On Guard Essential Oil Party Make & Take - Easy How To!

I'm getting ready to host my 2nd Essential Oil Make and Take!

My goal has been to hold a Make & Take every other month.  You can read about my first Essential Oil 101 Class here.  The 101 Class is a great intro to Doterra Essential Oils and the rollerball Make & Take's were easy to do and a big hit!

This month I am focusing on Doterra's Protective Blend (aka On Guard).  With all the sickies going around this year, I thought this one would be a great one - and we get to make some fun stuff!

So what do I love about the Protective Blend??  It's main ingredients are Wild Orange, Clove, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus and Rosemary.  It supports the immune system*, is a natural way to clean around the home and diffuse to clean the air, supports the respiratory system*, supports the body's natural antioxidant defenses*, protects against environmental threats and it smells amazing!

So, what are we making?

On Guard Foaming Hand Soap - $6.50
On Guard Hand Sanitizer Spray - $4.50
On Guard Cleaning Spray - $4.00
Flu Bomb Rollerball - $5.00

Once I had set the day, time and location (Thanks again for hosting, Mom!), I set up a FB event.  FB events are an easy way to get the word out, invite friends and have a central location to post information and updates.  I also sent out the class information in a monthly email to all those on my Doterra email list.

Next on the list - put together a supplies list.  For any EO product, storing in glass containers is the best option.  Aromatools.com or Amazon.com are both great places.  I have an Amazon Prime account, so I get free shipping too! Just be forewarned - some of the bottles I ordered were NOT glass - I should have read the fine print better :(  I use glass containters for the sanitizing spray, rollerballs and cleaning spray as these will last longer.  Because of the shorter usage life of the foaming hand soap, I purchased some plastic bottles from DoTerra.  They work well and are a great price.

Once I had my containers, I browsed through some EO books and Pinterest for some great recipes.  I did tweak the hand soap and sanitizer recipes a little.  But that is what I love about making my own products at home - I can add any of my favorite oils, try a few different options out and see what works best for me!

Foaming Hand Soap

Hand Sanitizer

This past weekend, I spent some time making copies of the recipes, posting the costs for each Make & Take product and a reminder on the event page.

And I think I am ready to go!  Happy Oiling!

Here are my recipes for you to use:

On Guard EO Recipes

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Essential Oil 101 Class! (How To!)

Hello again . . . Hello . . .  oh, wait.  I'm not a singer, but I do like to sing the praises of My dōTERRA Essential Oils! And yes, for full disclosure, I am a:  

What does that actually mean?? It means that I love using Essential Oils and, as a lifelong learner, I love sharing what I have learned with others!  Oh and there are links in this post, of which I have received no benefits for posting . . . I think I better look into that!

One of my goals for this year is to intentionally share oils with others every couple of months. I will be hosting these events at my parent's home and they will include some "Make & Takes".  This includes making rollerballs, sampling recipes that use oils, making cleaning products, personal products and whatever I come across.  I will be sharing each get-together on the blog to show how simple and easy it is!  

My first class of the year was an Essential Oil 101 Class.  This class offered basic information about what Essential Oils are and how to use them.  It was a great class to start the year off with, especially for any first time oil users or those wanting to learn more about them. My dōTERRA  offers so many great tools for educating and sharing oils and one of them is the Class in a Box.  The Class in a Box included a DVD that I use to talk and walk anyone through some basic EO information, order forms, samples and so much more!  

My prep was fairly simple:  I created an Event on FB, emailed those I know already who have shown interesting in EO's, gathered recipes for some yummy snacks (who doesn't like to snack while you learn) and gathered my supplies.  For this Make & Take, we were going to be making some rollerballs.  Rollerballs are a great tool for applying EO's, mixing them for specific needs and for getting the most out of your EO's.  I purchased rollerballs from: aromatools.com, in sizes 5ml (1/6 oz.) and 10ml (1/3oz).  You can even select different colors or styles!  After making sure I had enough rollerballs (the 5ml size are the most popular), I needed some Fractionated Coconut Oil, Essential Oils and recipes!  Recipes for EO rollerballs can be found almost anywhere, from EO books to Pinterest, can be as simple as diluting a single oil or combining multiple oils for a specific purpose. I am still working on pre-printed labels that can stick on the rollerballs, so for this class, I had Recipe Cards printed up with recipes, some blank recipe cards to create your own and blank labels for the rollerballs.  It is very important to label your EO rollerballs!  It's really not a big deal if you use the "wrong"one, but it is a big deal if you really like one and you can't remember what you put in it! 

For the day of the class, I made some yummy snacks (Citrus Fruit Dip-using dōTERRA Lime EO, Peppermint Brownies, and Hummus with dōTERRA Lemon EO), printed off my recipe cards and cut them up, gathered all my supplies and headed back to my parents.  Ok, it wasn't quite that easy, as I forgot the brownies and some items in my printer and had to come back home to get them!  Thankfully, they live less than a 1/4 of a mile from me :)

When the guests arrived, I had them sign-in (name, address, email) and encouraged them to try some snacks and put their name, with any questions they might have, in a jar for a give-away drawing.  Once everyone arrived and had settled in, I did a quick welcome and introduction and then we began.  I decided to show only one segment from the dōTERRA  DVD called "What are Essential Oils".  After showing the video, I started pulling out the questions and there were some great ones!  "Does dōTERRA have a Rose Oil?", "How is dōTERRA different from other oil companies?', "What are the no-no's of using essential oils?", and my favorite "What can I use essential oils for?"!  Once the questions were answered, I explained how the rollerball making would work and we all went at it!  There was a lot of chatter, questions and laughter.  It was great to have another Wellness Advocate on hand to answer questions and lend a hand in looking up oil uses.  

Overall, the night was a success!  Most importantly, it was such fun to see everyone dive right in and get excited about using EO's! So, what should my next class be -cleaning products for the home or skin care products!  What would interest you?  And if you're very interested, follow me on Facebook or comment below for more information!