Creating an essential oils environment in a classroom

I often had an infected throat the day after teaching, so I know the germ exposure affected my health last year. So I was wondering if I could get into diffusing gradually and hopefully it will translate into not having such a rough time and needing to call out the following day.

Thanks,  Jen

Hi Jen,

I would start with Lemon. I would dampen a sponge and wipe down the desks, doorknobs and other surfaces  
several times per day. A damp sponge and a couple of drops of lemon oil will go a long way. It will freshen the room without being overpowering.

I'm in California, and when I offered to diffuse oils in classrooms that had mold, the janitor said he would have to see the MSDS information on the oils, and I figured it was going to be too much red tape, so I just talked to a couple of the teachers individually and went in after hours and diffused lemon, Thieves and purification (one after another) and it made a huge difference in the air quality.

Lemon and lemongrass smell really good and are highly
effective against pathogens, so you could put a few drops of those around the room on paper towels or coffee filters to be a passive diffusing system.

I'd also diffuse Thieves or Purification after everyone is gone for the day and by a.m. all you'll have is a very clean smelling room.

You hopefully will have a rapport with whoever shares the other half of your room.

Perhaps as the holidays come, you could have some Christmas Spirit (hopefully you won't get caught up in trouble with
the name...tell 'em it's "Holiday Spirit"!) Evergreen
Essence or peppermint to incorporate some holiday scents.

I would also keep the Thieves spray with you and spritz your throat a couple of times per day, especially when
the sniffles start up in the classroom.