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!
As a recently Certified Aromatherapist, I am greatly troubled by the high dilutions indicated in many of your blends – over 20 and sometimes over 40 drops of oil for a 10 ml rollerball bottle??? This is ignoring safe dilution principles and likely to lead to skin irritation and possible sensitization. For adult everyday use, safe dilution would be under 5%. That is less than 10 drops of oil TOTAL for a blend. For very short term, acute use, 5-10% dilution is acceptable, which is up to 20 drops total. For children, dilution should be 2% or less. That is a max of 4 drops per 10 ml bottle. In addition, there are many essential oils that are not safe for children’s topical use as their skin is more delicate and more prone to irritation and sensitization. Peppermint, Cinnamon, and Wintergreen, for example, should never be used on children, and Ylang Ylang should not be used on children under the age of 7. The number of adverse reactions reported to the National database has been growing exponentially due to unsafe usage recommendations on sites like this. I have purchase essential oil boxes and supplies from your company before, but after seeing these recipes I will take my business elsewhere. It is extremely troubling.