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’ve never used essential oils before, but I really want to try Lemon because I’ve heard it’s supposed to help with respiratory issues. That would be so helpful.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love using EO’S in a diffuser.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This winter when my son got a cold I rubbed his chest and feet with eucalyptus oil and it really helped with his cough.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Lavender!!!!!!! Can’t say enough about it!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have not done much with essential oils. But I love how great Tea Tree oil is for first aid. No scars since I have been using this. I also have used Lavender for sleep. I mix a little in my epsom salts for my relaxing bath for bed.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love to mix an essential oil with some massage oils, so there is a wonderful relaxing smell, to go with the relaxing of muscles! My daughters’ use them for making their body scrubs. I would love to try making the dream stick, or even the jar variety, sometimes I feel like my days are turning into my nights!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love your blog! I have learned so much from you! I love using sweet orange and lemon in my homemade laundry soap.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The Dream Sticks sound like a lovely way to battle insomnia. I am way too familiar with that problem! Thanks for all your essential oil tutorials!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I use lemon EO with vinegar and water or on guard immune defense blend from Doterra as my cleaning products.i love it and its safe, even for my kids to use.i also love using lavender and clove mixed with fractionated coconut oil as a teething remedy. It is the only thing I’ve found that works (without numbing their tongue!) There are so many awesome uses for EOs.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I just made some salves a couple of days ago and I love, love, love it! My feet are so much softer and all my dry itchy spots are much better! So my new favorite EOs are lavender, lemon and melaleuca because they are awesome in the healing salve!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My most favorite use for essential oils is for use in my homemade toothpaste. It’s fantastic!! However, recently my friend educated me on the essential oil brand Doterra. I’m really eager to get my hands on some of it for some homemade hygiene products and to make diffusers. It’s just too expensive for me.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My experience with essential oils is fairly limited. I use Jeddy’s blend on my step daughter with some success, I have used the immunity blend and currently I use melaleuca oil on the bottoms of my feet to help colds go away faster. I would love to have to opportunity to try more!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like them to help me sleep
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t used a lot of essential oils, but I love using peppermint when I have that little tickle in my throat when I’m lying down to sleep. It always helps the tickle go away so I can fall asleep.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.tea tree oil is my favorite EO it’s so versatile! we use it in carpet cleaner, spray cleaner and I add a few drops to conditioner to help us stay away from lice!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I use my oils primarily to control my anxiety, which means I’m a big fan of Zen & Bliss. For a “fun” anxiety-busting blend, I use peppermint & wild orange. It makes for a nice refreshing scent that lets me focus on something external to the anxiety.
I’ve been branching out, and just recently made Christmas presents of coconut/salt scrub with peppermint and lavender. I think it’d be really neat to be able to make salves; however, on a college budget…purchasing the coconut oil and the beeswax in quantity hasn’t happened.
Amend would be lovely to try, as my classes have me hunched hunched over a computer constantly.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve been using your sleep salve and it really does help me sleep. I haven’t had a good night of sleep in years. After I started using your dream salve I sleep better, have more energy during the day, and best of all am not taking naps during the day. I really appreciate this blend and notice if I forget to put it on some nights.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have not used oils yet but would love to start using them!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I never used essential oils before but I would love to start using them to make my own homemade cleaners, lip balms, etc.
They are so expensive – that’s why I have not purchased them yet, so winning them would be awesome!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t used a ton of essential oils yet, but I usually count on lavender oil to help me sleep, and it works great.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I use the Shield blend to help fight the winter bugs.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love any type of sinus essential oil blend! I also use one that is for pain on my temples when I have headaches.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love diffusing my oils and using them in lotions/salves.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have just started making EO products as I have lupus and know EO would benefit me greatly – this would be a really nice start to my projects!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favs are poo spray and flu shot. I would love to win this to give as a gift to my daughter who just had her first child.
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