Slumber Essential Oil Blend Sleep Sticks For A Good Night’s Sleep
I’m always looking for ways to get a better night’s sleep, and Slumber Blend has been certainly been a big help in that regard. I have, in the past, used it to make my own sleep salve, but I was looking for a format that would be less disruptive to my early-to-bed, early-to-rise husband.
I’ve always been more of a night owl, so when I would climb in bed at night (or the wee hours of the morning), I would have to find the jar of salve, take the lid off, put it on, then replace the lid and put the jar back, which was a bit noisy and required turning the light on so I could see what I was doing. He didn’t complain about it, but I woke him up more than once (despite my best efforts).
As I considered how I might solve this dilemma, I remembered the post I wrote years ago about making “winter cheeks sticks“, and realized I had my solution right there! All I had to do was use Slumber blend in place of lavender oil, and I’d be able to make my own homemade sleep sticks that would be quick and easy to apply!
Here’s how to make them.
DIY Slumber Sticks: How To Make Your Own Sleep Sticks
You’ll need:
- 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil
- 1/4 cup fractionated coconut oil (or other carrier oil)
- 2 Tbsp beeswax pastilles
- 35 drops Slumber Essential Oil Blend
- Empty lip balm tubes
- Double boiler (or a pot and a metal/glass bowl)
- Measuring cup
Directions:
In the top of a double boiler, or in a glass or metal bowl suspended over a pot of simmering water, combine the coconut oil, liquid carrier oil, and beeswax. Stir occasionally until melted and combined, then remove from heat.
Add 35 drops of Slumber to the melted oil mixture and stir.
Pour the oil mixture into a measuring cup with a pour spot, then use it to carefully fill your empty lip balm tubes. Allow the oil mixture to solidify completely before using.
This recipe will fill about 20-25 small lip balm tubes. If you have any empty tubes left over afterward, you can use them to make homemade lip balm or stain treatment sticks! (Or, for a larger Slumber stick that covers more surface area, you could use an empty deodorant container rather than a lip balm tube.)
Once you have made your sticks, using them is easy — simply swipe a stick over the bottoms of your feet once you’ve climbed into bed, or while enjoying a cup of sleepy time tea. You’ll be off to sleep in no time!
Love the idea of sleep sticks but don’t want to DIY? Just grab my Slumber Blend Ready-to-Apply Roll-On! The convenient roll-on bottle makes it quick and easy to apply Slumber blend topically. No mixing required and no mess!
You don’t just have to take my word for it that Slumber will help you sleep better! Just check out these customer reviews:
“3 weeks ago I started using Slumber. I didn’t think it was making a difference until I forgot to turn the diffuser on one night. I won’t be making that mistake again! The oils helps me relax and fall asleep easily.”
Sherry
“This really works. Without it I’d wake several times a night. With Slumber I sleep thru the night. Absolutely GREAT product!!!”
Lorraine B.
“My first use was the first good night’s sleep I have gotten in well over a year! Fantastic!”
Valerie S.
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DIY Slumber Sticks
Equipment
- Double Boiler or bowl set over a pan of simmering water
- Empty lip balm tubes
- Measuring Cup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup fractionated coconut oil or other carrier oil
- 2 Tbsp beeswax pastilles
- 35 drops Slumber Essential Oil Blend
Instructions
- To the top of a double boiler, add the coconut oil, liquid carrier oil, and beeswax pastilles.
- Stir until melted, then remove from heat.
- Add the essential oils, stir, then transfer the oil mixture to a measuring cup with a pour spout.
- Fill empty lip balm tubes with the oil mixture, then allow the mixture to solidify for a few hours before using.
I love the smell of peppermint essential oil. I just seems to wake me up!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love your website I have been wanting to learn more about essential oils and there benefit’s so i tried the one using pepperment on cotton ball’s to get rid of mice and i think i over did it a little because you said to use only one drop and i saturated the cotton ball and now when the steam come’s up my house smell’s like a jar of vick’s vapor rub lol and you also said that if you listen carefully you may here the mice running away well I think the one’s in my house took a plane!!!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Never used oils but would like to try lavender for sleep.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We use them in so many wonderful ways. Help us get a good nights sleep, help fight of colds and flus, and treat head aches and tommy aches to name a few!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have fibromyalgia, along with the insomnia, headaches,aches, pains and chemical sensitivities. Essential oils seem like a good alternative using so many meds and other chemical products. I would love the chance to try the diffuser!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I only have one oil so my experience is very limited. I do want to use Shield and Jeddy’s though. I teach junior high in a building with over a thousand kids. Lots of germs in the air and there are many kids that have ADD and ADHD. I also like making my own chapstick. I would LOVE to win this package.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love using essential oils for making my own perfume and lotion. I really want to try an immune blend to protect this winter!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love to diffuse peppermint in the office. It can get very hectic and trying at times but the peppermint seems to keep everyone’s spirits lively and positive. It also opens up mental clarity and helps to stay focused through out the day. There are so many ways I use this oil and keep it with me wherever I go.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve never used EOs, but I would love to start! The dream salve and the black pepper warming salve sound wonderful.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love using lemon for cleaning – all purpose cleaner. I love lavender for my hair. I love bergamont and grapefruit for DIY deodorant!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My tow favorites are lemon and Jasmine. Lemon makes everything l sunny, and Jasmine is a scent that I lust love. Of course wouldn’t try to make it through cold and flu season without a bottle of Thieves.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t used essential oils before but i keep saying I want to but don;t know where to start. I would really like to start off with lavender oil, also vanilla. I would like to say I love reading your tips and recipes. Thanks for all of it
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I am getting ready to make my first batch of the winter cheeks salve using frankincense essential oil. I’ve never used essentials oils before so am hoping it turns out well. Living in Fairbanks Alaska it is always super dry and very very cold here.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love essential oils for all sorts of applications. I love to drink my water with a few drops of lemon or peppermint oil in the morning. I have a headache buster blend in a roller bottle (it really works), your sister Rebecca’s coconut oil and lavender “oil cleanser” to clean and moisturize my face not to mention the numerous home cleaning products I make with added oils for cleaning and killing germs. I am hooked on EO’s!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t made the dream salve yet, but I’ve loved putting the oil blend on my feet before bedtime. Another favorite eo use for me has been peppermint on my chest and neck for headaches and/or sinus allergies, and citrus oils on my feet in the morning.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love using essential oils in just about everything, soaps, hand lotions etc..
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite oil is past tense which actually took my migraine away(it was love at first swipe) :-) and it helpedwith the neck/shoulder pain associated wiyh my migraines. Soo grateful for natural remedies, my life is not the same since using eo. Thsts a great thing. I hate taking meds. The first thing I grab is my eo. Citrus blissvis another fav and I use it as a perfume. I apply it on my wrists and to my neck. Its so uplifting. I also use it in my body butter. My fav. Its been awesome during the winter. My second fav would be on guard. I use that oil on my kids everyday and they love it especially on my four yr old. And every night I put peaceful child blend salve on my children’s feet before bed and swear they sleep so much better than without it. Love essential oils! My family is so much healthier and happier with natural products in our home! :-) I hope I win the raffle cause I love sharing the oils and making my own beauty products which would make perfect Christmas gifts. ;-) Obtw, cant wait to make the dream sticks ;-) Thanks for today’s post.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I am trying my best to use essential oils instead of medicine. Lately, using a blend of mine for headaches and Breathe for sneezing and stuffy nose. This evening, I tried putting some Breathe in my cleavage so I could smell it during yoga class. It worked. I could smell it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have not used any oils yet but, I can’t wait to try coconut oil in healthy recipes, and essential oils in candles.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.So far every oil or oil blend or oil diffused has made my life better!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love using the essential oil blends I make on myself and the autistic children I work with. We have seen them stop severe escalations by just smelling an oil. Love the Lemon, Citrus Passion by Native American Nutritionals and the Guardian Blend by the same company.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love using essential oils to help with anxiety and headaches.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t used essential oils but every time you write a post about them I wonder if they might be the answer.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love Lavender essential oil. It’s so relaxing.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I make peppermint and eucalyptus shower disks that help with our angry sinuses. It’s so dusty and dry here in Wyoming that we’re miserable all year long without them
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