Anti Germ Anti Congestion for Children 6 mo to 2 years

Age-Appropriate Anti-Germ and Anti-Congestion recipes and suggestions for children aged 6 months – 2 years (and up!) .25% – .50% dilution

Please be especially careful when using essential oils on or around children in this age group! Preferably, you would not even need to use them on children this young and you would be using herbs or hydrosols instead, but these are the guidelines you would use if you need to. Please use responsibly and do not over-use. NOTE: These recipes were created with children between 6 months and 2 years old in mind. However, they may be used by older children as well. If you prefer a stronger dilution for your older children, keep reading! I have those recipes available further down on the page.

Anti-Germ Blend recipe ages 6 months – 2 years (and up!)

Combine in a 5ml bottle:

30 drops Sweet Orange Citrus sinensis 40 drops Cinnamon Leaf Cinnamomum verum* 25 drops Fir Needle Abies sibirica *Feel free to exchange the Cinnamon Leaf for Lavender Lavandula angustifolia

For this age group, diffusing into the air by adding 5 or so drops to your diffuser is the most gentle and can still be effective.

You can make an inhaler by adding 10 drops to an inhaler, waving the inhaler under your child’s nose before and after being exposed to germs. Inhalation via an inhaler is a more concentrated route of inhalation than diffusion.

Inhalation (via diffuser or inhaler) is more effective than topical use, but you can use it in a massage blend by combining 1 drop of this blend per 4 teaspoons (20ml) of carrier oil for a .25% dilution if your child has been exposed to germs.

Other dilution options:

2 drops per 8 tsp or 1.5 ounces

4 drops per 16 tsp or 3 ounces

6 drops per 20 tsp or 4.5 ounces

8 drops per 32 tsp or 6 ounces

Note: You can bump it up to .50% dilution if your child is sick.

Anti-Germ Hand Spray recipe ages 6 months – 2 years (and up!), .25% 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) 3 drops Anti-Germ Blend (recipe above) Because children tend to put their hands in their mouths, I suggest you wash your child’s hands after spraying with this solution. Or just skip it! Washing hands with plain ol’ soap and water is very effective.

Note: If you need to boost this blend, you may increase to a .50% dilution by adding an additional 3 drops per ounce of the liquids in your hand spray (for a total of 6 drops per 2 ounce bottle).

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