Sunday, August 22, 2010

Natural Bug Spray + Healing Bug Bite Blend

BugBug Busters that don't harm you, the earth or bugs! Busters

I was out laying on a blanket last night with my loved one, drinking in the moonshine of a full moon and woke to some itchy bug bites!
So, I thought i would share a few simple, yet highly effective recipes to ward off bugs without spraying toxins on your skin.

1.)Natural Bug Spray
-4 oz distilled water
-2 Tbsp grain alchohol
-4 drops thyme oil
-8 drops lemongrass oil
-4 lavender oil
-4 drops peppermint oil


Mix all ingredients and put in a spray bottle or you can use this blend to clean window sills or anywhere bugs might come in to your house if you are getting bit at night. If you don't want to wipe anything down, you can simply leave a cotton ball of the bug spray out on a counter top, table, ect. enjoy!


2.) Healing Bug Bite Blend
-Lavender Oil
-Thyme Oil
-Eucalyptus Oil

This is a general blend for all types of bites. There are specific blends for specific types of bug bites as well! If you have sensitive skin, then you will want to blend a few drops of each oil in a carrier oil like jojoba, shea or almond.

Peace + Love,
Kelsey






Monday, August 16, 2010

Pigment Balancing Oil


I try not to drench myself in the sun like i use to years ago......while living in Hawaii and caking on the coconut oil to see how dark i could get. So now that i am 'in my 30's', i have a new approach.
This recipe is one of my favorites. It is great for the lungs and incredibly cleansing, but most importantly it helps even out skin tone, so if you have any of those lovely brown hypo-pigment spots, sometimes called 'liver spots'....this will be a hit!

Pigment Balancing Oil:

-2 oz Organic, Unrefined Almond Oil
-5 drops Organic Lemon Essential Oil
-10 drops Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil
-5 drops Organic Helichrysum Essential Oil

mix in essential oils to almond oil and apply directly to brown spots, being sure to massage oil in to skin and blotting off any extra.

* PLEASE NOTE THAT LEMON ESSENTIAL OIL IS ACTIVATED BY THE SUN AND CAN CAUSE SUN BURN, SO USE BEFORE BED OR UNDER CLOTHING.

Peace + Love,
Kelsey Lynn Riley
www.nayaorganics.com