Spring and summer “scream” thyme-it’s one of the best scents. It’s amazing when we brush our hands across it after it’s been in the sun for hours and feel the stunning aroma it releases.
It’s a bursting fragrance that’s earthy, green, herbal, and a bit medicinal. Deep winter is also great for using thyme, especially in recipes, and it brings to mind those warm sunny afternoons.
Plant at least one type of it in your garden and you’ll always have the best spice for your chicken meat, but also a herb with so many versatile uses.
Below, check out ten awesome ways in which you can use thyme in your home.
10 Creative Ways to Add Thyme to Your Daily Life
- Make herbal butter
Add thyme to any dish but also whip it with butter. Something amazing happens when you do this.
The butter will be infused with the wonderful flavor and scent of thyme.
This herb combines with butter very well because of how long the leaves need to release the oils.
When you cook with thyme butter, you can add a pat of it at any stage and get that thyme warmth. Cook eggs with this butter for the yummiest breakfast.
- Make a yummy simple syrup
Whether it’s fresh lemonade or a homemade popsicle, adding a splash of thyme simple syrup will boost the flavor.
Thyme combines very well with fresh blackberries, as well as with raspberries and cherries.
Prep a batch of the syrup and keep it at hand and you’ll always find a new way to add it to your drinks and meals!
- Make soothing thyme tea
Warm and comforting, thyme tea helps with coughing, headaches, and brain fog. Drinking it will also soothe your upset belly after a heavy meal.
It can also help you sleep better at night.
- Use it to lessen congestion
A steamy facial with thyme will open up the airways and make the cough more productive.
Add several sprigs to a bowl of boiling water and put a towel over the head and over the bowl and lean forward carefully, but not too close, and breathe in the air and steam coming out.
- Repels moths naturally
The signature scent of thyme will repel moths that go for your clothes. Hang one bundle of it in your closet or several in your drawers.
You can also combine it with other herbs known to have pest-repelling properties and make sachets for hole-free clothes with an unforgettable smell!
- Keep mosquitoes away
Rub fresh thyme over the exposed body parts and clothes. The leaves will release their oils and prevent mosquitoes from coming at you!
- Make thyme soap
If you love making your own soap, add dried thyme to a soap batch and make lovely soap that will soothe headaches, improve brain clarity, and help you start the day well.
Thyme has antifungal and antibacterial characteristics that may also be of aid for the treatment of acne and dandruff.
- Massage oil
You can infuse a carrier oil with fresh thyme and use it as a massage oil. Rub several drops of it onto the temples when headaches come on or when you need to enhance your focus.
You can also put several drops in a diffuser and it will lift up your mood. It can also be rubbed onto the scalp prior to the shampooing to lower itchiness and clear dandruff.
- Thyme oil or vinegar
Infuse thyme into oil or vinegar. Red or white wine vinegar go great with thyme. When mixed with oils, choose neutrally-flavored ones like canola or grapeseed oil.
In a jar, add several thyme sprigs previously dried and rinse to a cup of oil or vinegar. Close the jar and store it in a dark place. It’s ready to use in a week or two.
- Awesome as a pest controller in the garden
Plant some thyme near tomatoes and cabbages. Its potent smell will keep garden pests like tomato hornworms, carrot flies, and cabbage loopers away.
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