Colleen Riddle

Simplified Summer: Tropical Tango Spotlight

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Take a trip to the tropics with the scents of ripe coconuts, juicy oranges, and fresh-picked florals with the Tropical Tango essential oil blend! This bright, blissful blend will have you feeling like you're living on island time no matter where you are.

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TROPICAL TANGO AT A GLANCE

  • Has a sweet, uplifting aroma with coconut and citrus
  • Creates a bright, blissful, and enlivening environment
  • Transforms your space into a tropical oasis
  • Makes a lovely addition to cleaning recipes, DIYs and more

The Tropical Tango blend is your gateway to an island paradise with a coconut base and citrus and floral highlights. It's lovely as a personal fragrance, in the diffuser and added to summer-inspired recipes to give a tropical twist to any situation!

KEY INGREDIENTS

  • ORANGE: Orange essential oil is an instant mood booster! This bright, happy oil is great for promoting an aroma of joy and creativity. Orange is also rich in naturally occurring antioxidants and limonene, making it supportive of the immune and circulatory systems as well as good for our bodies overall.
  • YLANG YLANG: Ylang Ylang has a sweet, romantic aroma that makes a lovely addition to perfume rollers and diffuser blends. This floral, balancing oil promotes openness and connection, encourages confidence, and inspires romance. Ylang ylang also has wonderful moisturizing properties and is well known for reducing stress.
  • COCONUT: The aroma of coconut makes us instantly feel calm and relaxed, like a tropical getaway! Coconut is soothing to the mind, body and emotions, is incredibly moisturizing to the skin, and contains antioxidant properties as well!
  • SPEARMINT: Spearmint has a cool, minty aroma that is soothing and relaxing and adds a bit of crisp freshness to any blend or recipe. It helps soothe hot skin, supports healthy digestion, and balances sweet and citrusy blends and oils.

This blend can be incredibly helpful for times of stress to transport your emotions to a tropical paradise - relaxed, calm and grounded. Diffuse, apply and add this oil to DIYs all summer (or all year!) long!

FULL INGREDIENT LIST Caprylic/capric glycerides, Cocos nucifera† (Coconut) fruit extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis† (Orange) peel oil, Cananga odorata† (Ylang ylang) flower oil, Mentha spicata† (Spearmint) leaf extract

DAILY HABITS WITH TROPICAL TANGO This blend screams summer! Use it however you choose to add a little bit of island paradise to your day.

Add a summer-y twist to your cleaning routine:

  • Whip up a simple room or linen spray:
    • 2oz glass spray bottle
    • 20 drops Tropical Tango
    • Splash of witch hazel
    • Filtered water
  • Place a few drops onto a cloth or cotton ball and place in the bottom of a trash can, a drawer, a closet or any other small space that needs to be refreshed.
  • Make a lovely DIY Reed Diffuser:
    • Glass bottle of choice (check thrift stores for lovely vintage ones!)
    • Bamboo skewers or uncoated chopsticks
    • 1/4 cup carrier oil of choice
    • 1 teaspoon rubbing alcohol
    • 40-60 drops Tropical Tango
  • Add 30 drops to your Thieves Cleaner for a fresh twist.
  • Add 3-5 drops to dryer balls to infuse your laundry with a little summer love.
  • Add to your DIY Laundry Scent Booster
    • To a glass jar with a lid add:
    • 1 cup epsom salt
    • ½ cup fine sea salt
    • ½ cup baking soda
    • 30 drops Tropical Tango
    • To use, add 2-3 Tbsp directly to the laundry.
  • Make this carpet deodorizing powder. To a 4 oz glass jar add:
    • 1 cup baking soda
    • ½ cup fine sea salt
    • 20 drops Tropical Tango
    • Add baking soda and salt to a jar, and mix well. Add essential oils, stir, then place the top on the jar and shake well. Optional: use a small knife or drill to make small holes in the top of the jar. Sprinkle onto carpets and let sit 10-15 minutes before vacuuming!
  • Put a few drops of Tropical Tango in a USB car diffuser to cheer up your morning commute with the nostalgic scents of summer.

Use in your personal care routine!

  • Add a few drops of Tropical Tango to your evening shower gel, body oil, or DIY bath bomb recipes for a burst of sunshine.
  • Dab onto wrists and neck as a personal fragrance or wear on a diffuser bracelet. This is one of our favorite summer perfumes!
  • Use in this DIY Shimmer Scrub:
    • 1/3 cup brown sugar
    • 1/3 cup white sugar
    • 2 tablespoons finely ground coffee
    • 1 teaspoon silver cosmetic mica or gold cosmetic mica
    • 2 tablespoons jojoba or olive oil
    • 5 drops Tropical Tango
    • Add sugars, coffee and mica/eyeshadow to a small bowl and combine. Mix in jojoba oil and essential oils and store in a glass jar.
    • When you're in the shower, scrub dry skin gently, then rinse. You'll be left with radiant skin and a soft, barely there sparkle!

Diffuse! You can diffuse this blend as-is or you can add some other favorites to it.

  • Tropical Oasis: 5 drops Tropical Tango + 3 drops Vanilla + 3 drops Lavender
  • On Island Time: 5 drops Tropical Tango + 3 drops Idaho Blue Spruce + 2 drops Lime
  • Poolside Pina Colada: 4 drops Tropical Tango + 3 drops Vanilla + 3 drops Lime + 2 drops Copaiba