Friday, July 31, 2015
We interrupt the top 5!
I know that we were right in the middle of introducing the top 5 oils to use AND we usually don't post anything about purchasing......BUT........we would be remiss if we didn't let you know about the fact that the new Premium Starter Kit is on sale through the 15th of the month. Let us know if you are interested and we'll get you going with this oily goodness deal!!
Friday, July 24, 2015
Top Five Oils to have - #3 Peppermint
Peppermint is your number three on the list. I bet you thought it would be #1 but it isn't!!!
Here are just a few of Peppermint's great features:
Here are just a few of Peppermint's great features:
- Energizing
- Supports gastrointestinal System comfort
- Promotes healthy bowel function
- Enhances healthy gut function
- Maintains efficiency of the digestive tract
- Supports normal digestion
- May support performance during exercise
- Good for boosting energy and focus
- Drop in your water or diffuse during physical activity
- Good to use in an at home toothpaste recipe or add to water for natural mouthwash or baking soda/coconut oil as the natural toothpaste
- Wakes you up.
- Did you know that they have been 1,100 studies on the benefits of peppermint oil?!
Monday, July 13, 2015
Top 5 oils to have - Oil #4
Melaleuca Alternifolia - Also known as Tea Tree oil- can be used Topically or Aromatically. It is not to be used as a Dietary oil.
Primary Benefit
It has a fresh, crisp aroma.
This is an oil that is gentle on the body and good for cleansing the home. Mix in a bottle with vinegar and water. Use on Stainless steel, floors and counters.
Did you know that purchased hand sanitizer's main ingredient is linked to liver and kidney issues? I think you can agree that most of us are overly clean using these at the drop of a hat.
Try this instead!
3 Tablespoons of Aloe Vera Gel
1 Tablespoon of filtered water
5 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil
1 Teaspoon Vit E
Combine all together and mix well. Transfer ingredients into a squeeze bottle (you know, like the ones you can get for liquids for traveling.
Carry with you to use for that clean feeling!
Primary Benefit
- Helps maintain healthy-looking hair and scalp
- Reduces the appearance of blemishes
- Apply to feet and toenails when needed
- Includes naturally occurring constituents terpinene-4-ol, gamma terpinene and alpha-terpinene
- Included in Purification® and Melrose™ essential oil blends, Animal Scents® and Rose Ointment™ and ClaraDerm™.
It has a fresh, crisp aroma.
This is an oil that is gentle on the body and good for cleansing the home. Mix in a bottle with vinegar and water. Use on Stainless steel, floors and counters.
Did you know that purchased hand sanitizer's main ingredient is linked to liver and kidney issues? I think you can agree that most of us are overly clean using these at the drop of a hat.
Try this instead!
3 Tablespoons of Aloe Vera Gel
1 Tablespoon of filtered water
5 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil
1 Teaspoon Vit E
Combine all together and mix well. Transfer ingredients into a squeeze bottle (you know, like the ones you can get for liquids for traveling.
Carry with you to use for that clean feeling!
Friday, July 10, 2015
Top Five Oils that you MUST have
When you are first starting out with oils, you ask yourself, "What are the oils that I really MUST have?"
For the next 5 posts we will talk about the top 5 essential oils that should always be in your arsenal.
From bottom to top, the fifth oil is......drumroll please.........Lemon! (or citrus oils)
Young Living Lemon can be used topically as well as Dietary.
* Includes the naturally occurring constituent limonene.
* Enhances the flavor of foods and water. Add a couple of drops to your water, up to 3 times a day. You will want to increase it slowly though or you'll be in the bathroom more than you wish.
* Works as a excellent cleaner as well especially when mixed with Mel A.. (Think sticky residue)
This oil is distilled from the peel of the plant which makes it higher in antioxidants and fat soluble nutrients. It takes 75 lemons to make one 15ml bottle of Lemon Essential oil. Did you know that even though lemon is acidic, when you ingest it becomes alkaline?
Read more about Lemon oil in our previous post HERE
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Are you local?
For those of you who are local..........on July 19th, Leah will be sharing Young Living oils at the Cruise the College event at Mt Hood Community College. We would LOVE to have you stop by. Ask some questions, smell some oils, learn about the oils! She'll be availabe from 9am - 4pm!
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Dew Drop
Awesomeness came in the mail today. A notice that you can get the Dew Drop Diffuser separate from the Premium Start kit. So.......if you need one of these beauties, let me know!
The Premium Starter Kit really is the best way to get the diffuser........11 oils, the diffuser and more for about 50% off retail!
BUT, if you already have the kit and just want another diffuser for home, here you go!! I really like this one because you can use just tap water with it instead of distilled water.
The Premium Starter Kit really is the best way to get the diffuser........11 oils, the diffuser and more for about 50% off retail!
BUT, if you already have the kit and just want another diffuser for home, here you go!! I really like this one because you can use just tap water with it instead of distilled water.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Antmageddon 2015
Written by Leah
Every year our house is attacked by these tiny little ants that I now know are Odorous House Ants. For the first few years they only came in our kitchen. My husband can attest that when I see them... alright when I still see them... I go a little nuts... alright, alright, I go flat out ape S*^t when I see them. My opinion is if they are dumb enough to show their shinny, black stinky bodies in my house they are flirting with their own fate. Yes, I do understand that I am judging the intelligence of an ant. I will stalk the area, checking back every few minutes to catch all the stragglers. Even my cat is in tune with my feelings about them and acts as my early warning system. It is probably the smell they emit which drives him nuts, like the smell of bleach. But in my eyes he is my ever faithful warrior. He is also my spider killer.
Each year I would put out those black bait traps, smash all visible bugs and they would retreat for a month or so. We would carry on with this back and forth war all year until winter.
Then a few years ago the ants got smarter. They found a way through the bathroom and laundry to where the cat food was kept. Late last summer I finally threw in the white flag and called a exterminating (poison) company to come take care of them. To my joy it worked like magic, until about 3 months ago.
I was reading through some ideas online for how to use the essential oil (EO) kit I had recently purchased and read came across a post in which someone used peppermint EO to repel ants and spiders with success. Not long after when I saw the first ant in my kitchen I thought, 'what the heck, I'll give it a shot.' I filled a small spray bottle with water then put 8 drops of essential oil in and gave it a vigorous shake. I sprayed around my kitchen and around my whole foundation, windows etc. The subsequent invasion that was customary didn't happen.
Fast forward a month. After some rains and regular cleaning the peppermint had worn off and I found another ant in the kitchen. This time I decided to use some of my original oils, you know the ones I purchased cheaply online before I knew anything about oil purity. It didn't make sense to use my nice oils to just spray around the house.
I grabbed my trusty spray bottle and put the same mix as before in except with my bargain brand peppermint sprayed my kitchen and thought all was well. About 15 minutes later I went into the kitchen again and found a full invasion. There were ants everywhere!!!!!
It was as if the oils I had sprayed were attracting them. The ants were even congregating around the heavier sprayed areas. I went nuts. Hulk smash. Even after cleaning all the surfaces, the ants were still coming. On the verge of breakdown, I washed out my spray bottle and loaded it with my good oils. (Heavy sigh here. I had really hoped to save it for a different use but I figured it is only 8 drops). I sprayed until I could spray no more. Good bye ants.
I have found some stragglers here and there since then but at this point...
I learned a very powerful lesson about cheap oils this day. They are cheap for a reason and not even fit for the health of my house, let alone me or my kids. I poured them out and washed the bottles to use for making blends and sharing with friends.
Have you had success in eliminating bugs or pests? What did you do? I'm interested in knowing.
Do you need to eliminate some from your home currently? Send me a note and I will use my resources to brainstorm for you and help you find a natural and chemical free way. I recently had a Facebook contact mention that her husband used Vetiver EO and it killed ants on contact and completely repelled the rest. I can't say I blame those ants. Vetiver is not high on my list. Others have added Purification EO (a Young Living blend) to the Peppermint EO with good success. Depending on your pest and climate, different oils will work better than others. So please don't give up on your first try if it isn't completely successful.
Every year our house is attacked by these tiny little ants that I now know are Odorous House Ants. For the first few years they only came in our kitchen. My husband can attest that when I see them... alright when I still see them... I go a little nuts... alright, alright, I go flat out ape S*^t when I see them. My opinion is if they are dumb enough to show their shinny, black stinky bodies in my house they are flirting with their own fate. Yes, I do understand that I am judging the intelligence of an ant. I will stalk the area, checking back every few minutes to catch all the stragglers. Even my cat is in tune with my feelings about them and acts as my early warning system. It is probably the smell they emit which drives him nuts, like the smell of bleach. But in my eyes he is my ever faithful warrior. He is also my spider killer.
Each year I would put out those black bait traps, smash all visible bugs and they would retreat for a month or so. We would carry on with this back and forth war all year until winter.
Then a few years ago the ants got smarter. They found a way through the bathroom and laundry to where the cat food was kept. Late last summer I finally threw in the white flag and called a exterminating (poison) company to come take care of them. To my joy it worked like magic, until about 3 months ago.
I was reading through some ideas online for how to use the essential oil (EO) kit I had recently purchased and read came across a post in which someone used peppermint EO to repel ants and spiders with success. Not long after when I saw the first ant in my kitchen I thought, 'what the heck, I'll give it a shot.' I filled a small spray bottle with water then put 8 drops of essential oil in and gave it a vigorous shake. I sprayed around my kitchen and around my whole foundation, windows etc. The subsequent invasion that was customary didn't happen.
Fast forward a month. After some rains and regular cleaning the peppermint had worn off and I found another ant in the kitchen. This time I decided to use some of my original oils, you know the ones I purchased cheaply online before I knew anything about oil purity. It didn't make sense to use my nice oils to just spray around the house. I grabbed my trusty spray bottle and put the same mix as before in except with my bargain brand peppermint sprayed my kitchen and thought all was well. About 15 minutes later I went into the kitchen again and found a full invasion. There were ants everywhere!!!!!
It was as if the oils I had sprayed were attracting them. The ants were even congregating around the heavier sprayed areas. I went nuts. Hulk smash. Even after cleaning all the surfaces, the ants were still coming. On the verge of breakdown, I washed out my spray bottle and loaded it with my good oils. (Heavy sigh here. I had really hoped to save it for a different use but I figured it is only 8 drops). I sprayed until I could spray no more. Good bye ants.
I have found some stragglers here and there since then but at this point...
I HAVE WON THIS BATTLE!
I learned a very powerful lesson about cheap oils this day. They are cheap for a reason and not even fit for the health of my house, let alone me or my kids. I poured them out and washed the bottles to use for making blends and sharing with friends.
Have you had success in eliminating bugs or pests? What did you do? I'm interested in knowing.
Do you need to eliminate some from your home currently? Send me a note and I will use my resources to brainstorm for you and help you find a natural and chemical free way. I recently had a Facebook contact mention that her husband used Vetiver EO and it killed ants on contact and completely repelled the rest. I can't say I blame those ants. Vetiver is not high on my list. Others have added Purification EO (a Young Living blend) to the Peppermint EO with good success. Depending on your pest and climate, different oils will work better than others. So please don't give up on your first try if it isn't completely successful.
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