Orange Essential Oil

I love orange essential oil!! It has so many uses.

10 Uses for Orange Essential Oils

1. Air Freshener: Air Freshener: Add 10 drops of each essential oil to your spray bottle: orange, clove, and cinnamon.  Fill with water.  Spray once or twice in each room of your home.
2. Anxiety: Place a drop on your palm and rub hands together. Cup your hands over your nose and inhale during stressful times.  If you are near your diffuser, throw a couple drops in to help calm your nerves.
3. Blues: Dealing with a bad mood you can shake?  Try diffusing essential oil. It is uplifting and helps get me centered.
4. Body Scrub: Try adding orange essential oil to your homemade body scrub. 
5. Digestion: Because orange essential oil has an anti-spasmodic effort, it’s great for dealing with occasional stomach cramps and can aid in regular digestion.  Apply with a carrier oil over the abdomen.
6. Disinfectant Spray:  Add 10 drops orange essential oil and 1/4 cup white vinegar to spray bottle. Fill with water.  Spray on door knobs and lightswitches at least once a week, more often if anyone is sick.
7. Furniture Polish: Try making a homemade furniture polish with 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1 Tbsp olive oil, and 10 drops orange essential oil. Store in a dark spray bottle and spray on a microfiber cloth, then wipe down your wooden furniture.
8. Immune Boosting: Diffusing orange essential oil can help increase your immune system’s ability to respond quickly and effectively.  This is especially important during the colder months.
9. Insecticide: Orange essential was used in a study to determine if it was a viable insecticide again a mealybug on grape vines.  It was toxic to the mealybug but not to the grape vines – sounds like a win/win to me!
10. Insomnia: I know this one sounds weird since orange is typically uplifting, but I’ve found adding a drop, along with Lavender and Peace & Calming, really helps me relax and fall asleep faster.

I found this this graphic on pinterest awhile ago and I was really excited to try out some new blends in my diffuser.

I have tried about half of them so far and my favourite so far is the orange with peppermint.

I have also spent a bit of time browsing the site, ONEssentialCOMMUNITY, that made the graphic and they have a lot of useful info over there.