The history of the Thieves oil blend is an interesting story. At first when I heard the name I thought, “Why in the world would someone name an oil blend ‘Thieves’?” Here is the story: Essential oils come in “singles” or “blends”. Single oils like lemon, peppermint, or lavender are distilled from a single plant. […]
Easy Homemade Hand Purifier with Essential Oils
How to Make Easy Homemade Hand Purifier with Essential Oils I love sharing this simple DIY hand purifier spray recipe that you can use for the whole family. This recipe is easy to make and easy to throw into your purse or backpack and carry with you. Sometimes you don’t have easy access to soap […]
Natural Remedies for Winter Wellness
Finding effective natural remedies that work can sometimes be difficult when using supplements and homeopathics. Essential oils are quite effective for seasonal wellness and work quickly and easily for all family members. When people send me testimonials like this, it’s hard to argue that anything else works better: Sadly, I am no longer allowed to […]
5 Ways Essential Oils have Changed My Life
Here are my thoughts on 5 ways essential oils have changed my life. I hope these thoughts encourage others to investigate how oils can help them with their life and health too. Essential oils for health I realize I have other options besides the remedies I had been using and that oils work faster. Up until now, I used […]
How Pure Essential Oils are Produced
I heard Gary Young speak last month about how pure essential oils are produced. He gave us detailed information and showed slides helping us understand how he uses proper cultivation, crop rotation, and other techniques to produce quality oils. Poor farming practices produce poor quality plants and then oils that are sold all over the world. […]
How to Use Essential Oils
When thinking about how to use essential oils, the first point I want to clarify is that you make sure that you are only using pure therapeutic grade essential oils from Young Living. The recommendations I am making here cannot be used with any other types of oils. It’s just not safe for your health. […]
Rewards Program – Earn Free Oils with Essential Rewards
Young Living is the company that produces the oils I recommend on this blog. I wanted to let my readers know about the Essential Rewards program that is available. This is how I earn free oils every month to help my family. What is the Essential Rewards Program? It is a voluntary program that members […]
Introduction to Essential Oils
I have been teaching Introduction to Essential Oils classes since July 2012 after I was first introduced to therapeutic grade oils. Using the oils has opened up a whole new world for me. I have always been interested in natural methods and alternative medicine, but never really felt like I could find something that really […]