Essential oils for children

Essential oils are a natural and effective remedy for a variety of ailments in children, when used with care. Whether it's to treat head lice, soothe restlessness or nightmares, or relieve a cold or burn, these essences offer many practical solutions. This guide presents curative and preventive treatments for children, including eliminating lice with lavender and tea tree preparations, calming anxiety with chamomile and lavender, and repelling mosquitoes with repellent essential oil blends.

Essential oils against lice

This complete "Stop Lice" treatment will help you get rid of them - at last!

We'll show you how to do it, step by step, every day, either as a curative or a preventive measure.

For the duration of the treatment, and until the parasites are completely eliminated, machine-wash sheets, pillows and clothes at the highest possible temperature. You can add 2 teaspoons of eucalyptus essential oil to the rinse water.

DIY solutions to prepare :

• Stop Poux" oil / No. 1: Mix 50 drops of Lavender essential oil + 50 drops of Tea Tree essential oil in 100 ml of Coconut vegetable oil. Shake well. It's important to use a very fluid oil, such as Coconut or Babassu oil. Other oils, such as olive oil p.ex., risk being too thick and will not suffocate the lice.

• Stop Lice Oil / No. 2: Mix 50 ml Coconut oil + 50 ml Neem oil + essential oils of Lavender + Tea Tree + Oregano + Rosemary (10 drops each). Shake well.

• Stop Poux" shampoo: Mix 250 ml neutral base + 50 drops Lavender essential oil + 50 drops Geranium essential oil

• Stop Poux" rinsing lotion:Mix 1/2 liter white vinegar + 1/2 liter water + 10 drops Lavender essential oil.

Curative treatment:

• Day 1 - evening: Apply "Stop Poux" / No. 1 oil generously to hair and scalp. Then cover head with a rubber swimming cap overnight to smother lice and loosen nits. Sleep with a terry towel to absorb any oil leaks.

• Day 2 - morning: comb through hair to remove nits. Then wash hair with anti-lice shampoo. Rinse with clean water, then use a little vinegar-based "Stop Poux" lotion. Place 5 to 6 drops of lavender, geranium, rosemary, eucalyptus or tea tree essential oil in the palm of your hand and apply to dry hair (especially above the ears and nape of the neck). Pour a few drops of one of these essential oils onto the collar and hood of your jacket or beanie.

• Day 2 - evening: Apply Stop Poux / No. 2 oil generously to hair and scalp. Cover head with a rubber swimming cap overnight. Sleep on a terry towel to absorb any oil leaks.

• Day 3 - morning: Same as Day 2 - morning.

• Days 4 to 7: Same as Day 1 - evening and Day 2 - morning.

  After 10 to 12 days after the curative treatment, to avoid the possible outbreak of nits that may have survived, perform a "booster shot" by applying, over one day, the treatments of Day 1 - evening and Day 2 - morning.

Preventive treatment :

Use "Stop Poux" shampoo as a preventive treatment, and spread 5 to 6 drops of lavender, geranium, rosemary, eucalyptus or tea tree essential oil in the palm of your hand, then apply to dry hair (above the ears and on the nape of the neck). You can also apply a few drops of one of these essential oils to the collar and hood of your child's jacket or bonnet.

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Essential oils for restlessness & excitement

Use chamomile essential oil (Chamaemelum nobile) and lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia). In a bottle, mix 3 drops of each essential oil with three teaspoons of one of our vegetable oils (e.g. apricot kernel oil). Massage your child with 3 to 4 drops of this mixture after his or her evening bath.

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Essential oils for anxiety and nightmares

Fill a 20 ml spray bottle with water, add 1 drop of lavender essential oil and 1 drop of chamomile essential oil. Shake vigorously to mix the oils well, otherwise they will float on the water. Spray around the child's bed.
Also prepare a massage oil with 1 ml mandarin essential oil, 1 ml ravintsara essential oil and 60 ml of one of our vegetable oils (e.g. apricot kernel vegetable oil). Apply a few drops of this mixture to the child's solar plexus and the soles of the feet in the evening, before bedtime.

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Essential oils for cold snaps

Suggested preparation:

• 1 mleucalyptus radiata essential oil
• 1 ml ravintsara essential oil (Cinnamomum camphora)
• 1 ml green myrtle essential oil (Myrtus communis)
• 1 ml palmarosa essential oil (Cymbopogon martinii)
• 1 ml rosewood essential oil (Aniba rosaeodora)
• 100 ml of one of our vegetable oils (e.g. apricot kernel oil).

Massage the chest and upper back with 5 to 10 drops of this mixture, twice a day. If you don't have all these essential oils, use only ravintsara essential oil (2 drops) mixed with a tablespoon of vegetable oil.

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Essential oils for minor burns

Apply a few drops of pure lavender essential oil (Lavandula officinalis) directly to the burn immediately after the accident. Repeat application 3 times a day.

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Essential oils for bruises

Helichrysum essential oil (immortelle - Helichrysum italicum) is miraculous in this case! Mix 5 ml helichrysum essential oil with 10 mlarnica oil. Apply a few drops to the affected area 4 to 6 times a day for 3 to 5 days.

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Essential oils for bedwetting

For children over 5, and after consultation with an aromatherapist, enuresis can be treated with cypress essential oil. Rub the lower spine with 2 drops of cypress essential oil mixed with one of our vegetable oils (e.g. apricot kernel oil) twice a day.

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Essential oils for motion sickness & nausea

Suggested preparation: Mix 2 teaspoons of honey with 2 drops of peppermint essential oil and 1/2 liter of water. Shake well.

Use:

• Children aged 2 to 5: 1 teaspoon of the mixture diluted in 1/4 glass of water.
• Children aged 5 to 12: 2 teaspoons of the mixture diluted in 1/4 glass of water.
• Children aged 12 to 16: 1/4 glass of the pure blend.
• Adults: 1/2 glass of the pure mixture.
  To prevent nausea, pour a few drops of peppermint and lavender essential oils onto a cotton ball to keep with you.

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Mosquito repellent essential oils

Suggested preparation:Mix 2 ml lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogon nardus) with 1 ml rosewood essential oil, 2 ml geranium essential oil (Pelargonium asperum), 1 ml juniper essential oil (Juniperus communis), and 75 ml of one of our vegetable oils (such as neem oil, repellent). Apply 2 to 3 drops of this mixture to areas exposed to insect bites, up to 5 times a day if necessary. Do not expose to sunlight for 6 hours after application.

Alternative method:Diffuse equal parts of citronella and geranium essential oils in the atmosphere for a few minutes using an electric diffuser (e.g. the Rondo diffuser from Huiles & Sens). You can also place a cotton pad soaked in 2 drops of this blend near your bed or in your pyjama pocket.

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Essential oils for insect bites (care)

Apply 1 to 2 drops of essential oil oftea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), lavender, lavandin or rosewood directly to the bite.

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Essential oils for teething troubles

Mix 1 tablespoon of edible vegetable oil (virgin olive oil) with 1 drop of chamomile essential oil (noble or German) in a small bottle. Apply 2 to 3 drops of this mixture to baby's cheeks and lower face, carefully avoiding the eyes and lips. Massage gently to ensure penetration. Repeat the massage twice a day if necessary.