Over the last couple of months I have been heralding the benefits of a new essential oil blend called “Dream“ that has been helping me (and many, many others) get a better night’s sleep! The first time I experienced the magic of this blend was when my sister Rebecca made me some of her Dream-y Sleep Salve. I’d been having a hard time sleeping, so one night I slathered it all over my feet, put some socks on and slept like a baby all night long! I was sold! I made up a batch for myself and have been using it ever since!
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There is one small problem I have with this method, however, and it has to do with the fact that I am a night-owl and my husband is not. He goes to bed earlier than I do most nights and so when I climb in bed at night (or the wee small hours of the morning) I have to find the jar of salve, take the top off, rub it on my feet, put the lid back on the jar, and then put socks on. It’s noisy and I have to turn on a light to see what I’m doing. I was talking with my sister about this and she said she had the exact same problem. So I figured if WE did, then maybe a few of you do too.
That’s when I remembered the recent post I did about making your own “Winter Cheeks Sticks“ and realized the solution was staring me right in the face each time I used my homemade “chapstick!” All I had to do was mix up a new batch using Slumber blend (instead of Lavender) and problem solved!
Make Your Own “Dream Sticks”
Instead of “re-inventing the wheel” here, I am simply going to direct you to my post about how to make the “Winter Cheeks Sticks” for step-by-step directions and photos. CLICK HERE to go to that post.
You’re going to follow the same process for making the sticks WITH ONE EXCEPTION. You’re going to replace the 20 drops of Lavender essential oil with 45 drops of Slumber blend. The rest you do exactly the same.
I made MY sticks with lip balm tubes, but another option would be to use empty deodorant tubes for your Dream Sticks. Cover a larger area in less time. :-)
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Once you have made your sticks…..simply apply liberally to the bottom and top of both feet after you’ve climbed into bed and get ready to experience sweet dreams (without waking anyone up!) :-)
OH…..and be sure to save some to use on the kiddos feet on Christmas Eve so everyone in the house can enjoy a “long winter’s nap!”
I have just started using essential oils, and my favorite so far is peppermint oil. I use it daily on my abdomen to help me feel less bloated. I also love how quickly it knocks out a headache!
How many of these sticks does it make, the big ones? I want to make gifts and dont want to have to make a few batches, is you know that would be great thanks
How many sticks does this recipe makes?? I am ordering the sticks but would like to make enough to fill a few for gifts and not have to do it a few times
thanks
I mean the big ones not the small ones
Hi Yvette! The salve recipe makes about a pint of salve which I’m guessing would fill at least two dozen sticks.
I love to make my own facial serum and use lavender at night and tangerine in the morning.
My favorite essential use is Thieves Oil. I use it daily on the tops of my feet for immune health. I get sick much less often since I started using it!
I love essential oils, I just started using them. I purchased a few oils to make gifts for the holidays. I had great success and want to continue making more items. I made a lavender sea salt bath soak, and a coconut lime sugar scrub. I’ve been looking for a few essential oils to suggest to my Mom for hormone regulation, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. :)
I love all the ideas you give; gotta do the photo management and the dream salve. Thanks, Jillee, for the inspiration and motivation. You are God’s messenger and one talented lady. Thanks for the hard work you do….keep the ideas coming.
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Hi Jillee, I really enjoy your blog, and would love to make these dream sticks. I think this could really be helpful for me, I love essential oils! I looked at the spark website, they listed the essential oils listed that are in the dream mix. As I live abroad, I cant buy spark essential oils, and was wondering if you could help with the amount of drops needed per essential oil, so I can make up my own dream mix? I would really appreciate it if you could help give me an estimate of the amount of drops per… Read more »
I give lavender oil to my 85 year-old mom when she has trouble sleeping. I can’t wait to make some dream sticks, it sounds like fun and it will be very useful!! Thank you Jillee for all you do!!