Time to stock your bathroom cabinet to support your immune system! The season where we need a little extra immunity support starts up in October and peaks in December and January.
With a few simple essential oils recipes, you can make some wonderful natural products that will help keep your family healthy through the fall and winter.
This post is not intended to treat, prevent, or cure disease.
Learn more about my favorite essential oils in this post.
Here are the main immune system -supporting essential oils we love.
- Immune Strength Blend*
- Melaleuca
- Lemon
- Oregano
- Lavender
- Peppermint
DIY Big Bomb for the Immune System
DIY Big Bomb for the Immune System
Ingredients
- 15 drops Immune Supporting Essential Oil Blend
- 15 drops Melaleuca
- 15 drops Lemon
- 10 drops Oregano
- Fractionated coconut oil
Instructions
- Combine the essential oils in a glass roll-on bottle.
- Fill the remaining space with fractionated coconut oil.
- To use: Apply to bottoms of feet or along spine every hour if you need extra immune support, or twice a day to keep your immune system up.
Many folks concoct a bomb in capsules and take internally. While I can’t discount their testimonies, I will say that topical use and inhalation are more often better uses of oils based on how essential oils fundamentally work. That’s what we choose to do in our family for these recipes for our immune system.
DIY Children’s Bomb
DIY Children's Bomb (Immune System Supporting Blend)
Ingredients
- 10 drops Immune Supporting Blend (over 6) or Tea Tree*
- 10 drops Lemon
- 10 drops Lavender
- Fractionated coconut oil
Instructions
- Combine the essential oils in a glass roll-on bottle.
- Fill the remaining space with fractionated coconut oil.
- Adjust the amount of essential oils to coconut oil if needed.
- To Use: Apply to bottoms of feet or along spine every hour if you need extra immune support, or twice a day to keep your immune system up.
Notes
*(Updated 9/20/15) If your Immune Supporting Blend contains oils such as eucalyptus citriodora and cinnamon bark, it may not be safe for kids 6 and under.
Diffuse Oils to Support the Immune System
Combining diffuser routines to roll-on-bombs can be a great strategy for your immune system. We often diffuse the oils a few times during the day (in lieu of hourly roll on application) and then apply the roll-on formulas just before nap time or bed time. Try one or more of these oils in your diffuser (or diluted topically). Again, we generally stick to the first three for the kiddos.
- Immune Supporting Blend
- Lemon
- Lavender
- Tea Tree
- Peppermint (topically, for occasional head tension)
Cleaning Diffuser Blend
Cleaning Diffuser Blend
Ingredients
- 15 drops Pine
- 15 drops Lemon
- 20 drops Lavender
Instructions
- Add oils to a dark colored glass bottle and shake well for a minute or two to blend.
- Label and store.
- To use: Add 10 drops to your diffuser. Use to help clean the air and environment when someone in your home isn't feeling well.
Surround Me In Comfort: Warming Bath Oil
Surround Me In Comfort: Warming Bath Oil
Ingredients
- 20 drops Ginger Root
- 15 drops Palmarosa
- 15 drops Ajowan Seed
- 15 drops Pine
- 10 drops Lavender
- 1 cup Jojoba
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a dark colored glass container.
- Shake well for 2 minutes to blend.
- Allow to sit for 24 hours before use.
- To use: Add 1-2 tablespoons to a warm/hot bath as the water is running. Soak for 20 minutes. After bath, apply Winter Defense Body Oil to body and go to bed.
Immunity Blend
Immunity Blend
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Lavender
- 1 teaspoon Eucalyptus Globulus
- 3/4 teaspoon Ravintsara
- 1/2 teaspoon Bay Leaf
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a dark colored glass bottle.
- Shake well for 2 minutes to blend together.
- Cap, label, and allow to sit for 24 hours before using.
- To use: Diffuse up to 10 drops a day to help boost your immune system.
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Use Essential Oils Safely and Confidently with Your Family
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- Basic guidelines for using essential oils around kids
- A list of safe, kid-friendly oils essential oils
- Helpful essential oil recipes
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Note on Essential Oils:
I personally use doTERRA and Rocky Mountain brand oils. I’m a wellness advocate with doTERRA and would be happy to share with you more how to sign up to purchase wholesale oils (please email trisha@intoxicatedonlife.com). Read more about how I chose an essential oil company.
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- Diluting Essential Oils: A Common Sense Guide
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Thanks for sharing this valuable information here. I love essential oils and how they support my family’s healthy immune function! With colder climates creeping, I think it’s the perfect time to explore new ways to boost our immune system against the common cold, flu, and other respiratory ailments. .
You’re welcome Susan! I hope you find some of these helpful.
Which blend do you recommend for flu?
Any of these are great to support the immune system when not feeling well!
Trisha you are great! Thz for sharing your knowledge.
I’ve been trying to find a list of essential oils that are safe for my toddler- the only one I use right now is lavender. He has a cold right now and the blends that are listed say not to use for children under 6 so which oils are safe to use?
Can you tell me if I can use regular coconut organic non gmo oil to make roller ball containers. It is great for cooking and I have on hand. What is the difference in this and fractionated?
Thanks
Fractionated coconut oil stays liquid; regular coconut oil solidifies below about 74 degrees F. That would not work in a roller ball container.
What size roller bottle do you use for kids immunity and adult immunity blend. Thank you Ruthie