5 Essentials Oils For The Road + DIY Travel Tin

I ask you, how can you not love an Altoid tin?  

That said, let us get on with the subject at hand...

How, can you keep key essentials oils handy when you're out and about?  Why should you?  AND, which EOs are the most versatile for road trippin?

Yep.

Lavender:  When in doubt, use lavender!  Any time you're away from home, lavender is an all round excellent EO to have with you.  Qualities: sedative, pain reliever, mood moderator, reduces anxiety, digestion, anti-carcinogenic, fights fungi, bacteria and insects and is a super healer as it disinfects.  

Lemon:  Talk about liquid sunshine, this is it!  Great cleansing agent, externally and internally.  Put 2 drops in a glass of water to detoxify. Add a bit of honey to 1 drop of lemon EO to soothe a sore throat.  Kids have a runny nose?  Put a drop of lemon on your finger and swipe each side of their nose, works like a charm!  Cold sore?  Dab with a little lemon to disinfect and dry it up.  Mood elevation!

Peppermint:  Reach for peppermint when you have a headache!  Spread a drop or two on temples and at the back of your neck for quick, natural relief!  I'm never without this oil.  Great for sinus infections, nasal congestion, mental clarity, soothes indigestion, gas, heartburn and colic.  Freshens breath...(when you run out of Altoids!).  Another great EO to have on hand.

Melaleuca:  The great bacteria slayer, even MRSA!  A powerful antiseptic, it cleans wounds, heals canker sores, ear infections, nail fungus, athletes foot.  All round great EO to take with you in case of cuts or infection...especially for kids! Don't forget about the gym bag...

On Guard:  A proprietary oil blend by doTERRA especially effective in fighting the spread of air born viruses.  It's one of the most powerful EOs in fighting off illness, including viruses!  A couple of drops on the bottom of your feet first thing in the morning will protect you all day.  Studies have proven far fewer illnesses in the classroom when On Guard is diffused into the air.  Sitting on a train or in a taxi?  Break out this EO and rub a drop on your wrists and inhale.  Anytime you're exposed to colds to flu, use On Guard!  (also, in throat drops).

All this, packed into one very cool, repurposed Altoid tin will see you through many a moment if you keep your wits and, your oils with you wherever you may roam!

I even managed to fit a couple of business cards in the lid held in place with a piece of a local business magnetic calling card.  How's that for frugal?  :)

For those of you learning about how to use EOs, doTERRA provides this handy application reference chart that can be printed out (FYI: I have this pinned on my Camp Wander Daily board), fold it and store at the bottom of tin for quick reference!  And, when you need your own sample vials, which by the way, are GREAT for sharing oils with family and friends, you can click {here}.  

Safe travels my friends!