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Essential oil blend Peace & Calming® by Young Living is a very helpful blend. Only problem is, because of its popularity, quantities are often limited (and have been out of stock in the past) according to their website.
A friend messaged me with this question:
“My daughter has been suffering from postpartum depression again, after this second baby. She is doing better now but one thing she relies on is an essential oil a friend gave her by Young Living called Peace & Calming. Do you know of any equivalent products? It is getting difficult to obtain and occasionally they are out. It seems to relieve her anxiety and helps her to sleep. Thank you.”
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Being the do-it-yourself-er that I am, it got to thinking of just how to attempt to recreate this restful essential oil blend. First, I checked to see the ingredients and the order of their use in the original product.
Anyone can make your own version if you know the ratios for mixing, and I will share approximate ratios with you in a moment.
First, An Immediate Alternative
With the same named ingredients to YL’s 5 ml. product ($31.91), a 10 ml. bottle of Plant Therapy’s Let It Go Synergy Blend is $11.95 – that’s twice as much for a third of the cost!!!
For children, I love Calming the Child Synergy Essential Oil Blend.
Now if you still want to make your own essential oil blend, carry on…
Peace & Calming Properties:
Tangerine’s benefits: antiseptic, antispasmodic, anti-aging, purifying, sedative, assisting digestion, and tonic (balancing). Uses include: anxiety, stress, and hypersensitivity of allergies, reduces general hyperactivity, depression, anger, impulsive responses, inflammation, Staphylococcus Aureus, sepsis, open wounds, stimulate generation of new cells, removing cellular waste, blood purifier, increases O2 carrying capacity of red blood cells. (source)
Orange’s benefits: antidepressant, antispasmodic (muscle spasms), sedative, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, tonic (balancing), anti-inflammatory. Uses include: spasms, coughing, convulsions, muscle cramps, diarrhea, chronic anxiety, anger, depression, infections, side effects of antibiotics, gas, ingestion of toxic substances, boosts immunity. (source)
Ylang Ylang’s benefits: antidepressant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, hypotensive, nervine and sedative. Uses include: depression, anxiety, sadness, chronic stress, nervous breakdowns, acute depression or shock after an accident, sepsis, tetanus, disinfecting wounds, bacteria, virus and fungus. (source)
Patchouli’s benefits: antidepressant, antiseptic, astringent, deodorant, diuretic, fungicide, insecticide, sedative and tonic. Uses include: sadness, loss, disappointment, tension, anxiety, wound healing, loss of sex drive, fungal infections of respiratory system by inhaling, mosquitoes, ants, beg bugs, lice, fleas, flies and moths. (source)
German Camomile’s (or Roman Camomile’s) benefits: antispasmodic, antiseptic, antibiotic, antidepressant, antineuralgic, analgesic, sedative, nervine, digestive, tonic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious, vermifuge. Uses include: annoyance, anger, irritation, sluggishness, poor digestion, stomach aches, intestinal worms, bacteria, fungi, lice, mites, detoxify the blood from toxins like uric acid, rheumatism, arthritis, high blood pressure and more. (source)
Copy Cat Peace & Calming Homemade Blend:
25 drops Tangerine Essential Oil
25 drops Orange Essential Oil
15 drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
10 drops Patchouli Essential Oil
4 drops German (Blue) Camomile Essential Oil or Roman Camomile (either can be used)
= 79 drops total
Do The Math & Compare
I will try to make this simple… please note the recipe above and the amounts and prices below.
One 5 ml. (100 drops) bottle of Young Living’s Peace & Calming ® is $31.91. That’s a very small amount considering there is just one of the above recipes (79 drops total) in it, plus 21 more drops to equal 100 drops in that little bottle. Buying the individual YL or MRH essential oils (below) will give you 12 recipes (using up all the tangerine and orange, and leaving a nice amount of the other 3 oils to use for other purposes). That’s approximately 12 times more product, plus left over!
Young Living: for 6 times the cost (see below) of 1 premixed 5 ml. bottle you get 12 times the product with 5 individual EOs and mix them yourself. Quite expensive, unless you have the bucks and you’ll use the product in the next 5-6 years. To be clear, though, when you buy as a member and with rewards program, they are certainly not as expensive as many like to claim. You can save 60 percent and…
Plant Therapy: you will get 8 recipes since PT sells in 10 ml. bottles of 200 drops each. A very good product and free shipping on Amazon.
The Aromatherapy standard for drops is 20 drops per ml. of essential oil, of course, this all depends on the viscosity (thickness) of an oil. This should simplify the thought process a bit.
- a 3.69 ml. bottle should give 75 drops (dr)
- a 5 ml. bottle should give 100 dr
- a 10 ml. bottle should give 200 dr
- a 15 ml. bottle should give 300 drops (dr)
Individual Oil Young Living Mountain Rose Herbs Plant Therapy
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Tangerine 15 ml/$21.05 15 ml (300 dr)/$3.50 10 ml (200 drop)/$6
Orange 15 ml./$14.14 15 ml./$4.25 10 ml./$6.45
Ylang Ylang 15 ml./$53.62 15 ml./$14.25 10 ml./$9.99
Patchouli 15 ml./$44.41 15 ml./$11.00 10 ml./$7.93
Chamomile 5 ml/~$49 3.69 ml (75 dr)/$30 5 ml (100 dr)/$18
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Total Cost: $181.25 $63.00 $47.85
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Soothing Ways To Use Your Copy Cat Peace & Calming
Add 3-4 drops of the blend to a 1/4 or 1/8th tsp. carrier oil of your preference (olive oil, coconut oil, etc.) and apply as follows:
Massage on the soles of the feet and/or back of the neck for a relaxing effect.
Rub this essential oil blend on feet to release tension and promote a good night’s rest.
Rub this essential oil blend behind your overactive pet’s ears after an afternoon of playing with the kids.
It is truly a beautiful thing to be for a mom to be able to calm a distraught child, a friend, or get relief herself with God’s gift of essential oils.
Have you ever made your own essential oils blend?
Amy
I love Harmony by Eden’s Garden for monthly issues. Thanks for sharing.
Lisa
THANK YOU so much for this post!
Carrie
No carrier oil before using? Thanks for sharing this blend.
Jacqueline
Yes, I always use a carrier oil, Carrie…need to re-emphasize that in the post! https://deeprootsathome.com/what-does-it-mean-to-apply-essential-oils-neat/
Thanks for the reminder here!
Laura - CaledonAcres
This is absolutely great!! Thank you for all the work you put into this! PINNED for later 🙂
Jacqueline
Thank you so much, Laura!
Cheryl Smith
Jacqueline, I apologize for contacting you this way, but I couldn’t find any other way on your blog to contact you. Due to the recent changes in Google, I can no longer receive any emails from the “[email protected]”, which is where your blog emails are generated from (for those who are subscribed via email). I miss getting your posts in my inbox, and I was wondering if you had ever considered using your email address as the return address or using another means of sending them out (such as mailchimp)? If I am no longer getting them, I am wondering if your other subscribers may not be getting them either? Just wanted to bring it to your attention, as I surely miss your posts. It is hard to find time to actually visit all of the blogs I am subscribed to, and it is so much easier to just get them in our inbox! God bless you, Jacqueline!.
Jacqueline
Hi, Cheryl!
Did you know you can get regular feed into your inbox with Feedburner? The Feedburner symbol in in the right sidebar with the social media buttons (the brown one).
I will definitely look into something with mailchimp and see what we can do. You are so encouraging!! Thank you, friend 🙂
Jacqueline
Hi again, Cheryl!
Here’s the link to Feedburner (http://feeds.feedburner.com/DeepRootsAtHome). I have a feeling you were already subscribed by Feedburner and email. Try checking your spam folder to see if they are in there. Otherwise, I’d suggest that you re-subscribe. Let me know if you still don’t get them. Thanks so much for your encouragement and support!
Blessings!
Jacqueline
Janet
Love these kinds of posts. I haven’t moved much beyond peppermint essential oil, and using eucalyptus and tea tree in steam for sinus troubles, but I would like to branch out. I’m a newbie and need all those reminders of using a carrier oil, etc. I haven’t pulled out a calculator, but a quick look at the price comparisons, if you bump up the cost of plant therapy to a 15 ml size then it’s abut the same as Mountain Rose. Why is YL so much more expensive (because it’s a MLM)? Anyway, I appreciate your posts. I got a timely one last year while I had pneumonia and that began a better vitamin regimen. God’s blessings!
Felicia Stout
I love reading your posts as I am a new mom to a 9 month old. In adjusting to my new role as stay at home mom and new family, Ive bern trying to learn what I can about herbs and essential oils to have a healthy family and use what God designed. Were there books or sites you used in learning all of this? Are there ones you would recommend me reading? With an education background, Ive seen many examples of children who did not receive the nutritional, emotional, spiritual, and herbal help they should have.
Jacqueline
Hello, Felicia,
Yes, there are several books that have been very helpful to me. Here are several posts that contain books that will really get you started: https://deeprootsathome.com/safe-essential-oils-for-children-babies/ and for herbs this post for starters: https://deeprootsathome.com/20-safe-antibacterial-antiviral-herbs-quick-guide/
It is exciting for me to see young moms who desire to learn, and so your interest is encouraging. I relate to what you are saying about children who have needed help but have not received it in a timely fashion. Have fun learning and then teach your blessed child as he or she grows 🙂 I hope these help, Mama 🙂 Enjoy!
Felicia Stout
Thank you! Im excited to learn how to care for my new family. 🙂
Yolanda
Thank you so much for sharing this post and for the recipe too!! Do you also have a recipe for Peace and Calming ii ??
thx much
Jacqueline
No, Yolanda, I’m sorry, but I don’t.
Hung
Hi Jacqueline
would Roman Chamomile work in place of German Chamomile ?
Jacqueline
Hi, Hung! Great question.
Roman Chamomile is actually slightly better as a calming agent and in use for sore muscles. German Chamomile is better anti-inflammatory due to higher concentration of Azulene which in turn is calming to the site you apply it to on the body. They are often used interchangeably, but have slightly different properties. I recommend you not use these oils internally.
I hope that helps!
Laura
Hi Jacqueline!
Thank you so much for your post! I cannot wait to mix my own p&c! If I wanted to add carrier oil to the bottle with the essential oils, how much should I add? Also, do you have a make-your-own version of valor?
Thank you!
Jacqueline
Hello, Laura,
I love the idea of adding a carrier oil, so you don’t have to do it every time you apply! I would consider only something with a long shelf life and liquid at room temp. Here are 2 that work well:
Jojoba Oil: Slightly nutty aroma, non-greasy absorption, similar to the skin’s natural oils, long shelf life http://amzn.to/2c1zbsX
Fractionated Coconut Oil: fractionated coconut oil is liquid at room temperature, no noticeable aroma
Absorbs well; leaves skin feeling silky and moisturized; non-greasy, high in essential fatty acids, and long shelf life. http://amzn.to/2c2DKT2 (you won’t need much)
Of the 2, I prefer jojoba most, because it is in glass and in a cobalt light-protective bottle. I’m beginning to dislike plastic more and more b/c of its zenobiotic (toxic estrogenic) properties. I hope this helps, Laura!
Laura
Thank you! I have the V6 oil made by Young Living. Do you know how this compares to jojoba oil?
Jacqueline
No, I don’t but it should be fine! Happy Peace and Calming, friend 😀
Laura
Thank you, same to you!
Please let me know if you ever come up with a valor recipe 🙂
Jacqueline
I will, Laura! I will think on that one!
Linda
Jaqueline,
I have been sold on YL products because of the quality guaranteed by the Seed to Seal process. I am interested in knowing about the quality of the products you recommended, and how you can be certain of the quality. As with many things, you get what you pay for, and while I am all for saving money, I don’t want to sacrifice the quality.
Thank You,
Linda
I really appreciate the P&C recipe!
Jacqueline
Linda, I have used essential oils from a few different companies, but after time I realized I was being swayed by powerful marketing. All of the oils I used were apparently of high quality and all were equally effective when I used them. I have really been a skeptic in this area, and have had to come to the realization that I will not pay the highest price for YL as much as I like their product, other companies give just as excellent results and are just as potent, plus a better value. I do love Mountain Rose Herbs, but have also liked Plant Therapy and Aura Cacia, too. I am also cautious because of some of the misrepresentations I have found with YL that I’d rather not get into simply for time. Here is just one of them: http://www.utahstories.com/2014/08/damning-evidence-that-young-living-and-doterras-essential-oils-are-adulterated/ I am now investigating Numa by Jordan Rubin and Josh Axe. I hope that helps!
patrice
Hello,
I read a previous column you had written on your daily supplement ritual. Accidently, I X’d the column and have searched at great length to find it but have been unable to access it. Can you please help? I am really interested in reading it. If possible, can you send it to my e-mail.
Thank you, Patrice
Jacqueline
Patrice, hello! Can you give me a bit of direction? Was it a post on the No-side-effect Medicine Cabinet? If so, this is the link: https://deeprootsathome.com/complete-guide-side-effect-medicine-cabinet/ In this post I listed my favorite supplements near the end.
This one is not supplements, but products I’ve switched to that are free from toxins: https://deeprootsathome.com/favorite-products-top-picks/
I am not sure if there is another that I can think of now…help 🙂 If it isn’t one of these, I will dig it up 😉
Blessings!
patrice
Hello,
I looked at the two links and neither sites are ones I had previously viewed. Unfortunately, I quickly scanned the site and do not recall the heading nor the date you published the article. The listing of the supplements you take daily is what caught my interest. Sorry I can not help with more. Wish I had taken the time to print off the information at the time.
Thanks again, Patrice
Jacqueline
Patrice, I think I found it: https://deeprootsathome.com/hazardous-beauty-chemicals-in-our-skin-care-products/ Hopefully… 😀
patrice
Thank you for taking time to help me!! Patrice
Jacqueline
Totally glad that I could, Patrice!
Ericka
I appreciate your recipe, and am enjoying it in my diffuser as I type (with the addition of Blue Tansy). However, I think you are confusing Blue Tansy essential oil with Tansy. Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is poisonous due to containing thujone and is also not blue because it does not contain chamazulene. Blue Tansy (Tanacetum annum) does not contain toxic thujone, yet does contain chamazulene which gives it a blue coloring. Tansy and Blue Tansy should not be confused with one another.
Jacqueline
Thank you, Erika!! I used your words and reworded my comment on Tansy/Blue tansy to make it less confusing!
Appreciate you!
Ingrid
What is a good substitute for chamomile ?
Jacqueline
There aren’t any exact substitues, Ingrid, but this site shows some that might work for you! http://www.humblebeeandme.com/a-guide-to-essential-oil-substitutions/
lipsa
nice post….
IB
How many drops of Blue Tansy should be used in this recipe? Thank you for this recipe.
Jacqueline
Hi, IB! I just did some calculating and added it into the post:
“**You can also add 2 drops per recipe of Blue Tansy (which is the last ingredient in the YL product), but do not confuse Blue Tansy essential oil with Tansy. Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is poisonous due to containing thujone and is also not blue because it does not contain chamazulene. Blue Tansy (Tanacetum annum) does not contain toxic thujone, yet does contain chamazulene which gives it a blue coloring. Tansy and Blue Tansy should not be confused with one another.”
I hope that helps! J
fitoru
This is such a great article. I love how creative you are. Your blog is awesome More power!
Jacqueline
Aw Thanks, Fitoru!
I love making blends! Enjoy making this for your family! ~J