Are you waging chemical warfare against household grime? Powerful cleaners that zap household grime can contain ingredients you’d really rather not be breathing, wearing or washing in.
Choice Magazine tested bathroom cleaning products and found that 43% of testers reported skin irritations from a popular mould remover. Nasty cleaning chemicals can be absorbed through our skin or inhaled. Here is a better way that’s healthier for you, your family and our planet.
The following pages contain easy, natural cleaning recipes for your home, starting in the kitchen. There are easy-to-make recipes for cleaning windows, deodorising sneakers, removing mould and making antibacterial sprays plus much more.
K I T C H E N
Light Surface Cleaner
5ml lavender oil
5ml essential oil solubuliser
250ml water
Pour the ingredients into a spray bottle. Shake the mixture. Spray mixture onto surface and wipe off with soft cloth.
Antibacterial & Insect Repelling Spray
2ml peppermint oil
2ml clove oil
1ml tea tree oil
5ml essential oil solubuliser
250ml water
Pour the ingredients into a spray bottle. Shake the mixture. Spray mixture onto surface and wipe off with soft cloth to disinfect surfaces and kill insects in cupboards This solution can also be sprayed around windowsills, skirting boards and doorways to keep ants at bay during the summer months. Many essential oils contain antibacterial properties including lemon, clove, eucalyptus, tea tree, thyme and lavender oils.
Oven Cleaner
Bicarbonate soda
Vinegar
Sprinkle a little bicarbonate soda over oven surface. Spray vinegar over bicarbonate soda (watch
it sizzle!) then leave overnight. Wipe off with a cloth dampened with water. Wipe over one final time with vinegar on your cloth.
Dishwasher Detergent
1 tbsp washing soda
Use 1 tbsp washing soda instead of commercial dishwasher detergents. Caution – use this one at
your own risk as dishwasher manufacturers are quite strict about what you should use.
Sink Cleaner
1 cup vinegar
1 cup water
Fill a spray bottle with half water and half white vinegar. Spray on any surface where there is soap scum and leave for 5 minutes. Wipe off.
Drain Cleaner
1 cup bicarbonate soda
1 cup vinegar
1 litre boiling water
Sprinkle bicarbonate soda down offending drain. Pour vinegar in and watch the reaction. Follow
with 1 litre of boiling water. Wipe over drain plate with essential oil to leave a fresh fragrance. Baking soda (or bicarb) and salt can be used instead (½ cup each).
All Purpose Cleaner
Borax
Bicarbonate soda
Vinegar
Eucalyptus oil
Place borax and bicarbonate soda into a recycled glass jar. Mix in enough vinegar and water to make a paste. Add a few drops of eucalyptus oil. Wipe mixture onto surfaces to be cleaned and wipe off with a soft cloth. A note on borax - this can be harmful to children and pets if swallowed, you can make a milder version of this paste without the borax.
L A U N D R Y
*Laundry detergent
½ cup pure soap powder
1 cup hot water
Melt soap powder in hot water. You can add a few drops of your favourite essential oil if you like.
Pour into washing machine and wash as normal. *“Caution – use this one at your own risk as manufacturers’ warranties are quite strict. Pour directly into the washing machine with your wash. Do not pour into soap dispensers.”
Super Natural Laundry Detergent
Put 5 soap nuts into a calico or cotton bag, put 5- 10 drops of your favourite essential oil on the bag and toss into the washing machine with your washing. If you use cold water you can use these nuts up to 5 times. Then toss the nuts in the compost.
Dirty Collar Cleaner
Vinegar
Simply spray vinegar onto the collar before putting item through wash as usual. Hang item in the sun to dry. The combination of the sun and the vinegar should remove the offending collar mark.
Fabric Stain Removers
Vinegar
Cold water
Pure soap powder
In general, protein stains (meat, blood etc) leave a dark outline. Never use heat to remove them. Instead, treat with cold water and pure soap. Carbohydrate stains are normally dark in the centre. Treat with water, a spray of vinegar and wash as normal in pure soap.
African Black Soap
It can also be used as a shaving soap, and excellent dish washer, washing the family pet, great for removing make up and instant removal of stains from grimy and greasy hands and clothing.
B AT H R O O M
Liquid Handwash
250ml boiling water
2 tsp glycerol or glycerine
2 tbsp grated soap powder
5 ml or your favourite essential oil
Add the grated soap to boiling water, stir and then let sit for about 10 minutes until it melts. Stir in glycerol and essential oil. When mixture is smooth, pour into dispenser bottle. Do this while it is still warm as it will set to a jelly when cold and be difficult to pour.
Air Freshener
20 drops each lavender & bergamot oil
10 drops each peppermint & clove oil
100ml perfume base
150ml water
5ml essential oil solubuliser
Combine ingredients in spray bottle and shake well. Spritz into air four or five times in area that needs freshening, being careful to avoid your eyes.
Mould Remover—walls
250ml Vinegar
5g Salt
5ml each Clove oil & Tea Tree oil
Mix ingredients into a spray bottle. Spray onto mouldy surface, leave for a few minutes and then wipe off using a soft cloth.
Mould Remover—tiles & grout
Vinegar
Bicarb
Clove oil & Tea Tree oil
Mix enough vinegar and bicarb to make a paste, add a few drops of each essential oil. Scrub into
the surface with a toothbrush or scourer, leave for 30min and then wash off. Spray area with mould remover wall spray (above) and don’t rinse. To maintain your shower area, spray after every cleaning with Antibacterial & Insect Repelling Spray.
Bath & Shower Cleaner
1 cup vinegar
1 cup water
Fill a spray bottle with half water and half white vinegar. Spray on any surface where there is soap scum and leave for 5 minutes. Wipe off.
Toilet Cleaner
1 cup bicarbonate soda
1 cup vinegar
Sprinkle bicarbonate soda into toilet bowl and pour vinegar on top. Watch it react. Leave it for ten minutes then clean with a toilet brush and flush. To finish, put a few drops of tea tree oil on a cloth and wipe around the bowl and seat to provide some antibacterial protection (or use the antibacterial spray recipe).
G E N E R A L
Carpet Cleaner
2 tsp eucalyptus oil
2 tsp glycerine
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp bicarbonate soda
2 tbsp perfume base
Mix ingredients together into a spray bottle. For spot cleaning, spray the mixture onto the spot and gently rub with pantyhose. For a bigger spill – place pantyhose over the head of a broom, spray lightly with your carpet cleaning mixture and sweep over the spot.
Smelly Sneaker Saver
2 tbsp bicarbonate soda
5 drops eucalyptus essential oil
Mix bicarbonate soda and essential oil (you can use any one you like) into a container with small
holes in the lid. Sprinkle mixture into your offending shoes and leave overnight.
Tiled or Timber Floor Cleaner
1 cup vinegar
1 bucket hot water
5 drops eucalyptus essential oil
Add vinegar and essential oil (you can use any one you like) to a bucket of hot water. Lightly mop or wipe over surface.
Window Cleaner
1 part vinegar
4 parts water
Mix vinegar and water into a spray bottle. Spray onto windows and wipe off with newspaper, window squeegee or a soft cloth. Gooey Stuff like bubble gum & glue gum Use pure eucalyptus oil and rub with a soft cloth (don’t use on varished surfaces.)
Squeaky Clean Baby Steps
Do your best to learn about whatever you clean with in your home. Scrutinise the labels on your cleaning products and then go on a product diet. Phase out harmful commercial cleaning products and replace them with healthy alternatives.
Useful Items for Your Green Cleaning Kit
Bicarbonate (or Baking) Soda
(Sodium Bicarbonate) Excellent odour absorbent and mild abrasive.
Borax
A naturally derived product in its concentrated form, borax disinfects, deodorises and inhibits mould growth. A strong alkaline, an eye irritant and toxic if swallowed. Keep all borax-containing cleaners out of the reach of children.
Essential Oils
Essential oils can add extra benefits to your cleaning products such as antibacterial, mould retarding, antiseptic, and insect repelling. Australian tea tree oil is a broad spectrum germicide, fungicide, and bactericide. Tea tree oil is currently in the process of being registered as a disinfectant in this country. Clove has antiseptic, disinfectant, insecticidal and larvicidal properties. There are too many to list.
Castile Liquid Soap
Vegetable-based soap useful for washing nearly everything.
Liquid Detergent
Detergents are made from synthetic materials that form less soap scum when combined with minerals in hard water. Most dishwashing liquids are detergents. Try purchasing vegetable oil-based detergents, which can be less toxic than petroleum-based products.
White Vinegar
Removes soap scum, grease and mineral deposits and acts as a deodoriser. Use only white distilled vinegar for these recipes.
Washing Soda
(Sodium Carbonate) It is slightly caustic and a great grease cutter. Don’t use it on waxed floors (unless you want to remove the wax), fibreglass or aluminum.
Soap Nuts
Soap nuts which are in actual fact berries are nature’s laundry detergent that grow wild on trees.
African Black Soap
This is an ancient soap used for centuries in West Africa and still made in its traditional way. It is 100% completely natural. It has a mild gentle smell. Note - these ingredients may be toxic in their concentrated form. When used in the small amounts in these cleaning recipes, they are non-toxic.
Avoid Potentially Harmful Ingredients
Triclosan
Commonly used in commercial soaps, toothpastes and cleaning products with ‘anti-bacterial’ claims. An eye irritant that is moderately toxic by ingestion, and may cause vomiting and diarrhoea.
Formaldehyde
Highly toxic and a known carcinogen. Commonly found in air fresheners.
Ammonia
A very volatile chemical. Damaging to eyes, respiratory tract and skin. Commonly found in bathroom cleaners.
Bleach
A strong corrosive. May irritate or burn the skin, eyes and respiratory tract.
Chlorine
Can affect the throat and lungs if inhaled. Commonly found in dish detergents, bleaches, plastics and paints.
Hydrochloric Acid
Corrosive, eye and skin irritant, damages kidneys, liver and digestive tract. Commonly found in drain cleaners and toilet bowl cleaners.
Sodium Hydroxide (Lye)
A caustic, strong irritant that can burn both skin and eyes. Inhibits reflexes, can cause severe tissue damage if swallowed. Commonly found in oven cleaner.
Sodium Hypochlorite
A corrosive substance commonly found in mildew and mould cleaners. May burn the skin and seriously damage the eyes. Swallowing can result in nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and chemical burns to the gastrointestinal tract.
Phenol
A moderate to highly toxic corrosive commonly found in air fresheners. May cause severe burns to skin, and if ingested in high concentrations can cause burns to the mouth and throat, convulsions and even death.
Hypochlorite Bleach
A corrosive substance. It irritates or burns the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. May cause lung damage, vomiting or coma if ingested. Commonly found in bathroom cleaning products.
Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
A strong and harsh detergent and a powerful wetting and foaming agent. Repeated use can accumulate SLS in the body. Found in shampoos, toothpaste, and soaps. Note that Sodium Laureth Sulphate is a higher foaming version of Sodium Lauryl Sulphate.
Phosphates
Naturally occurring compounds in waterways, but causing algal and weed growth when they reach abnormally high levels. Commonly found in soaps and washing detergents. This information was taken from manufacturer’s material safety data sheets.
Commercial Cleaning Products
There are many environmentally responsible cleaning products on the market. If you are going to purchase commercial cleaning products, look out for these
qualities:
• Phosphate free
• Low sodium content - less than 20 grams per wash
• Plant-based ingredients
• Synthetic fragrance free
• Petrochemical free
• Microfibre cloths – they use only water and many can be recycled through the manufacturer.
The information provided in this brochure is to be used as a guide only and is by no means conclusive. Please ensure you patch test all recipes.
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Lice Busters
Wow, school starts and so do the Lice. They are not fun
for the kids or the family and friends who have to keep
cleaning their heads.
There are many remedies around and we get to view a
few working in Plant Essentials. Amongst the most
effective we have found is using a ready blended oil
combination like our Rosemary & Thyme scalp oil. This
blend contains Rosemary, Red Thyme, Neem &
Lavender Essential Oils, in a Apricot Kernal & Jojoba
base oil. Dampen the hair first and then massage the
oil into the scalp and hair and leave in overnight (put an
old towel on the pillow, so the oil doesn't go
everywhere.) and then shampoo it out in the morning.
Follow up with one of those little lice combs to get out
the dead bodies and any eggs. The scalp oil is quite
effective in killing the lice and eggs and makes the hair
very soft, making it very difficult for the lice to reattach.
After the initial treatment to remove the critters, you can
use our Rosemary Hair Mist as a preventative spray.
You simply brush through their hair each day.
The shampoo and conditioner you use will also play a
part, we have some Rosemary Herbal Shampoo and
Conditioner that are excellent in the ongoing prevention
of head lice.
All are available from PLANT ESSENTIALS, and the team
in the store are happy to answer any questions that you
may have.
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for the kids or the family and friends who have to keep
cleaning their heads.
There are many remedies around and we get to view a
few working in Plant Essentials. Amongst the most
effective we have found is using a ready blended oil
combination like our Rosemary & Thyme scalp oil. This
blend contains Rosemary, Red Thyme, Neem &
Lavender Essential Oils, in a Apricot Kernal & Jojoba
base oil. Dampen the hair first and then massage the
oil into the scalp and hair and leave in overnight (put an
old towel on the pillow, so the oil doesn't go
everywhere.) and then shampoo it out in the morning.
Follow up with one of those little lice combs to get out
the dead bodies and any eggs. The scalp oil is quite
effective in killing the lice and eggs and makes the hair
very soft, making it very difficult for the lice to reattach.
After the initial treatment to remove the critters, you can
use our Rosemary Hair Mist as a preventative spray.
You simply brush through their hair each day.
The shampoo and conditioner you use will also play a
part, we have some Rosemary Herbal Shampoo and
Conditioner that are excellent in the ongoing prevention
of head lice.
All are available from PLANT ESSENTIALS, and the team
in the store are happy to answer any questions that you
may have.
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Ear Candling
Choose only Hand made Ear candles are made with 100%
pure ingredients. Organic beeswax & unbleached cotton calico
flame together to create the heat and smoke of our ear candles.
Ear candling is a time honoured home remedy & have been
used by European & American Traditional cultures for many
generations, as well as by modern people seeking an alternative
treatment for ear, nose, sinus and throat malady.
Heat, Flame and smoke are present during every Ear candling
session and it is there fore recommended that ear candling is
carried out with assistance, and should any discomfort be felt,
discontinue the treatment and seek advice.
Instructions
Begin be gathering together the things you will need: Ear candles,
and attendant with massage oil, matches, towel, skewer, scissors,
tweezers, a bowl of water, cotton buds and a piece of alfoil.
Ear candling should always be attended in a peaceful, draught-free
environment. Prepare the space so that both participants are calmly
centred on the procedure in hand.
Ensure that the person being candled is warm, comfortable and
relaxed as they rest on their side.
The effectiveness of ear candling is enhanced be a preliminary
massage around the ear and down the side of the face to the lymph
gland in the neck. Use a warm massaging oil.
Cover the side of the head and neck with clean cloth leaving the ear
opening free. Cover the cloth with alfoil to create a suitable ash
guard.
Insert the tapered end of the candle gently into the ear just far
enough to seal the ear opening. The ear candle must be
comfortably airtight at the ear opening. Lift the ear lobe a little and
gently turn the candle, making a snug fit. The recipient should
adjust the candle for comfort. The candle should be held still, as
near to vertical as possible. Once the candle is positioned the
attendant should have a clear view of the ear.
Light the candle. Watch for escaping smoke. Adjust for snug fit as
required. The sound of soft crackling as the flame consumes the
cloth and beeswax takes the attention of the recipient to the point of
the practice, their ear. A pleasant warming of the ear canal is felt as
the candle performs its gentle heat treatment.
If the flaming ends starts to close over the ashen wick you may need
to trim the candle during the burn. Tell the recipient you are about
to cut the wick. Remove the candle and use scissors to make a
clean cut of the residual ash at the combustion line where candle
becomes flame.
Alternatively clamp the burnt wick with the tweezers and make the
cut in situ. This option requires the recipient to steady the candle
whilst the attendant removes the obstructing material.
Drop the ash into the bowl of water. Clear the candle with a skewer.
Replace the ear candle and follow the initial procedure to locate the
candle in the ear. Relight the candle if required.
When the candles has burnt down to the last 6 to 8 cm, remove and
douse in water.
Check the ear. Any powder residue at the ear opening can be
cleaned away with a moist cotton ball.
Proceed as above with the other ear. If more than one candle is to
be used for a particular ear they may be burned consecutively. If a
series of candles are used in one ear then follow-up with one candle
in the other ear.
We recommend that each ear should be candled in a sitting to
maintain balance. We recommend ear candling takes place in
accordance with these detailed instructions.
All Plant Essentials spas and clinics provide ear candling services
should you wish.
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pure ingredients. Organic beeswax & unbleached cotton calico
flame together to create the heat and smoke of our ear candles.
Ear candling is a time honoured home remedy & have been
used by European & American Traditional cultures for many
generations, as well as by modern people seeking an alternative
treatment for ear, nose, sinus and throat malady.
Heat, Flame and smoke are present during every Ear candling
session and it is there fore recommended that ear candling is
carried out with assistance, and should any discomfort be felt,
discontinue the treatment and seek advice.
Instructions
Begin be gathering together the things you will need: Ear candles,
and attendant with massage oil, matches, towel, skewer, scissors,
tweezers, a bowl of water, cotton buds and a piece of alfoil.
Ear candling should always be attended in a peaceful, draught-free
environment. Prepare the space so that both participants are calmly
centred on the procedure in hand.
Ensure that the person being candled is warm, comfortable and
relaxed as they rest on their side.
The effectiveness of ear candling is enhanced be a preliminary
massage around the ear and down the side of the face to the lymph
gland in the neck. Use a warm massaging oil.
Cover the side of the head and neck with clean cloth leaving the ear
opening free. Cover the cloth with alfoil to create a suitable ash
guard.
Insert the tapered end of the candle gently into the ear just far
enough to seal the ear opening. The ear candle must be
comfortably airtight at the ear opening. Lift the ear lobe a little and
gently turn the candle, making a snug fit. The recipient should
adjust the candle for comfort. The candle should be held still, as
near to vertical as possible. Once the candle is positioned the
attendant should have a clear view of the ear.
Light the candle. Watch for escaping smoke. Adjust for snug fit as
required. The sound of soft crackling as the flame consumes the
cloth and beeswax takes the attention of the recipient to the point of
the practice, their ear. A pleasant warming of the ear canal is felt as
the candle performs its gentle heat treatment.
If the flaming ends starts to close over the ashen wick you may need
to trim the candle during the burn. Tell the recipient you are about
to cut the wick. Remove the candle and use scissors to make a
clean cut of the residual ash at the combustion line where candle
becomes flame.
Alternatively clamp the burnt wick with the tweezers and make the
cut in situ. This option requires the recipient to steady the candle
whilst the attendant removes the obstructing material.
Drop the ash into the bowl of water. Clear the candle with a skewer.
Replace the ear candle and follow the initial procedure to locate the
candle in the ear. Relight the candle if required.
When the candles has burnt down to the last 6 to 8 cm, remove and
douse in water.
Check the ear. Any powder residue at the ear opening can be
cleaned away with a moist cotton ball.
Proceed as above with the other ear. If more than one candle is to
be used for a particular ear they may be burned consecutively. If a
series of candles are used in one ear then follow-up with one candle
in the other ear.
We recommend that each ear should be candled in a sitting to
maintain balance. We recommend ear candling takes place in
accordance with these detailed instructions.
All Plant Essentials spas and clinics provide ear candling services
should you wish.
www.plantessentials.com.au
Pregnancy, Birth, Baby
Aromatherapy techniques are being used by an
increasing number of health professionals involved
in childbirth.
Plant Essentials provides a range of the purest
aromatherapy and plant preparations that have been
developed for use during pregnancy and birth, and
after for baby.
These products are produced without cruelty to
animals and contain no petrochemicals, synthetic
colouring or preservatives. Just Pure Plant Simplicity.
Pregnancy
Congratulations!! You are about to enter the most
amazing experience of your life, you are about to
bring a precious new life into the world.
Aromatherapy can be incorporated to take the best
possible care of you & your baby.
Our Mandarin & Vitamin E range of products for mum
have been specially formulated by our creative
aromatherapists to both nourish and uplift.
Containing Mandarin, Tangerine & Lavender
essential oils , Vitamin E, & cold pressed vegetable
oil bases including jojoba, Coconut, Almond, Rosehip
&Wheatgerm Oils. These ingredients have all been
chosen for their nourishing, Hydrating & repairing
effects on the skin.
Used daily we find that these essential ingredients
help the skin to remain supple and stretch mark free.
Mandarin & Vit E Pregnancy Body Oil
Made especially for the expectant mother. Massage
daily onto the abdomen, hips and breasts to reduce
and prevent stretch marks, relieve back ache, fatigue
and constipation and promote relaxation.
Mandarin & Vit E Pregnancy Body Cream
A beautifully textured cream which is a rich and
nourishing, to leave your skin moisturised and feeling
great. A more convenient alternative for the career
mum as a day time cream. We recommend using the
body oil at night time for intensive skin conditioning.
Tranquil Essential Oil Blend
Contains a synergy of Rosewood, Lavender, Sweet
Orange, Australian Sandalwood & Ylang Ylang essential
oils. Blended to use in your oil burner to promote a
tranquil, calm and harmonious environment. Baby will
also love this blend at bed time. Tranquil is also
available blended in a range of bath & body products.
Chill Essential Oil Blend
Is a delightful fresh and zestful blend of Sweet Orange,
Lime & Lemon Tea Tree essential oils. Ideal to use in
your oil burner whenever you feel run down or lethargic.
Tranquil Bath Soak
Relax in a warm bath infused with Herbs, Clay,
Magnesium & soothing essential oils, of Lavender,
Ylang Ylang, Rosewood, Sandalwood & Oranges.
Delight the senses and relieve fatigue. Also available
in a massage oil blend.
Organic Raspberry Leaf Tea
Physicians in England, Europe and the USA prescribe
raspberry preparations for relief of morning sickness,
uterine irritability and threatened miscarriage.
Raspberry Leaf is rich in folic acid and also contains a
substance called fragrine which relieves uterine pain by
dilating the pelvic muscles and is helpful leading up to
and during labour. This is a useful tea to drink
throughout pregnancy.
Organic Ginger Zinger Tea
Ginger and Spearmint have both traditionally been
used to ease nausea due to travel and morning
sickness. A delicious herbal tea. To drink any time of
the day. Contains Organic Ginger Root & Spearmint
Leaves.
Peppermint Foot & Leg Lotion
For tired swollen aching feet and legs .This soothing
and relaxing foot lotion contains peppermint, lavender
& lime essential oils. Ideal in late pregnancy. A foot
soak is also available.
CAUTION
The following oils should not be used in the first 3-4
months of pregnancy:
Sweet Fennel, peppermint, rose.
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Essential oils to avoid during entire pregnancy are:
Basil, clary sage, cedarwood, cypress, jasmine,
juniper, sweet marjoram, myrrh, nutmeg, pennyroyal,
rosemary, sage, thyme, wintergreen and any
essential oil considered toxic. Please ask if you are
unsure.
Birth
Aromatherapy can be of great help during childbirth
since some essential oils strengthen and deepen
contractions, promote relaxation and have mild
analgesic effect.
Pure Love Essential oil Blend
Containing pure essential oils of Jasmine, Clary sage,
Rose Geranium, Sandalwood and Lavender, creates
a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere as well as being
known to assisting contractions. Use in your oil
burner up to two weeks before your due date and in
the labour ward. Also very uplifting to use after birth.
Jasmine Infused oil
Uterine Tonic
Anti depressant
Strengthens contractions
Mild pain relief
Valuable in last stages of labour
Lavender Essential oil
Reduces mental anxiety
Provides mild analgesic effect,
Lightens mood
Clary Sage Essential oil
Used to increase contractions
Mild analgesic
Relieves nervous tension, irritability and anxiety.
Pure Love Pregnancy Massage Oil
It is a precious moment at the birth of a new baby.
Pure Love Pregnancy Body Oil contains essential oils
of Jasmine, Clay sage, Rose Geranium, Sandalwood
and Lavender to help the mother during this
supreme effort. Especially blended for use just prior
to, during, and after labour.
Heat Wheat Pillow
Easily heated in microwave, heat wheat pillows
produce a deep, gentle heat ideal for lower back and
abdominal application during labour.
Tranquil Mist
Contains a mixture of Australian Bush Flower
Essences and essential oils for misting on the face &
upper body between contractions. Helps to ease
stress, fear & panic.
Baby
Babies respond well to aromatherapy techniques
which can calm and soothe irritable babies, relieve
colic, soothe baby’s skin and promote sleep.
Our Calendula & Chamomile range is full of
nourishing goodness for your little one.
Containing Calendula infused oil, Lavender and
Chamomile essential oils, in nourishing cold
pressed vegetable oil and other natural plant
ingredient bases. Full of ingredients chosen to
calm, soothe, and relax.
Calendula & Chamomile Massage Oil
A soothing and calming oil to moisturise baby’s
soft delicate skin.
Calendula & Chamomile Baby Cream
Sometimes you would like a cream to soothe and
calm the skin, this beautiful cream uses a blend of
essential oils and veggie oils that have a
reputation for doing just that.
Calendula & Chamomile All over Wash
Wash your little one’s hair and clean their precious
skin with the delicate touch of lavender and
chamomile oils. When baby gets bigger, makes
bubbles of fun.
Calendula & Chamomile Bath Oil
Wash your little one’s hair and clean their precious
skin with the delicate touch of lavender and
chamomile oils in a dispersible bath oil base. Bath
oils help keep baby’s skin soft and hydrated,
especially if prone to dryness and irritation.
Calendula & Chamomile Baby Powder
An all natural talc free baby powder. Containing
ground chamomile and calendula flowers, in
natural cornstarch and kaolin clay.
Organic Shea Butter
Shield your baby’s bottom and protect it from harm.
Calms their tender skin. This luxuriously rich
ingredient is pressed straight from the shea is
unrefined, and is great for protecting and nourishing
delicate or dry & irritated skin. No fillers added, just
pure shea butter.
Chamomile in jojoba
Chamomile is traditionally used to soothe and calm.
We offer a diluted German Chamomile essential oils in
Jojoba oil that can be used in your oil burner for a
restless sleep or dilute further and apply directly on the
outside of baby’s jaw for teething relief, amongst other
uses.
Nursing Tea
A combination of Raspberry, Fennel & caraway seeds.
These herbs are traditionally used to increase milk
flow, in mum and relief colic for baby. This is quite a
delicious tea to drink. If mum is breast feeding, baby
will receive the benefits through the breast milk.
Avoid drinking sage or peppermint tea however as this
can have the opposite effect.
AROMATHERAPY TIP
Essential Oils can be used around children of all
ages, just remember to follow the usual dilutions and
safety.
How to use the oils:
Massage (which means to apply oils to the skin) is
perhaps the oldest and simplest method of all
medical treatments. It is one of the easiest ways of
attaining and maintaining good health. It is a healing
instinct, innate in us all; to rub an aching shoulder or
to stroke a furrowed brow.
Dilutions – dilute essential oils into a base of cold
pressed almond, cocnut or apricot kernal oil for
children.
A Birth to 2 years old use a ¼% dilution, which is approx 1 drop of essential oil to 10ml of base oil.
A 2 to 5 years old use a ½ %, which is approx 2 drops of essential oil in 10ml of base oil.
A 5 years to 10 years old use 1%, which is approx 3 drops of essential oil to 10ml of base oil.
A 10 years and on use a dilution of approx 5 drops of essential oil in 10ml of base oil.
Please do not use Baby oil as it is a petro chemical
product, it is a mineral oil that cannot carry essential
oils into the skin or body. Baby oil should never be
used as a base for essential oils for babies, children
or adults; it has no place in aromatherapy.
Plant Essentials
www.plantessentials.com.au
increasing number of health professionals involved
in childbirth.
Plant Essentials provides a range of the purest
aromatherapy and plant preparations that have been
developed for use during pregnancy and birth, and
after for baby.
These products are produced without cruelty to
animals and contain no petrochemicals, synthetic
colouring or preservatives. Just Pure Plant Simplicity.
Pregnancy
Congratulations!! You are about to enter the most
amazing experience of your life, you are about to
bring a precious new life into the world.
Aromatherapy can be incorporated to take the best
possible care of you & your baby.
Our Mandarin & Vitamin E range of products for mum
have been specially formulated by our creative
aromatherapists to both nourish and uplift.
Containing Mandarin, Tangerine & Lavender
essential oils , Vitamin E, & cold pressed vegetable
oil bases including jojoba, Coconut, Almond, Rosehip
&Wheatgerm Oils. These ingredients have all been
chosen for their nourishing, Hydrating & repairing
effects on the skin.
Used daily we find that these essential ingredients
help the skin to remain supple and stretch mark free.
Mandarin & Vit E Pregnancy Body Oil
Made especially for the expectant mother. Massage
daily onto the abdomen, hips and breasts to reduce
and prevent stretch marks, relieve back ache, fatigue
and constipation and promote relaxation.
Mandarin & Vit E Pregnancy Body Cream
A beautifully textured cream which is a rich and
nourishing, to leave your skin moisturised and feeling
great. A more convenient alternative for the career
mum as a day time cream. We recommend using the
body oil at night time for intensive skin conditioning.
Tranquil Essential Oil Blend
Contains a synergy of Rosewood, Lavender, Sweet
Orange, Australian Sandalwood & Ylang Ylang essential
oils. Blended to use in your oil burner to promote a
tranquil, calm and harmonious environment. Baby will
also love this blend at bed time. Tranquil is also
available blended in a range of bath & body products.
Chill Essential Oil Blend
Is a delightful fresh and zestful blend of Sweet Orange,
Lime & Lemon Tea Tree essential oils. Ideal to use in
your oil burner whenever you feel run down or lethargic.
Tranquil Bath Soak
Relax in a warm bath infused with Herbs, Clay,
Magnesium & soothing essential oils, of Lavender,
Ylang Ylang, Rosewood, Sandalwood & Oranges.
Delight the senses and relieve fatigue. Also available
in a massage oil blend.
Organic Raspberry Leaf Tea
Physicians in England, Europe and the USA prescribe
raspberry preparations for relief of morning sickness,
uterine irritability and threatened miscarriage.
Raspberry Leaf is rich in folic acid and also contains a
substance called fragrine which relieves uterine pain by
dilating the pelvic muscles and is helpful leading up to
and during labour. This is a useful tea to drink
throughout pregnancy.
Organic Ginger Zinger Tea
Ginger and Spearmint have both traditionally been
used to ease nausea due to travel and morning
sickness. A delicious herbal tea. To drink any time of
the day. Contains Organic Ginger Root & Spearmint
Leaves.
Peppermint Foot & Leg Lotion
For tired swollen aching feet and legs .This soothing
and relaxing foot lotion contains peppermint, lavender
& lime essential oils. Ideal in late pregnancy. A foot
soak is also available.
CAUTION
The following oils should not be used in the first 3-4
months of pregnancy:
Sweet Fennel, peppermint, rose.
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Essential oils to avoid during entire pregnancy are:
Basil, clary sage, cedarwood, cypress, jasmine,
juniper, sweet marjoram, myrrh, nutmeg, pennyroyal,
rosemary, sage, thyme, wintergreen and any
essential oil considered toxic. Please ask if you are
unsure.
Birth
Aromatherapy can be of great help during childbirth
since some essential oils strengthen and deepen
contractions, promote relaxation and have mild
analgesic effect.
Pure Love Essential oil Blend
Containing pure essential oils of Jasmine, Clary sage,
Rose Geranium, Sandalwood and Lavender, creates
a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere as well as being
known to assisting contractions. Use in your oil
burner up to two weeks before your due date and in
the labour ward. Also very uplifting to use after birth.
Jasmine Infused oil
Uterine Tonic
Anti depressant
Strengthens contractions
Mild pain relief
Valuable in last stages of labour
Lavender Essential oil
Reduces mental anxiety
Provides mild analgesic effect,
Lightens mood
Clary Sage Essential oil
Used to increase contractions
Mild analgesic
Relieves nervous tension, irritability and anxiety.
Pure Love Pregnancy Massage Oil
It is a precious moment at the birth of a new baby.
Pure Love Pregnancy Body Oil contains essential oils
of Jasmine, Clay sage, Rose Geranium, Sandalwood
and Lavender to help the mother during this
supreme effort. Especially blended for use just prior
to, during, and after labour.
Heat Wheat Pillow
Easily heated in microwave, heat wheat pillows
produce a deep, gentle heat ideal for lower back and
abdominal application during labour.
Tranquil Mist
Contains a mixture of Australian Bush Flower
Essences and essential oils for misting on the face &
upper body between contractions. Helps to ease
stress, fear & panic.
Baby
Babies respond well to aromatherapy techniques
which can calm and soothe irritable babies, relieve
colic, soothe baby’s skin and promote sleep.
Our Calendula & Chamomile range is full of
nourishing goodness for your little one.
Containing Calendula infused oil, Lavender and
Chamomile essential oils, in nourishing cold
pressed vegetable oil and other natural plant
ingredient bases. Full of ingredients chosen to
calm, soothe, and relax.
Calendula & Chamomile Massage Oil
A soothing and calming oil to moisturise baby’s
soft delicate skin.
Calendula & Chamomile Baby Cream
Sometimes you would like a cream to soothe and
calm the skin, this beautiful cream uses a blend of
essential oils and veggie oils that have a
reputation for doing just that.
Calendula & Chamomile All over Wash
Wash your little one’s hair and clean their precious
skin with the delicate touch of lavender and
chamomile oils. When baby gets bigger, makes
bubbles of fun.
Calendula & Chamomile Bath Oil
Wash your little one’s hair and clean their precious
skin with the delicate touch of lavender and
chamomile oils in a dispersible bath oil base. Bath
oils help keep baby’s skin soft and hydrated,
especially if prone to dryness and irritation.
Calendula & Chamomile Baby Powder
An all natural talc free baby powder. Containing
ground chamomile and calendula flowers, in
natural cornstarch and kaolin clay.
Organic Shea Butter
Shield your baby’s bottom and protect it from harm.
Calms their tender skin. This luxuriously rich
ingredient is pressed straight from the shea is
unrefined, and is great for protecting and nourishing
delicate or dry & irritated skin. No fillers added, just
pure shea butter.
Chamomile in jojoba
Chamomile is traditionally used to soothe and calm.
We offer a diluted German Chamomile essential oils in
Jojoba oil that can be used in your oil burner for a
restless sleep or dilute further and apply directly on the
outside of baby’s jaw for teething relief, amongst other
uses.
Nursing Tea
A combination of Raspberry, Fennel & caraway seeds.
These herbs are traditionally used to increase milk
flow, in mum and relief colic for baby. This is quite a
delicious tea to drink. If mum is breast feeding, baby
will receive the benefits through the breast milk.
Avoid drinking sage or peppermint tea however as this
can have the opposite effect.
AROMATHERAPY TIP
Essential Oils can be used around children of all
ages, just remember to follow the usual dilutions and
safety.
How to use the oils:
Massage (which means to apply oils to the skin) is
perhaps the oldest and simplest method of all
medical treatments. It is one of the easiest ways of
attaining and maintaining good health. It is a healing
instinct, innate in us all; to rub an aching shoulder or
to stroke a furrowed brow.
Dilutions – dilute essential oils into a base of cold
pressed almond, cocnut or apricot kernal oil for
children.
A Birth to 2 years old use a ¼% dilution, which is approx 1 drop of essential oil to 10ml of base oil.
A 2 to 5 years old use a ½ %, which is approx 2 drops of essential oil in 10ml of base oil.
A 5 years to 10 years old use 1%, which is approx 3 drops of essential oil to 10ml of base oil.
A 10 years and on use a dilution of approx 5 drops of essential oil in 10ml of base oil.
Please do not use Baby oil as it is a petro chemical
product, it is a mineral oil that cannot carry essential
oils into the skin or body. Baby oil should never be
used as a base for essential oils for babies, children
or adults; it has no place in aromatherapy.
Plant Essentials
www.plantessentials.com.au
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