KarMel holistic therapies

22/02/2024

🧘 Air / Breathe Blend: Uses & Benefits Explored 👀 ⬇️

💙 Main Ingredients
Laurel, Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Melaleuca, Lemon, Cardamom & Ravintsara

💙 Top Uses
✅ Cough, Bronchitis or Pneumonia
Inhale 2-4 drops from cupped hands and apply diluted over chest.

✅ Asthma
Inhale 2-4 drops from cupped hands and apply to lung reflex points.

✅ Colds & Flu
Diffuse 5–19 drops or apply with carrier oil over chest.

✅ Allergies
Apply 1-2 drops over bridge of nose and sinuses, avoiding eyes.

✅ Snoring
Apply 1-2 drops over throat and bridge of nose, avoiding eyes.

✅ Closed off from love
Rub a few drops over heart.

🦋 Emotional Use: Rather than being suffocated by sadness or other constricting emotions, this blend helps one exhale that which no longer serves and inhale the support and embrace to make life rich.

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👄 Respiratory Fortifier
💧 2 drops Air Blend
💧 2 drops OnGuard Blend
💧 2 drops Black Pepper
Combine oils and rub with FCO onto chest and mid back to fight respiratory infections and chronic cough. Use 3-5x daily.

🤧 Pollen Relief Diffuser Blend
💧 3 drops Air Blend
💧 3 drops Lavender
💧 2 drops Peppermint
💧 2 drops Lemon
When the trees start blooming and the sneezes start looming this is the blend to bring relief. Diffuse often.

21/01/2024

🍋 Lemon Essential Oil: Uses & Benefits Explored 👇🏻

💛 Main Properties
Antimicrobial
Antiseptic
Antiviral
Astringent
Stimulant

💛 Top Uses

✅ Energy
Inhale 1-2 drops from cupped hands.

✅ Detox
Drink 1-3 drops in water, or apply to bottoms of feet.

✅ Permanent Marker
Rub several drops onto site with a clean cloth.

✅ Sore Throat
Take 1-2 drops with a spoonful of honey.

✅ Increase Alkalinity
Drink 1-3 drops in water.

✅ Household Cleaner
Use several drops with water in a glass spray bottle.

✅ Food & Cooking
Use in smoothies, juices & sauces.

🦋 Emotional Use: Lemon is an uplifting oil, making it helpful to overcome mental fatigue and focus.

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Sunny Green Smoothie
💧 4 drops Lemon Essential Oil
🥬 1 cup mixed greens
🍓 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
🍏 1/2 apple
💧 1 cup almond milk
Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender. Add a plant- based protein if desired.

Good Gut Health
💧 1 drop Lemon
💧 2 drops Peppermint
💧 1 drop OnGuard
Take this blend daily to regulate gut patterns, health, and restore regularity.

12/01/2024

Green Cleaning with our most popular essential oils 🧼 🧹 🌱 Toxins in your home be gone !!

👘 Lavender: Spritz onto drying linen for a beautiful scent. Drip into your laundry powder.
🌱 Melaleuca: Make a natural cleaning solution with lemon, melaleuca and oregano.
🍃 Peppermint: Enjoy home-made pot-pouri with vinegar, lemon and peppermint.
🍋 Lemon: Cleans glass, removes stickers and labels and glue from jars, windows and bottles. Deoderise and detoxify the home.
🌷 Frankincense: Diffuse for spiritual spaces🙏
💨 Breathe/Air: Like a 'breath of fresh air' in a bottle. Decreases dust and seasonal disturbances.
🤺 OnGuard: Great for cleaning the toilets and floors. Grout and tile cleaning. Reduces and removes mould. Keep in the food cupboard to steer weavels away.
🌿 Oregano: Eats tough grease on the stove and in the oven like nothing else.

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06/01/2024

As the festive cheer winds down, many of us will feel the aftermath of merrymaking—hello, overindulgence! But fear not, essential oils are here to assist in a gentle detox. 🌿 Opt for lemon oil for its purifying properties or peppermint for digestion. Who knew a few drops could help reset your system? Let's start the new year refreshed and revitalised! 🙂

02/01/2024

Breakfast Granola Cups 🥝 🍓

This recipe includes CPTG Cinnamon Bark oil which adds a sweet and spicy flavour, and supports healthy metabolic function.

Add a colourful twist to your breakfast routine with these delicious fruit and yogurt granola cups. These individual tarts are made with natural ingredients and will make your everyday mundane meal feel like hosting high tea.

What better way to start your day than with a metabolism boost?

Whether you’re looking for a fun dish to prepare with family and friends, or simply want to try something new on your own, these granola cups are sure to impress.

Ingredients
✔️ 1 ½ cups old fashioned oats
✔️ 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
✔️ 1 cup walnuts or almonds, finely chopped
✔️ 1/4 cup honey or pure maple syrup
✔️ 1–2 drops Cinnamon Bark oil
✔️ 5 tablespoons refined coconut oil
✔️ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
✔️ 2 cups Greek yogurt
✔️ Mixed fruit

Instructions
1. Pre-heat oven to 180c

2. In medium mixing bowl, combine seeds, oats, nuts, Fractionated Coconut Oil, vanilla, honey, and Cinnamon oil. Mix well.

3. Using a lightly greased spoon, firmly pack a few tablespoons of mixture into muffin tin or tart pan, forming 8–10 individual cups.

4. Bake granola cups on center rack for 15–17 minutes, or until golden.

5. Remove tarts from oven and press down again with spoon to re-shape while still hot.

6. Allow to cool completely, then carefully remove cups and set aside.

7. Fill granola cups with Greek yogurt and top with mixed fruit.

Serve immediately for best results. Enjoy 😃

31/12/2023

Wishing everyone a New Year filled with Good Health and Laughter ❤️❤️❤️

30/12/2023

Sore Throat: A Natural Protocol
Pain in the throat due to inflammation from a virus or bacteria.

This protocol is to support the body in relieving pain and soreness in the throat, providing antiviral and antibacterial support.

Suggested Duration: 5-10 days

🦋 10 drops of Lemon Oil, 8 drops of On Guard Blend, and 2 drops of Helichrysum: Combine in a small glass spray bottle with carrier oil. Apply as needed.

🦋 Lavender & Arborvitae: Massage 1-2 drops with carrier oil onto outside of throat.

21/12/2023

Festive Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

✔️ 400g all-purpose flour
✔️ 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
✔️ 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
✔️ 1/2 teaspoon salt
✔️ 170g unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
✔️ 100g brown sugar
✔️ 1 large egg
✔️ 100g of unsulfured molasses
✔️ 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
✔️ 2 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil
✔️ 2 drops Ginger essential oil
✔️ 2 drops Clove essential oil

🤔 Add the zest of a small orange or a drop of Wild Orange essential oil for a citrus twist

Instructions
✅ In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.
✅ In another bowl, mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
✅ Add in the egg, molasses, vanilla, and keep mixing until combined. Gradually add the flour mixture.
✅ Finally, add the essential oils and combine until you reach a smooth dough.
✅ Divide the dough into two equal portions.
✅ Form each portion into a ball and flatten them into thick disks. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
✅ To bake the cookies, heat the oven to 175°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
✅ Sprinkle the kitchen counter with some flour and roll the dough evenly. Use your cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes and re-roll the dough as needed to cut out more.
✅ Bake for 8–10 minutes or until done.
✅ Remove from oven and let cool.
✅ Top with icing if desired.

15/12/2023

Lavender Lemonade Recipe

Ingedients
💧 1 1/4 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
💧 1/2 cup of honey
💧 1 drop of Lavender Essential Oil
💧 2 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
💧 6 1/2 cups of water
Mix ingredients together in a jug, add ice as desired, and serve.

Benefits
Drinking a glass of lavender lemonade can help with:
🍹 Inflammation
🍹 Headaches
🍹 Depression and/or anxiety
🍹 High blood pressure
🍹 Insomnia or difficulty sleeping

Enjoy 🍹 🍋

11/12/2023

STRESS RELIEF Roller Bottle Blend

Ingredients:
💧 12 drops of Lavender Essential Oil
💧 9 drops of Frankincense Oil
💧 9 drops of Wild Orange Oil
🥥 Put essential oils in a 10ml roller bottle and fill with fractionated coconut oil.

Uses:
Roll the blend over your pulse points, palms, heart and temples.

To experience instant relief from stressful moments, roll the blend over your palms, and take 3-5 deep breaths so that the aroma goes straight to the limb of brain and calms the amygdala.

Enjoy relieving stress instantly with this beautiful essential oil blend of 😃

07/12/2023

Oils to help with Congestion

Whether you are struggling during Winter’s cold and flu season or entering the realm of allergies in Spring ...

Don’t worry - we have oils for this ... 🙂

01/12/2023