How do you eat a candy cane?
Do you unwrap the whole cane right away, or do you peel back the wrapping as you go? Do you make a candy cane sword or go dinosaur on it and chomp it down?
Any way you eat it, I don’t know if there is a candy more quintessentially Christmas.
Candy Cane is one of our favorite essential oil blends for Christmas! Today, we’re going to be looking at different ways to use our Candy Cane Essential Oil Blend. Tip: we don’t recommend ingesting essential oils, even if they smell like candy. 😉
What I Love About This Blend
This seasonal blend is a great item for Christmas gift-giving. You can make Candy Cane Lip Balm, scent a wooden or clay ornament with it, create a Christmas spray, or just give them the whole bottle!
What’s in Candy Cane Essential Oil Blend?
This blend puts the spirit of Christmas in the air. Check out the oils that make up this blend!
Spearmint Essential Oil
Something wouldn’t be right if we were trying to make a candy cane blend without mint. Spearmint Essential Oil is a safer-to-use mint oil than peppermint and wintergreen. It’s energizing and in one study was shown to possibly help ease nausea1.
Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense helps to bring out the sweetness in the aroma of this blend. Frankincense Essential Oil can also give your immune system a boost to help fight seasonal sickness, thanks to the way it supports your body’s immune system.
Orange Essential Oil
Orange Essential Oil adds a sweet and uplifting note to this blend. This oil also has natural cleaning properties.
Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon Essential Oil brings another note of sweetness to this blend. It has an uplifting and energizing aroma to bring a little zest to your holiday party.
Candy Cane Blend Uses and Recipes
Christmas Scents
Diffuser this blend around Christmas to put a natural holiday aroma in the air. Try diffusing this blend by itself or with Mandarin Essential Oil in this recipe. You could even spray it on your artificial Christmas tree with some Balsam Fir Essential Oil to get the Christmas party started!
Naturally Cleans
This blend is made up of essential oils that are great natural cleaners. Try it in a room spray to clean and freshen any space. Just add about 20 drops of Candy Cane Essential Oils blend to a 2oz spray bottle, fill the rest of the way with distilled water, shake, and spray.
What Earthies Are Saying About This Blend
Things to Remember When Using This Blend
Always dilute an essential oil when using it on the skin. This essential oil blend is unlikely to cause skin irritation when diluted properly. If the oil has been oxidized (left with the cap off for long periods of time) it is more likely to cause skin irritation. Check out this dilution chart for diluting this essential oil properly.
This blend is not generally safe to use if you are pregnant. Consult your doctor prior to use.
This essential oil blend is safe to use with kids aged 2+.
Cats may find the oils in this blend irritating. However, we do not expect your cat to be disturbed if you use this blend on yourself. Just be mindful of your pet’s behavior. For more information on using essential oils with cats, check out this blog post.
Dogs may find the oils in this blend irritating. However, we do not expect your dog to be disturbed if you use this blend on yourself. Just be mindful of your pet’s behavior. For more information on using essential oils with dogs, check out this blog post.
We don’t recommend ingesting essential oils unless under the direction of a doctor certified in aromatherapy. For more information on why we don’t ingest essential oils check out this blog post.
*Please note: This post is a compilation of suggestions made by those that have extensively used essential oils and has not been verified scientifically with clinical tests nor reviewed by medical experts. It is anecdotal information and should be treated as such. For serious medical concerns, please consult your doctor. The statements given in this blog post have not been verified by the FDA
What Are Your Favorite Christmas Scents?
When you think of Christmas, do the aromas make you think of sweets or evergreen trees? Maybe a bit of both? What is your favorite Christmas scents? We’d love to hear about it on social media with @fromsimplyearth and in the comments below!
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References:
- Tayarani-Najaran Z, Talasaz-Firoozi E, Nasiri R, Jalali N, Hassanzadeh M. Antiemetic activity of volatile oil from Mentha spicata and Mentha × piperita in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. 2013 Jan
- Mikhaeil BR, Maatooq GT, Badria FA, Amer MM. Chemistry and immunomodulatory activity of frankincense oil. 2003 Mar-Apr
- Diánez F, Santos M, Parra C, Navarro MJ, Blanco R, Gea FJ. Screening of antifungal activity of 12 essential oils against eight pathogenic fungi of vegetables and mushroom. 2018 Aug