The Best Essential Oils for Beginners

The world of essential oils can be a bit overwhelming. Especially when you’re first starting out and you have no idea what you’re doing. Because there are sooo many different essential oils available, you may be unsure where to begin. So I wanted to share with you the best essential oils for beginners. This is an essential oil list and their uses for the oils that I use weekly in our home. The oils that have taken over my cleaning supplies and beauty products.

Lemon

Lemon cleanses and purifies the air and surfaces.
When diffused, lemon is very uplifting, energizing, and can improve mood.
It naturally cleanses the body and aids in digestion.
Apply topically to the chest to break up mucus and when dealing with seasonal threats.
Add one drop to water for a refreshing and healthy drink.
Add Lemon essential oil, vinegar, and water to a spray bottle for an all-purpose cleaner. Get all my cleaning recipes HERE.

Lavender

Lavender is widely used for its calming and relaxing qualities.
It soothes occasional skin irritations.
Lavender reduces the appearance of skin imperfections.
Add a few drops of Lavender to pillows, bedding, or the bottoms of feet to prepare for a restful night’s sleep.
Freshen your linen closet, mattress, car, or the air with a light mist of Lavender combined with water in a spray bottle.
Apply to babies’ jawline to help with teething. (Be sure to dilute first)
Diffuse in the bedroom overnight to promote a better night’s sleep.

Peppermint

Rub on temples after you wake up for a morning energy boost.
Diffuse when feeling fatigued or low on energy.
Take internally to alleviate occasional stomach upset.
Peppermint repels bugs naturally.
Diffuse during study-time.
Peppermint essential oil is great for immune support and overall wellness of the body.
You can use peppermint for digestive support by applying it topically to the stomach or taking it internally.
Try peppermint oil when dealing with motion sickness, upset stomach, queasiness, gas, bloating, and indigestion.
Apply peppermint to the chest, bottom of the feet, and to the bridge of the nose for healthy respiratory support.
This oil can help break up mucus and promote clear breathing.
You can use this oil for relief from seasonal discomforts.
Peppermint oil has a cooling effect on the body. Be sure not to get it to close to your eyes; it will burn!
Use for sore muscles, aches, pains, and stiffness. Apply topically to the area of concern.
Peppermint oil can be used to assist mood, promote focus, concentration, and boost energy.
You can also use peppermint essential oil for cooking. My favorite is adding a drop into brownie batter to make mint chocolate brownies. You can use a drop in any dish or drink that calls for mint. If one drop is too much, you can do the “toothpick drop,” by putting the tip of a toothpick in the oil then stirring that into the recipe.

Melaleuca

It promotes healthy immune function.
For occasional skin irritations, apply 1-2 drops of melaleuca essential oil onto affected areas.
Melaleuca helps to reduce the appearance of blemishes when applied to the skin.
It supports feelings of open airways and easy breathing.
Apply a couple of drops to flaky, discolored, and brittle toenails.

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Oregano

Put two to three drops of oregano in a veggie capsule to help maintain a healthy immune system.
Oregano supports healthy digestion.
It supports healthy respiratory function.
Dilute Oregano with fractionated coconut oil and apply it to skin irritations.
Take internally for viral and bacterial infections. (Only take for 10 days in a row)
Apply topically for athletes foot and nail fungus.
Take in a capsule for candida
Dilute oregano and apply to the area of concern for warts and canker sores.
Use in the kitchen to season sauces or main dishes.

Frankincense

Frankincense is amazing for the skin. It can reduce blemishes, fine lines, wrinkles, and age spots. Apply topically to the area of concern. Add a drop on your hand with coconut oil for a daily moisturizer.
It is also great for hair and nails. Add a few drops to your shampoo or into your scalp for hair growth. Put a drop on your nails to help them grow strong and healthy.
Frankincense is a very calming, soothing, and relaxing essential oil.
This essential oil can promote a healthy respiratory system when applied topically to the chest, diffused, or taken internally.
It can help break up mucus and promote clear breathing.
Frankincense can help with digestive issues by applying it topically to the stomach. For any type of digestive issue, this is going to help calm and soothe the stomach.
Because frankincense can relieve tension, it makes a great natural solution for a hurting back, stiff neck, achy joints, and pains. Apply topically to the area of concern.
Frankincense can be used for headache relief. Add a drop to the thumb and pressing against the roof of the mouth can reduce pain due to headaches. Or apply topically to temples, forehead, and back of neck.
It can help reduce inflammation inside the body when taken internally.
Frankincense is great for cellular health and cellular energy. This is so important because healthy cells are vital for overall wellness and a healthy immune system.
Use frankincense to help boost the immune system. Take a drop internally whenever you are feeling sick or when you have been exposed to sickness and you want to boost the immune system.

Breathe

Maintains feelings of clear airways and easy breathing.
Use for respiratory issues.
Diffuse in the bedroom overnight to promote healthy sleep.
Apply to chest and bottom of feet when stuffy or congested.
Add 1-2 drops in a hot pan of water and inhale the steam.
Make a shower melt with breathe and use when congested.

On Guard

Add two to three drops in a veggie capsule for a quick immune boost.
Diffuse to cleanse the air, uplift the mood, and to give off a sweet yet spicy aroma.
Supports healthy teeth and gums.
Use as an effective alternative to synthetic options for immune support.
Supports the body’s natural antioxidant defenses.
Can help with a healthy respiratory function.
Supports healthy digestive function.
Protects against environmental threats.
Apply during fall and winter months, before or after going into crowded places.
Add to water for an effective all-purpose cleaner for surfaces.

DigestZen

Take DigestZen to soothe occasional stomach discomfort.
Eases feelings of queasiness.
Help reduce bloating, gas, and occasional indigestion.
Use topically or aromatically for motion sickness.
Apply to stomach when you eat too much or are eating unhealthy to soothe the stomach.
Aids digestion by relaxing the colon.
Apply topically or take internally when dealing with morning sickness.

Deep Blue

Deep Blue is a blend of wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, ylang ylang, helichrysum, blue tansy, German chamomile, and osmanthus.
Use deep blue topically for any type of muscle aches and pains. It is good to apply on feet and knees pre and post-workout to help with soreness. It’s a perfect soothing blend after exercise.
It is perfect to use topically with fractioned coconut oil for a soothing massage after a long day at work. You can rub deep blue on the lower back after heavy lifting.
Deep blue diluted in fractionated coconut oil can be massaged on growing kids’ leg before bedtime.
Deep blue is also great for massaging onto the hands, fingers, wrists, shoulders, and neck after long hours of sitting at your computer and typing.
My favorite way to apply deep blue is with a roller bottle. You can add 20 drops to a 10mL bottle and fill the rest with fractionated coconut oil. Apply to area of concern.

I hope this essential oil list and their uses has encouraged you to try them out in your home. We love Rocky Mountain Essential Oils, you can’t go wrong with their starter kit.

If you already have oils and are looking for other ways to use them. I encourage use to use them in your kitchen or bathroom, you can check out my homemade cleaner recipes here.