Natures Nurses Essential Oils

10/10/2026

Calming Forest Bath Salts
Ingredients

1 drop Spike Lavender
Lavandula latifolia
1 drop Cedarwood Virginiana
Juniperus virginiana
1 drop Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
1 drop Sweet Orange
Citrus sinensis
1 drop Copaiba Balsam Oleoresin
Copaifera officinalis
½ fl oz (15 ml) Jojoba Oil
Simmondsia chinensis
1 oz (28 g) Pink Himalayan Salt, small grain
1 oz (28 g) Epsom Salt
· A 4 oz glass or PET jar
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Method

1 Add the salt to the jar.
2 Add the essential oils to the jojoba, then stir into the salt with a glass stirring rod or the handle of a stainless steel spoon.
3 Fill the bathtub with comfortably warm water, add the blend, and swirl the water with your hand.
4 Soak for 10 to 20 minutes. Step out carefully and pat the skin dry.
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In the tubOur own bath salt lesson suggests about 5 drops for a full bath. This recipe meets that number exactly.

Why jojobaThe jojoba matters. Salt alone will not carry an essential oil into the water. A carrier oil disperses the drops and dilutes them before they reach your skin, so the soak stays mild. Jojoba is a liquid wax, close to skin’s own sebum, and it keeps a very long time. It also makes the tub slippery, so wipe the sides down after draining. The saltsEpsom salt is magnesium sulfate, not the table salt in your kitchen. And most of a soak’s ease comes from the warm water itself.

A note on safety As written, this blend is for adults and children ten and up. Ages 5 to 10 get one drop of each of the other four oils, with Spike Lavender left out of the blend. Under 5, skip this one and diffuse instead. Spike Lavender is stimulating for some people. If it stimulates you, take this bath earlier in the day. Sweet orange needs a fresh bottle and a low dilution, since oxidized citrus raises the risk of irritation.

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10/03/2026

Ingredients

25 drops Juniper Berry
Juniperus communis
25 drops Siberian Fir
Abies sibirica
25 drops Grapefruit
Citrus × paradisi
· A 5 mL glass bottle with or***ce reducer
· Clay aroma spheres, an ultrasonic diffuser, or a pinecone
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Method

1 Add all the essential oils to the 5 mL bottle.
2 Insert the or***ce reducer cap.
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Mix onceIt is a stock blend. The oils go into the bottle undiluted, and you use a few drops at a time. You mix once, then the blend waits for whenever a room needs it. That is 75 drops total, about 3.75 mL of oil. A 5 mL bottle holds all of it with room to spare.

How to useThe clay spheres take 10 drops of the blend to scent a small room. One batch gives you about seven refreshes at that rate. No spheres? The recipe tip suggests 5 to 10 drops in an ultrasonic diffuser, or even on a pinecone.

A tipLabel the bottle. And pour slowly when you use it, because oils can come out quickly through an or***ce reducer.

A note on safetyThis blend is undiluted, so it never goes on skin without a carrier first. Grapefruit is mildly phototoxic on skin above 4%, and that limit is about skin. It has nothing to do with the air in a room. With an electric diffuser, run it 5 to 15 minutes each hour, in a room where pets can come and go freely.

Keep it freshGrapefruit keeps for 2 years and Siberian Fir for 4. Keep the bottles capped and away from heat and light.

09/19/2026

Autumn Harvest Diffuser Blend
The first cool evenings of the season call for something warm in the air, and Autumn Harvest answers with eleven drops and five minutes of your time. Ginger and Nutmeg carry the warmth. Blood Orange adds brightness on top. It is the kind of blend that makes a whole room feel ready for fall.

4 drops Ginger Essential Oil
(Zingiber officinale)
4 drops Nutmeg Essential Oil
(Myristica fragrans)
3 drops Blood Orange Essential Oil
(Citrus sinensis)
Three steps, and the diffuser does the rest.

1 Fill the reservoir to the indicated line with the water your diffuser's manufacturer specifies.
2 Add the drops of each oil.
3 Replace the cover.
Diffuse for five to fifteen minutes each hour, in a well-ventilated room.

Working with a smaller diffuser? The manufacturer's drop instructions govern dosing on the device. Mix the three oils together separately, keeping the 4:4:3 ratio, and use a smaller portion of that mixture in the reservoir. A small separate bottle makes the mixing simple.

A note on safety Avoid Nutmeg during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and since its ingredient guidance excludes children under ten, keep the diffuser off around babies and young children. Use caution with any respiratory sensitivity or asthma. If your nose or eyes become irritated, turn the diffuser off.

Keep your essential oils tightly capped, away from heat and light.

Why These Oils
Nutmeg is the seed of Myristica fragrans. Mace is the colored covering around the seed, and botanists call it an aril. Both come from the same fruit, so the spice you cook with and the oil we diffuse begin in the same place. The essential oil is distilled from sun-dried seeds that are wildcrafted in Indonesia.

The current Aromatics batch is NUT-115, and its GC/MS report makes interesting reading. A constituent is a single chemical component of an essential oil, and a GC/MS report identifies each component and measures how much of it is present in the distillation.

NUT-115 lists sabinene at 20.42%, alpha-pinene at 20.32%, and beta-pinene at 15.23%. All three are monoterpenes. The same report shows myristicin at 10.99%, an ether, and safrole at 1.80%.

Batches vary, and on some Nutmeg distillations alpha-pinene and sabinene trade the top position. The report describes this particular batch. You can read the Nutmeg batch NUT-115 GC/MS report yourself.

Ginger brings warmth from a different side of the chemistry. The oil is steam distilled from the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, and it is rich in sesquiterpenes. The rhizome is the underground stem of the plant, and it is the part we distill. Its aroma is warm, woodsy, and spicy. That quality is a big part of why the recipe reads as autumn. In the blend it sits as a middle note, sharing the heart with Nutmeg.

Blood Orange opens the blend. It is cold pressed from the peel of Citrus sinensis, with a sweet, fruity, fresh aroma. It is a top note. Top notes arrive first when you smell a blend, and middle notes form its heart. Nutmeg is a middle note too. Ginger and Nutmeg carry the heart of the recipe, and Blood Orange lifts the opening.

08/29/2026

Citrus Morning Wake Up
A bright citrus body oil for the start of the day

Four citrus peels in jojoba, for mornings that need a little more light.

Makes 1 oz (30 ml) · 10 min · 3% dilution

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Ingredients

6 drops Sweet Orange
Citrus sinensis
3 drops Grapefruit
Citrus paradisi
3 drops Lime, distilled
Citrus aurantifolia
6 drops Yuzu
Citrus junos
1 fl oz Jojoba
Simmondsia chinensis
· A clean 1 oz glass or PET bottle
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Method

1 Add the jojoba to a clean 1 oz bottle.
2 Add the essential oils.
3 Cap the bottle and roll it gently between your palms to blend.
4 Close it tightly and label it.
5 Warm a small amount between your palms and massage it into the skin as needed.
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After the showerEspecially good on slightly damp skin, just after a shower.

A note on safetyThis blend is about 3%, which is 18 drops of essential oil in 1 fl oz of jojoba. It is adult strength as written. For children 5 to 12, make it at 1 percent, six drops in all. Under 5, diffuse a drop or two instead of using it on skin. A patch test is a good idea before the first full application, and please keep it away from broken or irritated skin.

Keep it freshCitrus oils oxidize as they age, and older oils are more likely to irritate the skin, so store this one somewhere cool and dark and make it in small batches.

In the sunIt is safe in the sun as written. Grapefruit is mildly phototoxic and topical use is limited to 4%, which is 24 drops per ounce, and there are 3 drops here. The lime is the distilled one, which is not phototoxic. Cold pressed lime is phototoxic, so that substitution is the one to avoid. Sweet Orange and Yuzu are not phototoxic.

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08/22/2026

Love for Lavender Linen Spray
A bedtime mist for sheets and pillowcases

Floral and soft, for the hour the room settles.

Makes 2 fl oz (60 ml) · 15 min · from age 2

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Ingredients

5 drops Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
2 fl oz Lavender Hydrosol
Lavandula angustifolia
· A clean 2 oz glass or PET spray bottle
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Method

1 Add the lavender essential oil to the clean spray bottle.
2 Fill the rest of the bottle with the lavender hydrosol.
3 Attach the spray top and shake well to combine.
4 Mist lightly over pillows, bedding, and curtains, and let them air dry.
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MistShake before each use, since a natural formulation like this one separates as it sits. Test a small hidden area of the fabric first, so delicate materials stay safe.

For an even mistEssential oils and water separate on their own, which is why the bottle wants a shake. For a finer, more even spray, blend the essential oil with Solubol first, four drops of Solubol for every one drop of essential oil, then add that mixture to the bottle. High-proof alcohol does the same work at 20 to 25 percent of the liquid, and it helps the spray dry faster on fabric. This one suits children from age 2 and up.

Make it yoursA lavender hydrosol takes citrus beautifully, and this is the version I keep making for myself. Add 2 drops of Lemon (Citrus limon) or Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) alongside the lavender. The citrus lifts and brightens, the lavender mellows and settles, and the two meet in the middle. d-Limonene is the molecule doing the lifting, the one we spent week two with. Two drops in 2 fl oz puts the spray near 0.2 percent, which sits well inside the range where expressed Lemon stays comfortable on skin, and linens have it easier still.

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Why these two

Two ingredients, one plant, two ways of catching it. Our most recent batch of Artisan Lavender reads 35 percent linalool and 27 percent linalyl acetate, the pair behind the calm that lavender is known for. Elevation has a hand in those numbers, since lavender grown high tends to build more of the soft, calming components we reach for. Linalool dissolves in water more readily than most of the molecules beside it, which is why a lavender hydrosol smells recognizably of lavender while staying softer and greener than the oil.

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) carries linalyl acetate, an ester, alongside its linalool. Esters are the calming, softening molecules in aromatherapy, and lavender holds one of the loveliest of them. Five drops is plenty here, since the aroma only needs to reach you as you settle onto the pillow.

Lavender Hydrosol (Lavandula angustifolia) is the water that comes through the still with the oil, holding the water-soluble aromatic molecules in a very low concentration. That mildness is the point. A hydrosol can be sprayed freely on linens, on a warm face, into a room, and it carries the plant in a form the whole household can enjoy.


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The lavender in this recipe is the oil and the hydrosol from the same distillation, both carrying a GC/MS report for the batch you receive. Gather Artisan Lavender and Artisan Lavender Hydrosol, or take the Good Night’s Sleep Linen Spray bundle, which arrives with the dispersant and four spray bottles ready to fill.

A 5 mL bottle of Artisan Lavender is $19, and the 100 ml hydrosol is $15, which is a batch and a half of this spray. The bundle at $76.50 carries both, plus the Solubol and four 2 oz spray bottles, and it is the version I make for gifts.

As this year’s distillation comes in, the 2025 hydrosol is half price while we make room for it. A good moment to stock up for room sprays and for cleaning.

“This is my go-to hydrosol. I use it as a refreshing body spray, a linen spray, and as a base for air fresheners. It is a perfect lavender scent.”

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— Gertrude Jekyll, Wood and Garden, 1899

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08/15/2026

August – White Fir (Abies concolor or Abies alba)
White Fir is uplifting and emotionally clarifying. It helps clear stagnant energy, supports breath and nervous system renewal, and offers a refreshing sense of internal stability.

September –Carrot Seed (Daucus carota)
Carrot Seed is emotionally strengthening and energetically anchoring. It supports regeneration and clarity, making it especially helpful during emotional fatigue or transitional phases. But there's Wild Carrot Seed and Cultivated Carrot Seed Oil, and they are very different!

October – Neroli (Citrus aurantium var. amara)
Neroli brings soft emotional strength and spiritual presence. It calms nervous tension and reconnects the heart to hope, inspiration, and gentle joy during times of grief or emotional fragility.

November – Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)
Grapefruit refreshes and uplifts. It supports lymphatic flow, emotional clearing, and helps dispel heaviness or fog, bringing gentle lightness back to body and mood.

December – Sandalwood (Santalum album)
Sandalwood offers deep grounding, spiritual clarity, and emotional restoration. It soothes inner restlessness and supports calm presence, making space for quiet connection and sacred reflection.

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08/13/2026

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