A great companion to my Mindset Diet and a healthy eating and exercise program, Smart & Sassy will help you meet your weight management goals and maintain a healthy weight for life. 

1. Add three to five drops to 230 ml of water for a refreshing beverage. I started with just two as it is quite potent and gradually built up to five drops each time and have now dropped back to three.
2. Add it to your chilled water bottle to sip on during the day to keep you hydrated and reduce your appetite and food cravings. 
3. Combine with honey and warm water to create an invigorating herbal tea.
4. Add to a smoothie to make you feel full longer. 
5. If you wish, drink some Smart & Sassy oil in water before meals in order to reduce the likelihood of overeating and to help control your appetite.
6. Drink before you go for your walk or a work out to give yourself a revitalising boost and motivate you for a successful workout.  
7. Diffuse the oil to de-stress, get rid of fatigue and give you positivity and find feelings of self-worth and self-acceptance. 
8. Inhale directly from the bottle to de-stress and give yourself an energy boost.
9. If you are doing a work out at home, consider diffusing Smart & Sassy during your session to uplift your mood and encourage you to dig deep and find the mental and physical strength to push yourself to your limits. 
10. This oil blend can be applied to skin to improve the look of cellulite.  Add a few drops to a carrier oil, such as fractionated coconut oil, and massage it in.

Get into your Queen energy with this amazing blend. Email me  your address  and I will  make it up and send you it for £20 - or order the amazing oils individually from the store.

Clary Sage - oil of clarity and vision

Invites you to see your limiting belief systems and be open to new ideas and perspectives, new possibilities and experiences. Helps change perceptions and gives you courage to see the truth. For the brow chakra. Used for hormonal balance for women. 

From blocked to intuitive

Cedarwood  - oil of community

Invites the strong-willed and self-reliant woman to couple the strength of individuality with the supportive power of community. Inspires the feeling of belonging and assist the heart in opening to receive the love and support of other people. Inspires confidence and feelings of wellbeing. Used as a diuretic.

From isolated to supported

Lavender - oil of communication and calm

Invites you be visible and speak your thoughts and feelings. Builds courageous spirit and supports you to let go of the insecurities felt when you risk your true thoughts and feelings and connect your communication with your heart and soul. Can liberate you from the prison of worry, racing thoughts, anxiety and sleep disruption, fearing rejection, feeling unloved, unimportant or unheard. Used to balance the body and soothe the skin.

From hiding to honest

Ylang Ylang - oil of the inner child

A soothing oil that invites you to reconnect with the simple ways of the heart and access your intuition. Assists in releasing bottled up emotions and reminding you of the joy of allowing the heart its full range of emotions. Used as an aphrodisiac.

From disconnected to free

Geranium - the oil of love and trust

Invites you to restore your confidence in the innate goodness of others and the world. Support you to connect with the warmth and nurturing of the heart rather than being guided only by the logical mind. Used to stimulate oestrogen and reduce blood sugar.

From disheartened to open

The main chemical component of Lavender, linalool, is known for its ability to reduce sad and anxious feelings, which makes Lavender oil  wonderful for calming the mind, such as reducing racing thoughts, anxiousness and sleep disruption. Reducing your stress in this way will help you lose weight by controlling emotional eating and keeping your cortisol levels in check. 

1. Diffuse to reduce stress, improve sleep and combat teeth grinding. 
2. Add a few drops to a bath with epsom salts. 
3. Add a few drops to pillows, bedding, or bottoms of feet at bedtime to promote a restful sleep.
4. Keep a bottle on hand to soothe occasional skin irritations, such as taking the itch out of mosquito bites or reducing bruising. 
5. Put some under your nose, leave the bottle open by your side or diffuse to relieve seasonal allergies and hayfever. 

Gingerols have been scientifically proven to reduce disease-causing inflammation in your intestines and overall improve absorption of the vitamins and minerals you’re consuming. If you’re absorbing more vitamins and minerals, then you’re helping to support your body’s cellular energy and create weight loss. Don’t use ginger essential oil if you are on medications for diabetes because it may lower your blood sugar level.

In aromatherapy, Ginger essential oil is known to bring on feelings of courageousness and self-assurance, which is why it’s known as “the oil of empowerment.”  It infuses individuals with personal responsibility and choice. 

For antioxidant benefits, add one drop to your morning smoothies.

Cinnamon is gaining a reputation for being a fat-burning food and a valuable tool for weight loss. It has been shown to have positive effects on insulin release, which means it can help keep blood sugar stable and prevent chronic fatigue, moodiness, sugar cravings and overeating. 

Cinnamaldehyde may help fat cells to burn energy. Cinnamon oil can help prevent the fatigue and moodiness that get in the way of practicing healthy habits and that sabotage weight loss efforts. 

1. Put two drops in a veggie capsule to maintain a healthy immune system and support healthy metabolic function
2. Dilute with Fractionated Coconut Oil massage sore and tender areas.
3. Use as a sweet and spicy flavour with apple, eg vegan apple cake or apple chips.

Limonene helps dissolve fat.  boosts your mood by increasing the levels of norepinephrine in your brain. Its zesty scent will energize you and help you to think positive thoughts on days when you are unsure of yourself. It aids memory and concentration. 

Lemon essential oil supports detoxification, helping to cleanse toxins that build up inside the body. Detoxing will rejuvenate your body, increase your energy levels and improve fat digestion. Plus, it supports lymphatic drainage, ridding the body of wastes that can be leading to inflammation and other health issues that hinder your ability to lose weight. 

1. 3-4 drops in diffuser infuses the soul with energy, confidence and alertness.
2. Add Lemon oil to your water for a refreshing taste
3. Adds a sweet taste to desserts, without the processed sugar or other alternative ingredients
4. Add to homemade hummous or sauted asparagus. 

Smelling Peppermint oil may help curb appetite by affecting the area of the brain that makes you feel full.  In one study, people who smelled peppermint oil every two hours felt less hungry and consumed on average 2,800 fewer calories over a week (or around 300 a day) than their counterparts who didn’t smell it.  Also helps keep bloating and indigestion at bay. 

Peppermint oil is  ideal  for staying alert. Perfect to motivate you for an early morning workout or for afternoons when you feel drowsy instead of caffeine or sugar as a pick-me-up .

1. Inhale before eating or add 1 or two drops to water and drink before your meal to help suppress appetite and support your other strategies to prevent  overeating.
2. Place a drop of Peppermint oil on your fingertip and then rub on your temples to create a feeling of alertness and release tension (avoiding your eyes).
3. Add to your massage oil and enjoy the  cooling feeling it brings to your skin. Works well with Lavender.
4. Put a drop in the palm of your hand, rub in and cup round your nose and inhale to create alertness. Add lemon for focus.
5. Add to water with strawberries or lime slices for a refreshing drink and for respiratory improvement in the summer.