Use this instead of Dryer Sheets!

I love clean smelling laundry, don't you?!! Long ago, I thought that since I didn't dry my clothes on a clothesline that the only way to get that outdoor freshness was to use a detergent that had a fragrance, OR a fabric softener that had a fragrance.  When those fragrances started to bother me, I went to all fragrance free detergents and softeners. Then, dryer sheets came on the market.  I was thrilled because they were so convenient.  Just throw on in the dryer.  The fragrance free ones gave me softness without the scent that bothered me. The clothes were clean but didn't have that clean scent that we have been trained to love.

I happened upon a website that is a guide to healthy cleaning.  It tells you all about the chemicals in your cleaning products and how they rate on the healthy scale.  It was very eye opening.  Lets look at dryer sheets for instance.  I choose Bounce Outdoor Fresh dryer sheets because we all want to have outdoor fresh smelling clothing, right?  Click on this link to see the results!

Using the information from the website above it is easy to see that the air in your home is ofttimes more polluted than the air outside?  Yup.....wanna know why?  When you use cleaning supplies that contain chemicals, they pollute the air in our home.  If you aren't regularly airing your home, your air is very polluted.  So, what can you do about this and what does it have to do with dryer sheets!

Go chemical free! How? Dryer balls and essential oils!  So easy and totally chemical free. You can make dryer balls yourself (click here) or purchase them already made.  3 - 6 balls tumble with your clothes helping to reduce static and drying them quickly.   THEN, you can drop essential oils on the balls to scent your clothes any way you want.  Use Young Living Lavender Essential Oil when you dry your sheets to help you drift away easily at night.  Use Young Living Purification Essential Oil to dry sports clothing or animal blankets. OR, try using Orange, Cinnamon and Nutmeg for handtowels......yummy!

There is no end to the ideas!

Kids & Essential Oils

So, many wonder about using essential oils on kids.  Can you? The answer is Yes! Many essential oils are appropriate for use on children but should be diluted with a carrier oil prior to use. VERY diluted. Essential oils are very concentrated and a 30:1 dilution is good to start off with.  As the kids get older, that ratio can change.  For babies......you may want a dilution that is even higher than that...more like 50:1. Some Young Living products come pre-diluted with carrier oil, as indicated on product labels, and are intended for direct application on children. SleepyIze™, RutaVaLa™, Gentle Baby™, and Peace & Calming®.  They are all perfect for your children!  

Let's say that your child is struggling with allergies.  Here is a Night-time Allergy blend that you can make yourself.  Use when they are coughing, have runny eyes or trouble with their sinuses.  Even those little sniffles would benefit from this!  This blend is great for children age five and older.  For children younger than five you'll want to diffuse the essential oils instead of using the blend below.

You'll need a 2oz PET plastic container for this blend.  You could use glass as well but if you're keeping the blend in their room, you may want the plastic for safety.  PET plastic is rated to be safe used with essential oils.

Kid Allergy Blend for Night-time

• Aloe Vera Gel - full almost to top of 2 oz PET  flip top plastic or glass container 
• Add Essential Oils
• 4 drops - Northern Lights Black Spruce Young Living Essential Oil
• 4 drops - Lavender Young Living Essential Oil - good for respiratory system
• 4 drops - Cedarwood Young Living Essential Oil  
• Shake before each use.

Aloe Vera Gel is normally refrigerated but this blend is okay out in the room temperature.  
You'll want to make it fresh every few months.  

Hope you have enjoyed this little blend for kids!

NEW! Cool Azul Pain Cream

Newly approved through the FDA!   Yup!!  Cool Azul Pain Cream can give you some relief!!

• Do you have trouble with arthritis?  Cool Azul PAIN cream for you!  
• Minor Muscle & Joint aches?  Cool Azul PAIN cream for you!
• Strains or sprains?  Cool Azul PAIN cream for you!
• Bruises?  Cool Azul PAIN cream for you!!

This product is for relieving pain!!  

Cool Azul Pain Cream has two active ingredients: 

• Methyl Salicylate – found in Wintergreen, which helps alleviate pain deep in the muscles & joints. 
• Natural Menthol – Found in Peppermint, this provides a cool, soothing effect. 

Other ingredients include Young Living’s exclusive Cool Azul essential oil blend, Green Tea Extract, Mango Butter, and Organic Aloe Leaf Juice. 

How does it work?   

• Immediately works on contact to alleviate minor aches and pains
• Delivers full-strength, cooling relief that penetrates deep into muscles and joints.  

Direction: Adults and children 12 years and older apply to affected area no more than 3-4 times daily. 

SO.....WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  LET US KNOW WHEN YOU WANT SOME AND WE WILL FIX YOU UP!

This is a vegetarian and vegan product.

Diffusers

Here is something fun for you!  It is a little quiz like the ones that you do on Facebook.  This one is a little different.  It helps you discover the diffuser that is right for you.  I tried it out and it just happened to pick the diffuser that I have!!  Well.....actually I have three different ones.  One that uses distilled water and has a 30 second on and 30 second off feature (Called the Home Diffuser).  I also have several Dew Drop diffusers that use tap water.  Then I just couldn't help myself.....I just got a new one.  It is pretty classy looking.  It is called the Rainstone.  You can see some info about it below.

Now....here is your link to go and see which diffuser is right for you!!  Then, when you have it figured out, let me know if you are interested in getting it!

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR DIFFUSER QUIZ!

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Combining state-of-the-art ultrasonic technology and traditional Chinese craftsmanship, Young Living’s Rainstone™ Diffuser provides a balanced convergence of the grounding element of earth with the enveloping and soothing powers of essential oil-infused mist. Created with an exquisite and rare purple clay found only in a small region of China, each Rainstone Diffuser is handmade using ancient craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation for more than 1,000 years.

The Rainstone requires 4-5 hours and dozens of hand-produced manufacturing steps to create--a skill set that requires at least three years of experience for each technician to perfect. Young Living’s Rainstone has a robust feature set, including continuous ultrasonic diffusion at 1.7 million waves per second; 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8 hour settings with automatic shutoff; five soft LED light settings (blue, yellow, purple, alternating each color, and off); a negative ionizer; and a remote control. The Rainstone’s elegant design and handcrafted artistry make it an exquisite piece of art to complement any décor and transform any space into an inviting, aroma-filled atmosphere.

A little more on Allergies

So, early this year we talked about essential oils and allergies.  Not allergies to grass, trees, or animals.  Essential Oils and allergies to them!  If you read my earlier post about this, you would have read that regular allergies are caused by different things.  There is no physical way essential oils can contribute to allergies!!  What???   Really?  Well, I would like to introduce you to Jen O'Sullivan.  Her video on YouTube is very good at describing reactions to essential oils that people MAY think are allergic reactions.  She gives such good information that you shouldn't miss it.

Click here to see her video.

One thing that she says in this video is that if you have a reaction to an oil that is reverse of the norm, it could be a detox reaction on your end.  That really happened to me with Lavender.  Lavender is really good at helping relax you especially for sleep time.  She talks about how some people report that Lavender revved them up!  ME, ME, ME!  That is exactly what happened to me at first.  It revved me up instead of calming me down.  Well, she talks about why that happens and how to change it.  I'm happy to say that I don't have that reaction anymore.

Save some Mulah!!

Leah and I usually keep sales posts to a minimum but, I just got notification that the Premium Starter Kit for Young Living Essential Oils will be 10% off on Friday ONLY...that is June 10th!!  So, if you have been thinking about this opportunity, don't let it go by.  Get in touch with us and we can help you through the sign-up process.  OR, you can go to the Young Living Tab above and choose the link for either Ann or Leah.  If you still need help, you can contact us through the comment section or at this address (replace the word 'at' with the @ sign and the word 'dot' with a period:  acclack at msn dot com.  This sale is good for ALL starter kits!!  Hurry, there are only 24 hours for this sale!

Oils going mainstream!

More and more people are talking about and using essential oils.  Want to know why?  It is because they work.  Here is an interesting article about nurses who are using Peppermint Essential Oil in an inhaler to administer to patients to help with post-op nausea.  AND there is lots more that you can use the oil for!!

Read the article HERE.