Home Aromatherapy: Match the Mix to Meet the Need

Maybe ‘therapy” sounds a little extreme.  Neither your home nor your family really needs aroma- therapy, but how about a little enthusiasm to put the family at the peak of its perky; and how about a little motivation to keep the kids powering through their homework?  How about just a little comfort so that the puppy does not pout when you leave her home alone; and how about some general cleansing and refreshing just because the housework never ends?  Even if it does not officially qualify as home “aromatherapy,” every house and family needs a little fresh fragrance. Match your home aromatherapy mixes to meet each family member’s distinctive personality and unique emotional needs.

Home Aromatherapy for the Guys

Dad works hard.  Dad works really hard.  And, these days, Dad worries a lot, too—about his job, about the house, about the money, about the kids and dog.  Dad pretty much works really hard and worries about everything.  Even liberally allowing for lavish Father’s Day gifts and treats, Dad would benefit from a little home aromatherapy custom-tailored just for him.  But do not make it a big production; instead, use your super stealth powers.  If you do not say anything, Dad will not really “get it,” but he will notice the fresh scent when you put cedar shoes trees in his loafers and wingtips.  Dad will notice when you freshen the bathroom with “woodsy” aromatherapy fragrances subtly diffused through a little candle diffuser.  And you will notice Dad feels more competent, capable, and masculine because you have mixed-up his own personal fragrance full of all the woodsy, strong and assertive essential oils—rich base and middle notes alloying your man’s natural power.  Keep in mind, too, what works for dad works at least as well for every father’s son.  And, because Junior never cleans his room or sorts the dirty laundry from the clean, even if his spirit needs no therapy, his room and closet need a home aromatherapy intervention.

Home Aromatherapy for the Girls

You and your daughter just naturally are fun, fresh, flirty, and feminine; tough as nails but absolutely as girlie-girl as they come, you and your daughter always feel and perform your best when the world all around smells “happy.”  Mix-up a little home aromatherapy brew designed just for the two of you, loading it with citrus and floral, something spicy just to make it mas piquante, and then a little something from the forest for a hint of allure—rosewood, sandalwood, or maybe something berry to keep it sweet?  When you have perfected just the right home aromatherapy blend to sustain your daughter’s and your own intrepid cheerfulness all day every day, use it everywhere and in everything.  Especially mix-up your own shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, and lotion; and make a deluxe air freshener to hang from the rearview mirror or the air vents in your car.

Home Aromatherapy for Pets

Just about all the products and medications you buy for your cat and dog contain chemicals and additives with potential for harming your furry friends.  Protect them, and protect the family, too, using home aromatherapy recipes instead of prescription medications and expensive shampoos.  All the essential oils that calm and soothe you work at least as well with your dog and cat, because their exceptional olfactory powers intensify essential oils’ effects.  Before you bathe your dog, mix-up a batch of the legendary five-flower blend—equal measures of Impatiens, Star of Bethlehem, Rock Rose, Clematis, and Cherry Plum.  Dilute the mix according to the recipe’s instructions, and then put a few drops on your dog’s favorite toy.  After a little playtime, Spot will feel calm and relaxed, putting up no resistance to a good shampoo.
Learn pet shampoo and anti-flea recipes online or from veterinary naturopathy specialists, and remember that good old-fashioned borax safely kills fleas on floors and in carpets.