In these often-dreary final days of winter, we could all use a little uplift! Here are eight easy ways to use pure, n/atural scent around your home to energize and uplift your mood.

There are six essential oils known to be both energizing and mood-elevating. Find out what they are and how to use them to make a difference in the atmosphere that everyone will feel, right here:

ENERGIZING and UPLIFTING Essential Oils

Balsam pine - clean, purifying, vitality-promoting
Lemon - uplifting, anti-depressant
Orange - mood-elevating
Peppermint - refreshing, mental stimulant
Rosemary - invigorating
Thyme - refreshing, purifying, herbal, peppery (caution: this oil may produce a burning sensation on the skin)

How to Use Essential Oils in Your Home

1. Place a few drops on the following warm “pulse points” of your home:
light bulbs (be sure to apply when the bulb is cool; the scent will be released as the bulb warms)
radiators
television sets
refrigerators
wood stoves
computer terminals
sunny window sills

2. Dilute a few drops of oil water and spray on your bed sheets, upholstery, carpets, etc.

3. Use a few drops of oil in the bath; the scent will linger

4. Rub a few drops into terra cotta flowerpots, wooden table or chair legs, and other semi-porous surfaces

5. Anoint candles with essential oils

6. Choose incense scented with essential oils

7. Place a few drops in a ceramic diffuser

8. Simmer a few drops in a pot of water on the stove