My August 2024 Simply Earth box has arrived and this month’s theme is “Candles”!
Simply Earth is a monthly subscription box that sends you a selection of essential oils along with recipes for enjoying them. Each box will include 4 full size bottles of 100% pure essential oils, 5-6 themed recipes, and other related materials. Simply Earth oils are tested pure therapeutic grade and are free of bases, carriers or other additives. Subscribers also get free access to their Essential Oil Hero Course where they can learn how to use essential oils with confidence and clarity. Plus, 13% of all their profits go to world changing organizations whose aim is to serve others and make the world a better place.
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Everything was shipped in a small brown box with a blue Simply Earth logo on top.
A peek inside!
An info card (printed on the back of one of the recipe cards) revealed August’s theme: “Candles”. It listed this month’s featured oils, along with any included extras. It also provided a few safety tips for each oil/blend.
A note from Katie — recipe formulator & certified aromatherapist — revealed a bit more about this month’s theme.
August’s recipes provided clear instructions for whipping up the following:
- Volcano Floating Candle
- Warm Honey Beeswax Sheet Candles
- Sunny Days Roll-On
- Lemonade Stand Candle
- Summer Spice Wax Melts
- Autumn Ambiance Diffuser Blend
A sheet of pre-printed stickers was also included for labeling your creations.
August’s oils included:
- Sweet Orange
- Lemon Eucalyptus
- Cassia
- Lava
Simply Earth Sweet Orange Essential Oil
I LOVE citrus scents, so I was happy to see Sweet Orange included in this month’s box. In ancient times, dried orange peels were often used in Chinese medicine to treat coughs and colds. Today we use its oil for a variety of purposes, including to help promote rest, support heart wellness, brighten the skin, uplift your mood, and more.
(Every Simply Earth oil is printed with a Simply Pure Promise™ that ensures that the product has been quality tested and is 100% pure. Ingredients are also clearly printed on every label.)
Simply Earth Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil
More citrus! 😀 Lemon eucalyptus is a single origin oil derived from the leaves of the Lemon Gum Tree. Its oil has been used for years as a natural bug deterrent and is also great for promoting immunity, relaxing muscles, deodorizing, and soothing skin.
Simply Earth Cassia Essential Oil
A close relative to cinnamon (with a similar scent), cassia essential oil is derived from the steamed distilled bark, leaves and twigs of the cassia tree. The warm & spicy oil is great for promoting circulation, aiding in digestion, calming the body/mind, cleaning, supporting female wellness, and plenty of other uses.
Simply Earth Lava Essential Oil Blend
The sole blend of August’s box was “Lava” — which boasts a sweet & fruity scent created to “uplift and energize”. It contains a fragrant combination of grapefruit, blood orange, ho wood, and sandalwood essential oils.
DIY Candle Kit
The small packet above contains everything needed to make your own 1-ounce candle: all natural soy wax, a cotton wick, and a wick sticker. The only thing you’ll need to provide is the vessel.
Floating Wicks
One of the recipes was for a “wax-less” candle that called for floating wicks. These are used by placing them in a container with water and a layer of vegetable oil & essential oils. Then simply light the wicks. The flame will go out when the wick has burned through the oil.
Beeswax Sheets and Cotton Candle Wicks
A small package of beeswax sheets was provided to create 3 rolled beeswax pillar candles. A long cotton wick (hidden behind the wax sheets above) was also included to trim as needed to fit inside each one.
Wick Centering Tool
The wooden stick/tool above is used for keeping your wick perfectly centered in its vessel as the melted wax hardens around it.
Here are the recipes that I’ve made so far:
Lemonade Stand Candle
Supplies needed: DIY Candle Kit, Wick Centering Tool, Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil, Cassia Essential Oil, Orange Essential Oil, and a 1 ounce jar.
The first step was to open the DIY Candle Kit and remove the packet containing the wick & wick sticker.
A peek at the wax!
Next, I used the wick sticker to adhere the wick to the bottom of my jar.
I then placed the wax (still in the bag) into the microwave for a little over 2 minutes until it was fully liquified. Once ready, I added the specified amount of essential oils.
After swirling the bag around to combine the melted wax and essential oils, I poured the mixture into the waiting jar.
I then placed the wick centering tool on top to keep the wick in place as the wax hardened.
When fully cooled, I placed the provided label onto the front of the jar. — Once I trim back the wick, it’ll be ready to go!
Warm Honey Beeswax Sheet Candles
Supplies needed: 3 Beeswax Sheets, Cotton Wick, Cassia Essential Oil, and a Cotton Ball.
I didn’t have a cotton ball handy, so I improvised by using a napkin to hold a few drops of the essential oil and carefully dabbed it along the surface of the wax sheet.
Next, I placed the cotton wick — that I had cut into 3 equal pieces — onto the edge of the sheet (with about 1/4 of an inch sticking out of the top) and began rolling it up.
I continued rolling until my candle was complete!
I repeated the process to finish all 3. — They smell so good! 🙂
Autumn Ambiance Diffuser Blend
Supplies needed: Lava Essential Oil Blend, Orange Essential Oil, and Cassia Essential Oil.
The easiest of all the recipes, it simply required me to fill my diffuser with water, then add the specified amount drops of each of the essential oils above. Once added, I switched on the diffuser and let the fragrant aroma fill the room.
Autumn Ambiance Master Blend
Every monthly diffuser recipe also comes with instructions for making a “master blend” that gives you a pre-made supply to use as you wish.
Supplies needed: Lava Essential Oil Blend, Orange Essential Oil, and Cassia Essential Oil., and a 5 mL bottle*.
*Included in Big Bonus Box.
All you have to do is pour the specified amount of essential oil into the bottle…
…add the provided stickers — and you’re done!
Sunny Days Roll-On
Supplies needed: Lava Essential Oil Blend, Orange Essential Oil, Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil, Fractionated Coconut Oil*, and a 10mL Roll-On Bottle*.
*Included in Big Bonus Box.
This easy recipe simply involved placing a specified amount of essential oil into the roll-on bottle and filling the rest up with coconut oil.
Then just replace the cap and carefully position the sticker/label & it’s ready to use!
Now for a quick look at the FREE Big Bonus Box!
As mentioned before, all new subscribers receive a FREE Big Bonus Box with the following helpful supplies:
- 6 glass rollerball bottles
- 6 glass oil dropper bottles
- 12 oz pure, unrefined cold-pressed coconut oil
- 2 oz pure beeswax
- 4 oz fractionated coconut oil
- 4 oz almond oil
Bonus boxes are FREE with your first month and sent again every 6 months.
The August 2024 “Candles” themed Simply Earth box included four awesome essential oils and a collection of recipes to create my own naturally scented candles and more. As always, the recipes were incredibly easy to follow and took just minutes to complete. — Remember, for a limited time new subscribers can get a $45 gift card AND a FREE Bonus Box ($50 value!) with coupon code “WENDYROSEFREE“!
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