A popular way to use therapeutic essential oils to stay well during plane and vacation travel is to apply a couple drops of Thieves essential oils to the soles of your feet before leaving home – and – put several drops of Thieves essential oil or the blend R.C. on a cotton ball, place the cotton ball in a small baggie and every hour open the baggie and take several deep inhalations. The benefits of this are likely to help you not catch a cold or virus while traveling. 
For air sickness, many rub a drop of either Peppermint or Ginger behind their ears. You will want to use a little carrier oil with either o these essential oils as they may be slightly irritating to delicate skin.
Prevent Motion Sickness Recipe
- 2 drops Peppermint
- 2 drops Ginger
- 5 drops V-6 Massage Oil (a carrier oil)
Rub 6-10 drops of the above mixture on chest and stomach 1 hour before traveling.
Stomach Upsets, Stomach Cramping, Dysentery
Nothing can ruin a vacation than having to be near a toilet all of the time. There are a few therapeutic essential oil choices for bad bugs in the tummy. The most important thing to start doing a couple of weeks or month before leaving home is to get plenty of good bacteria in your gut – Life 5 is an excellent probiotic, 1-2 capsules daily are usually enough to get you in good shape. Young Living’s Life 5 is superior to all other acidolphilis supplements I’ve seen – I highly recommend it. Please check with authorities before leaving on your trip and see how many capsules you are allowed to bring (a full bottle may not be allowed, check first).
Essential Oils Known for Helping Stomach Upsets
The antibacterial, antiparasitic and antifungal properies of therapeutic essential oils can bring tremendous relief quickly. Those which would be the best for a travel First Aid kit are:
- Thieves and Peppermint essential oils for dysentery. Mix 5 drops each with a little olive oil in a “00″ capsule (do not make these ahead of time as they could leak and make a mess). Please do NOT take other brands of essential oils internally, they are not superior quality and are not for internal use.
- Di-Gize is a good choice for nausea and your average upset stomach. This essential oil blend can be applied topically to the abdomen with a little V-6 Massage Oil.
Essential Oil Travel First Aid Kit
Because I use essential oils for absolutely everything I would certainly be packing a smaller essential oil First Aid kit. Here is a list of the essential oils and products I would want and what I would use each for:
- Thieves essential oil - cleansing wounds, preventing skin infections, insect stings, for inhaling (especially good when around people who are sick/coughing, sneezing)
- Peppermint essential oil - achy, sore muscles, and headache pain, a drop in a glass of water for flavoring and enhanced digestion, inhale for alertness and congestion, several drops applied to soles of the feet to reduce fever, freshening stinky indoor/hotel air
- Lavender essential oil – skin issues and irritations, burns, scrapes, bites, deodorant, calming, can’t sleep
- Di-Gize essential oil - stomach upsets and food poisoning
- Lemon, Mountain Savory, Oregano essential oils - I combine 4 drops of each essential oil in a “00″ capsule and add a little olive oil or V-6 and take twice a day when I find myself in a position of being prescribed an antibiotic – this is what I use in place of antibiotics when necessary. This for me is a lifesaver since I cannot take antibiotic drugs. I would make sure to bring some empty “00″ capsules so I can make this blend if necessary. Do NOT use other brands of essential oils in this way, internally, as they are adulterated and not for internal use. Because these 3 essential oils are highly antibacterial and antiviral, I wouldn’t hesitate to take 2 capsules a day if I felt a cold or flu bug coming on!
- LavaDerm Cooling Mist Spray – skin irritations, sunburn, cuts, scrapes
- Thieves Ultra Toothpaste – this is the best toothpaste ever, and it’s edible! It can also be used as an underarm deodorant.
- Life 5 supplement - maintaining good stomach/gut bacteria, great if you’ve eatten bad food
All of the above are the absolute minimum I would want to have on hand when doing any kind of traveling, hiking or camping.
If I had the space and could take more, I would also include…
- Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier - this is great for keeping cold and flu-free, no chemicals so it’s great for kids too! I would also use it as an antibacterial if I got a cut, scrape, mild skin infection.
- Palo Santo essential oil – to repel insects, and topically for sore achy muscles
- Melrose essential oil - topically for skin fungus, wound cleaning/healing
- Stress Away essential oil Roll-On – alleviate stress, and as a perfume (scent is lovely)
- R.C. essential oil - inhale or topically on chest for congestion/respiratory, terrific for MRSA infection situations
Each person and family are different, please see this list to get ideas of which essential oils and products would be right for you and your family when traveling.
And remember… place your order 1-2 weeks before you plan to go away!
FedEx Ground shipping, the least expensive, takes 5-7 business days to arrive.
Taking Essential Oils on Air Planes
While most countries will allow you to bring essential oils with you into the country, there may be some countries that restrict or impose duties on items you bring into the country with you (especially if you plan on selling them). For tips and information for those in the U.S. on traveling to specific countries, visit the U.S. State Department Many other countries also have international travel information specific for their country posted on the internet. Please inquire about this before you leave so that you don’t risk having your essential oils taken away.
Enjoy your vacation!
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12 Quick Tips for Using Lavender Essential Oil
12 Quick Tips for Using Thieves Essential Oil

Evelyn Vincent
Article by Evelyn Vincent, Young Living Independent Distributor #476766
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