| You never know when a first aid kit will be needed. | | | | sweet almond oil. |
| They can be great for emergencies. Keeping oils in | | | | First aid kits need to include other emergency items. |
| your first aid kit can be a really good idea. | | | | Don't forget to include the normal things. Include |
| Oils have great healing properties. They are perfect | | | | things such as gauze, scissors, tweezers, band-aids, |
| for a first aid kit. They are nice because of their | | | | etc. |
| usefulness and how well they work alongside | | | | Don't forget to write down instructions for the oils in |
| traditional medicine. | | | | the first aid kit. Sometimes, when faced with an |
| Decide what essential oils you want in your kit. There | | | | emergency, it can be easy to forget which oil is used |
| are a lot of options, so find ones that you know you | | | | for what. Having instructions is a good idea, and can |
| will use a lot. Limit the number in your kit however to | | | | help people not familiar with them know how to use |
| around 6 or 7. | | | | them too. |
| They should always be handled carefully. They should | | | | When you have your first aid kit, be sure to store it |
| be stored away from a lot of heat or light. They are | | | | somewhere safe. Never leave it where children can |
| volatile, so the better storage place they are in the | | | | easily reach it. Essential oils are never meant to be |
| better their shelf-life. | | | | used by children since they should never be |
| After you've decided on which oils to use, know how | | | | swallowed. Have child-proof lids and store them high |
| they are to be applied or used for emergencies. If | | | | out of the way of children so they don't get in to |
| they need an agent or carrier oil to go along with | | | | trouble. |
| them, find one. A good carrier oil for most oils is | | | | |