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.
My favorite use for oils is to put on drop of both lavender and eucalyptus oils on my hands and breath in deep to get rid of headaches! Almost always relieves any pain instantly for me.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite use for essential oils is for relieving pain. The one I use the most is in a roller bottle & is small enough to carry in your purse. I have used it on my neck muscles when I am stressed and it relieves my pain. I let a co-worker use it and now she has her own bottle. The name of the roll-on is Deep Relief.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love to diffuse Lavender EO.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I use essential oils constantly. My new favorite oil is called Breathe by doTerra. I put a drop on my Palm then rub my hands together then cup them over my mouth and nose and breath it in for 30 seconds. This really helps keep my asthma at bay.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve used a few essential oils – lavender and peppermint – and would love to expand my knowledge and use of them. Love the chapped cheeks remedy!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have heard so much about the E O’s would really like to try them.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I am most excited to try the headache relief blend.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t really tried EO’s before, but I am looking forward to it. I really want to try the cold bomb, peppermint and the sleep salve!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’m excited to use EOs in these dream sticks!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I use lavender oil on my sheets to help when sleep is elusive. I also use it to scent homemade heating pads made with rice.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I mix EO’s with baking soda and water and make garbage and diaper pail disc. Makes things smell so much fresher!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I would love to know the amounts of baking soda, water, and oils you use for these discs.i would love to make these!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love to use it on my skin & hair.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Sleep blend and Liquid X are my two go to blends on a daily basis. The “flu shot” blend has also been a big help since the cold weather hit in WV!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve had sleep problems for years and years. My sleep doctor runs his fingers through his hair and says he has no idea how to help me. I’d love to win this so I can make the dream concoction for myself.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love diffusing my essential oils! Helps me focus while making my home smell wonderful!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite use for essential oils is generally for personal care, but I also use them for cleaning and freshening the house. I love lavender for practically everything. I’ve been using frankincense massaged into my sore shoulder before bedtime to help me sleep comfortably. I use myrrh for cuts, scrapes, and as a dental rinse. I keep tea tree and grapefruit seed oils for cleaning and disinfecting around the house. I don’t have a diffuser yet, but would love to have one.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’m eager to try EOs that will help with headaches and anxiety.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I use essential oils for my son: lavender for bedtime, peppermint for car sickness, and eucalyptus for stuffy noses.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Respire, it help with my asthma symptoms!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love my homemade “poo-pourri” I made from your recipe! It is also a great bathroom fragrance!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I would so love to have a diffuser in my bedroom to help me sleep. And elsewhere in the house as well. I’m a huge lavender lover.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I mix a whole bunch of antibacterial and immune boosting oils with coconut oil to make a natural Vapor Rub for my daughter. The EOs prevent the coconut oil from solidifying so the mixture stays liquid but that’s OK with me – I just rub the oil mixture on her chest and it fights the cold and moisturizes her skin. We live in dry climate so even a child’s skin needs moisturizing. Maybe next time I’ll add some beeswax if I’m not too lazy, to give it a salve texture. Ever since my child started school she spends every winter fighting off flu’s and colds. Some times she wins, sometimes she loses, so I try to employ every natural cold fighting remedy I know. I also like soaking her (and myself) in a hot bath with a few drops of every cold fighting oil I have on hand. I think it helps. And feels soooooooooo gooooooooooooooood! :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love to mix essential oils with dead sea or Epsom salt or a blend of Shea and bees wax at varied consistinsies for lip balm and body butter and then wrap it all in little satin pouches and pretty little containers and give away gift baskets full of every holiday flavor and scent at Christmas. It looks fancy and elegant and people just love it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love using essential oils for EVERYTHING! My favorites are Rebecca’s all purpose healing blend – it works great on my skin, and YOUR No. 2 spray! I love the smell of the poo spray, it’s great as an air freshner, and works wonders when I can get my husband and son to remember to spray BEFORE they go. Would love to try the dream salve!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’d love to use the dream sticks. I haven’t used essential oils before, but I have terrible nightmares, and would love to find something to overcome the night terrors that come upon me now and then. =)
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