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7 Back to School Essential Oil Blends to Calm and Energize

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Whether you are off to college, have kids or grand kids who go to public school or are home schooled, or if you want to just be able to focus more efficiently throughout the day, study hours and focus can be greatly enhanced by diffusing essential oils. That’s why I’ve put together a set of Back to School Essential Oil Blends. I will be using these for myself as much as for my kids.

This back to school essential oil blends collection is effective because essential oils have different elements that make up each plant oil. These work together by effecting multiple systems within our bodies, causing small responses after inhaling them in micro amounts. These add up to higher energy levels, better focus, calming of nerves, and better memory.

7 Back to School Essential Oil Blends to calm, focus, enhance memory and energize from Simple Life Mom

When you diffuse essential oils instead of other air fresheners that put harmful chemicals into the air, you are giving your children micro-elements of a plant substance that can effect the brain, nervous system, and hormone release and receiving receptors.

These Back to School essential oil blends can help with:

  1. energy levels
  2. calm stressed nerves
  3. help with memory and focus
  4. In this collection I’ve also included an immunity blend so you can help make sure their immune systems stay strong so that they feel good while they do their studies as well.

Please do not jump on the essential oil band wagon and start slathering yourself and your children with undiluted essential oils. More is not better in this case, just harsher and more expensive.

Check out How Not to Use Essential Oils so that you can learn some little known facts and make sure you get the most bang for your buck.

Back to School Essential Oil Blends

There are a number of essential oils that seem to increase energy levels, reduce stress, and improve focus.  Everyone is different, so you should ask your child to smell these oils and tell you which ones are particularly appealing to them. This is an indication of which oils they may respond to more strongly.

Some oils have a great effect on one person and the opposite effect on another. For example, cinnamon can be very focusing for some people, but it irritates my senses enough that I can’t concentrate at all with it. This is because our bodies can respond differently to varying senses. So don’t be afraid to change a blend to exclude one oil in favor of another of your favorites.

How to Use

  1. Diffuse
  2. Apply to a cotton ball at work station
  3. Dilute with 0.5oz carrier oil (like olive oil, sweet almond oil, avocado oil, or coconut oil)
    • Apply to bottom of feet
    • Apply to wrist

Essential oils that energize: bergamot, orange, grapefruit, lemon, peppermint, fir, rosemary, cedar wood, frankincense, basil

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Energizing Blend #1

  • 2 drops bergamot
  • 2 drops cedar wood
  • 1 drop frankincense
  • 1 drop orange

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Energizing Blend #2

  • 2 drops cedar wood
  • 2 drops fir
  • 1 drop basil
  • 1 drop rosemary

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Essential oils that focus and memory: lime, frankincense, sandalwood, grapefruit, cypress, lavender, lemon balm, cedar wood, nutmeg, vetiver, basil, bergamot, lemongrass

Focusing Blend #1

  • 2 drops lemongrass
  • 1 drop lavender
  • 1 drop vetiver
  • 1 drop lime

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Focusing Blend #2

  • 2 drops bergamot
  • 2 drops cypress
  • 1 drop grapefruit
  • 1 drop nutmeg

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

7 Back to School Essential Oil Blends to calm, focus, enhance memory and energize from Simple Life Mom

Essential oils that calm: ylang ylang, vetiver, patchouli, lavender, rose, chamomile, peru balsam, cedarwood, marjoram, geranium

Calming Blend #1

  • 1 drops ylang ylang
  • 2 drop lavender
  • 1 drop geranium
  • 1 drop lemon

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Calming Blend #2

  • 2 drops patchouli
  • 1 drop cedar wood
  • 1 drop vetiver
  • 1 drop roman chamomile

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Essential oils for immunity boosting: frankincense, ravensara, hyssop, cloves, cinnamon leaf, oregano, peppermint

Immunity Blend #1

  • 2 drops frankincense
  • 1 drop ravensara
  • 1 drop hyssop
  • 1 drop peppermint

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Immunity Blend #2

  • 2 drops cinnamon leaf
  • 1 drop clove
  • 1 drop oregano
  • 1 drop peppermint

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Complete Back to School Essential Oil Blend

Finally, here’s a blend combining all aspects.

  • 2 drop bergamot
  • 2 drop basil
  • 1 drop ylang ylang
  • 1 drop cinnamon leaf
  • 1 drop cedar wood
  • 1 drop lime

How to Use: Add drops to a diffuser. Do not apply to skin without diluting.

Let me know if you have questions. Remember to follow all safety aspects. Essential oils are potent, and extensive studies are just now being completed showing great benefits, but also potential dangers of misuse.  So take care and always dilute!


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Kelly is the author of number one best seller The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners and Easy Soap Making. She's also written multiple ebooks on herbal remedies and natural bath and body DIYs. Her journey toward better health has inspired her to make things in and around the home from scratch, start a homestead, and become more resourceful when it comes to health and home. She shares her recipes and DIYs here on Simple Life Mom and has a shop where she sells products for those who would rather buy than make (SimpleLifeMom.com/shop).

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5 comments

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  • Ann
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    September 5, 2017 at 9:02 AM

    I’m going to have to try the immunity blend, thank you!

  • Emily Ross
    · Reply

    April 13, 2020 at 10:57 AM

    Thank you for your guide, especially for the immunity blends. I will try them! The thing that I’m an elementary school teacher and I researched and tried bunch of different oil blends in my classroom. They gave good results so I advise all my colleagues to try oil blends in their classes too.

  • james
    · Reply

    August 25, 2020 at 11:22 PM

    Love this guide about essential oil blends. Thanks for this valuable article.

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