By now you all know we love essential oils & use them all day, everyday for just about everything. Our family has fallen in love with essential oils, and so many of you have sent me questions on how they work or how you can work them into your routine. I started using them as a way to help support our immune systems and to help my house smell amazing, but they have done so much more than that!
Here are 8 reasons why I use essential oils and why you will love using them, too:
1. For a better night’s sleep. There is a reason that every baby product on the planet contains lavender. This blend of oils that you see in the above photo is our bedtime favorite! Ylang Ylang, Lemongrass, Cedarwood, Eucalyptus Radiate, and Lavender. Hello, sweet dreams! Michael has always been the worst sleeper, and he actually has told me that this blend helps him. There are SO many oils that can be worked into a bedtime routine to encourage a healthy nights sleep, I don’t know where we would be without them. I also love falling asleep to 3 drops each of Lavender, Frankincense and Tangerine. Nighty night!
2. For healthy, glowing skin. I have used all sorts of moisturizers, eye creams and serums that promised to make my skin better. I have liked a ton of stuff but nothing that I really loved, until essential oils came along. Each night I use my favorite Glow Serum which is 20 drops Frankincense, 20 drops Copaiba, 20 drops Lavender, 10 drops Geranium & topped with Jojoba Oil as the carrier. I has done wonders for my skin & I absolutely love the way it smells! For an extra punch, I also love to roll Lavender under my puffy eyes and apply Copiaba or Tea Tree the instant I see blemishes.
Frankincense by itself could also act as my moisturizer; it supports healthy, glowing skin without the chemicals, plus as an incredibly grounding, calming oil, it is amazing to apply to skin right before going to sleep! & use grapefruit with coconut oil + shea butter as a full body moisturizer.
You can also use Lavender Oil + Castor Oil on lashes to help promote crazy growth, and a lip scrub (equal parts white sugar + coconut oil with 10-15 drops of peppermint essential oil) every few days as an exfoliator for lips.
3. For immune support. One of the first reasons we started using oils was for immune support, if you have littles (especially ones in daycare, preschool, etc.), you understand. It felt like week after week, we were all run down & passing it around. Adding oils to our daily routine has been life changing! Every mom needs this. I made our very own Stay Well roller blend, and we use it daily! So far, so good!
4. To make our home smell amazing. I’m not sure I can ever give up candles for decor, but after reading about how toxic they are to burn, we have turned to diffusing oils instead. The best part? They have added benefits! So while Wintergreen + Orange in the diffuser smells amazing (like sweetheart candy!), it is also uplifting & mood boosting! Blends like Lavender + Stress Away (vanilla-lime) smell heavenly, especially when diffused at bed time, they are also highly relaxing & calming. Diffusing oils are also great ways to support the body for things like immune support and emotional support! A few of my favorite diffuser blends for spring are Citrus Fresh + Grapefruit, Geranium + Tangerine, Stress Away + Tangerine, or Lavender + Lemon + Peppermint!
5. For chemical free cleaning. I have always hated traditional cleaning supplies; the smells are always so overwhelming & they are a hazard to keep under your sink or around your kids. The Young Living line of cleaning products, specifically Thieves Cleaner, is 100% effective, all natural, and safe around kids. I am safe to wipe down high chairs or play tables with it! There are hundreds of ways to use oils themselves for cleaning as well, like using lemon oil to remove sticky residue (like in an instant, it’s incredible), or lemon + thieves oil with some baking soda to make an amazing soft scrub to get stains out of sinks, pans, etc.
We use Thieves Cleaner + Lemon essential oil for almost all of the cleaning in our home. Thieves cleaner is a concentrated cleaner that we add a capful of to a 16 oz. spray bottle and use for all of our kitchen & bathroom surfaces, and it has replaced all of the other surface and glass cleaners in our home! We have a light colored countertop (hello, stains!) so any time we have a coffee or wine stain, I will mix up a soft scrub with 2 tbsp. baking soda, a capful of Thieves Cleaner & a few drops of Lemon oil to wipe them away super easily! This same mixture, with a cup of hot water, makes an amazing jewelry cleaner! Good stuff, people!
A sample of Thieves cleaner comes in your Starter Kit (more on that in a bit.)
photo by Jessica Garvin
6. For balanced moods + emotional support. The science behind it is simple. Essential oils are extracted from plants by distillation and have the essential aromatic & chemical properties of that plant; they are made up of tiny molecules that are very easily absorbed by our bodies. When you inhale an essential oil, receptor cells of the olfactory organ receive the aroma and send signals to the brain which is the center of our emotions & memory. This controls our blood pressure, breathing, hormone balance, heart rate & so much more. So simply inhaling certain oils, or applying oils to your wrists or behind your ears, can be extremely calming, uplifting & grounding. One of my favorite blends I call Chill Pill (made up of Valor, Stress Away, & Joy) is one we love for any emotionally draining time, perhaps every day during witching hour or on every road trip with kids, and is amazing for things like postpartum emotions.
7. For all the best DIYs. Grapefruit lip scrub, hair detangler, muscle cream, outdoor spray, you name it, there’s an oil for that! It never fails that on any given day, I am googling things & find an oily solution. Dry cuticles? Done. Ants on the porch? Done.
Keep your flowers fresh with 2-3 drops Purification in your vase of water. Add a drop of Purification to a cotton ball to get rid of odors (in bottom of trash can, diaper pails, shoe closet, etc.). Add a few drops of Lavender to wool dryer balls in place of dryer sheets to keep laundry fresh & smelling amazing. And a few drops of Peppermint + Lavender added to a small spray bottle with water + a splash of witch hazel will help keep all the ants away when eating on your patio.
It is an amazing feeling to have a safe, natural (and easy!) way solve problems, you know, the way your grandma would have done it!
photo by Jessica Garvin
8. For flavor + added benefits. Young Living essential oils are all 100% therapeutic grade, and the vitality line of oils (the white labels you see on some of the oils) can be used to naturally flavor food & drinks! I love a drop of peppermint in my morning water, lime or grapefruit in sparkling water, and basil or rosemary in olive oil when cooking! A drop of lemon oil is more potent & has more benefits since it is produced from the rind of the lemon instead of the pulp. One drop in your water each morning acts as a powerful antioxidant + stimulates metabolism, without the acidity that can upset a sensitive stomach or damage your enamel on your teeth. Incredible, right?!
How to Get Started
So now that you know all the reasons why I love essential oils and why you will too, I’m sure your next question is, “Well, how do I even start? Where do I even begin?” That’s where I come in to tell you all about the best way to begin your journey to wellness! Young Living has made it so easy for you by creating the best starter kit! You can begin your new, healthy lifestyle by choosing a Premium Starter Kit with 11 of the most popular oils. By joining my team of oily users, you’ll be connected with the best and brightest! You will always have access to the most amazing and supportive Facebook groups, access to an exclusive website on how to use your oils and so many DIYs, educational classes on wellness, monthly classes, and just so much support whenever you need it.
Here is what the Premium Starter Kit looks like today; it was just updated with 2 new oils, and you get to pick which diffuser you want!
What makes each of these oils special? Let me sum each one up for you!
1. Thieves
- stay well
- immunity booster
- expert cleaner
- air purifier (one of my favorite scents ever! hello, cinnamon heaven!)
2. Copaiba
- wellness tea
- soothing
- magnifier
- fussy gum support (teething babes anyone?)
- great for skin
3. Peppermint
- energizing
- head tension relief
- digestion support (i use this one everyday in my water)
- circulation
4. Lavender
- the Mary Poppins of oils
- skin support
- calming
- soother
- springtime support (pair with lemon & peppermint to ward off the all the sneezes)
5. Stress Away
- comforting
- relaxing
- tension relief
- smells like a tropical vacation
6. Frankincense
- radiant skin
- grounding
- calming
- peaceful
7. Lemon
- body detoxifier
- home cleaning
- sticky-be-gone
- stain remover
8. Digize
- tummy support
- gotta-go relief
- digestion supporter
- heartburn reliever
9. Panaway
- tension relief
- achy muscle soother
- post excercise
- joint supporter
10. Citrus Fresh (new to the starter kit)
- odor-be-gone
- creamsicle
- uplifting
- happy dancing
11. Raven (new to the starter kit)
- lung supporter
- invigorating
- pre-workout
- air freshener
- (not intended for anyone under 6)
To recap…
Amazing, right?!
If you are interested in learning more about essential oils and starting your journey today, you can read more here & come join our community! Feel free to email me or message me on Facebook or Instagram for the latest deals on your first purchase! We have two amazing ones going on this weekend!
Happy Easter weekend, friends!!
XOXO, Kristy
