6 years to 9 years and Up Essential Oils Blends for Cold and Flu Season

Anti-Germ Blend recipeages 6-9 years (and up!)

\Combine in a 5ml bottle:

• 30 drops Sweet Orange Citrus sinensis
• 20 drops Clove (Bud, Leaf, or Stem) Zyzygium aromaticum
• 20 drops Cinnamon Leaf Cinnamomum verum*
• 25 drops Peppermint Mentha Piperita

Ideally, you should add 10-15 drops to an inhaler and inhale before and after being exposed to germs. This is the most effective, along with using the Hand Spray recipe below.

Although inhalation is more effective than topical use, you can use it in a massage blend by combining 2 drops of this blend per teaspoon (5ml) of carrier oil for a 2% dilution if your child has been exposed to germs.

Note: You can bump it up to 3% dilution if your child is sick.

Anti-Germ Hand Spray recipe
ages 6-9 years (and up!), 2% dilution

In a 2 ounce fingertip sprayer combine:

• 1 1/2 ounces (3 TBSP) witch hazel
• 2 tsp almond oil (or oil of your choice)
• 24 drops Anti-Germ Blend (recipe above)

Note: If you need to boost this blend, you may increase to a 3% dilution by adding an additional 12 drops per ounce of the liquids in your hand spray (for a total of 36 drops per 2 ounce bottle).

Although the Anti-Germ Blend recipe will be successful for both keeping germs away andhelping with congestion, I have provided a blend with a bit more Peppermint and less Cinnamon Leaf/Clove as an option. I have called this my Anti-Congestion Blend recipe.

Anti-Congestion Blend recipeages 6-9 years (and up!)

Combine in a 5ml bottle:

• 30 drops Sweet Orange Citrus sinensis
• 15 drops Clove (Bud, Leaf, or Stem) Zyzygium aromaticum
• 15 drops Cinnamon Leaf Cinnamomum verum
• 35 drops Peppermint Mentha Piperita

Ideally, you should add 10-15 drops to an inhaler and inhale to help clear congestion. This is the most effective.

Anti-Congestion Massage Oil recipe
ages 6-9 years (and up!), 2% dilution

Combine in a 2 ounce squeeze bottle:

• 2 ounce almond oil (or carrier oil of your choice)
• 24 drops Anti-Germ/Anti-Congestion Blend

Shake well and apply on throat/neck/back of congested child.

Note: If you need to boost this blend, you may increase to a 3% dilution by adding an additional 12 drops per ounce of carrier oil (for a total of 36 drops per 2 ounce bottle).