blended – so a blend of frankincense and lavender will maintain their own qualities as well as calming soothing the skin? When you drop the oils into the diffuser, they float individually on top of the water. It seems that at times you get a burst of one fragrance over another. shouldn’t they be blended first (ei: the blends come that you can purchase preblended) before adding to diffuser. If there is rosemary in a headache blend, and the aroma of rosemary gives me a headache , is a blend just as effective without a “displeasurable” oil or is it a crucial ingredient the effectiveness? ( he headache blend used in this question is just an example for the purpose of the true question) any help with these questions?
Lisa, great questions. Blending can change the chemical make up of oils which is why a good reference guide for blending is helpful. I like the Modern Essentials book (you can find it on Amazon). Also, the reason for Rosemary is due to several of its properties – one being as a vasodilator as well as it’s analgesic benefits. You can always choose another oil with similar benefits – just cross reference a good blending reference guide like the Modern Essentials book 🙂
Do u kno if pennyroyal is safe to diffuse round dogs