DIY: Make Your Own Cordless Heating Pad to Use with doTERRA Oils

Homemade Heating Pad Using Essential Oils

A heating pad can be used for many reasons; on sore muscles, tired eyes, for monthly discomfort, or just to warm up and relax from the cold outdoors.

However you intend to use a heating pad, you can easily customize one for your needs by making your own in the shape, size, or color you desire. Creating your own heating pad also means you are not dependent on staying near an electrical outlet, since this one is microwaveable.

And the best part—you can add essential oils for additional relief and aromatherapy! Let’s get started.

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What You Need: 

Flannel fabric

Flax seeds

(you can also use rice, dried beans, or corn kernels)

Sewing machine

Fabric marker

Ruler

Scissors

dōTERRA essential oil

Microwave/oven with oven-safe dish

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Directions:

The great thing about making your own heating pad is that you can customize it to be any shape or size you want. Decide first which size you want to make before purchasing any fabric, and then make sure to buy enough material. The tutorial below is for a longer heating pad that can be draped over your shoulders or wrapped around your knee, head, or stomach.

1- Cut your fabric into a 17″ x 12″ rectangle. (This took 1/2 yard of fabric).

2- Fold fabric in half (long way) with the right sides together.

3- Sew 1/4″ seam all the way around leaving a 3 inch opening on a short end.

4-Turn right side out.

5- Take the ruler and divide the length into 4 equal sections, then mark each quarter with a fabric marker. This will make sure that the flax seeds are evenly distributed throughout the heating pad so the seeds don’t clump into one area.

6- Loosely fill the first quarter with flax seeds. Sew on marked line. Be careful not to stitch up any of the seeds. (Use about 1 1/2 cups of flax seeds per section).

7- Repeat step 6 until this process has been completed on the other 3 sections.

8- When last section is loosely filled, turn the opening under 1/4 inch and sew across to seal the heating pad.

9- That’s it, you’re done! When you are ready to use your heating pad, add 2 drops of essential oil to the outer fabric and microwave until you reach your desired temperature. (2-3 minutes is enough in most instances).

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Editor’s Note: If you don’t have a microwave, you can heat your heating pad by putting it in an oven-safe dish and heating it in the oven at 150 degrees for 15 minutes. Remember to set a timer and to frequently check your heating pad to make sure it doesn’t get too hot and become a fire hazard.

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CAUTION: The heating pad will be very warm and can burn you if you heat it for too long. Start by putting your heating bag in the microwave for 1 minute, and then increase by 30 second increments until you have achieved your desired temperature. If you accidentally heat it for too long, let it rest until it becomes cooler. You might also want to place a wash cloth or towel against your skin to act as a barrier and to ensure you don’t get burned in case you heat it more than you intended. 

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Tips:

If you smell burning while microwaving your heating pad, you are microwaving it too long. Try cutting down the heating time or lowering the power setting to 50%.

Use the leftover fabric to make hand warmers.

Homemade heating pads make great gifts. Give a heating pad with a bottle of your favorite dōTERRA essential oil to friends and loved ones for a practical gift they are sure to love!

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Customize the essential oils you use. Have a headache? Put some Peppermint and Lavender essential oil on your heating pad, or directly on your skin before using the heating pad. Congested? Try Eucalyptus or Breathe Respiratory Blend.

The options are endless!

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Fall In Love With Blue…..

New DoTerra Essential Oil Rub

dōTERRA’s Deep Blue Rub is a rich, topical cream infused with Deep Blue® Soothing Blend of Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade essential oils that provides targeted comfort to tired and sore joints and muscles.

Formulated with a proprietary blend of natural plant extracts and other powerful ingredients, Deep Blue Rub provides a comforting sensation of cooling and warmth to problem areas.

With close to 5 ml of dōTERRA’s top-selling Deep Blue essential oil blend of wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, blue tansy, German chamomile, helichrysum, and osmanthus, Deep Blue Rub is an essential addition to your bathroom cabinet, gym bag, or first aid kit.

Deep Blue Rub is blended in a base of moisturizing emollients that leave your skin feeling soft, not greasy and is the choice of massage therapists and sports practitioners for applying dōTERRA’s Deep Blue essential oil blend.

Simply rub onto the area of discomfort.

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Primary Benefits

• -Provides temporary comfort to tired & sore muscles & joints
• -Supports circulation to muscles & joints when used as a massage medium

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What Makes This Product Unique?

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Formulated with DoTerra’s proprietary Deep Blue Soothing Blend of Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade essential oils –close to 5mL of oil per 4oz tube!

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Includes other natural plant extracts and powerful ingredients including camphor, menthol, eucalyptus, wintergreen, and capsicum.

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Moisturizing formula leaves skin soft & smooth, no greasy like other muscle rubs.

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Formulated according to DoTerra’s “None Of The Bad Philosophy” of not using harmful ingredients such as artificial colors, diethanolamine (DEA), formaldehyde donors,  parabens, phthalates, propylen glycol, sodium laureth sulfate (SLES),  sodium laurel sulfate (SLS), toluene, and triethanolamine (TEA)

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KEY INGREDIENTS

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Deep Blue Essential Oil Blend of wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, blue tansy, chamomile, helichrysum and osmanthus.

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Menthol provides a cooling effect.

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Eucalyptus—Helps to temporarily calm muscle and joint inflammation

Wintergreen—Supports circulation and brings warmth to the affected area

Capsicum Frutescens Fruit Extract—Warms by triggering heat receptors in surface tissues

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Directions for Use:

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Massage a pea-size amount of Deep Blue Rub into effected muscles,  joints, and other surface tissues of the body. Repeat if necessary. Avoid contact with eyes. Use with caution on sensitive skin areas. For a more intensive treatment, apply Deep Blue Essential Oil Blend on the skin prior to lotion application.

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Cautions

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For external use only! Avoid contact with eyes. Do not use on wounds or damaged skin. Do not bandage tightly after application or use with a heating pad.  Keep out of reach of children to avoid accidental ingestion. If  swallowed, get medical assistance immediately.

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Deep Blue Rub

Retail Price: $39.00

Wholesale Price: $29.25

(A little goes a VERY long way and one bottle will last for months)

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What is the AromaTouch Technique?

Doterra Essential Oil Blend…

AromaTouch®
Massage Blend

dōTERRA®’s proprietary massage blend combines the therapeutic benefits of oils well-known to relax muscles, calm tension, soothe irritated tissue, increase circulation, smooth and tone. AromaTouch® combines our CPTG® essential oils of basil, grapefruit, cypress, marjoram, peppermint, and lavender in a perfectly relaxing blend which adds many important benefits to various massage techniques. For topical use

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AromaTouch™ was developed for several world-class spas.

I’ve found it to be very effective at stopping restless leg syndrome and twitching muscles.

Ingredients:

Basil: Antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory properties. Aids in relaxing spastic muscles, especially those that can cause migraines and headaches.

Cypress: Antiseptic, anti-infectious, lymphatic decongestant, mucolytic, relaxing and refreshing. May help improve respiratory issues, muscle cramps, and lung circulation.

Grapefruit: Sedative and calming properties. May help with stress and fatigue.

Lavender: Analgesic and antispasmodic properties. May help with sore muscles, sprains and headaches.

Marjoram: Relaxing and calming properties.  May help with sprains, spasms, migraines, headaches, bruises, and sore muscles.

Peppermint: Anti-inflammatory, cooling, soothing. May reduce fevers, vomiting, candida, nausea, and is a respiratory strengthener.

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Application: 

Optimal if applied on location for muscle use. Can be diluted with doTERRA fractionated coconut oil

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What is the AromaTouch Technique?

dōTERRA’s AromaTouch Technique is a clinical approach to applying essential oils along energy meridians and visceral contact points of the back and feet to help balance sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems of the body.

The AromaTouch™ Technique improves well-being by reducing physical and emotional stressors and by supporting healthy autonomic function. The technique is simple and intuitive using dōTERRA®’s Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade essential oils for an unparalleled grounding experience.

The AromaTouch Technique includes four primary steps designed to minimize systemic stressors to autonomic balance. Each step includes the application of two essential oils or essential oil blends specifically formulated to support healthy emotional and physiological functions for wellbeing. The technique requires 40 minutes per application, and multiple applications can be serviced with one set of dōTERRA’s essential oils.

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Step One: Stress Management (Balance & Calm) The AromaTouch™ Technique begins with dōTERRA®’s Balance Grounding Blend of spruce, rosewood, frankincense, and blue tansy followed by Lavender to support calming, de-stressing, and relaxation.

Step Two: Immune Support (Cleanse & Strengthen) After establishing a state of calm and tranquility, Melaleuca Essential Oil is applied as a cleanser and detoxifier, followed by an application of dōTERRA®’s On Guard™ Protective Blend of pure therapeutic-grade wild orange, clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus, and rosemary essential oils that stimulates and supports the body’s own external and internal defensive immune functions.

Step Three: Inflammatory Response (Stimulate & Soothe) Step three begins with application of Aroma Touch™ Massage blend of basil, grapefruit, cypress, majoram, peppermint, and lavender to help stimulate blood flow to surface tissues, followed by a comforting application of Deep Blue® Soothing Blend of wintergreen, peppermint, blue tansy, German chamomile, helichrysum, and osmanthus to help support a healthy inflammatory response in the body.

Step Four: Homeostasis (Invigorate & Center) The final step of the technique includes an invigorating application of pure Wild Orange and Peppermint essential oils that refresh, rejuvenate, and center the body, mind, and spirit in strength and serenity.

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AromaTouch™ Technique Kit

Increase the benefits you experience with CPTG® Essential Oils by incorporating the AromaTouch™ Technique into your healthy lifestyle philosophy. This kit contains 5 ml bottles of the 8 CPTG oils used in the AromaTouch Technique (Balance, Lavender, Melaleuca, OnGuard™, Aroma Touch™, Deep Blue®, Wild Orange & Peppermint), as well as the AromaTouch overview booklet and presentation box.

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Great Ways to Use DoTerra Deep Blue Blend

DoTerra Deep Blue Blend

Soothing Blend

According to recent studies, more than half of us are sufferers of ongoing discomfort. Deep Blue® is dōTERRA®’s soothing solution to this challenge. Wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, blue tansy, blue chamomile, helichrysum and osmanthus work together to ease achy joints and sore muscles. Its effects are deep and penetrating with sustained results. Once gently rubbed into the area of discomfort, Deep Blue’s cool therapeutic benefit will be felt almost immediately. For topical use only.

According to modern medicine, more than half of us suffer from inflammation — whether chronic or acute.  This inflammation causes pain and discomfort, and is linked to almost every degenerative disease, from heart disease to diabetes to cancer.

But, nature holds within it some of the most functional analgesic compounds known to mankind.  And, unlike the over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics available on the market today, these compounds are not only efficacious, they are safe.

Essential oils, containing many of these compounds, have been blended together by the scientists at dōTERRA into the Deep Blue Blend.  Working collectively, the chemical constituents in these oils produce what can seem like miraculous — and sustained — results, penetrating deep into the body’s tissues to reduce inflammation and provide you with truly amazing relief from inflammation’s pain and discomfort.

There are several powerfully anti-inflammatory oils used in Deep Blue.  In this proprietary aromatherapy blend, these oils are combined so that the anti-inflammatory properties of their chemical constituents work synergistically, to reduce inflammation, ease achy joints and sore muscles and provide you with deep, penetrating relief — that lasts.

One of these oils is wintergreen — only one of several oils studied for its amazing ability to diminish pain and discomfort.  Wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, blue tansy, blue chamomile, helichrysum and osmanthus work collectively to provide you with truly remarkable relief from inflammation and its associated pain.
Apply Deep Blue directly to areas of discomfort.  Its cool, therapeutic benefit will be felt almost immediately.  Deep Blue can be used topically and diffused into the air.

 Apply Deep Blue topically on an injured area to reduce inflammation and bruising.

   Apply Deep Blue topically to sore muscles after exercising

  Rub a drop of Deep Blue on the temples, forehead and back of the neck to relieve a headache.

   Mix Deep Blue with DoTerra’s Fractionated Coconut Oil and massage on location to stop growing pains

   Rub 1-2 drops of Deep Blue on arthritic hands to lessen pain.

Deep Blue® Roll On

According to recent studies, more than half of us are sufferers of ongoing discomfort. Deep Blue® is dōTERRA®’s soothing solution to this challenge. Wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, blue tansy, blue chamomile, helichrysum and osmanthus work together to ease achy joints and sore muscles. Its effects are deep and penetrating with sustained results. Once gently rubbed into the area of discomfort, Deep Blue’s cool therapeutic benefit will be felt almost immediately. For topical use only. Packaged for convenient application in a roll-on bottle. For topical use.

Testimonial:

My ballerina daughter Larissa came to me yesterday complaining that she could not turn her head to the right without pain.  She must have slept on it wrong and had a kink in it.  This is another situation where I felt like doTerra essential oils gave me as a mother some tools that I would not have had in the past.  Before my introduction to doTerra I would have had to give her some sympathy for her discomfort and send her on her way.   But, I knew that doTerra’s Deep Blue Essential Oil is formulated for this kind of discomfort.  I mixed a few drops of Deep Blue with a little bit of fractionated coconut oil to dilute it since I was putting it on my daughter.  I then rubbed it into Larissa’s neck where she said it hurt.  Within minutes she didn’t have anymore discomfort in her neck and she went to her ballet class in the afternoon with no problem at all!  I have had the same results on an old injury on my son’s knee.  My brother has used Deep Blue with amazing  results to control the pain of arthritis and many people have used it to help with back pain as well.  What a great tool for every mom to have!

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